poppets

i've searched the forum & can't find whst i need so i'll ask the oracles. can i get cheap calls to uk from landline to landline (i know about skype but my best mate doesn't have a pc) I've searched net but all i have found are things like go bananas, calls2.com, simply calling. Does anyone use these or recommend anything. we are with telstra if it makes any difference.
Cheers

Herm

Hi Poppets - How cheap is cheap? I call the UK using telecom for 2 hours at $6 and think thats really cheap. Can it be done for less?

poppets

I'm not sure really, i know it sounds pathetic but we've only had phone connected a week & every one expect my friend can be contacted by pc, but being as we have no income at mo as cheap as poss, but $6 dollars sounds good

Thanks for quick reply Herm

sky

Yup we use the $6 for two hours weekends and evenings with Telecom. Sorry don't know of any other plans.

BobK

go to a diary and buy a gotalk (or equivalent) phone card, actually just a till recepit with the access number and pin on it, we usually buy $30 at a time and pin the receipt next to the phone. $30 gets you 900 minutes or 3c a minute, cheaper than telecom. However saying that since we've moved out of the local phone area of christchurch into the wilds of Rangiora we now have to dial another access code and we pay a surcharge, don't know how much yet.

cheers

Bob

sarahw

I think Go Talk works out to be cheaper for calling the UK than calling within the UK!!!

nickcharliepark

Hiya

A tip for your friend in the UK, Post Office sell phone cards (£5, £10, £20) for use abroad. Dead easy - freephone number that instructs you to key in number on your phone card then you dial as usual.

I use them to ring my sister in OZ. A £5 card usually lasts me two very long calls of approx 2 hours each (or just under)

Hope this is useful

Nick

Woodlea

Hi Poppets,

You can still SkypeOut if you have broadband and your pal only has a landline

http://www.skype.com/products/skypeout/rates/

this says the rate is 0.017 Euro / minute or 69p an hour. I'm going to get a couple of Skype phones before we leave.

Bob.

poppets

Cheers, shes already got them to phone a pal in oz too. But will suggest them to the family thanks


Thanks for all your help guys, cheers

MattH

We use the Telecom 0161 prefix most of the time, and SkypeOut the rest; although I did have to upgrade my broadband plan as the standard 128k speed up often wasn't enough to call!

Matt

Markk

Hi Poppets,
Is Waikanae a local call to Wellington?
If so buy yourself a 'Talk 'n Save' phone card from a newsagent. You the use it from your landline phone and it costs 3.25 cents per minute. I make that $3.90 for two hours!
If not, I'm sure there is another 'make' of phone card you can get that will give you similar.
Mark

poppets

unfortuantly we're not a local call to Wellington, but thanks anyway.
Thanks for all replys, i'll get something sorted at the weekend & be chatting away soon
Cheers

CurlyBloke

Telecom do an offer (at the weekends) when it costs 8 c / minute. All you do is dial 0161 44 (and then the rest of the number). You don't need to register and it comes through on your monthly bill (no upfront costs). The catch is that the phone line is not as good as their regular line, but if you just want to make a quick call (i.e. less than an hour!) then it's OK.

The second cheapest way is to get your family to ring you! Have a look at niftylist.com for a current list of options, but my family tend to use www.dialwise.co.uk (about 2p / min).

Of course the absolute cheapest way is to use Skype (www.skype.com), which is free, if you have internet access and your family uses it. You can even call to a landline (I think it is just over 1p / min).

hth

Tim, Wellington

uk+kiwi

Hi Poppets,

Did you see the announcement at the top of the NZ discussion forum page entitled 'Your Very Own UK Telephone Number' or very similar posted by Administrator Sue. If not, take a look as I think you may be very interested in light of this thread which immediately came to mind when I read Sue's message. Carmen.

poppets

yes i saw the announcement, & now have my own number, Thanks for thinking of me