Mobile phone question from the States?

pooy1

I live in America and first time Poster here.... visiting the UK next week for nearly one month. Got totally ripped off last year when I rented a phone from the States whilst visiting London and came back to a ridiculous phone bill. Can't use my own mobile as it's on a different system.
Was advised to buy a cheap unlocked phone from the UK and purchase a Sim Card with pre-payed minutes. Not very technical here, so bear with me as I don't know whats involved and really want to get a good deal this time, whereby incoming calls from the States are I believe, free.
Could I say for example go into Orange and sign up for a month, or any other ideas gratefully accepted?
Also what would the dialing codes using mobile be for incoming from the States and outgoing from the Uk back to the States? Also, are there different dialing codes..mobile to landline and then mobile to mobile in the UK.
Thx very much..............

M_Thomson

pooy1 wrote: »

I live in America and first time Poster here.... visiting the UK next week for nearly one month. Got totally ripped off last year when I rented a phone from the States whilst visiting London and came back to a ridiculous phone bill. Can't use my own mobile as it's on a different system.
Was advised to buy a cheap unlocked phone from the UK and purchase a Sim Card with pre-payed minutes. Not very technical here, so bear with me as I don't know whats involved and really want to get a good deal this time, whereby incoming calls from the States are I believe, free.
Could I say for example go into Orange and sign up for a month, or any other ideas gratefully accepted?
Also what would the dialing codes using mobile be for incoming from the States and outgoing from the Uk back to the States? Also, are there different dialing codes..mobile to landline and then mobile to mobile in the UK.
Thx very much..............

You could probably buy a pre pay cellphone (mobile) but I am not sure if you will have to register these with an address in the UK. The dialing codes to dial the UK from the US are 01144 then you miss out the first 0 from the number. So 07123 123 456 would be 01144 7123 123 456. To dial the US from the uk you dial 001 as the dialing code. So 212 123 4568 would be 001 212 123 4568. International dialing codes between the US and UK and UK and US are the same for Mobiles and Landlines.

Ypaymore

You could get an unlocked phone,and put in a Orange Callabroad payg sim calls to states would cost just 5p a minute.See
http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/sim/callabroadsim

Or you could get cheap Orange Payg phone sim included and change tariff to Callabroad.Phones start from £9.99p.
http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/handsets/pay_as_you_go/all/all

Incoming calls would be free.

For dialling info see http://www.countrycallingcodes.com/

pooy1

Great stuff..thx so much guys............

Skint1

My sister in law bought one to take back to the states from a phones4U shop as were cheaper here for phones than the states. Just make sure you buy a tri band so it works over there.

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-Home?TAG=1

http://www.phones4u.co.uk/?ppc=true

There are plenty of shops like these on the High St. PAYG ,Pas As You Go, will meat your needs don't get talked intl a contract phone you don't need.