United Kingdom

Cheap phone call services in the UK.

Country code (international dialing code) for the United Kingdom (Great Britain): +44

DialaCode is a service for making cheap international calls from the UK with your mobile phone. It works with T-Mobile, Orange and 3 mobile networks. The cost for making an international phone call starts at 3p a minute, and there are no other added charges. There are over 400 countries available to call including Spain, France, India and the USA.

Lebara Mobile is a pay-as-you-go mobile service for the UK that gives a cheap flat rate for national calls and very cheap international call rates. You need to purchase the Lebara mobile starter pack (stockists are listed on the Lebara website) which comes with a pay-as-you-go SIM card and a credit voucher for the Lebara network.

TeleTop is a UK cheap call provider that you can use when dialing from landline or mobile phones. It’s free to call certain countries, such as Spain, but you do pay a connection fee and there is a charge to top-up. However, they offer very cheap rates (sometimes free) and there is no account to set up.

Best Mobile Saver have a system which lets you use your inclusive minutes on your mobile phone contract to call an 0208 number (from the UK only) and thereby access very cheap, and in many cases completely free international calls, directly from your mobile phone.

Budget Com is a UK call service with exceptionally cheap rates to many countries.  They are an over-ride provider, so you use your existing phone with the Budgetcom access numbers to make cheap international phone calls. No need to set up an account as you are billed through your existing service provider’s invoice, such as BT or NTL.

DialToSave is a UK service for international dialing – you have to be within the UK to use the service. Their phone rates are very cheap and you can call from either a landline phone or a mobile phone by using access numbers.

Mootel offers cheap international phone calls from both landlines and mobile phones in the UK. They cover many worldwide destinations, have competitive rates and various ways to dial, pay and top-up your account. This service can’t be used for making national calls within the UK, only international calls from the UK.