Calling the Philippines

[aposhark]

found it, thanks:

http://www.1st-phonecards.co.uk/

[trends5squared]

I use Call Happy its 7p/min to Philippine Landline and 9p/min to Philippine Mobile.

[chino]

I use Call Happy its 7p/min to Philippine Landline and 9p/min to Philippine Mobile.

damn your getting spanked... sorry

[trends5squared]

damn your getting spanked... sorry

[joshua100]

Wanted to share my thoughts and what I do for the cheapest text and voice calls.

For TEXTS:

I've also got one of the roaming Globe Sims of ebay (arrived in around 1 week) and that's great for incomming texts at 1 peso each.

I also use a great online company for outgoing texts at 7p each which sends the text as if you used the mobile number, so I choose the +63 Globe Sim so that my friend can just reply to it. You can also send texts using it from any mobile phone over the GPRS connection. It's really good.

VOICE:
For outgoing voice, I've used Planettalk for a while and found them to be pretty good. Probably get through first time about 80% of the time and the other 20% after a few minutes.

O2 PAYG is great, buy a Sim card from ebay - £1.50 - NOT from O2 direct online at £9.99. Load £30 on and you get 200 free mins to the Philippines. And then transfer the £30 to Planettalk for 6p per minute voice calls too (or 8p with a freephone number). Planettalk will even give you a £5 free on your first go. O2 give you 10% on first use on your Sim, then throw it away and use another for your next £30 top up etc, another 200 mins, 10% and free £5 planettalk

With Orange, i get £25 per month bonus talk which I use one of those 07744 numbers at 20p per min, but how else can you use the bonus talk? May as well use it.

I have a question though. I'm off to France for a while soon. How can I make cheap calls from there to my friend in the Philippines? I am at a loss as to how to do this one?

Thanks

Josh

[Sim11UK]

You seem to have had better luck with planettalk. I just gave up, as it never worked for me.

I've been tending to use the 0871 number on pinoycards.co.uk. 10p a minute from my landline to her mobile...It works very well.

[keithAngel]

found it, thanks:

http://www.1st-phonecards.co.uk/

3.6p works fine

only thing comes to mind for france if you have a lap top skype to skype ...or skype to mobile 14p

[chino]

found it, thanks:

http://www.1st-phonecards.co.uk/

Thanks i will have to try it as i am paying 8.5p from a land line at the moment

[joshua100]

3.6p works fine

only thing comes to mind for france if you have a lap top skype to skype ...or skype to mobile 14p

Thanks

Just tried the 3.6p card. It sworks fine but eems to be working out at about 10ppm for me. Is this because I am using the 0800 number and this is more than the 3.6ppm?

I wonder if it is possible to use this card abroad?

Thanks

[keithAngel]

Thanks

Just tried the 3.6p card. It sworks fine but eems to be working out at about 10ppm for me. Is this because I am using the 0800 number and this is more than the 3.6ppm?

I wonder if it is possible to use this card abroad?

Thanks

I use the 020 access number because thats a normal land line call free from my mobile you dont say what phone your using but if its a house phone 0800 should be free plus ist phone take 10p a day

[aposhark]

Found this site:

http://www.eurocallingcards.com/euro_cardstoshopc.asp

It's a bit baffling to me at the moment......

[keithAngel]

Found this site:

http://www.eurocallingcards.com/euro_cardstoshopc.asp

It's a bit baffling to me at the moment......

I looked and retreated

[aposhark]

I looked and retreated

I think if you click on the card on the left, info comes up.
Then you can see what numbers you can use.
Then we must contact our mobile provider to enquire about the numbers/costs.
Then divide the costs to find cost per minute
Well, that's how it appears to me at first glance

[keithAngel]

I think if you click on the card on the left, info comes up.
Then you can see what numbers you can use.
Then we must contact our mobile provider to enquire about the numbers/costs.
Then divide the costs to find cost per minute
Well, that's how it appears to me at first glance

im mosdtly on skype these days but i am lucky i guess i get free land line calls from my mobile so as long as its an 020 its free

I chat 1-2 hours a day amd it doesnt cost a penny I love it

If you spending a £100 a month it would be cheaper to supply a laptop and pay the airtime costs there I would have thought

[aposhark]

im mosdtly on skype these days but i am lucky i guess i get free land line calls from my mobile so as long as its an 020 its free

I chat 1-2 hours a day amd it doesnt cost a penny I love it

If you spending a £100 a month it would be cheaper to supply a laptop and pay the airtime costs there I would have thought

My GF cannot get internet access on her tiny island, so skype is out of the equation.
She doesn't have a landline either....

I am looking for the cheapest mobile to mobile rates

[keithAngel]

My GF cannot get internet access on her tiny island, so skype is out of the equation.
She doesn't have a landline either....

I am looking for the cheapest mobile to mobile rates

ok my lady is using a wifi that works from the cell phone mast is how i understand it or you might look for a service provider here that gives you unlimited access to land calls im on orange £35 a month sim only no contract minimum I get 1200mins and free land line and for another £5 orange broadband it works fine for the net but they also do a free land calls which only worked for a week.

[CaptB]

Also worth looking at a skype phone on three if your Phill mahal or family have an internet connection.

A payg costs a tenner a month and allows you to chat or send online or offline messages. If you have a three contract i think its included.

you can also use msn.

The other major advantages over a PC is that your "mobile" I carry a Skype cell just for calling my wife April but now after finding the service so good I bought another cell for my daughter. Although the general charges are high for text and chat you can add bolt ons. If your other half doesnt have a PC I would buy a laptop from dell theyve currently got some good deals on laptops around £170 and internet in RP is pretty cheap. Also with that you can purchase wireless VOIP Phone.. not sure of the price i bought one when its a new toy and it set me back £50.00 but advantages being your other half doesnt have to sit by the pc waiting for you to call you can just skype the phone.

[aposhark]

ok my lady is using a wifi that works from the cell phone mast is how i understand it or you might look for a service provider here that gives you unlimited access to land calls im on orange £35 a month sim only no contract minimum I get 1200mins and free land line and for another £5 orange broadband it works fine for the net but they also do a free land calls which only worked for a week.

No land lines there! The Island is small.....
It is mobile-to mobile for us.

[vbose]

I do suggest you to use this access number 08715525706 , there's no account to open..and you'll simply be billed by BT (if you're using BT service) on the 0871 access. It's 8p/ minute though, but I can easily connect and and quality is really good. No minutes wasted ! I've never encountered any problem with this service.

or

If you wish to call using pin numbers without buying a calling card, just use your mobile and text this keyword WETALK to 80041 for a £3 call credit, or text WETALK to 80550 for a £5 call credit. This credit amount will be taken from your mobile top-up balance or if you're prepaid account, it will be billed by your mobile provider. Access number will be sent to you by text after sending the said keyword. The charge is still 8p / minute for the access number.

I tried many cheaper services before, like 6-7p/minute but it was all wasted, and this one really works well.

I hope this helps.

[David House]

I use Discount Dial when at home for calling mobiles, as other have said, on 0871 772 7171. Works fine most of the time, very clear connection at 7p per minute. When away from home I use a Lebara sim card at 10p per min for calls to either landlines or cell phones.
For calling Philippine landlines from home I use my Orange Livebox, which is a wireless router with an additional Voip phone line. For £20 per month I get my broadband connection, spread on a network to 6 Pcs at home and in my business, plus free calls to landlines all over the UK and to many other countries, including the Philippines.

[Fling]

My friend calls me using Onesuite prepaid long distance service, its based in the U.S. but can be use around the globe as a phone card and voip service.