How to Use a Calling Card

Series Summary

These days more and more people carry cell phones around with them. People are slowly getting away from land lines and calling cards. Although some still use these devices, they can prove to be difficult without familiarity of how they work. Some people may still ask themselves what's the difference between a land line and a cell phone? What's the price difference between the two? And telemarketers are starting to call cell phones as well. How does one go about getting rid of those phone calls? Technology is supposed to make life easier. In this free video series on phone calls, let a full-service travel agent explain how to make and block phone calls. Learn how to use a calling card and how to get a telephone number removed from a telemarketing list. Explore making international calls, and discover how to find the owner of a cell phone number and how to block both a land line number and cell phone number from showing up on a caller ID. Finally, learn get tips on lowering a phone bill.

Video Transcript

"Hi everyone, I'm Russ Handler and boy, cell phone service and digital phone service has come a long way since the old day of analog services, that is for sure. Nowadays calling cards are a big deal. That allows people flexibility. It also allows them to only pay for long distance service when they want it. Using a calling card doesn't have to be difficult. Number one, if you have an existing card for your company that you use daily, you probably have a special PIN. So continue to follow those directions. But if you pick one up and are not familiar with it, it's simple. Just read the card very carefully. In many cases you have to dial a access number, then a PIN number, then you could proceed with your call. Keep in mind that your calling card, in many cases, does also include international service. So it does not just mean that you need to dial in the United States. And before you buy it, make sure it does indeed have international service and be sure to check those rates and make sure you have a competitive company in which you bought a card from. That's how you do it. I'm Russ Handler."