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Spanish / English phone help please!!
karen1876
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in Phones & TV
Hi folks
Can anyone offer advice?
I currently spend half yr in UK and half living in Spain. My set up at the moment is a BT landline when in the uk and a spanish landline when in Spain. I also have a uk mobile which i pay roaming for when away. Obv i pay x2 lots of line rental when i only use each service around 6 months a yr.
Can anyone advise either the cheapest providers / plans they have used for each sepaprete service OR the most cost effective way of receiving and making calls from both locations...
Look forward to some help
Cheers
K
Can anyone offer advice?
I currently spend half yr in UK and half living in Spain. My set up at the moment is a BT landline when in the uk and a spanish landline when in Spain. I also have a uk mobile which i pay roaming for when away. Obv i pay x2 lots of line rental when i only use each service around 6 months a yr.
Can anyone advise either the cheapest providers / plans they have used for each sepaprete service OR the most cost effective way of receiving and making calls from both locations...
Look forward to some help
Cheers
K
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It sounds like you are thinking about Voice Over IP but you need to consider the costs of maintaining a broadband connection in each country which would probably prove more expensive than you are paying now.
My in-laws use Direct Telecom is Spain for calls - which works out considerably cheaper than using Telefonica although you still pay your line rental to Telefonica:
http://www.direct-telecom.es/
You would also be wise to consider a Spanish SIM card for when you are in Spain as when roaming, you are paying for receiving calls and international rates for making them:
http://www.0044.co.uk/Spanish-Mobile-Overview.htm
I hope this gets you off to a good start...
Thanks
Gavin0 -
Hola!
I have heard recently that the EU have ordered the mobile company's to reduce their 'roaming rates'.
If they haven't already done so, it might be worth waiting.
PS
I envy you 6 months there and 6 months here. i bet the 6 months here seems to last longer.
AdiosLic.0
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