gojuken Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Hi folks, Can anyone please tell me how to make a cheap call to the UK from ; 1. A mobile. 2. A hotel landline. The rate per minute would be much appreciated. Thank you you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterw42 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) Check with your mobile phone network provider, they all have a webpage that shows codes and rates to a certain country. They have standard rates (full bandwidth cellular network) and special rates (using IP telephony/internet). Here is the DTAC page https://www.dtac.co.th/en/idd.html Hotels are unknown as they can add on top. Edited August 16, 2021 by Peterw42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobblyjohn Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I always used 007 but here is the AIS site AIS 00500https://www.ais.th/00500/en/premium.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I use this company via their app on my mobile, you do have to load cash to use it, but not very much. A call to a UK landline costs 0.3 Baht a minute or 1.4 Baht to a UK mobile, there's a 1.5 Baht connection fee for every call. https://www.mytello.com/en_TH/rates/cheap-calls-to-great-britain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRUFC Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I've been using Viber, usually for calling companies and 'non friends/ relatives'. Friends/ relatives are all on WhatsApp which of course is free mobile to mobile.https://account.viber.com/en/call-united-kingdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bbko Posted August 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) For the mobile, there's so many apps to choose from that allow free international calls; Line, Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, Viber, FaceTime, etc. Edited August 16, 2021 by bbko 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eyup Posted August 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2021 Skype. easy peasy and cheap as chips 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezzaaa Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I use voipdiscount, they are cheap. Quality is not always perfect but most of the time it's good enough, especially for landlines. If you need to key in digits like when you ring customer service it also works. Landline calls are free and calls to mobile cost 15 pence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, wobblyjohn said: I always used 007 As far as I know the 007 has been shut down after CAT/ToT merger. 009 should be used instead. It's 7 Baht/min from mobile to UK landline. https://www.cattelecom.com/uploads/files/CAT 009 til DEC 18.pdf As others write: check the service number of the mobile provider (AIS, DTAC, True). AIS 00500 is 5 Baht/min. Edited August 16, 2021 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, gojuken said: 2. A hotel landline. From a hotel landline. Guess it will hard to get a specific answer to that, just "very expensive". Edited August 16, 2021 by KhunBENQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 3 hours ago, wobblyjohn said: I always used 007 but here is the AIS site AIS 00500https://www.ais.th/00500/en/premium.html AIS 005 or 003. You will have to check your providers website. You can also buy packages. eg. For dialing a UK number with the above AIS codes would be: 00344(0)xxxxxxxxxx You would drop the zero in brackets. Or with 005: 00544(0)xxxxxxxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 TELZ app 0.33 baht to a land line works great. Can call and line in the World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjuk Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Skype. Easy and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 (edited) If Skype works from your mobile, that's the way to go. Get a minimal phone account with Skype (say $5) and you can phone any landline or any mobile from anywhere in the world TO anywhere in the world. $5 lasts me a year or more, but then I am male and don't use phones very much.... I use my laptop not mobile to make the calls. Edited August 16, 2021 by blazes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcho Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Like a few others have said. Skype is the way to go, but only to Landlines, its dirt cheap. To Mobiles the price is high, same as AIS etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I use 003 with 12call and find it very good, cost is about 3 or 4 baht a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithkarmann Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Mytello for mobile to landlines to UK one third of a baht per minute plus local domestic call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phulublub Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 3 hours ago, marcho said: Like a few others have said. Skype is the way to go, but only to Landlines, its dirt cheap. To Mobiles the price is high, same as AIS etc. If you use a VPN to put your phone in the UK then isn't Skype cheap to mobiles (and the non-geographic 0345 numbers) as well? PH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pootegg Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 23 hours ago, eyup said: Skype. easy peasy and cheap as chips Yes totally agree with eyio .. call from Skype you can dial a mobile and landline just need to have some credit or take advantage of the Microsoft 365 package deal if you have it. Skype is my default international. Use it all the time to call my bank . You can also use any caller ID number you want just edit settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Dial the area or city code first, followed by the phone number. If you are calling a landline in London in the UK from Thailand, for example, you would dial: 001-44-20-7946-0772. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, MrJ2U said: Dial the area or city code first, followed by the phone number. If you are calling a landline in London in the UK from Thailand, for example, you would dial: 001-44-20-7946-0772. That will sure work but the most expensive option. Really worth trying the cheaper options (009, 00500, ...) first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Not sure about landlines but i can no longer do uk calls (from Thai mobile) using 0044 I now have to use 00644 .maybe they have changed it the lady from directory enquiries told my niece this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Even better: If you have internet connection/access on your phone, other devices: - Install LINE or VIBER in your smartphone, super easy and takes 2 or 3 seconds. LINE can also be installed on your PC or notebook. Not sure about VIBER. - Tell you relies/friends in the UK to also install LINE or VIBER. - Use the normal local phone number to start a call, other party accepts you into their friends list. All calls, SMS and videochat calls are free. Connection can be anywhere in the world as long as internet is automatic in your device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said: That will sure work but the most expensive option. Really worth trying the cheaper options (009, 00500, ...) first. Good advise. In the US and Canada they have this cool little gadget called "Magic Jack". You can call home for free. Great dealing with banks,etc, when they put you on hold. I wonder if theres something similar in the UK? It would work if both parties had a magic Jack no matter where in the world you were as long as you had WiFi. Edited August 17, 2021 by MrJ2U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojothai Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 4 hours ago, marcho said: Like a few others have said. Skype is the way to go, but only to Landlines, its dirt cheap. To Mobiles the price is high, same as AIS etc. Its not just landlines that are cheap with skype. If its a regular thing, with the monthly subscription you can call mobiles as well. 5 GBP a month 400 minutes. (good for landline and mobile but not for premium, etc). So look at it if you have to make long calls regularly to UK mobiles. More of my family, relatives and friends are on Whatsapp now the last year so I am likely to discontinue soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo1968 Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 1 hour ago, KC 71 said: Not sure about landlines but i can no longer do uk calls (from Thai mobile) using 0044 I now have to use 00644 .maybe they have changed it the lady from directory enquiries told my niece this That code is for Truemove, 5 baht a minute to a landline, 7 baht to a mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 6 hours ago, pjuk said: Skype. Easy and cheap. Absolutely from my call his United Kingdom Call $0.023 20:31 $0.540 So a 20 minute call cost ฿25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Use Skype, fraction of the cost compared to Thai telephone companies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/16/2021 at 11:08 AM, tezzaaa said: I use voipdiscount, they are cheap. Quality is not always perfect but most of the time it's good enough, especially for landlines. If you need to key in digits like when you ring customer service it also works. Landline calls are free and calls to mobile cost 15 pence Only free for 120 days then you have to top up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairynuff Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 3 hours ago, scorecard said: Even better: If you have internet connection/access on your phone, other devices: - Install LINE or VIBER in your smartphone, super easy and takes 2 or 3 seconds. LINE can also be installed on your PC or notebook. Not sure about VIBER. - Tell you relies/friends in the UK to also install LINE or VIBER. - Use the normal local phone number to start a call, other party accepts you into their friends list. All calls, SMS and videochat calls are free. Connection can be anywhere in the world as long as internet is automatic in your device. How do you call a landline from the Line app? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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