Cheap calls UK to USA

Phone pre-fix – 1p a minute

Did you know – family from the UK can be calling you for 1 pence perminute?

Dial 0844-861-88-88 and wait for the automated service which confirms your are phoning the USA and calls will be 1 pence per minute. You will be prompted to dial the number including the international code followed by the # button.

Available from Telestunt, their website gives a list of countries and prices along with the dialling  codes.

Skype for free…

Installing Skypeon your PC and setting up an account is easy. Once installed you can keep in  touch with anyone anywhere in the world for free – as long as they too have Skype.

The beauty of Skype apart from the zero cost:

- You can choose to see the person you are talking to – or not (but only if you are calling just one other person).
- You can set-up a group conversation so you can dial in several people at once and all have a conversation.
- You can share your desktop.

 Skype mobiles are available from Three Mobile. 

Great for teenagers away at boarding schools. If you buy them a Skype mobile (in fact all you need is a 3-g compatible phone and a Sim card), available on pay-as you-go or contract you can get in touch with your teen anytime (and, as long as your PC / Mac is on they can get in touch with you). No more worries about call costs – chat as long as you like. It really is brilliant. (Just make sure they don’t try to Skype you using the phone outside of the UK otherwise you will
incur international roaming costs).

We even know of people who have bought Skype mobiles for elderly relatives who don’t have broadband at home.