PACKAGE FOR CARD AND METHOD OF USING

摘要

The present invention comprises a method of activating a metered accoun t that is associated with a personal identification number, where the personal identification number is affixed to a card (c) and the metered account is activated at the time of sale of the card, and an apparatus comprising a package (30) adapted for holding the card so that the method of the present invention can be practiced. The card includes an exposed data-encoded strip(s) and the card preferably h as a personal identification number (p) thereon. The package includes a first pan el (32) and a retainer (34) that secures the card to the first panel so that, when t he card is secured to the panel, the data-encoded strip is exposed and laterally displaced remote from the panel. The data-encoded strip is encoded with a control numb er that is associated with the metered account.