Calling the Republic from Northern Ireland

kah22

Does a call from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland count as an international call ?

My contract will soon be up and i’m looking for one that will let me call the Republic of Ireland FROM Nothern Ireland. It would be helpful if I could also call the other way around i.e RoI to NI.  I have my own phone.

i would be looking for. unlimited calls/texts. The contract time will not be a major issue.

Any recommendations ?  

ballyblack

yes its an international call.

However you can install a cheap international calling app such as 'Yolla'.

You just need small amount of data to call a Eire mobile or landline 

many people on eire mobiles have 'whatsapp' so just use that free

dsab

Is it landline or mobile you are after?

BT Landline for example considers calls from NI to ROI landlines as local/national calls that come out of your allowance.

https://www.bt.com/landline/calling-costs/

If it is for Mobile:

Vodafone provides an add on called "Ireland Plus" for £5 a month that will ensure any calls and messages to ROI numbers are coming out of your montly allowance.

Three provides an international "Call Abroad Unlimited" for £10 a month that will give you unlimited minutes to 55 countries, incl. Ireland.

http://www.three.co.uk/Support/Roaming_and_international/Calling_and_texting_abroad_from_the_UK/__destination_details/1214306367274

emmajones1976

Someone I know in Ni who regularly goes to the south, and has family/friends there, eventually got himself two phones. Maybe look at dual sim phones where you can put a ROI sim and a UK sim in it.

kah22

It is a mobile. The Vodafone £5 bolt on. Am I correct in assuming that all international calls are taken from that and let’s say you use £4 does that mean they only take £1. In this case two SIM cards would not really be worth the hassle.

Thanks for your answers

jnm21

Look at Lebara - 3GB + unlimited UK calls/texts + 100 international minutes for £4.90 per month.  Many more data options up to 21GB for £9.95 & unlimited for £25.

6GB + 500 international minutes £10

15GB + unlimited int. minutes £15

Unlimited everything £25

There must be something there for you.

Many of the offers via MSE, some via Uswitch. 

qwert_yuiop

emmajones1976 said:

Someone I know in Ni who regularly goes to the south, and has family/friends there, eventually got himself two phones. Maybe look at dual sim phones where you can put a ROI sim and a UK sim in it.

Not worth the bother. I’m down south a couple of days a week and I used to have two mobiles. Now I’ve just got the southern one and use what’s app as much as possible. 

Honkycat

Whatsapp..

ballyblack

Honkycat said:

Whatsapp..

how do you use Whatsapp to a non smart mobile or landline??

ballyblack

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6342937/best-sim-only-deal-for-international-calls-to-ireland#latest