Posts Tagged ‘phone cards’:


The Modern Use of a Prepaid Phone Card

Published by Chris T on July 31st, 2012

About ten years ago, people still used phone cards when calling long distance. Any call made to a phone outside of your area code often constituted an extra charge. After even the shortest conversations, you racked up a phone bill the likes of which only fathers of teenage girls could relate with. People were more conscientious of their phone usage for fear of being over charged. Phone cards solved the problem of that day. For a very cheap price, you could buy a phone card with five hundred minutes on it. If you wanted to make a call to someone

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Holding a Company Meeting

Published by Rachel D on May 24th, 2012

When you are having a company meeting, you will want to include all of the employees in your company. As you are taking the time that you need to understand how you are going to find a way to get to all of your employees at once, you may want to find a way to have a conference call to ensure that you are able to include everyone. When you have a conference call, you may find that you want to include a client or an employee that is overseas. This can be expensive and often times difficult to achieve.

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Stay Connected With A Calling Card From Check City

Calling cards can help you get and stay connected for work and with loved ones. Wherever your friends, family or work may be our calling cards can help you get connected with them. And Check City can get you the personalized card you need that can make sure you are saving money. Check City’s Calling Cards can make budgeting your phone minutes easily. You can monitor what you are spending, budget your minutes over the months you need them, and add minutes whenever you need them. Did we mention that you can use your calling card with any phone you

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A Mom Sends Congress a Message by Plane

Published by Don M. on August 11th, 2011

There are many ways to express anger. You can write a tempered letter, boycott, protest, inundate an inbox. But none were quite as creative as a new attempt by a single mom in St. Louis. Lucy Nobbe thought up a slogan, called an airplane company and get her line on a banner. The airplane flew around Manhattan with the text of the banner screaming: “THANKS FOR THE DOWNGRADE. YOU SHOULD ALL BE FIRED.” Lucy Nobbe was the St. Louis mom who wrote up the banner and had it fly around Manhattan. A single mother of two and a broker, Lucy

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Celebration Our Nation By Connecting Internationally

Published by Don M. on June 28th, 2011

This weekend we celebrate our nation’s birth with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. On Monday, we celebrate that 235 years ago, the founders of America declared themselves independent from England the tyranny of their King. But just because we are politically independent, does not mean you have to cut off contact with your loved ones all around the world. This 4th of July think about calling home, helping out loved ones overseas, or feeling safe with your money away from home with Check City’s services. Here are three of Check City’s international services to help you connect internationally:

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Prepaid Calling Cards Can Make Your Summer Easier

2011-11-02 16:24:19

10 Spring Calorie Killers

Published by Tyler R. on April 2nd, 2010

Are you looking for ways to burn off those extra calories you have built up in the long, cold winter months? There are plenty of fun and inventive ways to burn off those calories now that the weather is warming up and the sun is beginning to peak through the seemingly never-ending gray winter skies.  The best part is that you don’t have to be inside a gym to do many of these activities, but you can do them inside if a cold spring morning is giving you the chills. These tips can be used no matter what time of

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A Few Easy Easter Decorations

Published by Tyler R. on March 29th, 2010

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U.S. Web Access to Become Cheaper According to FCC

Published by Melissa L on March 23rd, 2010

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) released a national broadband plan that is supposed to make internet access cheaper and more available to 90% of Americans by 2020.  FCC Commissioner said it isn’t something they are doing to just be nice, and that every American should be able to have access to the internet.  What is the FCC planning to do then to help more Americans get access to the internet and at cheaper prices?  The broadband plan includes multi billion dollar programs that are to be used to extend fiber optic cables to Rural America and educate people on why

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Three Americans Call Home

Published by Don M. on March 10th, 2010

For the first time in many months, three American families were able to hear from their loved ones who are being detained for trespass in Iran. The phone calls were very reassuring for both the families and those in Iran. Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd, and Josh Fattal were all hiking in northern Iraq last July when they accidentally crossed over into Iran. Iran is holding them under accusations that they are spies. United States officials are working for their release. Meanwhile, the American families are hoping to visit their loved ones in the Iran prison. The families have submitted a

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