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Telephone Cards
A
telephone card, calling card (or phone card for short), usually
resembling a credit card is used to pay for telephone services. Such
cards can either employ prepaid credit system or credit card style
system of credit. The exact system for payment, and the way in which
the card is used to place a telephone call, depending on the overall
telecommunication system.
Currently, the
most common types of telephone cards involve pre-paid credit in
which the card is purchased with a specific balance, from which the
cost of calls made is deducted. Pre-paid phone cards are disposable.
When the balance is exhausted you simply buy a new card. Cards
purchased can often be refilled. The other main type of card
involves a card with a special PIN printed on it that allows one to
charge calls to a land-line telephone account. |
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courtesy of 'Dial 4 a Dollar' |
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