- How to send a
fax with a prepaid calling card?
Pick up the handset or turn on the
speaker, dial the 1-800 or the local phone number
on your card, follow the voice instruction to enter
the PIN number and fax number, and then press the
Start key on your fax machine.
However, this may not work if your
fax machine requires you to push # key for more than
two seconds, since doing so terminates the call for
some phone cards.
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- How to use a
prepaid calling card to dial an Internet Service Provider?
For users of Windows and Dial-up
Networking.
Step 1. Double click "Make
New Connection" icon and create a dial-up connection,
say, named "ISP with my calling card".
Step 2. Double click "ISP
with my calling card". A "Connect To"
window will open up. Enter user name and password.
You may click the save password button for convenience.
If you'd like to create a dial-up
connection for repeated use, you need to go through
Steps 3 through 7. Otherwise, you can jump to Quick
Start.
Step 3. Click the Dialing
Properties button. A new window will pop up. Fill
the small window with the number you need to dial
in order to access an outside line for long distance.
The number is usually 9 or 8. It should be listed
in your hotel phone menu or available from the front
desk.
Step 4. Click the button
in front of Dial using Calling Card and then click
the Change button. A window named "Change Calling
Card" will appear. Click the New button. Fill
your calling card name in the new window and click
OK.
Step 5. In the Change Calling
Card window, click on the Advanced button. In the
new window "Dialing Rules", click on the
button Copy From. In the "Copy Dialing Rules"
window, select 'MCI via 1-800-674-0700" and click
on the OK button. In the "Dialing Rule"
window, a string of numbers and characters will appear
in the input fields. In the input field underneath
Long distance calls, change 8006740700 to the 800
or local number of your phone card. Then click the
Close button.
Step 6. In the Change Calling
Card window, enter your calling card number and/or
PIN number. Click the OK button.
Step 7. In the Dialing Properties
window, click the OK button.
Step 8.
In the Connect To window, a long string of numbers
and characters will appear in the Phone number field.
It should look like
1800xxxxxxx,,,,,,T YourPhoneCardNumber ,, YourISPnumber
Make sure that your ISP number includes
the area code. Click on the button Connect and keep
your finger crossed. If the voice prompt of your card
comes on slowly, you may add a few more commas to
increase the pulse between dialing.
Quick
Start: A simpler way to dial your ISP
with a calling card is to edit directly the phone
number field according to the format described in
Step 8 in the Connect To window without going through
Steps through 7. Then click the Connect button. However,
you need to type in the long string of numbers and
characters every time if you choose this method.
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- How to calculate
the actual rate if there is a connection charge and/or
surcharge?
You can use our Rate
Calculator to find out your actual rate based on your
calling pattern.
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- How does your
"Card Rating" help me?
Although we made every effort to select high quality cards,
the quality may change over time. Therefore, we hope that
you can share your experience with us and others. It only
takes seconds to Rate
Your Card. The aggregated results will help you to select
cards with highest quality and help us to spot quality problems
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