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How can I make a calling card?

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Rachel Davis

Updated on January 30, 2026

Buy your card. You can buy calling cards at most convenience stores and grocery stores, or you can shop online. Pay attention to how many minutes you have available on your card before making a call. If you are buying your card from a store, the clerk will have to activate the card for you before you can use it.

Can I use a calling card with my cell phone?

You can use calling cards when making domestic and international calls. To make calls on a T-Mobile phone using a calling card: Call the access number printed on the calling card. When prompted, enter the number you want to call.

How does a phone card work?

Cards provide you a specified amount of call time to certain destinations. For example, advertisements for these cards may offer “$5 for 1000 Minutes to Guatemala.” After purchasing a card, you use it by calling an access number, which can be either a local telephone number or a toll-free number.

How do I sell my calling cards?

Market your calling cards to businesses and stores in your area. Visit each store and talk directly with the owner, manager or person in charge of purchasing. Offer the cards for sale for slightly more than you paid, which lets the shop make a profit on each sale too. Keep your prices lower than your competitors.

Can I use yak from my cell phone?

With the exception of our 10-10 Yak Service, all of our Long Distance plans are compatible with Mobile Phones. Our Per-Minute Long Distance Rates are much more competitive than the landline suppliers.

Can I turn my phone into a prepaid phone?

To turn a contract cell phone into a prepaid cell phone, you must “unlock” the phone for use on a network that offers prepaid SIM cards. You must obtain a special unlock code for your particular device and enter the code to unlock the phone. These unlock codes are available online at varying prices.

Can you activate phone cards without buying them?

Many gift cards are activated when they’re purchased, so they don’t need to be activated by the recipient. However, some do need to be activated by the recipient before they can be used. You can activate a gift card by calling the merchant or accessing the provided URL and inputting the correct activation numbers.

Which prepaid phone card is the best?

Best prepaid phone plans in 2021

  • Mint Mobile – The best overall value.
  • Verizon – Best for coverage.
  • Visible – Best unlimited data prepaid.
  • Boost Mobile – Best for families.
  • AT – Best price from a main carrier.

How do you use a pre paid calling card?

To use a pre-paid calling card, start by dialing the access number on the card and, when prompted, enter the provided PIN number. Depending on the type of card you bought, the PIN may be beneath a scratch-off coating or printed on the receipt. Then, dial the phone number you’re trying to call and wait to be connected.

How do you call from a calling card?

It’s really very simple. Each card has an 800 number or a local access number. It also has a “PIN” or account number. Just dial the 800 number or the local access number, enter your “PIN” number, then you’ll be prompted to enter the phone number that you’re calling.

How does a prepaid cell phone card work?

There are no monthly bills, and no detailed statements. Rather, you simply pay for the calling time in advance and reduce the prepaid balance as you make calls. How do these cards work? It’s really very simple. Each card has an 800 number or a local access number. It also has a “PIN” or account number.

Do you need a pin to use a prepaid calling card?

Community Answer. Yes, if you have a PIN and an access number to dial. For landlines you would need that information. For mobile phones, most prepaid calling card companies provide you with a mobile app where you can install and dial straight without using a PIN and access number (pinless dialing).