There are many carriers providing Long Distance services.  The largest are AT&T, WorldCom, Sprint, Qwest.  However smaller ones offer much better rates while using the same networks.  PowerNet Global,  Acceris, 3U Telecom can offer up to 40-60% discount to end-users. You pay less for the same minutes!  

We recommend PowerNet Global for total value: low cost and quality.

Do you want to have unlimited calls from an international location at a fixed price of about $20 from most countries? Check Callture International Unlimited service.

Dial Around services require you to dial a dialaround access number before making a call (like 10-10, 1-800, see PIC for the whole list ).  There is no need to change your long distance carrier.  Companies that provide Dial Around services often buy wholesale priced minutes from major telecommunication carriers and resell them at 40% - 60% off. Click Dial Around to compare dial around choices. 

Calling Cards (also called phone cards or telephone cards) became another distribution channel for selling telecommunication overcapacity. Cards come as pre-paid, post-paid and rechargeable. 

When buying calling card please pay attention to card expiration (unless no expiration card), maintenance fees (if any), billing increments (usually 1min, 3 min or even more) and other card features and restrictions.  Usually when you make many short calls cards with short billing increments are the best deal. They can come even with 1 second increments. When you make few long calls then the billing increment is not important, but the calling rate is of high interest.

Which one to use?  It depends on countries you call. We recommend Tel3, Nobelcom, and SpeedyPin.  All these cards have low rates and good or excellent quality, and they sell very well what is another confirmation of their quality. Some country pages: Australia, China, Iraq.