News and Views

Personal Note

It's now official, I will be moving to Los Angeles, California this summer. The target leave date is July 15. There will definately be a disruption in publishing over the month of July (but this is a free newsletter, so no complaints!!) and possibly the weeks before or after the move. I will try to publish on a weekly basis, there may be a reduction in content though.

Albany Phonecard Show

I've finally developed the pictures from the Albany show - And they turned out pretty well, too! If you are interested in seeing some of the dealers at the show, you can check it out by visiting The Card Mall at

http://www.cardmall.com/NECTA

Intele-Card News

After publishing my list of phonecard magazines that I recommended last week, I received a phone call from Intele-Card News. In all honesty, this was a magazine that I was not familiar with. The reason for the call was not to complain about not being listed, but for an interview of me and my on-line business, The Card Mall. Look for that in the July issue. Concerning the magazine, the editor sent me a copy overnight to review, and I was really impressed. This is different than the other magazines, as it is a mix of industry news and collecting information. If you are interested to learn more about the prepaid industry, this is definitely a magazine that you want to subscribe to. I just filled out my subscription card, and its on the way! A one year subscription in the US costs $29, $75 for Canada and $95 elsewhere.

Intele-Card News

PO Box 726
Missouri City, TX 77459-9921
(713) 362-7141
Fax: (713) 292-8833

The Miami Show

It turns out that the people at Intele-Card News will be sponsoring the American Tele-Card Expo in Miami this June 5-7. While I originally planned to attend this show, dealing with my upcoming move will prevent me from making the trip. If you are interested in attending the show (Remember that this is a trade show, not a collector show) you can call the people at Intele- Card New for more information. I hope to have more information in an upcoming issue of POL.

The Card Mall Card in Moneycard Collector

If you receive Moneycard Collector, check out page 65 in the June issue - The Card Mall phonecard is listed! It's really exciting to produce a card and to see it listed in a National publication. This is an issue I will be saving.

POL Card Mall Card Contest

In honor of the Card Mall card being listed in Moneycard Collector, another card will be given away to a reader of Phonecards On-Line. Simply send an e-mail message to

pol@cardmall.com

with the words WIN PHONECARD in the body of the message. A random entry will be chosen by Monday, May 13, and announced in the next issue.

Moneycard Collector on the Web

Tori Stone of Moneycard Collector informed me that they now have a new site on the web. Here is what she writes:

"Moneycard Collector, the first prepaid collectibles magazine on the web, has started a new web site! The new site is located in the Landmark Communications "Collectors SuperMall." The address is http://www.csmonline.com/moneycard/ If you collect ANYTHING, chances are you'll find it in the Collector's SuperMall. Antiques, music, cartoon cels, postcards, cars ... and now, phone cards! Friends who are familiar with the first site, http://hmt.com/moneycard/index.html will still be able to find that site with Hypermedia Technologies, a popular phonecard hub."

I've checked out the site, and like it! Nice job, Moneycard Collector. You'll find other Amos Press publications such as Coin World there, as well as a popular sportscard collector magazine, Tuff Stuff. The site is new and under construction, but has a lot of potential to be a useful collector site

Promotions

Cook's Ham

Just saw in the Sunday paper coupon section an advertisement for Cook's ham. Buy a ham... There is a free 10 minute calling card inside each package of Cook's Spiral Sliced Ham (for Mother's Day).

From: Annie Petitjean

Lazarus Phonecard

Win one of 4000 Lazarus (Apparently a TV Series I never see) phonecards as a 2nd prize.

Call 1 888 886-5625 (It is a toll free number) and they will ask you a question. There will be 4 questions over four weeks. The first questions was what presidential assassination is Lazarus associated with - The answer was Lincoln (#3) - I guessed Kennedy first, was wrong, and dialed back without a problem.

This week's question and answer:

The current week question is "What Lazarus memento holds a picture of the dark-haired woman?". The answer is #1 (locket).

There is a limit of one entry per household per week, and you can not dial back with your phone once you are entered.

From: Elizabeth Cohen, Thanks to Anthony Janakas for providing this week's answer.

Universal Remote Control

"ONE FOR ALL" Universal Remote Control ( One Call 3 URC-2093 or One Call 4 URC-2094 ), you can get a FREE One Call 10 minute phone card expires 12/31/97. A $5.00 value. Card is by Smartel. This is all on the coupon.

You have to send in the following: 1. Dated cash register receipt. 2. UPC code from package. 3. Name, address and phone no. to: ONE FOR ALL, '96 Rebates, P.O. Box 1634, Delran, NJ. 08075. Limit one per household. One of the two remotes above have to be purchased between April 1 - June 30, 1996. Postmarked no later than July 31, 1996.

From: Theresa McCandless

Until Next week, Happy Collecting,

Alan

Distribution

Phonecards On-Line is written and distributed by Alan Cohen. It is a weekly newsletter devoted to phonecards - Current news, viewpoints, and reviews of new issues. It is distributed free of charge, and available two ways.

1) On-Line on the World Wide Web. The address is: http://www.cardmall.com

2) Direct e-mail. Send a message to: phoneline@cardmall.com

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