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TOP 10 REASONS WHY TEL3ADVANTAGE IS THE BEST LONG DISTANCE
== Instant signup activates your account immediately, no wait period
== Make calls seconds after signup, save money on your next long distance call

You can also call this toll free number to signup: 800-330-6897
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1. CHEAP: About $8 a month for 5 hours/month or about $16 for 10 hours
   
2. FLAT RATE PRICING
   2.9 cents/minute from any phone, anytime 24/7 in the USA or 1.9 cents/minute with local access.
   Other long distance services have different rates for in-state, calls on-the-road, daytime and nighttime plus cell phones charge a lot for roaming and overage. SignUp Now - Get Free Minutes
   
3. NO SWITCHING! NO OTHER FEES! NO LONG TERM CONTRACTS, MINUTES EXPIRE ONLY AFTER A YEAR, CANCEL ANYTIME
   No need to change your long distance company. Just "dial around " it with Tel3Advantage's toll free connect service
   Unlike prepaid calling cards, cell phones, unlimited plans etc. there are no activation fees, no connection fees, no monthly maintenance charges, no taxes, no surcharges and no minimum minutes you must spend. You are not locked into a year or two year contract like many cell phone plans that also can charge $100+ if you want to cancel. Unlike cell phone and prepaid calling cards, your minutes expire only after a year. Use them when you need them.
   NOTE: Calls from some pay and public phones may incur a US government (FCC) mandated charge for making an 800# call.
4. PORTABLE
   Call the 800 toll free number of Tel3Advantage from any phone to connect. You will see a complete record of all calls in your online account.
5. FAST CLEAR CONNECTIONS
   Unlike many prepaid calling cards and other discount services, you will connect with the service quickly and the voice quality of you call will be excellent. SignUp Now - Get Free Minutes
6. SIMPLE DIALING
   With registered phones (up to 10) you only need to speed dial the 800 number to connect to the service and your phone will be recognized immediately; no pin or account number required. In addition when you set up your account you will choose your account number and your pin, so these will be easy to remember when you are on the road and calling from an unregistered phone. SignUp Now - Get Free Minutes
7. RECHARGEABLE
   You can recharge your account either automatically or when you choose. You can do this via a toll free number or online.
8. CONTROL COSTS
   Every time you call, you will be told how much is remaining in your account. You will never be surprised by a huge bill at the end of the month unlike cell phone and other long distance services. SignUp Now - Get Free Minutes
9. SPEED DIAL
   Set up to 99 numbers that you can speed dial from any phone. Add them online, edit and delete. You can print out your list and also save as a computer file.
10. EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ONLINE MANAGEMENT
    You can call customer service to recharge, check your account and more. You can also manage your account online: change registered phone, speed dial numbers, view all your calls, change your pin and more. SignUp Now - Get Free Minutes

$8 a month for long distance including instate and calls on the road? Prepaid long distance is the way to go, says Editor Rick Doble of Savvy-Discounts.com. He has been called "America's #1 Cost-Conscious Consumer" by Penguin Books. Editor Rick Doble "My wife and I used the BigZoo prepaid service for years and during the four years we used it, the average long distance bill was about $8 a month. The BigZoo service has been discontinued but the Tel3 Advantage service costs even less with more features." The $8 a month included in-state calls, local long distance calls, and calls on the road. And they made a fair number of calls each month. "I have checked out the Tel3 service and the Tel3 Advantage prepaid service is just as good and costs less and is a very well thought out phone service," added Doble. Photo from the MSNBC interview with Editor Doble. Savvy-Discounts.com has been featured in Reader's Digest, Woman's Day, ABC TV's TheView and MSNBC.

IN ADDITION TO THE ADVANTAGE OF VERY LOW COST
HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE INCLUDED ONLINE MANAGEMENT


1. Speed Dial Numbers: Program up to 99 telephone numbers you dial the most.
2. Instant Access Numbers: Program up to 10 telephone numbers that you dial from the most.
3. Set up Monthly Recharge and Account Limits
4. Set up multiple accounts or sub-accounts under one credit card
5. View detailed call logs for every phone call made on your TEL3Advantage.com service.
6. Verify your credit card charges: View and verify all the transactions that have been made on your credit card.
7. Change your Credit Card Information
8. Change your PIN Number

• THE PROBLEM: Complicated pricing - most "low cost" calling plans by the major companies charge a monthly fee, then a low price for long distance but a higher price for in-state and often a very high fee for using their phone card from a pay phone or hotel phone. If you understand all the various rates and charges on your bill, you must be an accountant! In the end you will pay a lot more than you do with Tel3.
  
  THE SOLUTION: Tel3 Advantage is only 2.9 cents a minute from any phone or (1.9 cents a minute with local access) with no minimum fee. The price is the same for in-state and calls from a pay phone or hotel or on the road.
  

  Compare the rate at Tel3 to a "discount" plan at a major long distance carrier. In our example, you would save about $360 a year with Tel3.

  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Having to switch long distance carriers or signing long-term contracts.
  
  THE SOLUTION: With Tel3 Advantage you can keep your old long distance company (if you want) and can bypass your old long distance carrier and "dial around" them by calling Tel3's 800 number
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Confusing billing and record keeping -- multiple phones plus calls on the road can mean several different bills with different due dates, and multiple records.
  
  THE SOLUTION: Tel3 Advantage will give you one clear statement even if you call from a number of different phone
  Check your statement online anytime.
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Expensive in-state calls - many "low cost plans" charge 10 cents or more a minute for in-state calls which are the calls most people make.
  
  THE SOLUTION: Tel3 Advantage is still only 2.9 cents a minute for in-state calls (1.9 cents with local access)
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Expensive phone card calls from a pay phone -- you'll be astonished at the cost of making a call with a major phone card. It can run into several dollars just for a short call.
  See a detailed comparison of pay phone expenses using a card from a major long distance carrier, a prepaid discount "1 cent" phonecard and Tel3
  
  THE SOLUTION: Tel3 Advantage is still only 2.9 cents a minute at a payphone. FCC mandated charges may apply. See note at the bottom of this page.
  
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Expensive local long distance (locations close by but still out of your local calling area) - many companies can charge you 10 cents or more a minute. Isn't it funny that a town only fifty miles from you can cost a lot more to call than a city way across the country?
  
  THE SOLUTION: Tel3 Advantage is still only 2.9 cents a minute for local long distance (1.9 cents with local access)
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Prepaid calling cards -- many of these are very tricky and require calls to be a minimum number of minutes to get the lowest rate or they may tack on a minimum fee for each call in addition to the per minute cost and minutes can expire quickly -- if you understand all the fine print on a prepaid calling card then you must be a lawyer!
  See a detailed cost comparison of prepaid phone cards with Tel3
  
  THE SOLUTION: Tel3 Advantage is still only 2.9 cents a minute (1.9 cents with local access)
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Bad customer service.
  
  THE SOLUTION: Tel3 Advantage prides itself on the best service to its customers.
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: A different daytime rate, evening rate, nighttime rate.
  
  THE SOLUTION: Tel3 Advantage is 2.9 cents a minute (1.9 cents with local access) 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Confusing calling plans. The major companies can offer multiple plans that are hard to understand and that can change. If you want to find information about your particular plan you may have a hard time getting that information.
  
  THE SOLUTION: The Tel3 Advantage plan is easy to understand. A flat per minute charge anytime, any phone. You can check all the details of the plan online click here.
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Surprises such as charges that you did not know about until you get your bill.
  
  THE SOLUTION: Every time you call Tel3 Advantage you will be told how much is in your account and how many minutes you have to talk. You can also always check your account online.
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Confusing numbers that prepaid calling cards require and some other prepaid services require.
  
  THE SOLUTION: With Tel3 Advantage you dial one 800 number (put it on the memory or speed dial in your phone) and your registered phones will automatically be recognized. No pin number is required. From a pay phone you will need to dial the 800 number plus the pin number but unlike prepaid calling cards, the numbers will remain the same as long as you keep your account and you can always keep them handy with no need for changes.
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: Expensive international calls from your cell phone or home phone
  THE SOLUTION: With Tel3 Advantage you get some of the lowest rates available for international calling. Click here for a sample list.
  
  
• THE PROBLEM: If you have trouble hearing your phone call or in general it may be a result of hearing loss. Listen Clear have several hearing aid options that can assist with hearing issues.

Question: Why is there a surcharge...from a pay or other similar phone?
The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) mandates a surcharge to compensate for operator services. Operator services are typically accessed from the following locations:

• (1) Public payphone,
• (2) hotel phone,
• (3) college dormitory,
• (4) other commercial phone line systems.

It cannot in advance be determined if the surcharge will be imposed from a phone listed in the above locations. You can only determine this after placing a call. In general, all public payphones incur this charge. Not all of the other locations impose the surcharge.