International & UK CallChecker discussion

chappy

Thanks guys,

This is getting more confusing by the minute,

My Virgin landline is the xl package which is free 24/7 inclusive UK geographical numbers, I also pay £2 a month for 250 minutes free 0870/0845 but not 0844

How do you pay for using https://www.localphone.com, do you get a bill or prepay, is there hidden extra charges? for using a virgin landline don't want to come back to a massive bill,

Just checked the MSE International Callchecker 0844calls is now 2p a minute for Spain mobile, do they charge a connection fee? I have had a look but can't find any info on it, oh! just found it it says 12p on call checker, so does this mean I will also get charged from Virgin also,

Thanks
Jayne

Heinz

chappy wrote: »

Just checked the MSE International Callchecker 0844calls is now 2p a minute for Spain mobile, do they charge a connection fee? I have had a look but can't find any info on it, oh! just found it it says 12p on call checker, so does this mean I will also get charged from Virgin also,

Virgin charge vastly higher rates to call 084 and 087 numbers than BT or most of the other standard landline providers and I doubt that 2p/minute.

Check what the call would cost from a BT line and then from a Virgin line and you'll see the diffence.

BTW, the connection charge is also made by your calls provider (Virgin in your case).

jhp

chappy wrote: »

Thanks guys,

This is getting more confusing by the minute,

My Virgin landline is the xl package which is free 24/7 inclusive UK geographical numbers, I also pay £2 a month for 250 minutes free 0870/0845 but not 0844

How do you pay for using www.localphone.com, do you get a bill or prepay, is there hidden extra charges? for using a virgin landline don't want to come back to a massive bill,

Just checked the MSE International Callchecker 0844calls is now 2p a minute for Spain mobile, do they charge a connection fee? I have had a look but can't find any info on it, oh! just found it it says 12p on call checker, so does this mean I will also get charged from Virgin also,

Thanks
Jayne

You prepay to use Localphone but you can top up by as little as £1. As i said before there are no contracts or monthly fees, and no connection or service charges.Calls to the access number would come out of your inclusive minutes.If it was going to be expensive from Virgin i would not have mentioned it.;)

Yes 0844calls do have special offer on of 2p a minute,but this is the rate from a BT line,calls from Virgin will be more expensive, and on top of this you pay a connection charge,and unlike localphone you pay even if your not connected. Also the line quality can be poor.

MikeAndHisLovelyPlant

I couldn't see this in the thread but

They're 0p per minute after the connection charge. ie 5p per call (with 18866). I often have 5 or 6 hour calls for this price.

Mike

NonGeographicalMan

MikeAndHisLovelyPlant wrote: »

They're 0p per minute after the connection charge. ie 5p per call (with 18866). I often have 5 or 6 hour calls for this price.

That is from a BT line and not a Virgin line.

I hesitate to ask who you managed to conduct these five to six hour long phone conversations with?

MikeAndHisLovelyPlant

NonGeographicalMan wrote: »

That is from a BT line and not a Virgin line.

Agreed. BT line with Virgin calls and Broadband. Evenings and weekends included with Virgin, so 18866 for daytimes.

Mike

Obviously_the_best

chappy wrote: »

Hi all,

Going over to Spain next week and I am looking for the cheapest way for our son to ring us from our uk landline, which is Virgin, to a Spanish mobile,

I have always used Phonecheap but last time we went over the monthly virgin bill was a lot more than we was expecting,

I have been looking at the voIP website, are the calls clear enough to hear the other person and do they have a good connection rate

Also 18185 can anyone tell me how good these are,

Many thanks
Jayne

The international callchecker on here reckons the cheapest for a virgin landlline to spanish mobile is 0844 462 3838 with 6.12p per minute with 12.24p connection charge

marcosdjcm

Tried using "0844calls"

But the first 3 seconds of my call was somebody else's conversation, just sme 2 dudes, not even my language. Hmmmm, wont be using that again

billsavings

mwnw00359 wrote: »

I find cheapcallstomobiles.net is good, I use them a lot fo ringing around my contacts for event planning etc, its 5p/min and there is no connection charges

Check your facts.

If your calling from a BT Line the cost to call there access number is 5.11p per minute and a connection charge of 12.5p applies. Other suppliers eg Virgin Media, O2 Homephone charge as much as 100% more, and they all raise a connection charge.

Plus you start paying before your connected to the mobile you are calling, so your charged if your not connected.

asparagustips

1899.com is nothing more than a rip-off. Advertised calls at 6p/min but once you've signed up, gone through the meat grinder of required information and call the number, it diverts you to a different number where calls are charged ABOVE BT rates (25p/min). I'm currently paying 20.9p/min in my calling circle with TalkTalk.