Calling Thailand

[nacho7384 0]

Hey there,

 

I am in UK, and have raked up one expensive bill (£200), any ideas how I can call for cheaper, without having to buy shitloads of calling cards or going to some shitty calling centre.

 

Help is greatly appreicated.

 

Nach

[tingtong 0]

Hey there,

 

I am in UK, and have raked up one expensive bill (£200), any ideas how I can call for cheaper, without having to buy shitloads of calling cards or going to some shitty calling centre.

 

Help is greatly appreicated.

 

Nach

hey...

 

i use a shitty call centre as you put it and i pay only 3p per min......saying that do a search on the web there are call centre numbers that charge only 2p per min thats £1.20 per hour..... 08444397397

 

failing that why not tell her to give you a ring every 3rd day or so......100 baht on there phones and they can ring the uk for 30 mins or so........its not rocket science is it..... ....... ........

 

tell her to go to an internet cafe and get on the web with the old web cam and mic.....or use msn to chat....thats only a couple of baht a min.....

 

you will soon see how keen she is to keep in touch with her walking atm....

 

beers gettin warm.........

Edited March 16, 2006 by tingtong

[gryphon 0]

Hi guys, if you punch in 18185.co.uk into Google it will take you to a site where you register your phone number (free) and you can call Thai landlines and mobiles currently for one pence per minute. I know this works because I use it often . They bill you on your credit card once a month . No payment to the robbing bastards at British Telecoms.

[gryphon 0]

Another link which you may find useful in future if prices change,My Webpagecheap calls

and follow the link for any country you want.This will give you the cheapest call provider at any time

[gryphon 0]

Sorry guys the direct link should have beenNiftylist

[whitespider 1]

Just search on the net - say for "cheap calls to thailand". Many around for 1p and 2p a minute.

 

Usual charges now are 1p to bkk landlines, 2p to cellphones and out of bkk numbers.

[wannabeexpat 0]

http://www.niftylist.co.uk/calls/to/thailand/mobile/

I usually use the best minutes one because you dont need to give credit card details.

[nacho7384 0]

i signed up to 18185, but when i dial the mobile number, it just rings and rings, but with the standard british ringing tone, i am using my mobile phone, and yes i used the special number when dialing from mobile phones, i have dialed the right number then at the prompt entered the thai number which is 0066etc. thats right?! am i missing something?

[nacho7384 0]

no need to answser, i tried best minute, works fine, thanks alot guys for all ur help, appreciate it. now i can talk for cheap and save money, hey its just like im back in pattaya

 

nach

[Ryanjon Francis 0]

08444621212 then you +66 and your Thai number with the 0 knocked off the end! 2P a minute plus you can use free minutes on you phone!

 

Ryan

[bazza 0]

Call 08448615959 1p PM to Thai Mobile or Telesavers 08444397878 3p PM to Thai Mobile great service

[deadman 0]

i believe if ur on orange or o2, you could use ur free minutes to make calls abroad using 07744 numbers. i'm trying a few at the moment. i'll post later if they work!!!

[bob2005 0]

MoneySavingExpert.com has a lookup for cheap calls, just put in destination country.

 

Plus a load of other stuff.

[PhillipUK 0]

Hi guys, if you punch in 18185.co.uk into Google it will take you to a site where you register your phone number (free) and you can call Thai landlines and mobiles currently for one pence per minute. I know this works because I use it often . They bill you on your credit card once a month . No payment to the robbing bastards at British Telecoms.

I use this.....not only great at 1p for calls to my TG's mobile......but its also 0p per minute for calls in the UK to landlines.

 

It's saving me a bloody fortune!!

[bob2005 0]

18185 says there is a 4p connection charge, are there any BT line charges?

[deadman 0]

this number (07744974590) seems to be working with orange uk your plan 200 contract. you could use your free minutes followed by network rate. i've received my statement and so far no charges using free minutes...

[PhillipUK 0]

18185 says there is a 4p connection charge, are there any BT line charges?

None whatsoever. Nothing shows on your BT bill.

[tobymc 0]

skype is free free free free

[DiscoCol 0]

Hi Guys, anyone on an O2 phone might want to try this lot "Talk 4 Longer" Free Calls

 

Anyone else use them?

Edited March 16, 2007 by DiscoCol

[moshman 0]

I am in the US and i keep going through phone card quickly. The cards either have a service charge or the rates will change and then thier is the problem with the quality of calls. I just started using yahoo messenger pc to mobile. The rates to a Thailand mobile are around .05 cents . It is the cheapest rate I have seen and the connection is excellent. I am sure thay have a similar plan in England.

 

Are their any promotions right now in Thailand for calling abroad? I know they had one a few months back that was around 1baht a minute.

[growler 0]

Likewise. I signed up for yahoo messenger about 2 months ago and use it to call TG at 5 US cents per minute. Calls back to Ireland to landlines were 2 cents per minute.

[friendlyric6411 0]

i have a skype but its a bit iffiy

[Hotratz 0]

just signed up with a contract with O2, I am using 08445702410 and then your Thai girls number it seems to be working a treat with the call cost coming out of your inclusive minutes. The reception has been excellent every time. You can also store the number by punching in the access number followed by holding down the asterix giving a p(pause) and then entering the thai number without the zero e.g. 08445702410p0066123456789, this definitely works on my sony ericsson phone, Try it out

[MC_Ldop 40]

I use Yahoo! Messenger and Skype. The latter has better call quality on iffy connections. When I'm at home on a cable modem, Yahoo! is fine. If I'm on the road and using hotel DSL or EVDO, I'll go for Skype. Too bad all those Iowa "free call" schemes dried up!

[eltilza 0]

missus phones home every couple of days

 

shes on the phone for hours to mama and her sisters all mobiles

 

nifty list numbers are great - my bt bill never more than 150 per quarter

 

not good for visa evidence but if your that way inclined use a service that bills your credit card