International calls from mobiles: Grab them for free article discussion

grumbler

eve_erickson wrote: »

I have foud a very good offer to call abroad. you can use your incl min. It is call cheersdirect. By using 02087752010 you can call for free to some of the destinations. This is a great promotion!:rotfl:

Really? :rotfl:

eve_erickson wrote: »

cheersdirect 23p

Why pay 23p if you can pay 15ish?
http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/intcallchecker/algeria-mobile/bt/easy

Roger1

grumbler wrote: »

Really? :rotfl:

Do I detect a fellow sceptic?

The 'free' calls are part of a limited promotion according to the Cheers Direct website.

Oh, yes. The 'free' calls cost at least the £5 top up that's required to activate the service. Having said that, some of the rates appear attractive.

The T+Cs are very long. I'd suggest a serious read before signing up.

scottishf

i'm looking for the best way to call my friend who has a UK mobile with orange with unlimited minutes and texts and hes currently in France, I have a uk Mobile with o2 also with unlimited mins and texts. We talk and text loads, but it's costing a fortune :-(

jago25_98

scottishf wrote: »

i'm looking for the best way to call my friend who has a UK mobile with orange with unlimited minutes and texts and hes currently in France, I have a uk Mobile with o2 also with unlimited mins and texts. We talk and text loads, but it's costing a fortune :-(

voipcheap. anyone got anu callback services to recommend? skype of course. local french sim.

Ypaymore

scottishf wrote: »

i'm looking for the best way to call my friend who has a UK mobile with orange with unlimited minutes and texts and hes currently in France, I have a uk Mobile with o2 also with unlimited mins and texts. We talk and text loads, but it's costing a fortune :-(

It want make any difference to your bill where he is roaming it will come out your inclusive allowances.

koru

scottishf wrote: »

i'm looking for the best way to call my friend who has a UK mobile with orange with unlimited minutes and texts and hes currently in France, I have a uk Mobile with o2 also with unlimited mins and texts. We talk and text loads, but it's costing a fortune :-(

If you or he have a smartphone, use an app like Vonage.

scottishf

koru wrote: »

If you or he have a smartphone, use an app like Vonage.

We both have iphones

scottishf

Ypaymore wrote: »

It want make any difference to your bill where he is roaming it will come out your inclusive allowances.

I don't want him to have a big bill either, so was ideally looking for something free or very cheap on both sides :-)

ceejayblue

Have only just found this thread, I don't need to call abroad but as I'm going on holiday soon I wanted to check my options for calling/texting home. Vodaphone, who I'm with, off an extra for £3 per day to use my free minutes and texts and data, however, this cost is even if I only make one short call or text so I decided against that as I know I will only have to make a max of 4 short calls to mobiles in Spain and will use whatsapp to text while I'm away.

Looking at the Vodaphone website I was surprised to see that it costs £1 a minute to call Spain and I really don't understand how it can be so expensive when the EU says that if people call home from another EU country that our calls are capped at around 30p a minute. Doesn't seem right somehow.

Frozen_up_north

ceejayblue wrote: »

I will only have to make a max of 4 short calls to mobiles in Spain and will use whatsapp to text while I'm away.

While in Spain look out for small coffee shops and bars that offer free WiFi, which is often a lot less hassle than the larger shopping complexes that need you to register, etc. Use their free WiFi connection to call home via Skype or similar. Typically 1.6p per minute (inc vat) to call UK land lines on Skype. You can also use old fashioned e-mail via a smart phone, just ask your contacts to check theirs regularly...

If you can arrange for your friends/relatives to use Skype and to be available at a pre-arranged time that is mutually convienent (yes I know it's a pain to do that) you can talk to each other for free, including video calling.

We use the WiFi at Chicken Shack, or the coffee shop next door, in Torrevieja.