Cheap Phone Calls UK

Cheap phone call services in the United Kingdom.

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

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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.

There are two ways to use the DialToSave service: The cheapest is to purchase credit first, and you can do this by sending a text to the specified number (if using a mobile) or topping up via PayPal. You then dial the access number provided for the country you’re calling followed by the international number your calling.

The second method is called InstantTalk. Dial the InstantTalk access number (which is always different to the prepaid access number even for the same country) and you will be billed in your usual telecom provider’s invoice.

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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.

How to make cheap international calls using Mootel

1. With Mootel’s Instant Dial service there is no need to open an account, as you will be invoiced through your existing telephone bill. Simply use the access number for the country you want to dial followed by your international number.

You will hear a message before you’re connected letting you know how much per minute you will be charged by Mootel. You will pay the cost of a local call to your existing telecom provider (e.g. BT) for the connection to the Mootel network.

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StanaCard is a calling card that gives you one touch speed dialing, with no additional hidden fees such as connection charges – the rates quoted include all taxes and fees, so what you see is what you get. These cheap international phone rates are very competitive and there are no access numbers or pin codes.

StanaCard refer to their system as a calling card, but it’s not a card, in fact what happens is that you are given a ‘SmartDial’ number for every telephone number you want to call. You can assign a SmartDial number to a national, international or mobile number. You then simply dial the SmartDial number directly from your landline, mobile or office phone to access the StanaCard cheap phone rates. This service is available in the following countries: Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA – and you can dial to many more countries (virtually worldwide).

You can assign up to 20 SmartDial numbers on your account.

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Reliance Global Call is an international long distance telecom provider, offering cheap calls to India and many other countries worldwide. Currently, you can use the service from within the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and India and call to over 200 countries.

There are many ways to use the Reliance Global services, but you need to sign up for an account and register the phones that you want to make calls from – landline and cellular phones. By registering the phones that you will use (and you can register up to 6 phone numbers on the pay later service and four on the pre-pay service) this means that you don’t need to dial any pin numbers or access numbers before making your call. Good call quality over a fibre optic network.

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With Skype on your mobile phone you can make free Skype to Skype calls, IM, and make cheap phone calls to other phones. To make free Skype to Skype calls you need to be within a wi-fi zone. Use Skype over 3G to make cheap phone calls to landlines and mobiles, for this you need to have Skype credit or a subscription package.

Skype recommend that you have an unlimited data plan with your mobile phone carrier, so that you don’t incur extra charges on 3G if you go over your limit, so you have that cost to build into the equation too. Otherwise you need a WiFi connection. However, data calls are much cheaper than mobile network calls and using Skype on your mobile device will save you money.

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FreeBuzzer enables you to make free international phone calls from your normal landline phone by initialising the call online from their website. Enter your phone number and the destination number, then click the ‘Make a free call’ button.

FreeBuzzer rings the destination number, then rings your number to connect your call. You get free calls to other landline phones direct from your landline phone - no software to download and install, and no headset needed - you don’t even have to register.

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Dial Abroad is a cheap call provider with services in the UK, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the USA. Dial over 100 countries for as little as 1.5p per minute. In the UK and Spain you don’t need an account or to prepay simply use the access numbers and your calls are billed through your normal landline phone bill.

For all countries where DialAbroad has a service, except the UK and Spain, you must first purchase credit before you can make cheap international phone calls – you can do this easily online from their website. In the UK and Spain, DialAbroad lets you simply use their access numbers to dial and any call charges are included in your regular landline telephone bill.

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