International Calls

unluckyforsome

Hey,

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to the cheapest plan for making international calls and texts?

I am currently with 3 on their 40 a month iphone4 plan but there international rates are driving my bill sky high every month.

Skype is too unreliable with 3g so any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!

Kristopherus

You can use up to 50% of you units to call overseas on Billpay. Can you upgrade to the €60 per month with Three. You can add a freebie, if you add texts it frees up minutes(units) to ring overseas.

ardmacha

From three http://www.gocall.ie/ is a good deal

blaz

Kristopherus wrote: »

You can use up to 50% of you units to call overseas on Billpay. Can you upgrade to the €60 per month with Three. You can add a freebie, if you add texts it frees up minutes(units) to ring overseas.

Huh? Where did you read that? From Three's T&C:

You may use up to 50% of your Flexi-unit voice minutes to make voice calls to the United Kingdom from the Republic of Ireland

While the UK is technically overseas, I'm sure you were not referring to that, were you?

Kristopherus

blaz wrote: »

Huh? Where did you read that? From Three's T&C:



While the UK is technically overseas, I'm sure you were not referring to that, were you?

Yes, I was referring to UK. Overseas was a misnomer on my part:o. I'm presuming the OP is referring to there as well !

blaz

Kristopherus wrote: »

Yes, I was referring to UK. Overseas was a misnomer on my part:o. I'm presuming the OP is referring to there as well !

Well the op was asking about international calls, which is hardly only the UK, unless you define the UK as the whole world

nacimroc

I'm in the same situation, calling UK for work alot. Vodafone just released an add-on 60 international minutes - €12.99. BUT....... Its only 15c/min to call UK landlines.

http://www.vodafone.ie/planscosts/paymonthly/addons/#get-more

According to their site normal calls are 15c per min to UK landline and 30c/min to mobiles. So 9 quid for 60 mins versus the add-on of 13.

Kristopherus

nacimroc wrote: »

I'm in the same situation, calling UK for work alot. Vodafone just released an add-on 60 international minutes - €12.99. BUT....... Its only 15c/min to call UK landlines.

http://www.vodafone.ie/planscosts/paymonthly/addons/#get-more

According to their site normal calls are 15c per min to UK landline and 30c/min to mobiles. So 9 quid for 60 mins versus the add-on of 13.

But if you make up your own plan on the Voda website, there is an option to make the calls or texts International for an extra €1.50 each per month, which makes it cheaper still. However, no network can match Three's prices. The big "if" on these forums is reception quality. Never been a problem for me.

ResearchWill

Three includes UK calls in your allowance, I believe it can be no more than 50% of your allowance. But for any where else I have Skype out number, and 8.95 monthly plan includes landline calls in most countries and mobiles in the US and a few more places. I find it great as the call quality is great as its a phone call to you Skype out number and not a data connection.

Trevor451

Nobody mentioned tesco mobile?

http://www.tescomobile.ie/our-best-value-rates.aspx

Kristopherus

No because it may expire on 31/10/2011:p

Trevor451

Kristopherus wrote: »

No because it may expire on 31/10/2011:p

I would imagine they would lose a lot of customers if they suddenly bumped up the call rates. You can get a free sim so what is there to loose?

Kristopherus

Trevor451 wrote: »

I would imagine they would lose a lot of customers if they suddenly bumped up the call rates. You can get a free sim so what is there to loose?

Yea, I'd be betting they'll extend it. Would'nt look good with their new billpay tarriffs just launched.:)