missile

We are going on holiday to Canada in May. We have Tesco mobiles, £0.89 per minute to phone home. We shall use Skype on my laptop where we can get free WiFi connection.

Can anyone suggest a better alternative? Maybe a Canadian mobile or SIM card?

Many Thanks, Bob

NoreenC

I use a Vox calling card which is especially for the UK. The connection charge is 29c and I've been talking to my daughter back in the UK for over an hour for that price! You can buy one for about $10. Thinking about it I call from a landline. I don't know if a mobile would be any different.

Jingsamichty

When I'm on holiday, I never call home. I might send a postcard, that's it.

Holidays are for leaving the mobiles behind.

johnh009

There are also Ci-Ci calling cards which you can buy in 711 and other convenience stores. When used with a landline, C$10 gives you 500 minutes calling time to the UK with no connection fee. You get 55 to 75 minutes with a mobile for the same cost.

http://www.cicicallingcard.com/rates

missile

Thanks for the info guys, very helpful.

Jings, We all have different priorities and responsibilities. My mum is 87 and I run my own company. We are on holiday for a month and it is very important to me to keep in touch

rich07

I have set up skype to allow calls to UK landlines for free, can't remember cost, bit it is on their website. I find skype to landline to be more stable than skype to skype. If you have an iPhone and are calling another iPhone try viber, both phones need to sign up for it, but it is free app. You also get free texts. Beware of roaming costs when using data. Free wifi is available in second cup coffee shops for everyone, not network resticted as Starbucks is.

missile

Thx Rich, I have Skype to phone on my PC. It's not free but quite cheap to use. I don't have an iPhone.

rich07

If you subscribe to unlimited UK, it costs £6.99 per month for unlimited calls to UK landlines.

adele

Yup, I second the Ci-Ci phone cards - I use them to call family & friends in the UK. A $10 card gives hours and hours of calls - a $5 one would be ample if you're only here on holiday. You dial a local number to initiate the call so to keep it cheap use a local number to dial out from.