Need to go easy with the texting

[triple5]

Hey Triple5,

How do those calling cards work? What's the procedure?

Many thanks....

Just pay for it online, anything between £5-£20. You'll then be emailed a pin number. You dial up, enter the pin, then call the phils.

On some of the cards there is a connection fee, so if you're making lots of short calls best to avoid these.

I do find these cards go along way. The one I usually get is called ASIA Tel, which is £10.49 and gets you around 200 mins.

[JimOttley]

Just pay for it online, anything between £5-£20. You'll then be emailed a pin number. You dial up, enter the pin, then call the phils.

On some of the cards there is a connection fee, so if you're making lots of short calls best to avoid these.

I do find these cards go along way. The one I usually get is called ASIA Tel, which is £10.49 and gets you around 200 mins.

So will these cards call Philippine mobiles at the same rate?

I guess some will but always remember that from a UK mobile 0800, 0845 and a few other access numbers are not free from a UK cellphone so your card call might be cheap but you can also be paying your mobile provider at the same time!

They are all VOIP services i.e voice over internet protocol services, same as Skype, does sound cheaper than Skype though so I need to try it and see what the voice quality is like.

Skype txt 3.5p + VAT, return message from the phils 20 peso (usually) :(


Jim