andy thomas

hi all,

just saw the opposite thread and thought people might want to save money ringing the other way. A good oneto use to ring someone the old fashioned way is www.telediscount.co.uk.

You check on that website for the access number for dialing Australia, (currently 0844 861 4141) then dial the australian number when prompted and the call is charged at only 1p/min.

no contract required, you are just billed as normal by you network provider just like any other local call.

I found it on here a while back but haven't seen it mentioned since. I use it all the time.

Andy

mlbonner

This sounds like a similar thing http://www.topup2call.co.uk./ Again, I use it all the time from my mobile and its charged at 1p/min to a landline in OZ

phyonics

Have a look at www.skype.com

I've seen it mentioned here before, but haven't used this myself yet - AFAIK it gives you voice calls over the net.

If you're on a fixed charge internet deal then you're not paying any more for your calls, so the skype calls are free to anywhere in the world.

If you're on a dial up modem where all your calls are charged then obviously you're still going to pay for your skype calls.

Hope that helps

Marko

MarkMyWords

There's One.Tel too. Alas they charge 4p/minute. Ouch (comparatively). We've been using it happily enough for ages to call NZ (also 4p). Oh well, not worth changing over now.

OzTennis

One-Tel is brilliant - been using them for many years, right back to the days when they were Australian owned, before the collapse and the takeover by Centrica (British Gas etc). 4p per minute to Australia, Voicemail at £1.50 per month which you can access from any touchpad phone in the world or your mobile, haven't had one call terminated or not connected in all that time and I ring Oz daily. No prepayment, billed by direct debit, can manage and view your account online etc. I wouldn't change for quids too! There's just got to be a catch with 1p per minute? We've also changed from BT to One-Tel so all our calls go through the latter.

OzTennis

ABCDiamond

Don't forget the small print..
Rates are quoted in pence per minute and calls will be rounded to the nearest penny and are charged per minute. A 5p call connection charge applies to each call from a landline and a 10p call connection charge when calling from a mobile. Rates shown are based on the 0845/0207 access numbers (which will be charged by your service providers at Lo-call and standard national call rates respectively). 0800 free-phone access is available at an additional 3p per minute to the quoted rates

So aswell as the 1p per minute cost to the provider, Do you also pay the normal BT (or whoever) local call rate, for the duration of the call ? I'm not sure what that is these days. The free Phone access rate becomes 4p pm + connection. Not sure about the mobile call portion though ? !

One Tel is a flat 4p with no extras.

andy thomas

Before I used Telediscount I thought there must be a catch at only 1p/min so first I checked out there website where it is all fully explained in plain English. After you have used the pre-fix number to ring Australia all you get is that number showing on your normal bill, be it BT or whoever, charged at 1p/min, no other charges at all, simple.

Why pay 4p when you can pay 1p, there are no contracts, you dont even change provider, just dail the number and your off.

Andy

OzTennis

Why?

1. 0844 861 4141 plus 00-61-3- 9xxx-xxxx = 24 numbers to dial Melbourne!
2. I'm happy with the complete service I get from One-Tel!

One other nifty thing with One-Tel is that I have a 'Home and Away' card. I can dial from any touchpad phone in most countries in the world and the call goes onto my bill in the UK so I can make calls basically anywhere without money. (small charge in addition to normal rates).

Each to their own though, it will be useful for some to know cheaper alternatives.

OzTennis

andy thomas

Oz mate,

no ones knocking you for being happy with onetel, but some folk might just want to make a simple call at the cheapest price

if you ring Oz a lot it makes quite a difference.

CadburysFingers

Thanks for the info I have just put my Mum and Dad onto it, they are delighted. Does Oz pay £4 a pint in his local rather than trying a very similar pint for just a quid.......................thought not.

OzTennis

No worries Andy, I'm just indicating how happy I am with One-Tel! I did say each to their own and the cheaper service would be useful for some.

OzTennis

MarkMyWords

Same deal with One.Tel. What am I missing? Have we set ours up wrongly?

OzTennis

Sorry Andy, just addressing Mark's query on One-Tel!

We've had 3 different systems with One-Tel over the years. To begin with we dialled a 4 number prefix and then the number you wanted to ring; then we attached a little box to the phone called a PhonePal and calls automatically went through One-Tel; then we had an electrical storm and the satellite digibox, the phone line and the PhonePal were put out of action, rather than replace the PhonePal we filled in a form, sent it to BT and now all calls (UK and international) go through One-Tel. We can also nominate other phones (eg mother-in-law's) whereby we use a 4 number prefix and our calls go onto our home phone bill. Give 'em a call or check out the website if you want to make a change. They have a friends and family thing with 10 most used numbers and none of our UK calls are over 2p a minute.

OzTennis

MarkMyWords

I'm sure Andy won't mind, this is all to do with cheap calls after all!

4??? By 'eck, we've got to dial 10!

mlbonner

I call the 0207 number from my mobile and use free minutes So for me at anyrate it works well and is only 1p a minute.