Phone at Nat Park when no cell service
Camping in Natl park. 31 miles to nearest cell coverage. Called daughter for birthday from campground pay phone on some service called 1 800 fair call. Billed to credit card, got home and fee was $4...
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Francesca Knowles wrote:
Dunno why more folks don't have a prepaid phone card in the wallet.
Twenty-five bucks at Walmart gives you 500 minutes of inside-the-U.S. talk. They never expire and can be recharged.
As a no-cell traveler, I can attest that the cards work on any landline, anywhere. There is an upcharge if calling from a pay phone, but nothing that comes up to the charges imposed by using whatever operator comes on the line when you pick up a phone!
One reason is most folks never use a payphone. I can't even tell you the last time I used a payphone. So it may never expire, but I'm sure the card would decompose before I ever had the need to use it.
