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bilofsky@toolworks.com says...
> Are inexpensive phone cards to call the U.S. readily available in
> Japan, China and/or Korea (with instructions in English)?
>
> Can they be used from pay phones?
>
> Or, is there a decent card we can get in the U.S.? We would accept
> somewhat higher rates for the convenience of not having to buy cards
> in all three countries.
>
> Last year we got a $20 MCI international card from Costco. It worked
> great all over Europe, which was convenient because we went to a lot
> of different countries. But now Costco is selling $30 Verizon cards
> marked "95 cent payphone charge", which would eat up the card pretty
> fast.
For what concerns China, if you have a GSM phone, you can buy a prepaid
SIM card and use that for phone calls. In Japan and Korea you will need
a UMTS phone, or you could use a dual mode GSM-UMTS phone. This will
also give you a local phone number and you will be able to receive calls
while travelling.
Alternatively, if you travel with a notebook computer, use Skype to make
calls. It's easy to find hotels with fast DSL lines in China or Korea
(and probably also in Japan).
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Alfred Molon
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