Why use 5tel?

Payphones operated by Telstra are cumbersome and faults are corrected very slowly. Often they are situated in inconvenient locations, where security is a concern at certain times of day, and effectively discourage usage. They operate in 50c timed calling periods that effectively make a call outside a local calling area extremely prohibitive.

Phone cards offer a cheap alternative but they are complicated to use. With phone cards a user has to:

• Find a phone card seller
• Purchase a phone card (i.e. pay $10 or $20, etc)
• Find a payphone (insert 40c to use for a 5tel payphone)
• Dial 12 digit pin code in most cases
• Dial the number

In contrast, to use a 5Tel internet telephony payphone a user is able to access cheap payphone local, STD and Long Distance calls for a significant discount over Telstra and it's simpler to use:

• Finds a 5tel payphone
• Inserts coins (10c, 20c, 50c, $1 or $2)
• No need to purchase a $20 - $30 or more calling card
• Dial the number

The 5Tel payphone system represents excellent value for all concerned.