Hi

I've been searching and searching for a phone service that will enable my PP in MCI Concord to call me in the UK cheaply. I've tried to set up prepaid accounts for him but because I'm based in the UK, the companies in the USA tell me that I can't do this? There must be SOME way that I can get a service that I can pay for so he can call me without putting money on his phone card?

Can anyone help me please???

Thank you

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If he can put money on a phone card to call you Im thinking you could use Skype??? then you just send him the money.
but that all depends if you have to send in a copy of your phone bill??

i use callear2ear check them out they are cheap too

Many thanks to you both for your advice, I'll look into your suggestions. I appreciate you taking the time to respond.

All the best

x

Hi UKPenPal,

I'm from The Netherlands and I'm having the same problem. US phone companies either don't reply to me at all or they give up after the second e-mail because they think it's becoming too difficult. My PP sent me a copy of a letter by a company called KIRA who offer cheap deals, however, I looked them up on the internet as I didn't quite trust them. Turns out they offer 'cheap' phone deals but 300 min/month at least - where do I find 300 min/month time to spend on the phone??? AND they are looking for investors in Liberia (Africa). So I trust them even less. They didn't reply to my e-mail with questions either. But if anyone has good experiences with them, by all means let me know.

I am wondering indeed if my penpal has a card phone on the facility or if they are all coin phones, because with a card phone I might indeed just send him the money. (by the way: has anyone experienced how difficult it is to send money through Western Union? Is there an easy way to send money from overseas?)

Good luck and let me know if you find something that works. I'll keep searching too.

coin phones lol oh dear:-) you can use Jpay or cellmailgreetings to send money to your pal.

Originally Posted by Penpal

Hi UKPenPal,
(by the way: has anyone experienced how difficult it is to send money through Western Union? Is there an easy way to send money from overseas?)

I haven't sent funds to a pen pal via WU, but I have sent funds through them to other people and to pay bills. They are a little expensive compared to other services, but they are very trustworthy. The only real advice I can give you is the same advice I'd give to anyone making a money transaction of any kind... TRIPLE CHECK YOUR INFORMATION BEFORE SENDING ANY CASH! It can be a real headache to rectify lost funds through any service, so making sure your recipient information is perfect is the only way to avoid that from happening.

i use Western Union its all you can use for federal

i used cellmailgreetiings.com for my guy whos in federal

jpay works well plus a chatroom