I have faced the same problem, and that is not only with himtel cards ... tomato tel, and any of the "sadaki" cards you get in convenient stores ... so does that mean, i should start up a thread saying lets bankrupt all these phone card companies ?? .. talk rational dude ! about himtel, well i have had some experiences like mentioned here but more times than not i have had a great service from himtel ... so lets not bankrupt himtel .. hahaha