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Spanish / English phone help please!!

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

Comments

  • gavinp
    gavinp Posts: 469 Forumite
    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

    Gavin
  • lic
    lic Posts: 275 Forumite
    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.

    Adios
    Lic.
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