Making international calls can be expensive. What about 2, 4, or 6 cents a minute?
This is what a few prepaid phone cards claim.
It may be too late, once you realize that you purchased less than what your thought you were getting.
Look at Diamond phone cards.
The card claims that for a couple of dollars you can telephone Mexico for 400 minutes.
The FTC reports that in reality, you get about 106 minutes.
Purchasers only received 20 minutes, after buying the company’s 50 minute card for Honduras.
Diamond’s $2 and $5 cards subtract a $.79 maintenance fee from the face value.
The FTC has stated that it can be found in barely readable text at the bottom of the advertisement.
In 2010, the FTC cited deceptive practices and filed legal action against Alternatel, Voice Prepaid, Mystic Prepaid, and Clifton Telecard Alliance.
The FTC settled lawsuits with these businesses.
Diamond referred us to their erstwhile lawyer who indicated that the now-defunct company has sold their brands to another enterprise.
The FTC wishes for Diamond’s two principles to return the funds they received for false practices.
Look after your own interests. Look carefully for information about connection fees, monthly charges, minimum call rates and lengths, short-term expiration dates, setup/activation fees and large billing increments.
Regardless of the amount of minutes you used, a few companies will charge you in five minute increments of time.
Investigate the business’s reputation on the Internet.
Prior to purchasing, get all of your answers; after you prepay, it’s too late.