Are Phone Cards All A Rip Off?

[IanB]

I am new to phone cards. So far I have tried two: Lucky and Cobra. Both, to some extent, cheat. Cobra was the worst - an apparent 220 minutes of talk time lasted about 30 minutes. One call said 22 minutes left but I got cut off after 3 minutes.

This seems to be simple cheating to me. :cwm23: Are some cards better than others?

Ian

[ca143]

hello IanB, try MAD For Minutes.i use this one everytime i call my family in Phils. £5 41 minutes talk time.

Cherry

[joebloggs]

£5 for 41mins :Erm:

41 * 7p a min on some Low-Cost international discount numbers = £2.87 !!!

why use a phone card then :Erm:

[vbkelly]

try to log on www.pinoycards.co.uk and try supercalling extra

[bigtombowski]

the best one i used is "PURPLE"

all the calling cards i have ever bought and used over this last 8 months, i kept them all safe in an envelope for when the time comes to get a spouse visa, and they were all in a bag with my communication with mar, and my PASSPORT and all documents indicating financial support, and my car insurance certificate and my car's registration and i cannot find them at all aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh

[andypaul]

£5 for 41mins :Erm:

41 * 7p a min on some Low-Cost international discount numbers = £2.87 !!!

why use a phone card then :Erm:

Some prefer to pay up front so when its run out you can't carry on.

Also i guess mobiles, some people use others phone lines so no problem if you call local or 0800 number i guess.

[IanB]

the best one i used is "PURPLE"

all the calling cards i have ever bought and used over this last 8 months, i kept them all safe in an envelope for when the time comes to get a spouse visa, and they were all in a bag with my communication with mar, and my PASSPORT and all documents indicating financial support, and my car insurance certificate and my car's registration and i cannot find them at all aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh

I have a different approach. All my precious documents are scattered randomly through various filing cabinets, under beds, in boxes, or on my desk. This guarantees that they will neber all be lost at the same time . . . :Brick:

Ian

[Gie]

I dont use phone cards...try alphatelecom.

[andypaul]

the best one i used is "PURPLE"

all the calling cards i have ever bought and used over this last 8 months, i kept them all safe in an envelope for when the time comes to get a spouse visa, and they were all in a bag with my communication with mar, and my PASSPORT and all documents indicating financial support, and my car insurance certificate and my car's registration and i cannot find them at all aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh

just gotta say it did you look where you last left them:Erm:

[JAMZ]

I am new to phone cards. So far I have tried two: Lucky and Cobra. Both, to some extent, cheat. Cobra was the worst - an apparent 220 minutes of talk time lasted about 30 minutes. One call said 22 minutes left but I got cut off after 3 minutes.

This seems to be simple cheating to me. :cwm23: Are some cards better than others?

Ian


YES, YOU ARE RIGHT, COBRA IS THE WORST EVER I TRIED... BEFORE, I HAD BEEN USING PURPLE BUT SOMEONE ENDORSED COBRA TO ME BECAUSE IT HAS LOADS OF MINUTES FREE...BUT THE FIRST TIME I USED IT WAS REALLY A DISASTER...GOOD CHEATER...

I WENT BACK TO USING PURPLE...BETTER THAN BONUS AND SWIFTY CALL, HEHE...

[KeithD]

I have a different approach. All my precious documents are scattered randomly through various filing cabinets, under beds, in boxes, or on my desk. This guarantees that they will neber all be lost at the same time . . . :Brick:

Ian

Wait until the missus organises them, then they'll all be 'lost' :D

[IanB]

Jamzx,

Thanks for confirming what I thought - cobra is a rip off! No need for CAPITALS though!

Ian

[kimmi]

well Ian I am sure JAMZ just accidentally pressed the wrong key:)

[IanB]

well Ian I am sure JAMZ just accidentally pressed the wrong key:)

I hope so. I get scared when people shout at me! :bigcry:

Ian

[kimmi]

OH MY PLS DONT BE SCARED IAN, he he he

peace..:)

[JAMZ]

Hahaha, apologies if I no longer changed the script from all caps to normal letters because I type the keys so fast that I no longer want to erase them and retype them.

I wasn't shouting though, hehe, apologies...

[denehazel]

i buy phone cards on ebay.a mega mouth £10 + £1 free costs only $4.80 for this i get about 1 hour talk time with the 0845 number.

[bigtombowski]

it would still be better with purple, coz you're paying 10p or so per min for the 0845 i think!

[Ady]

Hi,

I use this service - text the word CARD to 88077. For £5, you get 100 minutes. 5p a minute. BUT... and it is a big BUT... initially they were charging 11p a minute. When I challenged them, they fixed it. But today - the charge was 11p a minute. I have mailed them, and will let you know the outcome.

What are the best ways to call the Philippines? I would be using a mobile, because I am at work throughout the day and call my gf just before she goes to bed.

Thanks

Ady

[petti]

hello...

There are numerous ways to use this service, and you can even install to any modern cellphone.

www.vyke.com
lets say you call to a mobile phone in the PH.
Vyke IP from computer or Mobile IP: 0.08 GBP pr min
Vyke mobile from cell to cell: 0.18 GBP pr min
Vyke callback from landline to cellfone: 0.11GBP pr min.
IP to landline:8,56p pr min

If she have broadband, and vyke installed.
calls to UK landline are free.
and to mobile: 8.82p pr min.

Chikka messenger:
And also i belielve that "chikka messenger" are free also in uk.
You can send free messages to her mobile for free.
And she can send to your moblie for free from a computer, or 2,5peso to reply you message to your chikka client.

www.globe7.com
They have clients for both PC and PDA
and you can call PH for a little as 5-6pence.

Now in this new world we can get cellfones equiped with WLAN.
And that opens for a lot of fun. Many operators offers configurations
to your Windows device or Nokia or whatever.
For me that means i can call from my home or mobile in LAN hotspot...from Norway, or anywhere to PH mobile for only 0,08 GBP.
OR from anywhere in the world in a hotspot to landline home for free!
And Thats cheap!

[bigtombowski]

oh petti, i like ur graphic in ur sig ...

mine would say 5 weeks and 3 days :D

yay