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Old 18-03-2005, 03:12   #1
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who should I use for international calls?

currently using simply-call.com but I've seen others (www.telediscount.co.uk) that are cheaper per minute. Obviously I'm on an NTL line and I want to pay as little as possible to talk to a friend in sweden. Anyone used telediscount?
who do you use for your interenational calls?

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Old 18-03-2005, 08:20   #2
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

Deppeneds on what country you call. eg if its the states use One tel 4p per min.
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

I didn't think you could use a carrier on an ntl line?
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

Your right you carnt only BT lines. Unless your provider also does the line rental.
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

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I didn't think you could use a carrier on an ntl line?
Yes you can. We do (actually, did, and do on Telewest now).

We use onetel btw. I haven't really looked ot others, as the monthly bill isn't very high (despite calling abroad regularly). Never had a problem with onetel (except for them trying to convince us to use them for national calls as well).
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Old 19-03-2005, 11:40   #6
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

Here is an easy to use comparison site.
I use cheapestcalls on Telewest line and it does exactly what they say, should work on NTL also

http://www.niftylist.co.uk/index_c.html
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

I use Telediscount as well as Cheapest Calls (actually also Telediscount but cheaper) www.cheapestcalls.co.uk and they both work pretty well. Nobody can come close to Cheapest Calls - not OneTel or any of the others. And yes before any questions are asked, they do bill you exactly what they advertise and even on ntl: lines.
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

www.telestunt.co.uk .. usa is local call rate .. also head on over to the money saver forum for a list http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

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Deppeneds on what country you call. eg if its the states use One tel 4p per min.
Or use a NTL call plan and it's only 2p per minute to the USA. NTL 5p call plan takes some beating.
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

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I didn't think you could use a carrier on an ntl line?
Yes, you can. I use One-tel on my NTL line. Instead of dialling 1877 and then the number straight away, you dial an 0800 number, wait for a voice, then dial. A bit slower, but just as free.

OneTel are great on prices, especially to overseas mobiles, which I call a lot. Most prices other people quote are landlines only and hike it for foreign cellphones, but OneTel don't. They only add a very small surcharge.
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

How about Skype? http://www.skype.com

Internet to Internet works brilliantly. I've not used the Skype Out feature but I've heard it works quite well.
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Old 19-04-2005, 14:12   #12
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

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How about Skype? http://www.skype.com

Internet to Internet works brilliantly. I've not used the Skype Out feature but I've heard it works quite well.
Play.com has skype enabled VOIP phones here: http://www.play.com/play247.asp?pa=s...G&title=615520 for 30 of your English pounds. Get you Swedish mate to get one and your calls will be free (as long as you have an internet connection of course!).
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

I have been using extracall for cheap international calls . Good prices and fine quality.
http://www.extracall.com
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Old 11-06-2005, 01:09   #14
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Actually you will find that this service is the best (as low as a national rate UK call 3p/2p per minute daytime/evening):

http://justdial.atspace.com

Many destinations are covered, and you can call mobiles too.
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Re: who should I use for international calls?

justdial is a rip off, or maybe you're trying to earn some commisions?
People - use comparison webs like niftylist mentioned above or http://www.cheapestinternationalcalls.com or http://www.internationalcheapcalls.com and find out who is cheapest for you destination today - to call one country is cheaper using telestunt, other country - telediscount or cheapestcalls and so on... and also companies sometimes changing access numbers and prices.
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