International phone cards

[Trek420]

Good that he's staying in the "safe" countries, but spead the word if you know familes with kids in the "not safe' countries

You can also send he cards to VA hospitals I think.

whoo whooo, my 3000th post! I spend way too much time online I guess.

[uforgot]

Hey Trek! You just hit 3,000!

[tygab]

I have no interest in Europe, or S. America, or anywhere else.

Sorry for the sidetrack... I have been to Alaska and South America (Chile). I can say that certain parts are VERY similar, awesome glaciers, wildlife, towering mountains, salmon, amazing rivers. Not sure what you think of when you think of S. Am, but there is some majorly beautiful country there. It is absolutely worth a visit.

But by all means visit Alaska too.

[Trek420]

tygab, joining you on the sidetrack ... I have been to Central America (Mexico but Southern part), Europe far too few times. I wanna go back to all these: England, Scotland, France, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Italy especially Italy.... travel is one of lifes greatest gifts. And there's a lot I've yet to see here in the States.

If you think you'd like Alaska you'll loooooooooove Norway.

[chickwhorips]

while we are on this side track... there are many places to visit and so little time. the only place out of the 'country' i've been is the philippines (and going again this year.) oh wait... i guess i went to canada when i was small. all i remeember from that trip was my cousin's stinky feet.

[mimitabby]

I looked at those cards. Is there any particular one you use? I noticed that some have maintenance fees, don't want that. Also, can these be used in multiple countries? He isn't spending much time in each one.

Thanks for the help.

I use the cardinal i believe. i don't like maintenance fees, and yes you can use them for all the countries listed.

I had to buy a separate one for cellphone destinations in Italy which are SO expensive for some reason.

[Lenusik]

I call my mom to Ukraine all the time using the AT&T calling card thta I bought at Sam's Club or Costco. But you cannot send this one to yur son. However, any European country will have their own cards that he can buy and use. They are inexpensive.

There is a new service http://www.jajah.com/ which does not require computers and will connect you directly to the phone. There is no charge at all or negligible if you are calling to a cell phone.