[Idyllchat] prepaid phone cards in Italy?

[Sonny Culverhouse]

When we were at Bavarian Castle Untours this June, they had a five-digit 
number that one dials first (on a regular phone, not cell), and then the 
regular numbers you dial for calling the U.S.  The cost?  2 cents a minute, 
and it worked perfectly.  Someone on here said, after I had posted it, that 
it was skyhe phone........or something like that; the spelling of that is 
obviously incorrect, but you no doubt have heard of it.  The reason it's so 
inexpensive is, according with untours hosts, is the competition in 
Europe.  You may want to check it out and see if it's operable where you're 
going; our calls were as loud and clear as though it was next door.
........sonny in Virginia


At 06:32 PM 9/10/2006 -0400, Russ Crum wrote:
>Does anyone have experience using US prepaid phone cards in Italy?
>Specifically MCI? I know the card gives the instructions and the MCI
>web site has the local access phone numbers.  Four years ago when we
>were with a group in Italy, I recall one person who had a US phone
>card and could never get it to work to call back to the US. I don't
>know the particulars as to whether it was prepaid, regular card, or
>whether the person even knew how to use it.
>
>I think Rick Steves recommends purchasing local phone cards for use
>there, even for international calls. I don't know if that is because
>of problems using US issued ones, or just a suggestion if you don't
>already have a phone card.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Russ Crum
>rrcrum at sbcglobal.net