Broken down and very scared

katenut

Have a look at this http://www.lebara-mobile.co.uk/prepay/rates

My MIL has one to call her friend abroad, and he has one as well - top up £10 and you get 250 mins of free calls to a Lebara mobile. Calls to Australia landline 1p/min, Australia mobile 16p/min, SMS 10p each.

If you both get a Lebara sim (they're free!) and just use it for calling each other then it should work out fairly cheap x

little_miss_T

is there anything for texts? xx

katenut

I think my MIL and her friend each top up £10 per month - so that gets them 250 free minutes and 250 free texts each, then £10 of credit to use at 10p/min as well.

This is from their website:

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How does it work?

Every time you top-up your Lebara SIM, we’ll give you FREE minutes and SMS to use when you call another UK Lebara phone number.
The minimum top-up required is £5. The larger the value you top-up the more minutes and SMS we’ll give you. The table below shows you how many you’re entitled to.
Each bundle lasts for 30-days from the day it is applied.



You can check the balance of your FREE minutes and SMS by dialling *#1345# from your Lebara mobile, the balance will appear on your screen.
Reward Rules

• Only the first two top-ups in a calendar month will qualify for the Rewards.
• Your FREE call minutes and SMS will last for 30 days.
• Once your free minutes and SMS have been used or have expired, or if you have made a top-up but the free minutes and SMS have not yet been applied, you will be charged Lebara’s standard rates for UK calls and texts.
• The Rewards may be withdrawn at any time in full or in part at the absolute discretion of Lebara Mobile and/or Lebara Ltd. Any withdrawal will be notified at www.lebara-mobile.co.uk.
• The Rewards is subject to the following terms and conditions.

little_miss_T

so even though this is a lebara sim card being used in oz, it will still class as a uk sim and the call rewards will still be the same is that right? xx

katenut

Yep I think so, it seems to work for my MIL! At the end of the day the SIM is free, you could try £5 credit and see if it works xx

Gobbyuk

Hi,

Depending on your mobile, take a look at: www fishtext com, replacing the spaces with .

It will let you send text messages via the internet ona payg basis and costs pennies per text, alternatively, if you both have internet access and a recent mobile, take a look at Whatsapp, its like text messaging but uses your internet usage instead and will be foc. :-)

little_miss_T

Thanks for your advice.. He said that he will pay for both top ups anyway so it's worth a try xx

lee2509

FishText is great. My 14 year old son hasa girlfriend who moved to Switzerland, and he was desperate to keep in touch, but 20p a text message was killing me. Using FishText, its now 2p per text. Son is happy and so am I. Highly recommended.

katenut

Hope you get something sorted!!

Also wanted to say I have skimmed through your thread from time to time, and you are a very strong person xx

little_miss_T

i have been using fishtext, its brilliant. also think i will get the call bundle on my landline for and a PAYG from tmobile, which will reduce costs. however for 2 weeks in august, im not going to need them.. im going to Australia.. YIPPPPEEEEEEEE im so excited, i almost started packing tonight xx