Talk:Telephone card

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[edit] US-centric focus

Does anyone agree that the article has a US-centric focus? I've added stuff to make it more internationalised.

[edit] Re: US-centric focus

Yeah, the article was very US, thanks for changing it... I love the French phone card ;) The article mentions buying phone cards online. I searched and a lot of sites came up that don't have the same cards that I know from the stores in my neighborhood, also the sites are pretty ghetto. Even if I do find one online, how do i know it's really a brand name one or not? (because i don't get the actual card)

--Taichiubg 14:00, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Taichiubg,

Many phone card sites make their own private label phone cards because it's more profitable than selling brand name ones. I travel a lot and I've used all kinds of prepaid calling cards. Brand names are good because they usually give you the option of having no maintenance fees, so they end up lasting longer without forcing the user to deplete them quickly. I have a review site that you should visit: www.callingcardreviews.org Basically, if you want to be sure, look at the access numbers and customer service numbers of your favorite in-store card and try to match them up with what is being sold online. Generally, I haven't heard of a phone card retailer trying to pass off fakes for originals. Some reputable sites that I use are callingcards.com and phonecarddepot.com (both of these cater to callers in the USA and Canada). The reason why prepaid long distance cards are so much cheaper than regular long distance rates is because calling cards usually go through the internet. Good luck, Taichiubg.

-TeddyBear555

[edit] Collectible phone cards

Collectible phone cards should be started as a new article since there's a lot of information about phone card collection that doesn't appear here. Different chip types / different companies / common fakes / who is in the business and more and more... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.166.183.105 (talk) 20:57, 31 October 2007 (UTC)