Mobile Roaming: Cheapest Calls When You're Abroad

burl_ives

Another confused person. I travel frequently to Germany - I want to be able to call my boyfriend who lives in Germany on his UK mobile, both from the UK and in Germany. Am I right in thinking this doesn't cost extra?

I also want to be able to call a UK landline occasionally from Germany - am completely lost as to the cheapest way of doing this?

Finally I also occasionally want to use the internet on my phone while in germany - seeing as this isn't for much, am I right in thinking O2 Web Daily Europe (I am O2 pay monthly) would be the easiest way to do this and not extortionate?

Am currently trying to recover from my last mobile phone bill!

grumbler

burl_ives wrote: »

Another confused person. I travel frequently to Germany - I want to be able to call my boyfriend who lives in Germany on his UK mobile, both from the UK and in Germany. Am I right in thinking this doesn't cost extra?

You are wrong. If you both are abroad you both pay roaming prices for making and receiving calls. One pays from calling from Germany to UK. The other pays for receiving a call in Germany.
Only incoming texts are free.

I also want to be able to call a UK landline occasionally from Germany - am completely lost as to the cheapest way of doing this?

Did you read the article that is discussed in this thread?

Finally I also occasionally want to use the internet on my phone while in germany - seeing as this isn't for much, am I right in thinking O2 Web Daily Europe (I am O2 pay monthly) would be the easiest way to do this and not extortionate?

It possibly is the easiest way if you don't use more than 15Mb per day.

redux

burl_ives wrote: »

Another confused person. I travel frequently to Germany - I want to be able to call my boyfriend who lives in Germany on his UK mobile, both from the UK and in Germany. Am I right in thinking this doesn't cost extra?

I also want to be able to call a UK landline occasionally from Germany - am completely lost as to the cheapest way of doing this?

Finally I also occasionally want to use the internet on my phone while in germany - seeing as this isn't for much, am I right in thinking O2 Web Daily Europe (I am O2 pay monthly) would be the easiest way to do this and not extortionate?

Am currently trying to recover from my last mobile phone bill!

It might be worth you both having German SIM cards as well.

It would cost 3 or 5 or 9 cents a minute to call each other, depending on which network you choose, and there are add-on bundles of plenty of data for a month from €5 or so.

czabby

hi guys hope you can help..my girlfriend has an iphone tied in to t-mobile and we are off to new york for 4 days..there will be wi-fi in the hotel..we want to ring the kids when we are away maybe 3 or 4 times..are we best buying a phone when we are there and anyone know where is cheapest or what do we do with tmobile..will probably only access apps or internet in hotel room!!!

buglawton

Install Skype - takes 1 minute and is a free app. Use that on the WiFi to call UK for a few pence per minute. Receiving texts might be OK on T-Mob roaming, so if you kids want to talk they text you and you call back on Skype. In US, WiFI is also available at countless places.

mrcamp

For just 4 days, no point buying a local prepaid sim. As suggested, just use the hotal WiFi with Skype on your phone.

czabby wrote: »

hi guys hope you can help..my girlfriend has an iphone tied in to t-mobile and we are off to new york for 4 days..there will be wi-fi in the hotel..we want to ring the kids when we are away maybe 3 or 4 times..are we best buying a phone when we are there and anyone know where is cheapest or what do we do with tmobile..will probably only access apps or internet in hotel room!!!

czabby

thanks for that..just wondered ...my daughters mum doesnt have skype and probably wont be bothered to install it just so i can ring...whats the best option in that scenario

mrcamp

You can call mobiles/landlines with skype. You just need to add some credit. If not, then just walk into a tmobile/AT&T store, walmart, target, etc. and get a cheap phone/sim combination, add some credit and that's it!

buglawton

The iPhone is unlikely to be unlocked so a local SIM may not work, plus beware iPhone 4 & 4s take a cut-down SIM card (not every corner kiosk will have these).

fsotirop

I had been using a betamax clone (megavoip) for calling a Isle of Man mobile number (+4477000) but suddelny last week betamax barred calling Isle of Man mobiles! "sorry nothing we can do about it" their response! they barred +4477000 from all betamax/dellmont clones platforms..

do you know any other cheap voip alterantive for this destination?