| MCI is one of the most trusted names in phone | | | | for calls. Some people take the MinutePass on |
| service for quite a while. Now owned by Verizon, | | | | trips to save on costly hotel service fees and pay |
| MCI offers phone service as well as calling card | | | | phone charges. |
| plans which can help you budget time spent on | | | | Some people find it worrisome to use long |
| calls and won't allow for overdrawing an account | | | | distance on their home or mobile phones because |
| or incurring costly overdraft fees. MCI calling cards | | | | in some cases it may charge multiple minutes on |
| can be used for local and long distance calls | | | | their plan for each minute used long distance. The |
| throughout the United States, as well as | | | | MinutePass is prepaid, so when the minutes |
| international calls at an increased rate. | | | | expire, the service is no longer available until the |
| The MinutePass MCI calling card can be used | | | | card is refilled or another is purchased. |
| anywhere in the US for state to state calling. The | | | | Small business owners and other people who tend |
| flat rate applies to all calls within the US. Many | | | | to travel quite a bit prefer to use a minute loaded |
| military members use the MinutePass because it | | | | card rather than their cell phone minutes, because |
| can move with them. No matter where the | | | | some plans charge roaming fees to call their |
| person is, they will still be able to call using their | | | | home numbers when in a different area code. |
| MinutePass minutes. | | | | The MinutePass allows for calling from any |
| College students also use MinutePass because it | | | | number to a toll free line, however, keep in mind |
| eliminates the need for a phone line to have long | | | | the MinutePass does not double as minutes for a |
| distance added on the bill. Once an MCI calling card | | | | cell phone service, only a long distance minute |
| is purchased, there is no need to track anything | | | | count. Standard cell phone rates apply. |
| other than the used minutes. Once they are used | | | | For most situations, it may be easy to find a |
| up, they can be refilled online and used | | | | phone, but difficult to afford the fees associated |
| immediately. | | | | with it. With an MCI calling card, these worries can |
| The MCI calling card can also be used with any | | | | be averted. The card is great for emergencies or |
| phone with a dial tone. Public pay phones can be | | | | even an overall replacement for long distance |
| used, as well as mobile phones, hotel phones, | | | | service through another phone provider. |
| office phones, or any other connection allowing | | | | |