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Five Dollar Cards.
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15 Minutes for $ 5.00
Freedom Call Worldwide. Carrier is
AT&T.
The Facts:
A maximum possible talk time of 15 minutes.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
No other charges or taxes.
The Fine Print:
Calls are billed in increments of three minutes.
The Tip:
This is a real economical card if used up in one spell.
Billing is in increments of three minutes, so if you
terminate the call after say four minutes, you are
billed for six.
Terrific card if exhausted in one
spell.
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13 Minutes for $5.00.
Dial India.
Carrier is MCI.
The Facts.
A maximum Possible talk time of 13
minutes.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
The Fine Print:
Calls are billed in increments of three minutes. Hence, if you talk
for say 4 minutes, you'll be billed for six...
The Tip:
All fees are applied after the completion of the first call. So if
you use up the entire card in one go, you pay no fees and get a talk
time of 13 minutes.
A great card if exhausted in one
spell.
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13 Minutes for $5.00. Watch out for the charges.
Tele Taxi. Carrier is Qwest Communications.
The Facts:
A maximum Possible talk time of 13 minutes.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
The Fine Print:
A $1 maintenance fee after the first
call and $0.5 thereafter.
Calls are billed in increments of three minutes.
There's a 15% communications tax.
The Tip:
All fees and taxes are applied after the completion of the first call. So
if you use up the entire card in one go, you pay no fees and get a talk
time of 13 minutes.
This card is designed to be
exhausted in one spell.
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Ten Dollar Cards
With One Minute/ One Second Rounding..
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33 Minutes
for $11.00. One of the Best Deals Around.
Prime Time by 1st USA
The Facts.
A maximum possible
talk time of 33
minutes.
One minute rounding.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
The Fine Print:
49 cents weekly maintenance fee.
The Tip:
This is a terrific card if used up within a couple
of weeks (there's a 49 cents weekly maintenance
fee).
However, all fees and taxes are applied after the
termination of the first call. So if you use up
the entire card in one spell, you get a talk time
of 33 minutes.
Very reliable. 1st USA has a very responsive
customer service.
Strongly recommended!
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Please Note.
If you take the link
above, you will find the
cost of the Prime
Time card listed as
$10.00. However, there
is a surcharge of $1.00
for cards under $20. So
the effective price for
33 minutes of talk time
is $11.00. However, 66
minutes are available
for only $20.00.
There are currently no other cards available in
the market for $10.00 with one minute or one second rounding.
The $10.00 India Star card (which used to have a one
second rounding) has been discontinued by the
manufacturer.
WQN too has discontinued its $10.00 card with one minute
rounding.
However, please check out the $20.00
cards with one minute rounding.
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Ten Dollar Cards
With Three Minutes Rounding.
30 Minutes for $10.00. No Other
Charges.
Freedom Call Worldwide.
The Facts:
A maximum possible talk time of 30 minutes.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
No other charges or taxes.
The Fine Print:
Calls are billed in increments of three minutes.
The Tip:
This is the most economical card in this category. There
are no maintenance fees or any other charges or taxes.
However, billing is in increments of three minutes, so if you
terminate the call after say four minutes, you are
billed for six.
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Fifteen Dollar Cards
With One Minute Rounding..
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25 Minutes for $15.00. No Other Charges. Very Reliable.
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by World Quest Network. Carrier is Qwest.
The Facts:
Talk time of 25 minutes.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
No other charges or taxes.
The Fine Print:
The great thing about this
card is that there are no hidden charges.
The Tip:
This is a very reliable card and WQN has a great
customer service. However, the rate is 59 cents per
minute.
Go for it if you must buy a card with a 1 minute rounding.
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Twenty Dollar Cards
With One Minute/ One Second Rounding.
66 Minutes
for $20.00. One of the Best Deals Around.
 Prime Time by 1st USA.
The Facts.
A maximum possible
talk time of 66 minutes.
One minute rounding.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
The Fine Print:
49 cents weekly maintenance fee.
The Tip:
This is a terrific card if used up within a couple
of weeks (there's a 49 cents weekly maintenance
fee).
However, all fees and taxes are applied after the
termination of the first call. So if you use up
the entire card in one spell, you get a talk time
of 66 minutes.
Very reliable. 1st USA has a very responsive
customer service.
Strongly recommended!
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44 Minutes for $20.00.
One Second Rounding. No Other Charges.
India Star.
Carrier
is a Major European Firm.
The Facts.
A talk time of 44 minutes.
One second rounding.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
The Fine Print:
The great thing about this card is that there is
no fine print.
The Tip:
This is a reliable card. Ideal for PP calls as
billing is in increments of 1 second.
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Twenty Dollar Cards
With Three Minutes Rounding.
66 Minutes
for $20.00. One of the Best Deals Around.
Prime Time by 1st USA.
The Facts.
A maximum possible
talk time of 66
minutes.
One minute rounding.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
The Fine Print:
49 cents weekly maintenance fee.
The Tip:
This is a terrific card if used up within a couple
of weeks (there's a 49 cents weekly maintenance
fee).
However, all fees and taxes are applied after the
termination of the first call. So if you use up
the entire card in one spell, you get a talk time
of 66 minutes.
Very reliable. 1st USA has a very responsive
customer service.
Strongly recommended!
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60 Minutes for $ 20.00. No Other
Charges.
Freedom Call Worldwide. Carrier is
AT&T.
The Facts:
A maximum possible talk time of 60 minutes.
Same rate for all cities in India.
Card expires six months after purchase.
No connection fee.
No other charges or taxes.
The Fine Print:
Calls are billed in increments of three minutes.
The Tip:
There are no maintenance fees or other charges or taxes.
However, billing is in increments of 3 minutes. So if you
terminate the call after say four minutes, you are
billed for six.
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"This site has been created with
a view to bringing to the members the Indian Students Association,
the most reliable phone cards at the lowest possible rates.
We endeavor to obtain discounts from wholesellers and telecom companies
and pass them on to you.
One of our important objectives is to beware you of the fine print and
hidden charges often associated with phone cards.
It is a sad reality that frauds are rampant in the market for
telecom services. In fact, it appears that the bigger the company,
the more insidious the fraud - AT&T, MCI, Sprint, all are
involved to some degree of the other. Misrepresentation and
under-representation of facts, pricing scams - advertising
grossly discounted rates and not honoring it - AT&T has been
convicted of it, slamming (illegally taking
over victim's phone services without permission - MCI does
this to someone every fifteen minutes), coercion through obnoxious
telemarketing - there are many tricks up their sleeve.
Most people suspect something is wrong but they don't have the
time to see through it. Oftentimes, they realize only after having
burnt their fingers...
We have compiled a detailed dossier on the different kinds
of frauds prevalent at the moment. Please check them out in the frauds
section. It is expected that this section will help the
students avoid falling prey to them."
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