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International Calling Card - any recommendations?

Maurice Frank

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I need to call a company in the UK from the US regarding some travel arrangements for my next walk.

Has anyone used and can recommend international calling cards which would be cheaper than my mobile provider. Ideally, I would want to buy one that is delivered virtually by email or text instead of a physical card.

Thank you
 
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Checkout Tello. They say it's free. You can pick out custom plans combining various minutes and gigs. I've only used them for data but I've been happy with them.

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Thank you. Looks like it could work as long as I buy one month of a cheap plan. It would still be cheaper than T-Mobile.
Follow up after reading more: it looks like Tello is an alternative to my current mobile provider and I do not want to switch. Looking for something that uses my phone but sidesteps T-Mobile, if possible.
 
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Who is your contract in the UK with?
 
You go into your Tello account and cancel before your plan ends. You can park the number they give you for a small monthly fee.

I've put my Tello number on my eSIM which normally is free, my permanent number is kept on the physical SIM. If you don't have a dual SIM phone (I assumed you did) I don't know how much trouble things will be.
 
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Maurice Frank said:
I am in the US using T-Mobile and I need to call a company in the UK, sorry I was not clear
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No it’s fine. Just checking your weren’t on a UK company contract such as O2 who give free calls from USA to UK. I guess first place to check is on TBs call home rate from USA. An eSIM will be cheaper but if only making one call..
 
When I need to call overseas I use Viber. Calls are only about 2¢ a minute. I bought $5 worth of Viber credits before my Camino a couple of years ago and still have about $4 left. I also use it when I need to call landlines when I'm in Europe.

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Ah, now I understand, thanks for the explain.
 
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trecile said:
When I need to call overseas I use Viber.
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Thanks @trecile, that's thinking outside the box with a long term solution to international calls and it reminds me to tell Maurice about Google Voice.

Voice is a free (for the US) VOIP service where you get a number and make calls over data or wifi. The number is tied to you smartphone so you can make and receive calls and texts with it but you can also do that over the web (put a message to call your Voice number on your phone and if you lose your phone you can see and hear messages left and reply using the web). Like Viber international calls are really cheap, I'm remembering 2 cents per minute to/from Spain. Also like Viber is that you have a kitty that you have to periodically feed to make or get international calls but it is $10 a feeding. Voice is used by many wanting a free business number. There is plenty of documentation on the web and YouTube for it.
 
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I thought calling cards died out decades ago.
There are so many free apps now. Skype, Viber, Line.......
I use Skype all the time to call phones overseas. There is a small subscription for that.
 
Maurice Frank said:
Ah, now I understand, thanks for the explain.
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Oh, and due to @Robo's post I understand you too now. I never used a calling call, couldn't remember them without the post and I thought you meant a SIM card. Duh!

Anyway, do look into Voice, it can save you a lot of money overseas paying for calls to your phone and your calls to the states.
 
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