Mobile Roaming: Cheapest Calls When You're Abroad

tra4er8888

As well as HK Three give the same deal in Italy and Austria and a few other countries.

It is just like being in the UK and your free call allowance works - of course if you try and phone an Italian number when in Italy that costs.

Hopefully this will spread.

hushpuppy

I hope I haven't left this too late??

On Friday I will be taking apart in a charity car rally from UK to Corfu via the former Yugoslavia, can anyone suggest the cheapest way I can phone home? I have a locked Orange phone?

Regards

philnicandamy

Hmm not the cheapest through orange but too late to unlock your handset to you another sim
some info regards costs here
http://www2.orange.co.uk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=PersonalIR&c=OUKPage&cid=1123171273258&mid=1123171272053&extarg4=1123171272053&extarg1=PAYM&extarg2=&extarg3=corfu&x=26&y=7

redux

hushpuppy wrote: »

I hope I haven't left this too late??

On Friday I will be taking apart in a charity car rally from UK to Corfu via the former Yugoslavia, can anyone suggest the cheapest way I can phone home? I have a locked Orange phone?

Depending on your departure time on Friday, perhaps it's rather late for anything to get to you in the post.

Most of the main networks have very similar roaming costs now anyway; exceptions are 3's charges are a little lower; Vodafone has its Passport scheme, and O2 has an add-on called My Europe Extra

You might go for one of the global SIMs and ask them to send it special delivery. Choose one that doesn't cost a large margin over the credit in it. Roaming in Europe though, Sim4Travel has 25p/min for both landlines and mobiles, while other global SIMs are close to the Eurotariff for calling mobiles.

If you're busy getting everything else organised, I wouldn't worry too much, and just use Orange as it is, 38p/min outgoing, 19p incoming.

acc

Hi - Does anyone know the cheapest way to call from Malaysia to a UK landline? Thanks.

redux

Looking in different places, it isn't clear to me whether Hotlink/Maxis rates to UK are 0.99 or 3.80 ringgits (16 to 60 pence) per minute

It will probably be cheaper to use one of those local SIM cards with either a calling card or a callback service.

Edinburghlass_2

albinohawk

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ince_mon

Just booked for the Caribbean,nxt Feb/March,to watch the cricket.Will it be cheaper buying a sim card over there,or buy a local cheap phone.

Thanks in advance.

bob2007

Hi guys
Could anyone please let me know which is easier in the Netherlands.
I need to make a call to let someone know when I arrive (to Netherland cell phone).
But is it best to use a phone there or take my mobile and try and make a call there - I am on Orange Dolphin. Do you need to buy special cards for their phones in Netherlands or can you use euro notes?
Thanks SO MUCH for your help!
Bob

cretan_girl

cheap international calls
Hi I am new to this site so bear with me. My husband if off to greece on business, we both have pay as you go vodofone mobiles and we also have a bt line. Now my question is, what will be the cheapest way to communicate,
bearing in mind if he receives calls in Greece he has to pay part of the call
charges. He does not use computers either. Be very grateful if anyone could come with some ideas.