Phone cards and Calling cards

Phone cards are those cards which we use to make an international call to any part of the world. The main advantage of phone cards is that you do not require to have an internet connection. Phone cards are only used to make international calls.

Calling cards on the other hand too are used to make an international call to any part of the world, but the call can only be routed through a VoIP service provider unlike Phone cards. VoIP means Voice Over Internet Protocol. The calls are made through an internet connection.

One of the Phone cards is Dolphine cards:

Dolphine - The cost of the phone card starts from $10. All you require to do is scratch the serial number on the card and be ready. Call on a number mentioned on the card. The call will get disconnected immediately after 1 ring. A second later, you will receive an incoming voice mail call. It will ask you to type the 16 digit serial number. Once verified, you will be guided to dial the telephone number of the person whom you wish to speak to. These cards are only used to make international calls. A normal phone will allow you to make international calls for 50 or 60 minutes for $10 but Dolphine phone cards will allow a user to call for up to 150 minutes for a $10 card.

Leading Calling cards is Net2phone:

Net2phone - This is one of the leading calling card. You require a computer to make use of this card. The cost of the card is $10. On the card, will be their download website. Download the software and after the software is downloaded, type the pin mentioned on the card. You will get a dialer, where in you will be provided with your current balance of $10. Dial a number and start speaking to anyone, anywhere in the world.

The best part of calling cards is that, with a $10 card, you can get up to 600 minutes of talk time. The talk time changes with different countries.

Incase you do are not able to find the above calling card with your resellers, than you still have a couple of options available. You can start making online calls through Skype, Yahoo Messenger etc. All you require to do is to buy credit through your credit card. Minimum purchase is $10. And start making calls to any part of the world like the above mentioned calling card.

The internet has really gone thousands of steps ahead in making the world a smaller place. Gone are the days when we had to wait to receive just 1 call per month from our beloved ones. Today, you can even discuss your studies, close business deals etc.