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Here is a list of the largest online calling card companies. These calling card rankings are based on data from Alexa.com, a web information company owned by Amazon.com.
The Alexa ranking are a measure of the amount of visitor traffic a site gets. The Alexa rank indicates the rank of each website as compared to all websites worldwide. An Alexa score of, say, 50,000 indicates that a website is the 50,000th most visited website in the world.
Alexa continuously tracks at least 20 Million websites worldwide. It is considered one of the most comprehensive and reputable sources of...
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In the market for a new calling card? We recommend buying a 'clean' calling card.
A 'clean' calling card is a calling card with relatively few extra fees. Because there are fewer fees, the pricing of clean calling cards is both easier to understand and more predictable under different usage scenarios.
With a clean card, you'll find that the advertised per minute rate is going to be closer to the 'real' per minute rate you end up paying after all extra fees are added in.
'Dirty' cards have more fees and it is harder to predict what you'll actually pay per minute...
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Looking for a calling card? Our calling card comparison table will help!
We evaluate 10 of the top calling card companies side-by-side. Each company is evaluated on these factors:
Type of company
International reach
Low rates
'Clean' cards
No hidden fees
Live customer support
Extras
Special offers
More details below on what these categories mean.
Based on this information, we assign an overall combined rating. There are 4 levels:
Rating Categories
Editor's choice
excellent company offering the best calling card value...
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Friendster, a top 20 global website and the #1 social network in Asia, announced they are launching a global prepaid calling card called The Friendster Loop.
As a leading social network, Friendster has millions of members in countries around the world. Friendster is especially strong in Asia.
The Friendster Loop calling card is designed to connect Friendster's members to their friends and family in countries worldwide. The calling card provides an added benefit to Friendster members while also giving the company a potential lucrative new revenue source.
The Friendster Loop...
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Before you get into the nitty gritty of picking a card based on rates and other factors, your first priority is finding a reputable vendor to buy from.
If you don't buy a card from a solid company, there's a good chance you are going to have a bad experience.
Finding good calling card vendors is not too hard if you know what to look for. Once you've found one or two good vendors, then you can focus on choosing the right card.
Below are some of the factors you may want to consider in choosing a calling card vendor.
If you have difficulty finding somebody that looks good, please...
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Buying a calling card or prepaid phone card can be confusing. Many vendors hide fees and otherwise make things too complicated.
To help you buy the best calling cards, we have chosen several recommended calling card vendors for your consideration.
Our recommendations are based on a careful, in-depth review of dozens of providers.
In reviewing and comparing calling card providers, the specific things we look for are:
Low per minute rates
Low total call costs (including all fees...
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Today, the IDT Corporation announced that they were buying the remaining 49% of Union Telecard Alliance (UTA) that they don't already own.
UTA, which was founded by Carlos Gomez in May, 2003, is the exclusive distributor of IDT prepaid calling cards in the United States.
UTA has built a network of over 850 sub-distributors that sell IDT Telecom calling cards in retail outlets around the United States. Union Telecard Alliance also sells cards through it's website
In addition to card distribution, UTA is also involved in developing IDT's calling card marketing strategies, including...
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In recent weeks, we've been working on an in-depth comparison of leading calling card companies.
The new page is now live here: calling card ratings comparison.
The new comparison does a deep dive analysis of many key factors, including:
Type of company
International reach
Low rates
'Clean' cards
No hidden fees
Live customer support
Extras
Special offers
To be honest, we learned some things ourselves by doing this analysis. Most important, it helped clarify who are the good, better, and best companies - and it really highlighted which companies are less good....
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iBasis, the parent company of Pingo Calling Cards, is selling its remaining shares to Royal KPN (aka Koninklijke KPN), a large Dutch telecommunications company.
iBasis, a leading wholesale carrier of international long distance phone calls, is based in Burlington, MA, USA. The transaction involves KPN buying the remaining 44% of iBasis that it didn't already own. The value of the transaction is about US$49 Million.
KPN and iBasis originally joined forces in 2007 when they combined their international voice networks to create a massive global network across the Americas,...
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Based on in-depth analysis of dozens of calling cards, we recommend the following calling card companies for your next purchase.
Based on in-depth review, we recommend these phone card vendors because they have good prices and good reputations, they state their fees clearly, and they provide live customer support.
Click here for more on why we recommend these firms and follow links below to read our in-depth calling card reviews.
✩ Editor's Choice ✩
Pingo.com
Pingo.com sells cheap calling cards for calling worldwide. Their pricing is very clean and simple with few extra fees....
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