Philly4life,
It really depends on the kind of card. As I worked for a well-known
phone company for years, I've had many questions about calling cards
and how they all work. As the site member below touched upon, there is
one type of card that will, and like the one he mentioned, some won't.
Let me outline the differences for you.
First, let's talk about the kinds of cards you can have. There are
prepaid calling cards, which you can buy at Wal-Mart, out of vending
machines, places such as that. Those are activated by the clerk
swiping them at the register, and then you call a toll free number,
enter in a PIN or card number, and based on the time you've already
talked, it will announce the time you have remaining. You may then
dial the number you wish to call, and you're able to stay connected
for as long as you have time remaining on that card. It usually comes
in and announces when you only have a minute or two left before it
disconnects. Some, but not all of these cards are "rechargeable" which
means when your low or out of time, you can call a number and pay
money, and they add the amount of time corresponding to your payment
and the card can be reused.
Now, depending on the type of phone you?re calling from, it may or may
not show up on your bill. From most landline (home) phones, a toll
free number will not be listed on your bill. Most home phones do not
have itemized call detail except for direct dial long distance calls.
Toll free ( 1-800 or 1-888 numbers for example) do not count as direct
dial. However, from a cellular phone, many companies do itemized
billing for ALL outgoing and incoming calls, so it more than likely
would show up on that statement.
The key factor with the prepaid cards is whether you have itemized
call detail for you bill, on the phone number that you're calling
from. A simple call to your service provider can give you that
information if you do not already know.
Some examples of these cards are:
http://www.longdistanceworld.com/calling-cards/
http://www.bigzoo.com/home/testimonials.asp
http://www.callingcards.com/
The second types of calling cards are connected to your home or cell
phone billing. You request these through your service provider. They
allow you to place long distance calls with the card, and it bills it
at a special rate to your phone bill. Some of these cards are full
use, and some can be restricted to calling one specific number. For
example, say you were a parent, and wanted to have a way for your
child to call home from college for free. You could get a calling card
that would only let your child use it to dial the home number, and it
would bill YOUR home phone bill. Those are commonly referred to as
restricted cards.
http://www.qwest.com/pcat/for_home/product/1,1354,40_1_8,00.html
That is a good example of that type of card. Since it does bill thru
your company to your home bill, it will show you the number you called
using the card, as it's part of your itemized billing/long distance
calls with your phone company. Once again, though, a simple call to
your service provider or the cardholder will tell you 100% for sure.
So, all in all, you have much less chance of a pre-paid card with a
toll free dial in number NOT showing up on any call lists, unless your
using a cellular phone, where most calls are itemized.
Here is a link to a Google Search for calling card information.
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=calling%20card%20information&btnG=Google+Search
If this answer requires further explanation, please request
clarification before rating it, and I'll be happy to look into this
further.
Nenna-GA
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