Just out of interest .
How much does it cost & how many free miutes do you get ?

Hi,
The EURO DIRECT card i bought yesterday(€6) had 300 minutes on it,from a land line.Used to be 260 mins! I too have no trouble using it within the 45 days!!

0044 v Vodaphone shop in Spain.
Same card and same offer,I bought mine from 0044 approx.3yrs ago and when i arrived in Spain i found it was a lot cheaper.How much??not sure but possibly a third or more.

Buy the card in Spain at one of the independent phone shops or carboots, I got a vodafone one for 8 euros and it had 10 euros on it. They sell all flavours.

My daughter is in Spain and has a Vodaphone sim, could I register her number and call her at the cheaper UK rate? Receiving calls from the UK are expensive on a mobile and I don't want to incur any charges on her mobile. I've looked at the site but can't see anywhere that says she won't be charged

Sorry for being thick but wouldn't you need a PC in Spain to use this?

I was hoping to get a SIM card but it seems they are quite expensive eg £30 and then (after a few free minutes) the cost of calls eg 20 or 30p per minute on top of this. Maybe the best thing would be to wait and then get a SIM card in Spain but my parents are no spring chickens so I think this would be too complicated for them.

Thanks to all for replies. I think my parents will have to give up the convenience of the mobile and go with the Euro Direct card. So I think the card has a 12 digit pin number. Is there something to press for follow on calls and is there something on the menu to tell you how many minutes you have left? The phonecard website is not very helpful about how to use the card.

Thank you

Hi
Have a look at their web site all the tariffs are explained in English
It does appear to be a dearer option by the looks of it.
But at the end of the day it is all very straight forward
Is this a one of visit to Spain for your parents ?

Yes you are right - once the SIM card is in, it is definitely more convenient than the phone card.
They would like to do it annually - go for about four weeks to get away from the cold.

Not sure but I think they are landlines only.

Just reread it and it says mobile too, but maybe it would be more than 3 pence a min. Also maybe the expat has to register ?, try it and see, if not get her to do it.

Most people in the shops are very helpful and I am sure they would set it up for them also chenge to english.
The only problem is most sims run out of date if they are not topped up continuously and by next year they will have to renew it ;-(

Thanks for replying jdr. Wonder if anyone else has used this service for a mobile? Anyone out there who can advise please

By the way....just received a text from my daughter, she says her Spanish is coming along nicely and she has made a Spanish friend and they text each other in Spanish! She has only been learning for 4 weeks!! Makes me a happy mum to get that text

Hang on and I will try it out ;-) from this end.

I am mainly concerned at zapping all my daughters credit