Overseas Cell Phone Calls

[11Budlite]

I'm showing my complete ignorance when it comes to cell phones, but if I wanted to call England would there be any reason not to use my cell phone? I've never tried it and I have to make a call tomorrow morning.

 

TIA, Bruce :7drive:

[slomove]

Depending on your plan the international call can be rather expensive, say a buck or two per minute.

 

If you need to do this more often get an international phone card with an 800- number. Then it will cost you only the cell phone air time minutes and the phone card charge. I am using one that is called Champion Phone Card. Calls to Europe are just 2 cent per minute just as much as a call to Northern California. You can buy and recharge this virtual "card" on the Internet by Credit Card and link several phone numbers to it (including your cell phone or home phone) so that you don't have to enter an annoying PIN number for every call.

 

For that matter, we don't even have a long distance provider anymore at home. All long distance calls go through this card or by 1019898 pre-dial number, also for 2 cents/minute to Europe. Unfortunately the 101xxxx numbers won't work on the cell phone.

 

Gert

[11Budlite]

Thanks Gert, just the info I was looking for. Once again you're a big help!

 

Bruce :7drive:

[Hank]

Does it cost me anything that a Brit called me this morning and spoke for 30 minutes? I wouldn't think so.

[slomove]

Does it cost me anything that a Brit called me this morning and spoke for 30 minutes? I wouldn't think so.

 

AFAIK any incoming call will cost you only the airtime, even coming from Timbuktu. Not sure if collect calls on cell phone are possible but I don't think so.

 

Gert

[Croc]

Yes it is possible to get collect calls on a cell phone. I once had someone call me via 1 800 COLLECT. It was not cheap and I would not recommend it.

 

Mike

[ayseven]

Cheaper to use a land line. Here in Canada, Telus uses Bell's network in Ontario, and they charge a certain amount per minute on top of what Bell (the usual land line provider) does. I phone orders regularly to the UK.

[DB6]

I call the UK weekly, mainly friends and family.

I have Sprint PCS cell phone, the overseas plan is @ $5.00 per month then 4 cents a min, which is about the going rate.

The cards are good to carry too, Costco does a good deal on them if you want to call from any land line.

NOTE, these rates apply to you calling a regular land line if you choose to call a cell phone in the UK you will pay 4 to 10 times the rates quoted above (depending who you use).

Hope this helps.

Incoming calls are no more expensive to the receiver wherever they originate from.

Edited March 2, 2009 by DB6