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making cheaper calls from my mobile

hellow there
I was wondering how I can make cheaper call from my 02 pay as you go mobile
it is costing me a bomb at the moment especilly the 0845 0870 numbers
when i was calling ireland in the past I dialed this number I got off the net followed

by the full number and it cost me someting like 1p/min
is there something simular I can do when calling UK numbers

Tanks
Batista230

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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    edited 14 November 2011 at 11:29PM
    International CallChecker

    5p+0p/min to landlines through 020 access numbers.
    More expensive if you call to mobiles.

    See also http://www.o2.co.uk/internationalfavourites
  • oldharryrocks
    oldharryrocks Posts: 533 Forumite
    edited 15 November 2011 at 4:27AM
    grumbler wrote: »
    International CallChecker

    5p+0p/min to landlines through 020 access numbers.
    More expensive if you call to mobiles.

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

    How does the Intl Call Checker and O2 Intl Favourites help someone on payg call UK Numbers cheaply.

    What service offers 5p+0p/min to UK landlines through 020 access numbers.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    How does the Intl Call Checker and O2 Intl Favourites help someone on payg call UK Numbers cheaply.
    I may have misunderstood the post that was very unintelligible to say it mildly - with all these gaps in the middle of the sentences.
    What service offers 5p+0p/min to UK landlines through 020 access numbers.
    It was for calling from UK to Ireland.

    I don't see why it "costs a bomb" to call to UK numbers. In fact it is 7.5p/min. There is no and cannot be any way to call cheaper from O2 PAYG to UK numbers. The only options are:
    • switch to Pay Monthly with the same or other provider;
    • switch to another provider. The lowest PAYG price I know is 3p/6p for landlines/mobiles with icardmobile.
  • batista230 wrote: »
    hellow there
    I was wondering how I can make cheaper call from my 02 pay as you go mobile
    it is costing me a bomb at the moment especilly the 0845 0870 numbers
    when i was calling ireland in the past I dialed this number I got off the net followed

    by the full number and it cost me someting like 1p/min
    is there something simular I can do when calling UK numbers

    Tanks
    Batista230

    The link below may help in some circumstances if there is a number to use instead of the more expensive 08xx numbers however these will cover businesses so your mileage may vary.

    http://www.saynoto0870.com/search.php
  • thefirs
    thefirs Posts: 705 Forumite
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    Set up an account with 18185, this will lower the cost of non-geographical numbers to 3ppm, but you have to add the cost of your call to the 020.. Gateway number.

    Could still be a lot cheaper than an 08.. Number called directly.
  • yes I see
    You have to dial a number first which your service provider (02) will charge you
    02 to 02 is the cheapest
    if there was an 02 number I could dial..........
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