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14-05.-2006, 10:08 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Touring with a Local Pre-Paid Mobile
I'm here in Canada and I have just found out that although I can phone Britain from my mobile, if I actually am in Britain, I can't phone Canada because I won't have a network.
They will allow me to 'roam' on British networks, but I think the fee is way too high. Could I buy a pay-as-you-go phone when I arrive? How much would it be and could I phone Canada? |
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16-05.-2006, 08:51 PM
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Location: Manchester and South London
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Re: Touring with a Local Pre-Paid Mobile
buy a phone for as little as £30. credit on top. calling canada from that phone would be very dear (probably close to £1 per minute if not more.)
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17-05.-2006, 06:52 AM
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Re: Touring with a Local Pre-Paid Mobile
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18-05.-2006, 10:10 PM
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Location: Manchester and South London
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Re: Touring with a Local Pre-Paid Mobile
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you can deffo get calling cards, though not sure if they are prepaid and don't know if they can be used through a mobile. Have never had need to use one. If you are only over here for a short while is it necessary to be able to phone home? I go weeks without using my phone!! |
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09-06.-2006, 05:56 PM
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Re: Touring with a Local Pre-Paid Mobile
Hi, I've just read your article and have recently become aware of the following website - http://www.0044.co.uk/uk.htm It may be of some use to you. It says calls to Canada from 5p per minute. I hasn't to add that I haven't used them.
regards and enjoy your time |
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10-06.-2006, 02:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: San Francisco
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Re: Touring with a Local Pre-Paid Mobile
Allan, if you've got an unlocked tri- or quad-band GSM mobile phone (tell us the make and model of your phone, if you're not sure), I highly recommend that you get a Mobile World SIM card, like the one that dorsetboy57 linked to.
I got a Mobile World card from a store called Car Phone Warehouse in England (big chain - they're everywhere). The rates are a steal. I bought it for £10 and got £10 airtime credit. Never even used it all. 5p/min to the US and Canada. 5p-15p/min to most other places around the world. 15p/min to land and mobile lines in the UK. Only two problems: 1. You can't roam out of England with it (i.e., you won't be able to use it in continental Europe); 2. Signal strength with Mobile World isn't quite as strong as other networks, like Vodafone, Orange, etc. (works on the T-Mobile network, btw). |
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