Is there any reviews on cons call home?

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ConsCallHome is an optional service that helps to lower the overall cost of inmate telephone calls, but they don't replace the prison phone provider. Correctional facilities and prison phone providers require strict security measures for the safety of the inmate, the family and anyone who could be involved with the inmate. Services have to abide by the security requirements. In fact if the security is breached the inmate may lose phone privileges. This is becoming more important and it is better to go with a company that will be there when you call, assist you when you need it and one that can actually identify the number that will result in the lowest charges.

ConsCallHome has gone to Washington DC and has spoken with the FCC to understand the prison industry. They provide the service, the specific number to lower the cost and they have all security measures in place. Just because a number seems to be local it may not be for that correctional facility and which makes some numbers very hard to get. That's where ConsCallHome can help, they can get the most difficult numbers and can verify they are local or what ever will give you the best number to lower the cost for that facility.

Yes Cons Call Home is a real service. My family and I use it for our Florida residence number our loved one is in Massachusetts, and we get calls from him just fine.

We are only billed $4.73 for a 15 minute call. Which before we were being billed $17.00 per call before Cons Call Home. Cons Call Home is such a super saver!

I would recommend this service for anyone that is out of sate, and need a solution to the high cost per calls rates with other companies such as Evercomm.

ConsCallHome is a FCC Registered Telephone Company for the families and friends of inmates.

Magic Jack is not really a viable or safe alternative and if there is a problem with the service Magic Jack wasn't designed to trouble shoot the issue or contact the facility for you and they don't provide the proper security.

I disagree. They are basically charging you to rent a local phone number and still pay what ever service provider the jail uses. For example, I pay $25 a month to use the number cons call home, the I turn around a pay global tel-link $25. This is ridiculous. I bought a Magic Jack $40 and put $25 on my prepaid global tel-link account. The magic jack phone service is $19.95 a year and is included when you first buy it. It is $19.95 a year after your first year of service. The only problem with magic jack, some time the reception is lousy. This is my fix. I told him when he calls let it ring and then hang up. I then unplug the magic jack and then plug it back in where it will automatically run the software again.

Keep in mind for security purposes accounts have to be reviewed before the refund can be issued but unlike other companies they will refund your money. Yes Cons Call Home is a real service. My family and I use it for our Florida residence number our loved one is in Massachusetts, and we get calls from him just fine.

We are only billed $4.73 for a 15 minute call. Which before we were being billed $17.00 per call before Cons Call Home. Cons Call Home is such a super saver!

I would recommend this service for anyone that is out of sate, and need a solution to the high cost per calls rates with other companies such as Evercomm. I cancelled my account with cons call home before I ever used it. They were eager to get my money, now they are telling me a refund can take up to seven weeks if approved. Stay away from this company.

Most often, inmates are located in correctional institutions that are considered long distance. If your number is not considered local, prison phone providers are able to charge high long distance telephone rates. ConsCallHome provides local phone numbers near most facilities across the country, so families can avoid long distance rates and save a lot of money on each inmate call!I disagree. They are basically charging you to rent a local phone number and still pay what ever service provider the jail uses. For example, I pay $25 a month to use the number cons call home, the I turn around a pay global tel-link $25. This is ridiculous. I bought a Magic Jack $40 and put $25 on my prepaid global tel-link account. The magic jack phone service is $19.95 a year and is included when you first buy it. It is $19.95 a year after your first year of service. The only problem with magic jack, some time the reception is lousy. This is my fix. I told him when he calls let it ring and then hang up. I then unplug the magic jack and then plug it back in where it will automatically run the software again.

I have just never heard of the getcconectededus and conscallhome does not charge $19.00 for setup fee. You basically get what you pay for, if it is too cheap and seems to good to be true, it probably is....and you are on you own, not worth risk.

Although this person thinks the following is a better solution i would be hesitant. Remember if it isn't regulated, if they can't provide a secure service it just isn't worth the risk. I actually have a better solution for getting phone calls from loved ones incarcerated out of state. Conscallhome is just another company taking advantage of people spending a lot of money on calls. They charge you a $19.99 non refundable fee for basically nothing as there are other companies you can go through for the same thing without paying this fee such as getconnectedus.com. They also go by 15 minute increments instead of the standard 30 minutes. They take up to 2 months to give you a refund when requested when all others will refund in up to 7 to 10 days. So please just be aware through my experience I went through getconnectedus & got phone calls in Washington from my son in Montana and paid about $5.20 total for a 30 min. call vs $32.00 without getconnectedus & I only had to pay a $5.00 fee vs $19.99 with conscallhome.

ConsCallHome is a FCC Registered Telephone Company for the families and friends of inmates.

Most often, inmates are located in correctional institutions that are considered long distance. If your number is not considered local, prison phone providers are able to charge high long distance telephone rates. ConsCallHome provides local phone numbers near most facilities across the country, so families can avoid long distance rates and save a lot of money on each inmate call!

ConsCallHome was also recently confirmed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide phone call savings for the inmates' families. On September 26, 2013, the FCC DENIED requests made by prison phone providers to block ConsCallHome phone numbers. This means families across the country can use ConsCallHome without the fear of their inmate calls being blocked. ConsCallHome is not only FCC registered and compliant, but they have a U.S. based support team that is available 7 days per week.