Calling cards come with several built-in features. These differ from card to card and company to company. Some of these features can really make dialing numbers easier and faster for you. So, look at what is available before you buy a calling card.

Speed dialing facility

One of the basic features of a calling card is speed dialing. This feature stores the numbers that you dial frequently and you can dial these numbers by just pressing a single button. For e.g. – Let us assume that the number of your Secretary is one which you use quite regularly. So, you assign the number 1 of your phone to your secretary’s telephone number. Then, the next time that you would like to call your secretary, simply long press the number 1.

Messenger Service

Another great service is the messenger service. This is especially useful for business travelers. If you are frequently redialing a busy number, the messenger service allows you to record a message which you would like to give to the person you are calling. Then, your phone will automatically keep on trying the number every 15-30 minutes till the call is answered. Once the call goes through, your recorded message will be relayed to the receiver.

Account Codes

This service is useful for companies who provide cell phones to their employees. It helps to keep a check on the number of calls being made from a particular phone. What account codes do is that they help to allocate costs to different departments, persons or projects – thus keeping a tab on the number of personal calls being made by the company phone.

Security Facilities

There are lots and lots of frauds that take place due to fake calling cards or stolen account numbers of users of calling cards. So there are certain precautions that you can take in order to ensure that you are not a victim of this kind of fraudulent act. One of the most common ways by which these frauds work is through ‘shoulder surfing’. This means that they see the number of the account that you are punching in over your shoulder. So always try and block the phone so that the person behind you cannot see the number that you are entering easily. Also, make sure that you always disconnect your call properly once you have finished making your phone calls. Otherwise, the next user can simply charge his phone calls to your account. One of the important features that you can look for in your calling card is to see the kind of toll restrictions that are present. This helps the phone company to block calls, which are being made to certain area codes or exchanges. Hence, the chances of theft being committed to your card get reduced, as thieves are unable to make international calls for your card.