Phone Cards with Hidden Charges – Does this make sense?

Most of phone cards in Canada and the United States deduct undisclosed hidden fees from the balance and do not provide all promised minutes. These fees allow calling card providers to keep their advertised rates extra low. In fact this advertisement practice is misleading, but completely legal. Disclaimers, indicated on such phone cards, always state something like "The advertised and the announced minutes may not reflect the actual minutes due to applicable taxes and fees". So, the question is: "Does these all make sense? Isn’t it just a deceptive marketing and we have to avoid such phone cards? "

There is no simple answer on these questions.

First of all, if you are new to calling cards or do not use calling cards a lot we recommend choosing reputable phone card which claims "No Fess”. Examples of such cards are CiCi, First Choice, Premier Plus and some more.

In order to take an advantage of phone cards with hidden charges you need to use them properly. Generally, you have to finish complete balance of the card (with hidden fees) in a few days and use the card only for a few long calls. You can avoid many types of hidden fees by using all of your minutes in one call.

In fact, using phone cards with hidden charges is some sort of gambling. If you use your phone card properly you get a good deal and you win. If you did not finish you card in a few days or used it for multiple short calls you’ve got a relay bad deal, you lost, and phone card provider won!!!

Remember... to avoid deceptive marketing, you need to deal only with phone cards from reputable stores and / or reputable providers. You may get a proper classification, recommendations and complete fee disclosure for many Canadian calling cards online at Ontario Phone Cards.