is there a special telephone number to ring the uk??
 

someone has told me that I can get a telephone number off expats which allows my rellies to contact us at a discount rate, is this right:confused:

we've just moved into a rental (the update will be on here shortly) and it would be much cheaper to stay in contact with people

thanks

bec

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Don't know about that? But rellies in the Uk can get cheap phone vouchers from the post office

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There was a system which was noffered through BE for a while. However it was operated by an independent company, and BE no longer actively promotes the service. Someone may still have their details........

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buy a gotalk voucher from coles or woolies customer service desks

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Hello Bec!!!!! :) :) :) Will keep a look out for your update- hope things are well with you!!

Not sure about the number on here, but we use "Hello Europe" phonecards- they are very reasonable when making calls to the UK (and we use it for Spain too). You can get them from newagents.

:)

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Have you tried REBTEL?

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If using a phonecard (or regular phone service), avoid calling any 08 numbers, such as 0845, 0870 etc.

These are premium rate numbers when dialling from overseas.

Use http://www.saynoto0870.co.uk to find alternative numbers starting with 01 or 02 which will be charged at standard international rates, and eligible for discount.

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You could just download Skype. Calls to the Uk to a landline are 2 cents a minute via the PC. I use it to make calls to Spain, South Africa and local calls in OZ.

:)

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If you have broadband Internet, and fancy paying $19.95 per month, you can get free phone calls all over Australia, and Free to the UK and a few other countries.

It saves me about $80 per month in call charges.

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Hi,
We use Ozcall vouchers they can be purchased petrol stations, post office, IGA's very handy they start at $10 and last for three months, very cheap talk time.:thumbsup:

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thanks everyone, well theres lots of options there. I think we will start with the phone vouchers first of all, as we've had a bloody nightmare trying to get internet, apparently there isnt the infrastructure:blink:
we have bought a thingumy bob for the computer now and have wireless, so thats better but not great.
bec

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Peanuts phonecard is another good one X

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I pay $10 a month to Telstra andd get cheap calls to the UK, with $10 of free calls too - not bad really. Check the telstra site for details.

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You had me wondering then what Telstra had.

It's an extra $10 on top of the normal charge, and they then charge:
Call Connection Fee 39c and UK $0.02 per minute.

http://www.telstra.com.au/homephone/...nat_calls.html

It isn't too bad actually. But i'll stick with mine ;)

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Re: is there a special telephone number to ring the uk??.................Yes..its called a code:rofl: