Prepaid calling cards provide you a superb way to talk with your beloved ones. Providers as expected now come up with some amazing offers and lower rates on cards. So people who want to talk with their relatives and friends; and who are staying miles away from them in a different country can prefer Prepaid Calling Cards. Internet is a best way to get these cards. You will come to know all the on-going plans and schemes of the providers and can compare it to get the best plan.
Recently Australian Consumer commission has taken a legal action against calling card providers for misleading advertisements. They also advised the customers to be careful while purchasing a prepaid calling card. Some of the companies now offer the guarantee to have a free trial first then only you will know that it meets your standards or not.
Chairman of ACCC, Graeme Samuels said that customers should have a proper investigation while purchasing a prepaid calling card and you should know that what you are buying.
Communication website Tel. Pacific says that an ideal prepaid calling card provides 1.9c/minute calls to UK and is charged with a five minute blocks. And some of the cards also charge a service fee once you have started using the card. And normally cards have peak and off-peak time calling charges so you should be aware of these charges and its timings also. One should also not forget to check the expiry date of the cards which is between 3 to 6 months from the first use date.
A prepaid calling card should have information related to applicable fees and the call rates. People should also ask for brochures and read all the terms and conditions carefully. Normally people purchase a card which is cheaper but one should not forget that the fees and rates are not printed on the cards so you should rely on websites to know the proper details.