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TCI TOTAL WORLD 4.9

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Deborah Costa on Saturday, April 15, 2006
From: Shady Point, OK (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: NO MONTHLY FEES. GREAT RATES BOTH INSTATE AND OUT OF STATE. NOW PHONE BILL IS A BLESSING.

Cons: NONE KNOWN

Summary: WE LIKE THIS PHONE SERVICE AND WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WANTING BETTER RATES, AND A GREAT PHONE PLAN. THANKS

2 out of 5 people found this review helpful

TCI

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Sharon Roseman on Wednesday, April 05, 2006
From: Fort Lauderdale, FL (United States)
Experience: 75 Days
Pros: No minimums, no monthly fees, pay as you go, pay for part of a minute.

Cons: none

Summary: The transition from my last company went quite smoothly, and everything was delivered as expected.

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful

Total Call long distance service

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Martin Duitz on Monday, April 03, 2006
From: Fairview, UT (United States)
Experience: 90 Days
Pros: low cost, bills in seconds, not minutes

Cons: None

Summary: Outstanding service. The best service I've had in dealing with a long distance service. Would reccomend Total Call to any and every body.

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Saved me money with a little follow-up

Overall Rating:
4.3 out of 5
By: Pete S on Monday, March 27, 2006
From: Crystal Lake, IL (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Switching to Total Call International was very easy and it did save me money.

Cons: In order to get the switching fee credit I had to fax a copy of my old company's phone bill twice before the credit showed up on my account.

Summary: I'd definitely recommend switching to Total Call International if you want to save a few bucks. Just be careful and monitor your account to make sure you get credit for the switching fee.

1 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Principal/Lead Officier of Business

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Mr. C. E. Stanley on Thursday, March 23, 2006
From: Hendersonville, NC (United States)
Experience: 12 Days
Pros: for those that prefer a "paper bill/statement", TCI is wonderful ...one of the few remaining telecoms doing this for their customers.

Cons: Can't possibly think of any here today...thanks for asking...

Summary: Thank you for asking for my/our opinion about Total Call International (TCI). I am honored to comment on such a wonderful telecom company. They are "few and far between". Outstanding customer service, and one of the only telecoms still issuing "paper statements/bills", most everyone else makes it mandatory to be billed/pay online. Thanks, again... CE Stanley, North Carolina

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

cheap and easy

Overall Rating:
4.7 out of 5
By: Misty Wade on Monday, March 13, 2006
From: The Colony, TX (United States)
Experience: 6 Weeks
Pros: I like the low rates without having to use a dial around.

Cons: You can't condense bills, if you're into that kind of thing.

Summary: I signed up for TCI total call and I recieved a letter a few days later with a dial around code so I could start saving immediately. It took a couple of weeks for the phone companies to switch over the service properly. My first bill was for a month and a half's service, and it was still lower than half month's bill from the phone compnay. Otherwise, my long distance service hasn't really changed. Reception is good, and I haven't encountered any interruptions in service.

4 out of 6 people found this review helpful

Getting Phone Service

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: Vincent 000000 on Monday, February 27, 2006
From: Washington, DC (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Takes all of the Work out of calling everyone and still not knowing if you asked the right question to get the correct answer

Cons: It will make you mad when you find out how much money you are wasting

Summary: Used them by accident and the best thing I have done when it comes to phone service. I called several of my friends and told them what I found and several of them changed Phone service also!

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

Phone

Overall Rating:
5 out of 5
By: bo gavin on Saturday, February 18, 2006
From: hillsboro, WI (United States)
Experience: 2 Months
Pros: No extra charges, straight rate;no time restraints; no minimum charge

Cons: Have no complaints;

Summary: No extra charges, straight rate;no time restraints; no minimum charge

3 out of 5 people found this review helpful

total call international

Overall Rating:
4.5 out of 5
By: megan koontz on Wednesday, February 15, 2006
From: ridgecrest, CA (United States)
Experience: 60 Days
Pros: Really cheap international calls

Cons: none that I'm aware of

Summary: its great. no problems

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful

TCI Long Distance

Overall Rating:
3.3 out of 5
By: Billy Frye on Saturday, February 11, 2006
From: Lakeland, FL (United States)
Experience: 3 Months
Pros: Price. No monthly fees.

Cons: Can't make online payments with them unless you provide them with your SSN.

Summary: Everything has been flawless with this long distance company. I was disappointed that I can't pay online, but this is only because I refused to provide them with my Social Security Number.

2 out of 5 people found this review helpful

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