Best US Mobile Network for calling UK
 

Hello

I have just landed in the US and looking to sign up for a us mobile phone network.

Key for me is the best value cost options for phoning UK landline numbers when I have to deal with my UK "stuff".

Also as I am currently self isolating for x2 weeks can I do this remotely.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

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Reception is not great, but since I am mostly on WiFi I moved to Altice mobile, I have Optimum so I pay about $21 a month with tax:

https://alticemobile.com/

It not only includes calls to UK landlines, but also mobiles and 34 other countries + included roaming.

https://alticemobile.com/plan/international

They use ATT and Sprint network... but data is 2nd priority so can be slow on crowded networks, but it is unlimited. I stream TV on it when on trains etc (well when I was on trains).

sim was sent to me at home so that’s no issue.

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Google Fi ? https://fi.google.com/about/plans/

Google Voice and Skype are also good options. I use Skype on my phone to call UK numbers

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Choosing the best mobile serivce in the US is a minefield at best, so I would, and indeed did, choose a mobile carrier that suited my needs and budget, then signed up with a separate international calling service, in my case onesuite.com, (Skype would be another option) which has a local connection number and then I pay about 1½¢/min to call the UK, with the added advantage that I can not only use the calling service calling from my cell phone, but I can also use it from home on my VoIP line (I have really crappy cell service at home) or from the office, my in-laws house etc.

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I use Skype for UK calls. I have a subscription that's $2.99 a month for unlimited landline UK calls and works well. For years it's been fine both using WiFi and also on cellular data from my iPhone.

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My wife has StraightTalk (available through Walmart) for $45/month unlimited everything, then a global-calling add-on for $10 which allows calling to the UK for 1c per minute.

The add-on doesn't expire. We usually call UK 2-3 times a month and the add-on usually lasts us 6 months or more.

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We use Spectrum. Like other posters we are usually on wifi and might use a little bit of data outside for google maps or something.

Spectrum have 2 packages. $45/month unlimited or $14/month unltd calls and txts + 1GB and $14 per GB thereafter.

International and roaming rates are really competitive, The only caveat is that you need to have home broadband with them to qualify,


https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...ab34ee00ca.png

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Happy with Google fi. Free calls to UK.

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Google Fi..... ....... brilliant anywhere you go.....

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+1

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Last time I got a sim to test for an LTE backup modem the cheapest unlimited data plan was $70 a month, which is right up there with all the big 3 networks.

I think the cheapest mobile solution for calls to the UK might be the plan I had to keep my UK number alive. That was a three.co.uk PAYG sim with free roaming. I think it was 3p a min, 2p a text and 1p a MB for data even when roaming in the US and no monthly fee. I think if you tried to use it full time you would get shut off, but for occasional UK calls it may work.

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Had my Three pay monthly SIM over here for the past 5 years and still alive and kicking. It stays in the house connected to wifi in an old iphone. I only really use it for 2 factor authentication and nearly all my calls to the UK are factime/whatsapp.

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Currently using RedPocket, Whats App to make calls and I also have a Rebtel account.

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Hello All

Many thanks to everyone for all their help and feedback

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My first priority, as others have hinted, is get the best service for you in your new location. Find a carrier with good reception to your home and office. For example in my location I cannot get good Verizon service (1 to no bars) but can get great T Mobile (4 bars). Given the size of the us and the sprawl of most suburban communities you’ll want a strong signal first. Ask some neighbors or colleagues who they are using and how their reception is in your office or neighborhood.

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Great and interesting point. When I visit the Appalachian mountains in NC the only service out there is Verizon. T mobile / Fi is fairly inexistent.

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Down here near Lake Norman, T-Mobile and Sprint are awful. The only options are Verizion, AT&T or associated MVNOs.

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Look at Red Pocket mobile, they unlimited calls to the UK landline and mobile, they also offer Verizon, tmobile or ATT coverage. I paid about $205 for the year for unlimited calls, text and 8gb lte (slowed to 128kb after 8gb).

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[QUOTE=Pulaski;12865284]Choosing the best mobile serivce in the US is a minefield at best, so I would, and indeed did, choose a mobile carrier that suited my needs and budget, then signed up with a separate international calling service, in my case onesuite.com, (Skype would be another option) which has a local connection number and then I pay about 1½¢/min to call the UK, with the added advantage that I can not only use the calling service calling from my cell phone, but I can also use it from home on my VoIP line (I have really crappy cell service at home) or from the office, my in-laws house etc.[/QUOTE
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+ 1 for a separate international calling service. I use Keep Calling for 0.7 cents a minute. $10 provides 1,428 minutes. No issues with service or quality. All you do is call a local or 800 number and then enter your international number. On your first call you have to enter a PIN after that it remembers it if calling from the same number. Could not be easier or cheaper.

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Take a look at this guy's youtube channel. This is an AT&T video, he has other videos for the other carriers. Remember Sprint is now gone and these plans/offers change all the time. Hope this helps.