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3U Dial-Around User Review

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Good

Overall Rating:
2.8 out of 5
By: R Maldonado on Thursday, April 06, 2006
From: Stone Mountain, GA (United States)
Experience: 45 Days
Pros: Service works very well.

Cons: 1)Took longer to activite than I was told. 2)Having to hit # after long distance number.

Summary: Service works well.

9 out of 17 people found this review helpful

3U Tele Customer

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Don P on Wednesday, February 22, 2006
From: New Smyrna Beach, FL (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Has worked all the time, day or night, clarity is good, easy dialing in, great rate, period.

Cons: Haven't found one yet.

Summary: I am very satisfied with this service. My usage is day and night with no noticable variance in quality. I would recommend this service highly.

8 out of 19 people found this review helpful

International Calls

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: Francisco Calderon on Tuesday, January 31, 2006
From: Ada, MI (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Convenient toll-free number.
Reasonable prices
Charged only for time used (to the second!)
On-Line Billing and Automatic payment

Cons: Nothing yet!

Summary: Great, easy-to-use service. Efficient billing method and the prices are very reasonable.
A good value for your money.
BETTER THAN ANY CALLING CARD!!!

15 out of 22 people found this review helpful

3U is fantastic.

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Lisa T on Sunday, January 22, 2006
From: Burlington, VT (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Great product. Great price. Great customer service. Questions answered via e-mail and phone promptly.

Cons: Not one that I can think of.

Summary: I use 3U for international calls on my cell phone. I always get a good connection. The rates are better than phone card rates. I always get fast, friendly help when I need it. The service is billed directly to my credit card so I have one less bill to think about. All I can say is "Keep going." And thank you.

15 out of 22 people found this review helpful

3U

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Marcos Ferreira on Friday, January 20, 2006
From: Houston, TX (United States)
Experience: 60 Days
Pros: Easy to connect, quick dialing, clear sound, fast support, automatic billing to credit card.

Cons: Have not encountered any so far.

Summary: This is only my second month using 3U, but I like the service so far. It connects very quickly, and the sound is very clear – better than my SBC landline. I had to contact customer service a couple of times, and there was very little waiting time. They were helpful and the question/problem was quickly answered/resolved.

9 out of 18 people found this review helpful

3U Telecom International Calling

Overall Rating:
4.5 out of 5
By: John Mitchell on Thursday, January 05, 2006
From: Burnt Hills, NY (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Very inexpensive. Good quality connections, generally. Excellent customer service.

Cons: Could not get USA Toll-free numbers to work, though there may be a trick.

Summary: Was very pleased with everything. We spent several months in Brazil and Chile and had all of our family members phones on our account so that they could reach us, on our "nickle".

15 out of 26 people found this review helpful

3U is fine

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: David Plettner on Friday, December 16, 2005
From: Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Experience: 90 Days
Cons: None yet

Summary: International long distance service is as advertised - no problems or surprises. It's easy to use and convenient - I like the email/automatic billing. I have recommended 3U Telecom to my friends.

17 out of 24 people found this review helpful

3U Telecom Service

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Juergen G on Thursday, December 15, 2005
From: Vallejo, CA (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Very easy to set up. GREAT rates. Very good connections

Cons: None

Summary: I signed up with 3U Telecom back at the beginning of Sept 2005. Their rates are excellent in comparison to may other Intl. call providers. Most of my overseas calls are going to Germany, England, South Korea and Thailand. The line clarity to all destinations is great. Billing increments are fine as well. Certainly a service to recommend to others !!!

13 out of 21 people found this review helpful

Calling Japan with Phonedog

Overall Rating:
4.8 out of 5
By: Jerry Meyer on Wednesday, November 23, 2005
From: Maysville, KY (United States)
Experience: 4 Months
Pros: Simple directions, flawless - worked every time with excellent voice quality while using my cell phone.

Cons: Can't think of anything. I did hit the speaker key while dialing once and got a wrong number. Once you program your phone everything works. A message appears "dialing ringtones" after you connect to Phonedog.

Summary: I use Phonedog to call my son in Japan using my cell phone. He is a marine and changes phone service frequently. I've saved a bundle and highly recommend Phonedog.

17 out of 22 people found this review helpful

happy with 3 u dialaround

Overall Rating:
4 out of 5
By: Pauline Marx on Monday, November 21, 2005
From: Piedmont, CA (United States)
Experience: 2 Months
Pros: We never would have found this company without PhoneDog. Service has been good. Prices are excellent.

Cons: PDF format bills are hard to read but seem to be accurate.

Summary: A good move for us. And we like the flexibility of being able to use both home phone and cell phone with this company's service.

14 out of 21 people found this review helpful

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