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Cheapest way to call from abroad

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  • StuieUK34
    StuieUK34 Posts: 2,113 Forumite
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    Cheapest way to call abroad from UK is:

    Ask to borrow your friends phone and say your battery is dead.
    Make the call, theres no charge to u  :D:D:D:D:D:D
  • textbook
    textbook Posts: 895 Forumite
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    Roaming charges in Turkey are very high so make sure you turn roaming off on your phone before leaving the UK. The last time I went to Turkey I had forgotten and ran up £10 in background data charges just in the first hour before I remembered.

    For mobiles most people use WhatsApp or Facetime these days but for landlines I just put a £5 credit onto my Skype account and use the hotel/restaurant's wifi.

    For mobile data services SIM cards are still very expensive in Turkey


    Turned off data.  Will that stop roaming?
  • ThorOdinson
    ThorOdinson Posts: 461 Forumite
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    textbook said:
    Roaming charges in Turkey are very high so make sure you turn roaming off on your phone before leaving the UK. The last time I went to Turkey I had forgotten and ran up £10 in background data charges just in the first hour before I remembered.

    For mobiles most people use WhatsApp or Facetime these days but for landlines I just put a £5 credit onto my Skype account and use the hotel/restaurant's wifi.

    For mobile data services SIM cards are still very expensive in Turkey


    Turned off data.  Will that stop roaming?
    On Android phones there is usually an option that enables roaming in the settings.
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