U.S.A PRE PAID PHONE CARD.
U.S Pre-Paid Phone cards are coming in two types. One is disposable and the other one is rechargeable one. They can be bought from any merchant and will have number of calling minutes according to the money you pay. So this becomes as you have paid for the phone service in advance. The disposable one is once you made the call you can throw it. The rechargeable one will allow you to refill the card once you buy more call minutes and on the last card if you had very few amount of money that can be added to your new balance.
Whenever you want to make a call with the pre paid phone card you must first dial the toll free number and then enter the PIN number. The call will be connected to a computer in return it will tell you how many minutes you have in that card. Then you can dial the desired number once the call is connected the computer will show you the balance till you stop or the balance come zero. Then depending on the card type you can throw it or can recharge it.
If you have phone card in hand it is not necessary to carry coins to make calls. It is good for those who don't have a telephone account. This card will be cheaper than the other calling methods. This more secure money wise if you lost it you will loose only the remaining money in the card.
You must take care
that some of these cards may stop before the speaking for the full given time. The support may be slow or poor quality. Some time the access number may be busy all time and you won't make any call at all. Some time the PIN won't work. Company hot line or contact may not work. They may be able to charge you for more minutes for at connection time. Call rates may higher than they said in the advertisement. Some operators may cancel your account if you don't use in certain time.
If you are going to buy any phone card first check whether the company names and toll free numbers are printed on the card, If the number is not toll free don't buy it.
If you have any trouble, contact the phone card’s company or the public service commission in your state.


