Inmate telephone service options with Global Tel LInk

By Emmanuel Rogers


Global Tel link offers the family and friends of inmates a telephone service in the form of a prepaid calling system. They can set up an Advance pay account by providing their telephone numbers. The payment can be made through credit cards, checks and even by money orders. Sometimes, the inmate calls are blocked by the local telephone system due to various reasons, such as overcrossing the limits and so on. In these cases, the families can avail inmate calls for less through Global Tel link programs.

There is a free chat feature present in the Global Tel Link service and this is to be used only in the initial setting up of the account. The call is put through and a voice gives you information regarding the inmate's name, the facility's name and also warns you that the authorities might monitor the call.

If the family member accepts the call the connection is made with the inmate by Global Tel Link and they can use the chat feature in the first instance. After this, it is possible to create the Advance account for prepaid calls for that particular number of the family. No restrictions are imposed even if the traditional billing account had placed them initially. Families can opt for the prepaid account if the standard collect calls have been blocked or denied to the inmate for some reason.

The payment to be made is for $25 or $50 and so the inmate calls for less can be availed through Global Tel Link. The family can use their credit cards, such as MasterCard or Visa card for payment. After the prepaid amount is used up in calls, it can be renewed again as that option is provided. This is done by adding more money into the Advance account.

It is also possible to close the Advance pay account at Global Tel Link whenever you wish, by requesting a refund. They deduct a $5 fee from the balance and refund it to you. If you do not use an account for more than three months at a stretch, the account automatically gets cancelled. Another option provided to the inmates through Global Tel Link is prepaid calling vouchers, which the inmate can purchase at the facility.




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