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Technical Help & Discussion => Software, Hardware & Website Recommendations => Topic started by: Lona on May 04, 2003, 14:06

Title: Phoning Abroad
Post by: Lona on May 04, 2003, 14:06

http://www.freeserve.com/communications/justdial/?linkfrom=comms&link=GenArtMainChannel2_title&article=CMZjustdialsavemoney

I think you might have to have a freeserve account to use this service. I suppose a payg account would suffice. :)

Title: Re:Phoning Abroad
Post by: Clive on May 04, 2003, 14:54

My son regularly uses that to phone his girlfriend in Canada.   ;D  I think that several other companies offer similar deals too.

Title: Re:Phoning Abroad
Post by: chorleydave on May 04, 2003, 15:23

The easiest (and the cheapest) I have ever used is Telediscount: http://www.telediscount.co.uk

There is no registration or anything.  Just go to the site and you will find a list of access numbers.  Dial the access number relating to the country you are phoning and follow the prompts.  The call simply goes on your BT bill, at the discounted rate.  A couple of  weeks ago, I phoned a friend in South Africa at 2pm Tuesday afernoon for two pence (2p) per minute.

Title: Re:Phoning Abroad
Post by: Lona on May 04, 2003, 16:38

I just checked out that site, Chorleydave. Is there a hidden cost, I find that unbelievable ???
Does those access numbers apply to mobiles as well?

Title: Re:Phoning Abroad
Post by: chorleydave on May 05, 2003, 23:50

Hi Lona.

As long as you dial the access number from your landline, there are no hidden costs.  The price advertised is the price you pay.  If you are dialling the access numbers from your own  mobile, the websites FAQs advise you to contact your provider to find out if there is any surcharge.

Just one other point, one of the access numbers (according to the FAQs) is not supported by NTL.