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Phone cards in Spain?
Yet one more question for my upcoming visit to Spain. What is the best way to telephone the US from Spain? Can one purchase telephone cards that allow inexpensive calls back to the states? If so, where are they typically purchased. Also, for currency purchase (Euros) where is the best place to exchange say... US Traveler's checks for Euros in Spain? Thanks, barry |
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I now use my AT&T prepaid call card purchased from Sam's Club. I did buy a
calling card at a Toledo cell phone shop on our last visit to Spain and I recall it being VERY cheap. Regards, S wrote in message ... Yet one more question for my upcoming visit to Spain. What is the best way to telephone the US from Spain? Can one purchase telephone cards that allow inexpensive calls back to the states? If so, where are they typically purchased. Also, for currency purchase (Euros) where is the best place to exchange say... US Traveler's checks for Euros in Spain? Thanks, barry |
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wrote in message ... Yet one more question for my upcoming visit to Spain. What is the best way to telephone the US from Spain? Can one purchase telephone cards that allow inexpensive calls back to the states? If so, where are they typically purchased. Also, for currency purchase (Euros) where is the best place to exchange say... US Traveler's checks for Euros in Spain? Thanks, barry http://www.europhonecards.org/ Have a look at that site. the guy who organises this is also running the www.multimadrid.com website. Interesting website for information especially on Madrid ! Nige |
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Yet one more question for my upcoming visit to Spain. What is the best way to telephone the US from Spain? Can one purchase telephone cards that allow inexpensive calls back to the states? If so, where are they typically purchased. Yes, you can buy phone cards there. You'll see them advertised in internet cafes, shops, especially in tourist areas. A little word of caution though, based on my experience in the last few days. I used a phone card last year when in Seville. No problem at all. This year (in Barcelona) the first card I bought (PlanetTalk) wouldn't work from a payphone while trying to call the freephone access number. I returned it to the vendor, who tried it from a _landline_, where it did work. I eventually got him to come to the payphone with me, where he found for himself it didn't work. So, he gave me another card. I forget the brand, but this one worked fine, except that for one night anyone I called couldn't hear me. Most of the time it was fine. BTW, I was using it from the standard telefonica payphones you see all over the place. The cards usually don't work from the third-party payphones (relatively rare) that you see in some places. So, what worked perfectly last year was more tricky this time round, albeit based on a tiny sample! What I recommend is that you use the card first right next to the place you bought it, so you can return it if there is a problem. The vendors are honest people- they're not trying to rip you off. You probably won't have a problem. FWIW, I think calls to the US on the card were around 3 or 4 cents per minute, so it is very economical, and they come in small denominations. I bought a 6 euro card, and couldn't use all the minutes, and I placed quite a few calls to the UK, US and even Peru. I wouldn't recommend travellers cheques if you can avoid them. ATM withdrawals are much cheaper, and ATMs are abundant in Spain. David -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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David Horne wrote:
[] Oh, meant to add. I still have about half the credit left on the Spanish card I bought. First person to email me- callingcard (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk [you know what to do to fix the address]- I'll email you back the access number and PIN for free. It will expire in about 20 days, so useful for anyone there, or planning to be there within that time. David -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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