Using a Pre-Paid Phone Card

Phone cards are a convenient and low cost way to call home if you have access to a phone in the country that you are traveling to. Large cell phone companies provide foreign access numbers for nearly every country in the world. With international pre-paid phone cards, you dial a local access number, enter your card number and PIN, and then place your call. You can call home and also make international calls from abroad with these phone cards. These cards are generally pre-paid, so you'll need to purchase credit on the card before you go. If you run out of credit on your card, many companies offer the ability to re-charge on the Internet, so you can re-charge from abroad. You can buy pre-paid phone cards from most US carriers.