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cheapest way to call UK landline from an Irish mobile?

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  • 18-01-2009 11:59pm
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    teachertrixibel
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭


    hi there,

    I make regular calls to my friend in the UK and it's costing me a fortune. I don't have a landline, but she does. Are there any cheap ways of calling her UK Landline from my Irish mobile?

    Thanks,
    Trix


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    i71jskz5xu42pb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭i71jskz5xu42pb


    Depending on what your mobile plan is 13434.ie or telestunt.ie should be loads cheaper than direct dial. Or if you are with 3, get yourself a skype phone.


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    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    this works from irish landlines, and i cant see why it wouldnt work from mobiles:

    dial 0818 242526
    then dial the full english no
    sometimes a voice will interrupt you and say they cant recognise/reach that no, in which case you just dial the full english no again

    it works out v cheap from landlines, about the cost of a local call only.
    i'm nearly sure you can dial 0818 from mobiles, so i presume it would work from tehm too


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    foggy_lad
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    sam34 wrote: »
    this works from irish landlines, and i cant see why it wouldnt work from mobiles:

    dial 0818 242526
    then dial the full english no
    sometimes a voice will interrupt you and say they cant recognise/reach that no, in which case you just dial the full english no again

    it works out v cheap from landlines, about the cost of a local call only.
    i'm nearly sure you can dial 0818 from mobiles, so i presume it would work from tehm too
    some phone service providers charge the local or a lo-call rate for 0818 numbers but others charge depending on where the call is to so if that number is to a uk number that is the rate you will be charged.


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    bmcgrath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭bmcgrath


    What operator are you with?

    I know voda and o2 charge 15c/min from mobiles to landlines in UK as far as I remember.


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    bmcgrath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭bmcgrath


    I was right. O2 and Vodafone do a 15c/min rate to the UK landlines. However it's only on PAYG

    o2
    http://www.o2online.ie/wps/wcm/connect/O2/Home/Explore+Services/Price+plans/Speakeasy+prepay/International+Rates/United+Kingdom?wcmArea2=/wps/wcm/connect/O2/Home/Explore+Services/Price+plans/Speakeasy+prepay/International+Rates/


    Vodafone
    http://www.vodafone.ie/worldwide/index.jsp


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    sam34
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,073 ✭✭✭sam34


    foggy_lad wrote: »
    some phone service providers charge the local or a lo-call rate for 0818 numbers but others charge depending on where the call is to so if that number is to a uk number that is the rate you will be charged.

    sorry, my mistake... eircom charge a local rate for this call so i presumed others would too... apologies op


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    tony1kenobi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭tony1kenobi


    On 3 pay monthly you can use half your monthly allowance to call the UK.


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    darc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 677 ✭✭✭darc


    Open a blueface account. You then dial a dubblin numbers (should be included in your "free" minutes and then you dial the international number.

    UK landlines are 2c / minute


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    philcsl
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭philcsl


    Not exactly answering your quetion but an alternative...

    Send your friend an Irish prepaid SIM of whichever network you are on and some bog standard phone (you can buy a 2nd hand phone for a tenner or so)

    You will have free or cheap calls to her Irish number depending on your tariff. It costs her nothing to receive calls in the UK.

    She can just keep the Irish mobile at home beside her landline or bring it with her....

    You will just need to top up her number with the minimum amount once every 12 months to keep it active.


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    i71jskz5xu42pb
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    philcsl wrote: »
    It costs her nothing to receive calls in the UK.

    It costs noting for an Irish mobile to receive calls in the UK? Don't think so.

    You might be thinking of SMS messages.


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    teachertrixibel
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭teachertrixibel


    ....I'll check out the suggestions.

    Trix


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    babaloushka
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    Callan Swift Seat wrote: »
    It costs noting for an Irish mobile to receive calls in the UK? Don't think so.

    You might be thinking of SMS messages.

    I think he means that it costs no connection charge to receive a call on an Irish mobile roaming in the UK - I know that's the case with Vodafone Passport anyway.
    So if the friend in the UK had an Irish mobile set to Vodafone UK network (as if they were roaming) it would, theoretically, be possible to make cheap/free calls between the two, depending on the deal that the OP/friend bought into.


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    Oryx
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    tony1kenobi wrote: »
    On 3 pay monthly you can use half your monthly allowance to call the UK.
    This is a great deal... I pay €99 (including vat) for 1000 prepaid minutes. Half of those can be to the uk, landline or mobile. Works out cheaper than my local calls were with my last mobile provider. Dont text to the UK on this package tho.. theyre the usual 25c or so. :)


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