Hello yet again,

I'm going to add to the tips for using phone cards
-Some phone cards have an Activity Threshold. This means that the phone card company maintains the card for a certain amount of time. If there has been no activity with the phone card for a certain amount of time the phone card will be put into an inactive state. Meaning you may have to take extra steps to have the card re-activated for use. This is something you probably don't want to deal with in an emergency situation so I would recommend using the card for at least one minute every two months or so. OR if you don't want to spend your minutes do this:
1. Dial the toll free access number
2. Dial the PIN
3. Select customer service from the automated menu
4. Have a nice conversation with the customer service representative.
This will show up as activity on the card and that conversation with the CSR is free. Please keep in mind that this works with some cards not all cards. This Activity Threashold is different for every phone card company and may be known by other names.

-Phone cards can be used to send faxes and for internet dial-up use. Ask customer service for insturctions.

I think I'll do some research for Pre Paid Cell Phone cards too. These are cards that allow you to use a Cell Phone without a dedicated cell phone carrier company. Unless someone else has already got that info.

Thanks
Wayneburg