Calling Card Providers In Malta?

[snaimon]

Anyone been to Malta lately? Any idea about local calling card providers?

ATT tells me that despite the 800 # shown on their website, Malta has discontinued third party phone providers.

I believe I previously checked with MCI and they told me they also no longer have coverage there.

Noblecom has an 800 # listed, but the rate is around 50 cents per minute.

The cheapest outgoing mobile rate is GO.MT with 24 m-lira cents (~80 US cents) per minute. The cheapest rate over at Voda..MT is like 48 m-lira cents (~$1.60 US) per minute. I have one of each SIM and balances to burn, but .....

I googled and found PRIMATEL which SEEMS to offer cards in stores.

There were other sites that came up (onevoice & unitel, for instance), but their sites did not seem current or respond well.

There is always CBW where the rate is around 24 US cents. With my UM card it is 14 US cents PLUS 19-e-cents inbound for a total of ~ 37 US cents.

Any ideas? Maybe I'll have to wait until I am there.

TIA.

Stan