Archive for the ‘Telephony’ Category

About Prepaid Phone Cards

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Calling card industry has exploded into a four billion dollar per year business in just a decade with an estimated 500 million cards sold annually. The cards can be purchased in most stores - gas stations, bookstores, convenience stores or supermarkets. You can also purchase them online.

The price per minute is usually featured prominently on the card and its advertising. However, the price per minute does not necessarily reflect the best rate. There are several surcharges that can be added to the cost of a call. In fact, the general rule is that the lower the per minute charge, the higher the surcharges. Some cards have a large connection fee that is charged for each call. This connection charge alone is enough to bring the actual per minute cost much higher. Another surcharge that comes as a big surprise too often is the pay phone surcharge. This is a charge as much as 50 cents more for each call made from a pay phone. Lower price per minute is often the marketing trick to you to buy the cards. The surcharge for international call can be as high as $3.00 per call. Other surcharges include “taxes”, which can be as high as 25% and a weekly maintenance fee. The weekly maintenance fee can sap the remaining minutes in your card if you do not use them quickly. Another hidden charge is rounding.

The way to select prepaid phone cards is to have a good understanding of how you are going to use the phone, and where and when your calls are going to be made. For example, cards with low per minute rates and high surcharges are usually better for calls that run from 10 to 15 minutes or longer. If your calls generally run less than 10 minutes, the high minute, low surcharge car is better. A prepaid phone card is a tremendous advance in communication, and cheap prepaid phone cards can save much money in emergencies or while traveling. Most cell phones won’t work in foreign country. The prepaid international phone cards have brought the world closer together. It has made communication better and safer, but do not be afraid to shop around for the right card.

Ventrilo Servers for Maximum Voice Communications

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

For those who don?t know, VOIP has become the latest way to connect with others. In simpler terms, it is a phone call that comes directly from an internet connection. It is not only going to be the future of the telephone industry, but it will attract thousands of consumers because it comes with a lot of diverse advantages. No matter how budget conscious you are, you will most likely love VOIP?s affordability.

We all have experienced outrageous long distance fees and extravagant monthly bills. For this reason, many companies feel that VOIP is a blessing in disguise, as the prices and fees are twice as low. On the other hand, there are some downsides to this form of service. Unfortunately, businesses are going to have to deal with downtime and the possibility of a bad connection. After all, the internet always has occasional issues, and may require extra attention and additional fees. Nevertheless, as long as they give it a try for a few months, the benefits are usually overwhelming. An even better way to embrace VoIP is by using Ventrilo Servers.

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Any Drawback of Internet Phones

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Internet phone or VoIP does save your phone bills. Vonage VoIP plan charges only $25 a month for unlimited local and long distance calls. The math is pretty simple when you make a lot of international calls. Vonage boosts over one million subscribers now. It?s not a huge number comparing to the customer base of ATT or Quest. It?s rather impressive if you know that Vonage phone service has been only a few years old. What reall holds back the consumers from using VoIP for their phone use ?

If there?s any drawback to the Internet phone, the problem is actually at the high-speed ISPs (Internet Service Providers). I?ve been with Comcast for a few years and happy about the service in general. But once in a while (one or two months), the Internet connection will stop working for half an hour or more. The usually happens in the middle night. If you have an emergence and need a phone, and the Internet phone is the only communication option you have, you?re in trouble if the high-speed connection isn?t working. Of course, everyone has one or two mobile phones nowadays.

Hot Cell Phone Combo Deals at Cell Hut

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Hot Cell Phone Combo Deals at Cell Hut

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