Calling Cards Blog

University costs add up quickly; as though the course fees and student loan repayments weren’t enough to leave your head spinning, students away from home can also have the huge phone bills to think about.

Keeping in touch with family members back home is something that is very important to every foreign student – because it’s not easy being away from loved ones.

But not to worry. Cheap international calls from mobile phones have made living in a new country with new people, much easier and much more affordable.

Times Have Changed for International Callers

When once, dialling a number to China, India, France or Italy, was extortionate, there are now many options for foreign students wanting to keep in touch with family and friends back home.

Being able to talk to family members can help foreign students in a number of ways:

The FTC has issued a temporary restraining order against Millenium Telecard for false marketing claims. In particular, the FTC says that consumers did not receive the advertised number of minutes on Millenium phone cards.

The FTC explains that the basis for the legal action is careful analysis of Millenium cards which determined that consumers were not getting enough minutes to match the company's advertising claims.

While the case has only recently been filed and no final determination has been made, the FTC case appears to be strong and we advise our visitors to avoid Millenium calling cards for the time being.