Can I call my mothers mobile cheap while she is in Egypt? (merged)

MattOsprey

Hi all.
Is there a way to call my mothers 3 mobile cheaply while she is in Sharm el Sheikh?
Thanks for any help.
I will also post on mobile forum.
Matt

Heinz

If it's a UK mobile it'll cost exactly the same to call it as it does when it's in the UK.

It'll cost her a fortune to receive the call though so she won't be your best mate when she gets the bill.

charlie12

Get her to use a local sim and then use one of the providers listed on the callchecker starting from 4p/min. If the phone isn't unlocked then try a landline? Perhaps the hotel's.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/callchecker

Steve_xx

If your mothers phone is registered in the UK the charge to you will be the same as if you were calling her in the UK.

However, she will have to pay roaming charges in order to receive your call. It's not cheap and it is dependent on which network and tariff she is on!

redux

Use a local SIM in an unlocked phone - the incoming calls are free

There are two networks in Egypt, Mobinil and Vodafone
http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/egypt.html

The outgoing calls with those SIMs are 40 or 50p per minute (a lot cheaper than roaming with 3), so if you are the only person she'll speak to, you can prearrange that she'll call and hang up, then you call back using cheap call providers in the Callchecker.

If she wants to make quite a few other calls, then it would be worth setting up an account with a callback service, which would mean calls at about 13p per minute.

MattOsprey

Thanks for all your help.
Matt