Calling/texting fron the Falklands

RICHie_K_2

Looks like I've got a free holiday to the Falklands coming up soon. I was wondering if anyone might know the cheapest way to call and particularly text back home? I remember O2 used to charge 2 text messages from abroad which came out of your allowance, so free if you were on unlimited texts, I don't think they do that anymore though.

if_i_was_a_richman

I have just got back and O2 will take 4 of your free text allowance but not sure if that is on unlimited. I have 500 free messages a month.

As for calling home, there is WiFI in quite a few places out there so Skype was worthwhile. I added credit to it too so I could call family mobiles if they were out. It was good quality for phone calls but varied on the video call side.

Any more info you might need PM me, I got back 10th Jan so quite upto date on the place.:beer:

rincey

The best thing we have found for my daughter who phones and texts her g/f in tiwan is a company called labara,,,they are a world wide company who do sim only ....pay as you go or contract ...there the cheapest we have found at 3p per text and 3p per min talk time and at the mo till the end of may its 1p per min, they cover almost all countrys so may be worth looking them up .good luck

System

59p per min for the Falklands.

Apart from a few military sat channels from MPA all communications on the island still have to go in and out of the islands via Cable & Wireless satellite link at Stanley. They have never been cheap