Calls to USA

Anyone tried this,and if so does it work?

http://www.cheapercallrate.com/index.cfm/pcms/site.home/

Dave

Interesting.. it looks like what they do is convert the international number into a UK number.. hmmm    I'll have to get Micky to try this.

It says you can use these converted numbers on your BT line, I'm wondering if it still works if the BT line is overwritten by a carrier select service, such as OneTel? That's what I have. Of course, I can dial some digits to bypass OneTel but that would defeat the whole convenience thing ...

I use 1899 for calls to the US.. its only a 2 p connection charge then 1/2 a p per minute.. Still the cheapest one i've found so far..
Website is www.1899.com
Kaylesh

I use 1899 for calls to the US.. its only a 2 p connection charge then 1/2 a p per minute.. Still the cheapest one i've found so far..
Website is www.1899.com
Kaylesh

Wow, that is good!! I use AOL's new service. I pay 2p a minute for calls to the US and all my UK landline calls are free anytime. That's a big savings for me!

Wow, that is good!! I use AOL's new service. I pay 2p a minute for calls to the US and all my UK landline calls are free anytime. That's a big savings for me!

Is this only for existing AOL internet customers?

Is this only for existing AOL internet customers?

I'm not sure, but I would think so. Sorry!

I can't find anything on the website to answer the questions I would have, but as the company doesn't bill separately, they must get their revenue via a proportion of the call charge made by BT (or whatever TelCo you are with).    My guess would be that they issue a "special" number, possibly something in the personal numbering codes (07xx). 

Frankly, with all the deals around on long-distance/overseas calling plans (e.g. the 1899 mentioned above), it seems unnecessarily restrictive.    Why go to the trouble of having to assign a separate number for each U.S. line you might want to call when you can just get a cheap calling plan and dial anywhere in the States using the regular NANP number? 

As for dialing the U.K. number with an alternate carrier, be aware that rates for calls to non-geographic numbers (including 07xx and similar) can often be considerably higher than for a regular long-distance call.     Some carriers won't even allow calls to certain codes.

What is the AOL service? I'm currently still in Washington DC and I am an AOL member.

What is the AOL service? I'm currently still in Washington DC and I am an AOL member.

It's called AOL Talk. Maybe it's only in the UK? I'm not sure. If it's available in the US, it should show up if you go to keyword and type in AOL Talk. Give it a shot; you never know!

Post office phone cards - 3.5p a minute and billed per second and since you use a 0800 # there are no minutes charged to your BT bill.  And the great deal was in May and JUne and again in December, you can call the US on Saturdays from noon to midnight for FREE!

To put this in perspective:   

In 1927 the cost of a 3-minute call to New York via shortwave radio link (the only method available at the time) was £15.  BY 1936 it had fallen to £9.

By 1973, the cost of a direct-dialed 3-minute call to the U.S. via satellite had dropped to approx. £1.50.

Makes today's rates seem like a pretty good deal, doesn't it?    Especially if you work out what those prices would be allowing for inflation! 

I use 1899 for calls to the US.. its only a 2 p connection charge then 1/2 a p per minute.. Still the cheapest one i've found so far..
Website is www.1899.com
Kaylesh

I used this and it was fab.  For awhile, the calls were even FREE!  Maybe they'll run that promotion again at some point.

Price for 1899 has gone up to a pence per minute.. :-(.. Ohh well still better than all the rest.

We use Onetel...I even called my best friend on her mobile and it wasn't any different..........