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Calling cards for SR

Posted by Rich Daniels on July 14, 2013 at 12:09pm in General Discussion

Does anyone have any information about buying and sending calling cards to recruits.  We have looked at wal mart and several other retail stores the only kinds of calling cards we can find are those of either pay as you go cell phones or VOIP phone systems.  I guess since there are very few pay phones anymore the calling cards have gone by the wayside.  Any suggestions??? for the rest of our daughter's boot camp??? I am assuming she will get her cell back for A school if she doesn't what has everyone else done??

Thanks for the help, hope this isn't a stupid question!!!

 

Rich

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  • Ross Canion August 31, 2015 at 9:15pm

    Are they still having to use calling cards to call home now during Basic?   Just got my son's address..

    Thanks, Ross

  • Bill Jimenez August 11, 2013 at 12:16am

    Our daughter was able to make a couple of calls during basic that lasted about 15 minutes. The calling card she went back with didn't work for her so we sent her cash and she was able to buy a calling card at the store on base that worked perfectly.

  • Evan Barnard August 5, 2013 at 6:41pm

    Rich, we got ours at the Walgreens up the street from us.  If you go to their site http://www.walgreens.com/search/results.jsp?Ntt=phone+cards you can see the type we purchased.  It was the phone card plus (not the international one.)  I activated it at the store and can reload it if needed via the net.  All they do is dial an 800 number, enter the pin on the card and then dial the number they want to call.  We got one with 1200 minutes just because I didn't want my wife sad if it cut off during mid conversation.  I bet they haven't talked on the phone 1200 minutes in the last 5 years :)  I imagine other places have them, but check this out.  Hope it helps.  By the way, is your son graduating on 9/20 by any chance?

  • SSG LoGiudice August 5, 2013 at 5:32pm
    I wouldn't bother...mine only got a few minutes at a time. Wait until A school, she can have her phone back.
  • Tim Dunlap July 30, 2013 at 3:14pm

    I sure hope they monitor their use. My son was a gaming addict prior to enlistment.....

  • Rich Daniels July 14, 2013 at 5:08pm

    Thank you so much Jim, Keep up the good work I love this site!!! It has helped me more than you will ever know!!!

     

    Rich
     
    NavyDads Co-Admin, Jim said:

    ...and yes. She can have her cell and laptop at "A" school.

     

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