Cloncom.com Review

Cloncom.com is one of the 10 biggest calling card companies according to our most recent website traffic rankings data.

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Cloncom.com is a reseller that markets prepaid phonecards for several 3rd party telecom carriers, including IDT, NobelTel, Primus, and Vectone. As with most calling card resellers, these carriers are lesser known 2nd and 3rd tier providers and/or international VoIP carriers. Such carriers generally provide perfectly good voice calling service while charging much less than Tier 1 carriers such as AT&T or BT.

In additional to calling cards, Cloncom offers virtual local phone numbers for selected countries, PC-to-phone calling (a type of VoIP service), and mobile prepaid plans for selected mobile carriers.

In light of changes at the company, we are in process of updating our Cloncom.com review. In the meantime, we recommend that you consider other companies, such as Pingo.com or Comfi.com.

Cloncom.com Company Information

Company Cloncom.com
URL www.Cloncom.com
Type of company reseller / distributor
Sales channels online
Description Cloncom.com is a reseller of prepaid calling cards, and other products, on behalf of several 3rd party telephone companies. They are one of the 10 biggest calling card companies according to Alexa.com.
Carriers represented IDT, NobelTel, Primus, Vectone
Other products & services virtual telephone numbers, PC-to-phone VoIP internet calling, mobile prepaid plans (for selected mobile carriers)
Parent Company Clon Communications, Inc.

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Cloncom.com Ratings

Key Factors Rating Comments
Competitive prices During our most recent price check (06 Aug 09), we found that Cloncom rates have not fallen as much as other vendors. Whereas previously they had consistently low rates, now it is more spotty - some rates remain very low, but others have not kept pace with the market.
Wide selection of cards Not the biggest selection, but plenty to choose from.
Full disclosure of rates & fees Good rate table showing all applicable rates and fees
No fees hidden in Terms & Conditions or elsewhere Does not have any legal documentation, so nowhere to hide fees
Website usability Good website, nice display of search results, shows prices in multiple languages.
Privacy and security Thorough policy supervised by TRUSTe
Live customer support Cloncom no longer seems to offer live phone support - only 24hr email support.
Access numbers are working Toll-free and local access numbers working for 2 different cards we tried
Carriers are disclosed and appear reputable and accessible Carriers are not specifically identified for each card, but Cloncom customer service will tell you and they directly assist with any carrier-related issues. Their carriers appear solid.
Good reputation / complaint history Generally positive reviews, but, as with any calling card company, a few complaints here and there.
Offers advanced dialing & billing features Depends on the card, but we didn't find any that support speed dial
Fair return, exchange, and balance transfer policies Allows transfer of unused balances, refunds on 100% unused cards only.
Referral incentives and/or rewards program Yes, US$5.00 for each referral, plus $5.00 for your friend, too

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Cloncom.com Review - Recap

Overall, we give Cloncom.com a 'recommended' rating, but are disappointed to see that their rates have not kept pace with the market and are now higher for some cards than you can find elsewhere.

Pros Cons
  • Very strong overall ratings
  • Good disclosure of rates and fees
  • Well designed and easy to use website
  • Nice rewards program
  • Rates are not as competitive as they once were
  • Somewhat limited advanced dialing features - e.g., speed dial
  • Don't name carriers for each card
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Comments

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I'm so stupid! I supposed to read cloncom scam before I bought the calling card.
July 15, 2010 I bought the calling card just $10.00 to call Thailand. After I bought it I tried to call my family. The system said I had $10.00 and told me to redial the number of Thailand after I redial the number, not thing happen. I was waiting about 5-10 minutes and I called again. The system said I had $8.00. I don't understand I'm not even talk to someone. They already charged me $2.00. At that time I can talked to my family but it's not clear at all. I tried to call my friends in Thailand it never work. I was thinking I won't buy it again. I hope they are not going to deduct my credit card without buying.

Cloncom deducted over $150.00 from my credit card without authorization. There is no phone number where I can talk to someone, and my emails are not being answered. The bank can't cancel the "pending" amount until they actually deduct it from the account. I am a prisoner, a hostage to their unauthorized activities. They do not have a place where I can cancel my account or change its "recharge" status. Help!

Oh, that does not sound good at all.

We have been given the following number for people to call with problems: 1-800-242-6011.

We have not been able to find this number posted on their website, but we have called it ourselves and confirmed that it is working and that real people answer it.

In our case, we did not enter a pin number, but just let it ring through. Pick up was quick and service was courteous and helpful. They offer service in both English and Spanish.

Their reps tell us they are open 7 days a week from 8am - 10pm Eastern time.

Hope that helps.

Please come back and tell us how things worked out.

These guys are FRAUD!!! They overcharge all the time and don't believe their listed calling prices. They also steal money from your calling card... I had $8.00 and couple days later I had $3.00 and I didn't even used my calling card during that time... STAY AWAY...

Took funds from my credit card without my knowledge or consent. They wont answer my emails or give a refund or acknoledge my request to have my account and details deleted. They act like a law onto themselves and are in breach of so many acts and regulations with seemingly no penalty to them! The privacy act for one and not giving me a refund is contrary to the terms and conditions i entered into, and lets not forget their customer service promise to reply within 24hrs...........customer service - THERE ISNT ANY!! I want my money back! and my account deleted!

Cloncom is a wrought and should be removed or investigated. On 31/01/10 I paid Cloncom NZ$20 for a Kiwi card so I could call from New Zealand to my son in UK - advertised as 170 minutes airtime. I made 3 calls & got my son's answerphone each time - he was out. Ringing/answerphone time totalled no more than 5 mins for the 3 calls. On 3rd call got told I had 11 minutes remaining and tried a 4th time last week and got message that my "calling time had expired"! Additionally no customer support as advertised. They do not respond to enquiries or act upon them. They even invite you to email their "CEO" - am still waiting for his/her response. Keep clear of them I suggest - I have found another provider with far better rates and customer support. As I live in NZ, I do not know of BBB, but someone should initiate an investigation into their organistion which can only be at best described as corrupt.

The Cloncom.com "live support category" on this website should be a RED DOT, because the "24hr email support" is not even true. They won't email you back unless you contact the BBB who in turn contacts Cloncom. The BBB allows two weeks for every party to respond, so plan on spending several months of going back and forth always having to get the BBB to prompt Cloncom to respond to your issue every two weeks. My problem is still not tended to by Cloncom, they are not taking care of my issue and satisfy the BBB by only sending a useless email to me every time it's their turn to respond via the BBB request. It IS anti-customer support. I say BEWARE this provider, the only support I bet they give you is to take your money to help you buy.

yup, you are probably right. we've tentatively changed as such.

we are in the process of revising this review based on your input and our own follow ups with the company which have been disappointing.

but we've got a tiny staff though, so we will rework more fully as soon as we can. hopefully this week.

in the meantime, we recommend folks consider other alternatives.

I contacted the Better Business Bureau, with my case www.la.bbb.org because Cloncom.com is in L.A. and this must have prompted Cloncom to finally respond to me. Within hours of filing my complaint with BBB, I finally after weeks got an email from Cloncom saying that the destination phone number in Brazil that I am trying to call is not a working number. My immediate response back to them and also to BBB is that my destination number is absolutely a working number for years now, just not with Cloncom any more. I let them know that they are lying because when I call my destination number using an ATT phone card, or Skype, or using several other international phone card providers, I reach my number every time with no problem. It is Cloncom that is not providing the service to make my call and to make matters worse, instead of admitting it, they are blaming the phone number which works using other providers other than Cloncom.

Cloncom.com Product not working & NO RESPONSE from Customer Service

I use to recommend cloncom.com to the 75 members of our Brazil club, but not anymore.

I have used Cloncom.com for several years now but something has gone wrong this summer 09 I think the company might be out of business or something. My most recent purchase in April, 09, a card that is now not working this summer even though it is a clean card with no expiration and still has a 27 dollar balance on it. The 1-877-606-2675 number that I have called before is not working, the 213.210.2400 number only has a recording saying to send complaints to questions@cloncom.com which I have contacted three times and have had no response. I also have submitted the same complaint using the contact page of the cloncom.com wehsite 3 times and which promises to respond within 24 hours, but I have had no response this month.

The review on this page says updated Aug, 09, but I have searched and found many complaints similar to mine about "no customer service". This website may be promoting the cards as its first priority?

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