Phone Cards

[KeithD]

I picked those cheap phone cards as they default in $$$$ so as the exchange rate increases (which it is) you get more value.

[Northerner]

I picked those cheap phone cards as they default in $$$$ so as the exchange rate increases (which it is) you get more value.

Aahhhhhh... Clever fella I was wondering why they were in dollars Very good idea!

[JimOttley]

Aahhhhhh... Clever fella I was wondering why they were in dollars Very good idea!

It IS a good idea but this week, this last few days, the pound is plumeting against the dollar and as a result against the peso.

A few days ago we were at 81 peso to the pound now it's 77.6

The dollar is now at 1.627.

Pesonal view is - expect it to plummet a lot in the next few months :(


Jim

[KeithD]

It IS a good idea but this week, this last few days, the pound is plumeting against the dollar and as a result against the peso.

The dollar is now at 1.627.

Pesonal view is - expect it to plummet a lot in the next few months :(

Jim

The £/$ is just in the normal Forex 'breathing' range of 1.6-1.7 It is a fine balancing act between bad news in the UK, and then bad news in the US. It took a big fall the other day, which means it will at some point over the next few days climb. Big changes on Forex 95% of the time result in a rebound.

If Gordon Brown goes in January, it should break the 1.7 mark, otherwise it will probably be around election time.

[JimOttley]

The £/$ is just in the normal Forex 'breathing' range of 1.6-1.7 It is a fine balancing act between bad news in the UK, and then bad news in the US. It took a big fall the other day, which means it will at some point over the next few days climb. Big changes on Forex 95% of the time result in a rebound.

If Gordon Brown goes in January, it should break the 1.7 mark, otherwise it will probably be around election time.

I really hope you're right Boss, 65 peso to the pound was painful last year :(

You are right about bad news thing, both sides of the Atlantic are bound together in a bad news war just now, I'm just worried that there is a lot more bad news to come in the UK.


Jim

[KeithD]

.....I'm just worried that there is a lot more bad news to come in the UK.

Jim

Gordon Brown wins another term!!!

Hang on, that's not bad news..... it's the End of the World

[JimOttley]

Well I tried the Tiger card and the voice quality is impressive much better than Skype to a Philippine mobile.

The system is a bit confusing though, if you call the 0800 access number the actual rate you get is higher, it does state this on site and it does make sense as it costs them to provide an 0800 number, so it's important to use the London direct number to get the advertised rate.

The second point that was the confusing bit for me was that the automated call system states I have 20 pounds credit, I think it means 20 dollars as that is the amount I paid

Good service the voice quality is superb.


Jim