How to call from US to india

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There are many ways to call back to india

You can take a sim card from the Matrix company and carry to along with you.

There exist a matrix company who provide local sim of every country and almost every state in your home city. This is a good option to take the local sim of the place where you will go. This will save your roaming charges and time in registering the sim over there.

The plans which I got is

I have to pay $30 per month then I will get 300 minutes time free local and incoming. Otherwise there are some charges for both the local and incoming calls . Foreign is not as cheap as india as we have free incoming here.

There are many tariffs which this company will give you. You can choose the one you like....

In case you choose to take a sim from your destination then see many things before hand.

The period for which you want : When you go for short period then the services may be costly as you have to pay for whole year but its fine when you go for long periods.

Sometimes you also have to take a cell phone along with the sim so take care of that before hand.

You can carry your own local sim and then use the international roaming.

This option is not good it will be very costly but for short period it is fine.

There are many world calling cards available from many service providers. You can use them from anywhere. You can talk from any public booth and dial the card number then the charges of the card is applied and from the public booth initially you call a toll free number or a access free number which are mainly charge free but do make a query of that in case you are making a call from a mobile or landline.

You can carry a matrix sim with you and use the calling cards so that the charges applied are not of matrix tariff.

You can take your own sim on the international roaming and use it for the incoming and use the calling cards from the public booth so saving money.

You can also use gtalk or skype and remain connected with your loved ones by paying only the data transfer charges but in this case your loved ones should also be aware of these technologies.

Everything depends on where you have to go you to check the options available over there.

Now there comes a Vodafone calling card to US which can make you call at Rs 1.99.

There are many things to be taken care while choosing the calling cards:

Make sure that you understand the following hidden charges, and always check whether they apply to your calling card:

Connection Fees: As long as your call is connected you will be charged, regardless of whether your call is picked up. So, repeated phone calls to the same telephone number, even if they aren't picked up, will cost you the connection fee. Theoretically, cards with connection fees are cheaper if you tend to make lengthy calls. Unfortunately, some companies may intentionally disconnect the line so that they can charge you the connection fee again.

Surcharges: A surcharge is an additional charge on top of the usual charge for a service, imposed for a specified reason. For example, some phone cards may charge an additional $0.75 per call if you make the call from a pay phone.

Service Fees: Some phone card companies charge a fixed monthly service fee on top of the per-minute rate.

Incremental Rates: Say you have two cards, A and B, both with rate of 10 cents per minute. Card A charges you each minute, and card B charges you every three minutes. When you make a 1 minute phone call, card A charges $0.10, but card B charges $0.30! This is perfectly legal, so watch out for it.

Period restrictions
Your card may expire at some set time after being activated, or after being used for the first time, usually three to six months, regardless of your balance. Don't buy too many cards like this from the same vendor at the same time.

Stability of the phone card company
The competitive nature of the phone card business has forced many vendors to shut down their operations. We have heard many stories about unfortunate students who spent a lot of money on phone cards, and then ended up unable to use them. Before you choose a phone card, make sure that the company looks like it will be there in the long run. Be sure to check out their web site, and see if they are popular with other users.

Sound Quality
Since many cheap phone cards use IP transmission, the sound quality can deteriorate dramatically when many people use the service simultaneously. If you find the sound quality unbearable, consider paying a little more for a phone card that uses a fiber optic network.

How to use a phone card:
You can use calling cards from any telephone, public or private. Just follow the instructions on the card, which usually are similar to this:

1. Dial some special phone number, usually a 1-800 number, which is printed on the card.
2. Dial the unique personal identification number (PIN) which is also printed on the card.
3. Dial the phone number you are trying to reach.
4. After dialing the phone number, you will be told your balance of minutes and then the connection will be established.