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International Calling costs ..cheapest way!
swills
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Not sure if anyone can help, I am going to the Netherlands for a week from 3rd July, but I want to call someone in the USA every day, maybe twice a day, I am with THREE thy say it is £1.84 per min is there a better way at all ?
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you can then use one of those cheap international calls companies. where you buy credit in advance, dial their number first and then the number in the US. (you can program your phone to dial their number, pause and dial the number you want, and then a # or whatever and store it in your contacts.)
assuming you are calling a landline in the US the cost are here: http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/intcallchecker/usa/mobile/all
if it's a mobile then here:
http://callchecker.moneysavingexpert.com/intcallchecker/usa-mobile/mobile/all
another option might be to pay your £5 a day and use data. skype for example.
there are other options. like a local sim.
Problem is that is only on contract. If you're on PAYG with 3 like me, there is no such option.
We are just back from 2 weeks in Crete (
Saved us an absolute fortune.
I haven't had a chance to use them myself yet so don't know if it will do the job you want.
Ah yes, Viber. Forgot about that! I used to use that years back when it first came out and it worked great.
Has to be from my mobile to Landline, as in reality I would rather the other half did not hear the calls!
so UK Mobile in HOLLAND to Landline USA
Add a new contact for your friend in the localphone dashboard and it will assign a UK landline number for your contact that you can call from any of the phones you register with Localphone (only you will be able to directly call through this number to your contact as it uses Caller ID).
Cost of Localphone call to US landline/mobile = 0.4p/min.
You'll still have to pay Three's charge to call a UK number from the Netherlands, which seems to be 28.8p/min if i'm reading things right.
Localphone also has numbers in various locations around the Netherlands that you can use with a local SIM to possibly reduce costs further.
I thought the Three £5 a day was for Internet only, and in a select group of European countries, e.g., not Switzerland.
Vodafone do a similar thing called EuroTraveller for £3 a day - that does give you full access to your home price plan.
My personal favourite is VOIPStunt. It works like Viber only for a small price you can also call and text landlines and mobiles. You also get free minutes to landlines.
I used Toggle mobile in Europe the last couple of times I went. They charge 3p per min to call from the Netherlands to the USA. Also 3p per min to uk/local country.
If your phone is locked to network, buy a cheap Nokia from Argos or Tesco.
They saved me a small fortune when a friend got injured and we had to phone various insurance companies and loved ones.
I hope that helps.
Switzerland is not in the EU. AFAIK it is the whole EU.
not sure though. i know how the vodafone system works. but not really three.
Probably a bit late by now but I would say Skype. Use it all the time from abroad from my mobile to call other countries at typically about 1-2p per minute. Just need to put some money on the account.
No but it is in Europe, and most of the networks do include Switzerland, Croatia, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. AFAIK Three do not.
I'm struggling to find the perfect network for my lifestyle. Vodafone were ideal for me as I sometimes work on ships and you're in a different country every day. Unfortunately, their coverage in B14 actually deteriorated over the 2 years I was with them and even the sure signal was glitchy, so I had to leave. Now I'm with three who are superb for me in the UK, but lousy for roaming. EE do some amazing roaming tarrifs but you've got to spend about £36 upwards for that and it's not available as a sim only. I currently pay £10 a month for my tariff so couldn't justify the cost.