Is BT any good for Int'l calls?

MissMuppet

I have just switched back to BT from what once was JustSave I think! I had nothing but problems trying to change numbers and disconnecting my old number, I ended up being charged for my old addresses calls for 6 months...

Anyway back to my point... my Mum has moved to France and although the majority of the time I will be using Skype to call her I wondered whether the odd call on my phone through BT would be expensive? I will add her number to my friends & family which will discount it but not having rung internationally before I'm not all that clued up!

Thanks!

mad_rich

BT will charge you 18.5p per minute, while the most you should be paying, if you use a dialthrough provider, is 1p.

Click on 'Int'l Callchecker' about three inches above your post for details of how to use dialthrough providers.

fbrj

MissMuppet wrote:

Anyway back to my point... my Mum has moved to France and although the majority of the time I will be using Skype to call her I wondered whether the odd call on my phone through BT would be expensive? I will add her number to my friends & family which will discount it but not having rung internationally before I'm not all that clued up!

Thanks!

Moving back to BT is generally considered to be a good move as it provides much freedom through which telco you choose to dial. To dial France or any other international number check here:

http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/intcallchecker/index.php

You will see that by using BT to dial France you will be charged 18.5p/min but by using one of the other providers [eg 18185] you would be charged a 4p connection plus 0.5p/min. If you don't want to fiddle around with an Orchid router you could just set up 2 accounts - one with 1899 and one with 18185 [https://www.1899.com and https://www.18185.co.uk respectively] - and make sure you are just with the basic BT line rental (Option One).
Then: for all day time peak calls to 01 and 02 numbers use 1899 [3p connection then 0p/min] and for calls to mobiles use 18185 [4p connection plus 5p/min for peak times and 2p/min at the w/end]. For France use 18185 [no doubt this will get plenty of use!] and for any other international calls use the call checker to see if 1899 or 18185 is cheapest [or maybe even another provider].

A much better explanation you will find here....but assumes you should get a router:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=1598074&postcount=4

Good luck