Phone calls to USA and Canada

[william_wallace 8]

I dont know how many people on here call the USA or Canada. But i use a company called 18185. There free to register and it only cost me 0.5p per min. Theres no contract and you dont lose your BT line. I was using calling cards before but once my sister told me about them i find them the cheapest way of calling abroad. A one hour call across the pond costs me 30p. Does anyone use any other phone provider which is cheaper?

[English Muffin 59]

I dont know how many people on here call the USA or Canada. But i use a company called 18185. There free to register and it only cost me 0.5p per min. Theres no contract and you dont lose your BT line. I was using calling cards before but once my sister told me about them i find them the cheapest way of calling abroad. A one hour call across the pond costs me 30p. Does anyone use any other phone provider which is cheaper?

I use 18185 too, they are excellent.

I'm going to get my parents to sign up too when I move over there.

Gillian

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

Skype and Google Talk, yes you need broadband, but you can talk without ever wondering how long you've been on.

If the person on the other end doesn't have broadband then Skype is the only option. You pay for some credit, and you can call real phones. However it isn't as cheap as your amazing .5p per minute deal.

[samaci 0]

www.nobelcom.com

Super cheap online phone cards to call all over the world.

[Toshtishtash 1]

I use an online calling card... pingo.com I get 9 hours worth of calls to the US for £11 My SO gets 10 hours worth for $11

[wellywench 0]

I use First Number (website), it's about 3p a minute I think at the moment

[paulinespens 3]

£5 BT International Freedom

Inclusive International calls for just £5 per month

For only £5 a month you can make calls up to an hour to fixed lines in 36 of our most popular international destinations - for no extra cost.

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/cons...URL_callsabroad

[Fandango 1,440]

Vonage.co.uk is the shizzle

But I believe D uses 181 for his mobby. Well, that...or another one, heh.

[MargotDarko 0]

I use 18866 (www.call18866.co.uk). It's a 5p connection charge for each call, but UK national calls to normal landlines are free and it's only 2p a minute to the US. The connection is always good as well.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

the OP is still in the lead with .5p per minute - that's amazing, where's the hitch?

[paulinespens 3]

the OP is still in the lead with .5p per minute - that's amazing, where's the hitch?

Thought id be in the lead as for £5 a month I don't pay for any calls to USA

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

sorry if i got it wrong

couldn't figure out what the 'no extra cost' means - the international call at normal national rates or free, after your line rental etc.

[Gerri 0]

I dont know how many people on here call the USA or Canada. But i use a company called 18185. There free to register and it only cost me 0.5p per min. Theres no contract and you dont lose your BT line. I was using calling cards before but once my sister told me about them i find them the cheapest way of calling abroad. A one hour call across the pond costs me 30p. Does anyone use any other phone provider which is cheaper?

Hi I use Vonage, your phone line is connected to your computer. Its 25 dollars a month for unlimited long distance to Canada.

[govols 0]

0.5p /min is very good but if you talk alot it can still mount up over the month. When I was in England I used www.toucan.com, it is 9.99 a month for unlimited calls to international landlines. This way you get no surprises. I was able to talk for hours every day without worrying about my phone bill

http://www.toucan.com/talk/ad_ons/intl.aspx

Tony

[Seve 0]

I'm using a service that costs me 0.35p a minute. I've been using this service for about 2 years now, It's via a VOIP service and it can be used with any land line provider. Unfortunately I found it a good while a go looking for cheap deals and have no idea what the company is named but it's basically like a pay-as-you-go provider, It may sound a little dubious but I can't fault it. You buy credit which is then charged on to your telephone bill, the credit can be purchased as £1 or £1.50. Once you have credit on the phone you're dialing from, you then dial the set telephone number (which happens to be 0208 London number) and it then prompts you for the destination number, at that point you dial your number including the international prefix. I've been using this service for 2 years like I mentioned and I'll be honest at first I was a little hesitant and regularly checked my phone bills etc, but it's been flawless.

The number is 0208-497-0373, once you've dialed that number it will explain what to do next. If you have no credit, it will tell you how it can be added. I HIGHLY recommend it

Hope it helps