Calling Canada from the U.K.( Mobile )

paul2468
paul2468 Posts: 845 Forumite
My sister is visiting the U.K. for a holiday from Canada, she will be out and about touring and would like to keep in Contact with people back in Canada, i thought about getting her a cheap mobile and sim card but dont know what to get.....can anyone help please.

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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 6 March 2011 at 9:04PM
    International CallChecker

    0.5p/min (4-5p connection) is available for calling both mobiles and landlines. Both 18185 and TeleTop have 020 access numbers for calling from UK mobiles.

    Cheap mobiles are available for 1p with £10 topup from http://www.e2save.com/mobile-phone/payg.html?sortOrder=orderByPaygHandsetPrice or mobiles.co.uk/pay-as-you-go-mobile-phones.html (plus quidco/TCB cashback). After using £10 it is worth switching to some other sim (http://giffgaff.com/ or something else)

    ETA: be careful with TeleTop. If you make £5 topup it will make you about 1000 minutes, but you will have only £5 credit left from the original £10. You really don't want to topup the original sim coming with the 1p phone and you cannot use the remaining minutes with other mobile unless you port the number.
  • ZINXYX
    ZINXYX Posts: 627 Forumite
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    Hi,
    You might want have a look at this, up to 3000 minutes to Canada mobiles and landlines and you get a call me number which will be a local Canada number so they don't pay int rates when calling her.

    http://www.o2.co.uk/internationalfavourites

    Hope it helps.
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  • Extending grumbler's suggestion you could try investing 12 euros in https://www.intervoip.com - calls to Canada cost .6 euro cents/min, they provide access numbers in UK and elsewhere and you have flexibility as to numbers you associate with your account - both mobile and landline.
  • eagleeye
    eagleeye Posts: 284 Forumite
    I use 02033473399 to call canada for free as i have got unlimited land line minutes.I believe this number belongs to calldiscount.com.Get any good pay as you go sim card with plenty of landline minutes
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