Compare Costco calling card rates with Tel3advantage rates

Costco sells Verizon branded Calling Cards:
- Verizon Prepaid International Prepaid Phone Card Plus
- Verizon 700 Minute Prepaid Phone Card Plus

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Costco Verizon International Prepaid is a better card for international destinations than Costco Verizon 700 minutes, however the rates are still substantially higher than Tel3Advantage. Costco Verizon rates were benchmarked in February 2007. You may get more Costco rates for international calls by calling 1-800-934-0035

Rates are in cents per minute

	Costco Verizon International		Costco Verizon 700 minutes		Tel3Advantage
	landline	cell	landline	cell	landline	cell
USA	7	7	2.86	2.86	1.9	1.9
Alaska	35	35	35	35	4.6	4.6
Argentina	14	39	25	53	3.5	25.3
China	7	9	20	21	1.7	1.8
France	6	41	12	48	2.0	16.5
Germany	6	35	12	52	3.0	17
Japan	8	24	12	39	5.0	13.7
Mexico	12	12	19	59	6.0	20
UK	6	34	11	37	2.5	15
					other countries

Both Costco Verizon cards and Tel3advantage are rechargeable
Minutes never expire both on Costco and Tel3
Costco cards are physical cards, Tel3 is a virtual card (you get an access number and a PIN)
Both Costco Verizon and Tel3Advantage have speed dial
Only Tel3 has on line call details (you may see all calls you made)
Both cards have one minute Billing Increments
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