International Calling Card Blog and News

A customer recently contacted us and said that they were concerned they could get a cheaper rate to call to their home country than we were currently offering. Of course, in todays world this will happen - you can now even call around the world for free with applications like Skype and Gizmo.

However, it is sometimes not always best to go for the very cheapest international calling card plan - and there are number of reason for doing this:

1. Hidden Charges - We often see that some calling cards will lure you with really attractive low calling rates, but will fail to show you the hidden charges such as weekly or even daily service charges, billing which is every 3 minutes, so if you call for just 1 minute, you are charged for 3, and much more.... You need to be careful and mindful of the charges that will be imposed on your account.

2. Call Quality - When cards offer low rates, this is often because they will use lower quality carriers to carry your call over to its final destination. This could even be done through VOIP or voice over IP technology, which basically means they are routing your call over the internet. This can sometimes mean the quality of your call will be diminished.

3. Added Features - Most users like the ability to be able to track their calls, their billing history, have access to speed dial functions and the ability to manage their account online. With cards that offer just low rates, you often do not get any of the extra features which make using an international calling card much easier.

4. Service - If you want to be able to talk to someone or interact with a real live person if you have issues or need help, then most of the cut-priced calling cards will not offer this.

These are just some of the things you should think about when shopping around for the best international calling card for you.

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If you call to Bangladesh on a regular basis to keep in touch with family or friends, you are probably searching for a great, low cost international calling card option that works seamlessly and effectively for you. Luckily, iCallAbroad.com has the calling options for you so that you can save money when you are calling from the USA, UK or from around the world.

Bangladesh Calling Card from the USA
If you call from the USA to Bangladesh, our iCallAbroad USA service provides the very best Bangladesh international calling card option with rates as low as 11 cents per minute to a Bangladesh landline and 15 cents per minute to a Bangladesh mobile from - all from our local access number.

Bangladesh Calling Card from the UK
For those of you calling from the UK, the rates using our iCallAbroad UK service have just been lowered as of 1st May 2008. You can now call to Bangladesh using the iCallAbroad UK Landline service for just 4p/ min and from the iCallAbroad UK Mobile service from just 7p/ min to a landline and 9p/min to a mobile phone.

iCallAbroad.com is your only source for the very best international calling card to Bangladesh!

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Great news for all our customers who call South African on a regular basis, our iCallAbroad UK International Calling service has reduced its rates for calls from the UK to South Africa. The new rates will come into effect on the 28th February 2008.

Through our service, you can now get great low cost calls on either our landline or mobile service that offers rates as low as 4p/min. The full rate schedule on the iCallAbroad UK service is now:

iCallAbroad UK Landline - 4p/min
iCallAbroad UK Mobile - 3.5p/min

If you are not calling from the UK, the iCallAbroad USA international calling card offers rates as low as 11 cents per minute and our iCallAbroad Traveler phone card offer rates to South Africa from all around the world.

You no longer have to pay expensive rates to call friends and family in South African with the help of iCallAbroad.com, the South African International Phone Card and Calling Card specialist!

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When you travel abroad with your mobile phone, you will nearly always be hit with roaming charges by your carrier in your home country. These are often very high and depending on your carrier they will mount up very quickly and before you know it your bill is 10 times more than it usually is.

To avoid expensive international roaming charges you have a couple of options:

1 - Upgrade your package. Most carriers will offer an "international package" which you can add to your existing plan. This will generally be a monthly charge and then cheaper calls and texts when you are abroad. Of course, this will still be expensive but if you are a business traveler or really need to keep your current number and be accessible, this can be an option.

2 - Get a local sim card. If you have a GSM phone, then you can purchase a "pay-as-you-go" sim card in the country you will be visiting which will give you a local number, cheaper calls and usually free incoming calls (depending on the country). This option is good if you will be staying in one country when you are abroad.

3 - Get a global sim card. If you plan to be traveling around a few countries, then a global prepaid sim card could be your best option. Generally the rates will not be as cheap as the local sim card option but it offers the flexibility for you to use the card in a number of countries.

iCallAbroad.com can offer you sim cards for countries all around the world, including the USA, UK and a Global Sim Card for use in multiple countries.

For more information please visit:
http://www.icallabroad.com/sim_cards/

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iCallAbroad UK has just reduced its rates to over 200 destinations (212 to be exact) on the iCallAbroad UK Landline service. This now means that you can get even cheaper calling from the UK to countries all around the world.

Highlights of some of the rate decreases include:
Australia Mobile, Brazil landline, Croatia landline, Hong Kong landline, Japan inc Mobile, Malaysia inc mobile, Pakistan inc mobile, Romania landline, Slovakia landline, South Korea Mobile, Turkey landline

For more information about cheap international calls from the UK please see the iCallAbroad UK homepage which is available at:
http://www.icallabroad.com/uk_calling_card/

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It is widely accepted at most places, and now you can set-up an iCallAbroad.com USA International Calling Card account with PayPal. Introduced this week to our payment center, we are continuing to offer new and exciting features for our clients and as always, you can still create an account with your standard credit card.

Sign up for an account today with PayPal:
http://www.icallabroad.com/usa_calling_card/sign_up.php

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The International Calling Card industry has long been plagued by problems of suspect marketing tactics, hidden charges and fees, etc... and usually its the consumer that tends to lose our at they find it hard to firstly trust calling cards, and secondly they find it hard to locate a card that is clean and free from suspect marketing strategies!

In a recent Business Week article, it mentions IDT's plight to sue some of the main companies that are using these under-hand tactics to lure clients - and then not deliver the goods!

iCallAbroad.com has always been very much against hidden and misleading marketing tactics, and even tries to educate customers through tools like our online prepaid calling card video guide. All the iCallAbroad.com products clearly show the charges and there are never any hidden fees or service charges. We list all our rates and our dedicated customer support team will respond to emails within 24 hours - often much sooner!

If you want to view some products that product full disclosure about the per minute rates - check out the iCallAbroad range:

- USA Prepaid Calling Card
- UK Prepaid Calling Card
- International Calling Card
- Sim Cards
- Mobile Phone

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