Once I open an account with inmate Aid and pay them do I still have to pay another charge to receive phone calls from the prison

Yes you do. The reason that this works in your favor is the amount you actually spend in a given month. If your calls are costing $5-8 each, we can get a number that will bring the price to about $1.65. The difference in the two prices is why people use InmateAid, if you speak often to your inmate the savings will justify the $19.95/month fee. Here's an example: You pay the carrier $6.00 per call for every day in a month (30 days), the out-of-pocket cost to you is $180.00. If your call is through one of our land lines, the cost to speak to your inmate is $1.65 x 30 or $49.50 (plus the $19.95 fee to InmateAid). Without us, the calls are $180.00, with us the cost of the calls are $69.45 a difference of $110.65 in savings. Our typical user is speaking frequently, if you only talk once a week, this service is not for you. If you would like an honest estimate of whether this service would work for you, please email us (aid@inmateaid.com) your inmate's facility name and your telephone number - we will let you know the facts before you sign up.