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fouryee Sep 27th, 2007 05:43 PM

London calling card
 
My daughter is now in London and I like to find out what is the least expensive calling card plan to use from USA to call London.

janisj Sep 27th, 2007 05:54 PM

Just have her go into the corner convenience shop or a shop in most any tube station.

There are many different calling card plans and which is "best" will vary. But none of them will cost more than a few cents a minute. I've used several different brands - and all were about the same. Much cheaper than the cards you can get at Costco/Sam's Club in the States.

(BTW - This would get more response if posted over on the Europe forum)

dmlove Sep 27th, 2007 07:09 PM

The OP was asking about a card to call London FROM the US. I highly recommend zaptel.com. We use the card called "Flying Colors" - used it when my son was in the Dominican Republic for a semester and again now that he is living in Uganda for a year. Each call is 17 cents per minute, and the call quality is very good. Also, all the information about your account is available to you online.

dmlove Sep 27th, 2007 07:10 PM

Oh, and I recommended it to someone else who used it when her daughter was in Brazil.

janisj Sep 27th, 2007 08:32 PM

Oh sheesh - completely missed the US TO London bit. Sorry.

for what you want I would not use ANY calling card. I'd just us a 1010 number. Which one is best for you depends partly on which phone company you are w/.

I use 1010-987, but there are several others. Do a google for 1010 numbers and you can find out which you should use for the best rates.

jent103 Sep 28th, 2007 05:30 AM

Also, if your daughter has a laptop and high-speed internet while in London, you can both download Skype and talk for free. It's easy as pie.


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