Cheapest way to call UK

wattys


Joined: 07/10/2008
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 16:12

Info required



What is the cheapest way to call the Uk on a mobile, when i use my O2 sim the cost is all ways around £100 for a ten day visit.

walkerscott


Joined: 13/08/2009
Posts: 901

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 16:32

get uk to call you ...



too expensive to use mobiles ...

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 16:40

or use skype x

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 948

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 16:45

get a local chip tukcell that way when they call you they only pay, you need an open phone so any chip will work in north cyprus, bear in mind the chip wont work if not used over six months but i have noticed it does after 7 months.you can also buy a cheap phone for aound £30 from a chinese shop here in the Uk already open then you can when in north cyprus but a tukcell from any shop and use the phone as a second spare and keep your o2 too

MrsSnakes



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 1100

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 16:52

I still have an O2 sim card and when Uk calls come through you will get charged!!

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 16:57

I have always found the cheapest option is to borrow someone else's phone.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 17:55

9 times out of 10 always cheaper to buy a LOCAL sim and use it to call to the UK.. incoming calls COST big as 'TRNC' is not rated as EU for the purposes of capping EU roaming rates :(



Ask folk to txt you while away and turn off your answerphone servce on your UK mobile phone while away...





You'll need a mobile that isn't locked - to a particular UK network - then ANY sim will work .. if in doubt try your UK phone with another provider's SIM card and see what happens !

cypgab


Joined: 09/01/2010
Posts: 338

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 18:31

Go Sim 'Pay as You Go' at 24p a minute either way, and which does not have time expiry date. You'll need an unlocked phone.



http://www.gosim.com

Meerkat


Joined: 21/01/2011
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 18:41

Best to go online & skype or set up an account to make other calls.

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 18:53

Hi cypgab



Sorry to be 'tick'..



Where do you get the 24/p minute figure from, please? .. I can only see rates of 18/p for TR or the 'rump' RoC



At those prices it is still MUCH cheaper to get a 'rump' RoC pay as you go sim - if you are in the Bogaz area - or in an area that can pick up a 'rump' RoC signal..calls to a UK landline are c.10 euro cents/ min



I'm guessing if your phone can use 3gdata you can use SKYPE credit to call the uk, too ..





NOTE.. NEVER, EVER use international data roaming - have it turned off by your provider

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 19:46

use a turkcell card or shop

Blackbird



Joined: 11/08/2009
Posts: 1432

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 20:18

Its been said by Lillie and Meerkat - Skype, I use it a lot!

mia100max


Joined: 19/03/2008
Posts: 404

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 20:50

I pay £9.50 every 3 months to get unlimited calls to UK landlines with no time limits on my skype. I find this the best value!

spook


Joined: 23/01/2008
Posts: 244

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 20:59

Buy a local SIM card, then get people to call you from a UK landline using Discount Dial.

Dial 08443205050 and follow the instructions, calls cost 2.5 pence per minute, have not found a cheaper way yet (Skype is inpractical if you are just on holiday)

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
08/03/2011 21:25

at todays prices , its probably cheaper to fly back and say it face 2 face ?

twaddle


Joined: 06/07/2008
Posts: 245

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 11:05

Message 14 is definately the correct answer!

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 12:03

From my computer, I use *VOip 12 to call Australia, New Zealand & UK - it's FREE to their landline telephones. I pay my agent €10 for every 3 months usage, but your credit can accumulate provided you haven't called a mobile phone.



The connection fee on VOip 12 to any mobile is €0.39 and a 'nurth' of a cent per minute.



*You can download it yourself and pay online.



If I'm wrong about any of the above info. - please correct me!

jacroy1


Joined: 04/08/2010
Posts: 127

Message Posted:
09/03/2011 12:28

Not sure if you can use Foo Call from North Cyprus but the call rate for calling Northern Cyprus are



Cyprus (North) 4.9p per minute Cyprus (North) Mobile 13.7p per minute



web site

http://www.foocall.com/



might be worth checking out