Cheap way to call US mobile?

Charlton_King

No, theirs isn't a smart phone and neither is mine, thank God!

So skype etc apart, can someone suggest a cheap way of calling phone - phone, please? One-off, occasional calls.

J_B

You don't actually say, but infer that you are using a mobile.


Get an account with 1899/18866 etc.
They will give you an 0800 number that you can access their 'system' and call the USA for 2.5ppm

Roger1

J_B wrote: »

You don't actually say, but infer that you are using a mobile.

Get an account with 1899/18866 etc.
They will give you an 0800 number that you can access their 'system' and call the USA for 2.5ppm

Also works when calling from most landlines.

We use 18185.co.uk (same family).

System

GiffGaff is 2p/min:
https://www.giffgaff.com/international

merchcon55

If you have a landline or mobile with inclusive minutes that includes 0870 numbers, you can call USA (and many other countries) for free:

http://www.callhappy.co.uk/cheap-calls-to-usa


If you do not have 0870 inclusive minutes, but have unlimited minutes to 03xx numbers:

https://www.dialabroad.com/uk/cheap-calls-to/usa

You need to top up £5, then calls are 1p per minute. You dial 0330 access number

http://www.just-dial.com/pages/cheap-calls-to-usa.aspx

You need to top up £3 or £5, then calls are 0.5p per minute - The access number is 020 7124 6666. A connection charge equal to twice the outbound rate is applied to each call, which equals 1p.



A friend sent me the above about a year ago - I use internet for my calls, but I know he has used the above companies for a few years now.

Important to satisfy yourself that calls to the access numbers will be totally free.

lammy82

One thing to point out is that (unlike most countries) the US does not distinguish between calls to landlines and mobiles, so the charge for calling a landline will be the same as for calling a mobile.

Edward_Smith

There are some kind of Internet services, but I have never used a similar one.