# Recommend a reliable phone calling card for Europe

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-phone-calling-card-for-europe/228495>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 10, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-phone-calling-card-for-europe/228495 "2004-02-10T19:02:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-phone-calling-card-for-europe/228495/1 "2004-02-10T19:02:01Z")

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I need to make some calls to Europe from the US. Seeing the rates my LD company charges, I figured I’d be better off doing it using a calling card. A friend recommended [www.3278.com](http://www.3278.com), but they seem a little shady, indicating that the per minute rates are valid only when all the minutes are used on a single call. I called their customer service and they told me that some minutes would be lost for additional calls, but they were unable to give me specifics. I also found some Usenet posts indicated that the rates had been drastically changed after someone made a purchase.

Can anyone recommend a website where I can purchase inexpensive calling cards?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Running\_with\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-reliable-phone-calling-card-for-europe/228495/2 "2004-02-10T19:05:33Z")

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> [@Running with Scissors](#):
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> [www.3278.com](http://www.3278.com)

Sorry, that was [www.9278.com](http://www.9278.com)…