3U Telecom 4.8 - Unique long distance phone plan details

3U Telecom 4.8 - Unique

General Information
Company
Plan Name	3U Telecom 4.8 - Unique User Rating: 4.3
Monthly Fee	None
State-to-State Rate	4.8 ¢/min 24 hours - 7 days a week
In-State Rate	State Specific
Minimum Usage Fee	None
USF Fee	11.3%
Billing Increment	1 second
Cust Service Rating	Excellent
Cust Service Hrs.	M-F 6am to 5pm PST
Payment Options	Invoice is sent via email, Credit Card payment required, Opt. Mailed bill is 99 cents/month
International Rates


PhoneDog.com Expert Review REVIEW - This 4.8 plan offered by 3U Telecom has no monthly fees, no monthly minimums, and no set up fees. If you go out of town, or do not make any long distance or international calls for that month, then you will pay nothing. 3U also has a great customer service rating with the average waiting time of only one minute. With the unique one second billing, your calls are billing to the exact duration, and nothing more. ONE SECOND BILLING - 3U is the only plan which offers one second billing. One second billing saves an average of 17-19% more than a 4.8 plan billing in 60 second increments. Click on the "Billing Increment" link above for a more detailed explanation. UNIQUE TRAVEL CARD (Calling Card) - 3U also provides an optional calling card with your account. The calling card rate is only 4.8¢ min. for U.S. calling. The travel card also allows you to make calls when you're overseas from 50 countries. Please email us at infodog@phonedog.com to obtain the rates and access codes for overseas calling. INTERNATIONAL RATES - 3U has some of the lowest international calling rates to many countries. 3U prides itself on offering the lowest rates for frequent international callers. CELLULAR DIAL-AROUND - The rates offered by 3U are also valid when using your cellular phone. 3U will provide a dial-around access number if you want to call internationally. Just dial the access number first, and then complete the call. BILLING NOTE - 3U Telecom requires payment by credit card. You will receive your invoice by email approx. 10 days before your credit/debit card is charged each month. For security purposes, 3U Telecom will perform a temporary authorization on your credit card. This authorization will automatically expire and disappear within a few days.
Other Available Services
Toll Free # Monthly Charge	$0.99
Toll Free (Calls to you)	State Specific
Toll Free Setup Fee	None

Calling Card Rate	4.8 ¢/min
Calling Card Setup Fee	None
Calling Card Surcharge	None

International Plan Monthly Fee	None
Intl. Billing Increment	1 second

Payphone Surcharge	0.65 ¢/call
Credit Switching Fee	No
PICC Code	Varies

Commercial Account Information
Biz Line Pic Charge (1st Line)	None
Biz Line Pic Charge (multiple)	$2.50

Offshore Rates
Alaska	5 ¢/min
Guam	7 ¢/min
Hawaii	5 ¢/min
Puerto rico	5 ¢/min
US Virgin Islands	5 ¢/min

Long Distance - Did you know?

Many people think using Calling Cards are less expensive than using regular long distance. How can this be? Don’t they have to pay for the usage of the same lines as everyone else? Sure they do, but calling card companies have become experts in marketing tactics!

Read the fine print of the calling card, they often charge for units, not minutes. A unit can be any measure of time they decide, plus they often have minimum call amounts and round up to the next unit. The bottom line is, they have done the math, and it’s going to cost most people more money than selecting a good long distance plan.