Cheapest way to call from Amsterdam to UK by mobile?

jig

Hi all,

Im in amsterdam for the next few months and want to know the cheapest way to call back to UK mobiles. I have both my UK mobile and a Dutch mobile.

Are there any other options except skype?

Thanks
Jig

Sunshine12

Not sure what network you are on but if you on vodaphone check if you have vodaphone passport. If you do then calls are as they would be from UK and if you have free minutes the calls just come from your monthly allocation.

p.s Very envious of you, just got back from Amsterdam. I love it there.

mchale

Sunshine12 wrote: »

Not sure what network you are on but if you on vodaphone check if you have vodaphone passport. If you do then calls are as they would be from UK and if you have free minutes the calls just come from your monthly allocation.

p.s Very envious of you, just got back from Amsterdam. I love it there.

Are you sure about that?

Sunshine12

Yes, Im positive. I use it all the time when im away. I get 600 minutes free per month and if abroad any calls I make are deducted from my monthly allocation

Vodafone

Hi there,

If you have Vodafone Passport on your account then you will be able to make cheaper calls from Amsterdam back to the UK. Passport is an add-on to your account so you will need to make sure that you have it set up.

You can find out more about it here - Passport

When using Passport you will be charged a 75p connection fee and you can then speak for up to an hour using your standard UK calling rate.

SMS will cost 11p and will not be taken from your text bundle.

I trust this helps,

Espi
Web Relations Team
Vodafone UK

redux

There are several Dutch SIM brands which specialise in cheap international calls

Lebara, Lyca, Ortel, Vectone, and I may have forgotten a couple

You mention you already have a Dutch mobile. If the rates are ok to Dutch numbers or you have inclusive minutes, you might use callthrough access such as the many Betamax contract VoIP brands like DialNow and JustVoip, or perhaps Localphone. Or you might swap to one of those above

Using your UK mobile is going to cost 35 to about 40 pence a minute for outgoing calls, and about 18p incoming, unless you have Vodafone Passport or perhaps the O2 add-on My Europe Extra. 75p per call on Vodafone; the free inclusive calls mentioned above may have been in their summer promotioin last year.

If you receive a lot of calls from UK, and still have contract inclusive minutes from O2 Orange or Virgin you might get a global roaming SIM with an Isle of Man number and forward to it from your inclusive m.inutes. Or on payg you might get giffgaff and foward that to the IoM SIM.