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ZapTel, The Original Phone Card Store has served over 500,000 international and study abroad students since 1996. ZapTel provides free phone cards and online links to calling tips to students of over 500 universities and student organizations.

ZapTel is committed to serving students needs - we demonstrate this by providing the ability for international students to make their first calls home without cost or the hassle of finding a way to make those first critical calls home. Students can then easily purchase additional phone cards online or over the telephone for the remainder of their study term.

How Students Benefit from ZapTel:
  • SAVE up to 50% over many direct dial or mobile services
  • EASY SEARCH: Find the lowest rates to any country
  • GREAT SELECTION: Dozens of the most popular phone cards
  • COMPARE all rates in a simple table
  • NO SURPRISES! Any surcharges or fees are shown to help students make a smart decision
  • Buy or Recharge ONLINE with a debit or credit card or Paypal
  • INSTANTLY RECEIVE phone cards on computer screen ready to use
  • 24/7 Web Access: Service any time day or night
  • Order by Phone if no computer access
  • Friendly Customer Service via a toll free number

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<< How to add "Calling Tips for International Students" link to your website

<< New! You asked for a poster or instruction sheet for your students, so we created one. Click here to download a one page PDF that you can post on your bulletin board or copy and give to students

Click here to download and print the one page Phone Home Free program fact sheet
ZapTel is INDEPENDENT: Our goal is to serve students' needs, not those of any one carrier.