HardenedSoul Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I've bought a One-2-Call SIM card on PAYG and the obligatory top-up. I think I'm getting hosed on the cost of calling back to the UK. Seems like the equivalent of about 50p a minute which is more than i was told to expect. Is there a cheaper option or am I just being tight. I sent a text to the UK and was charged 42.62 baht - now that ain't cheap - works out about 68p . . . . Does anyone have any suggestions as to how i can reduce these costs as I have to be on the blower to London fairly regularly ? Oh, and if I'm dialling a local (Bangkok) number from my mobile, do I have to put some sort of prefix before dialling the main 8-digit number ? Sorry if this has been asked many times but my search didn't yield any useful solutions. Thanks and apologies for what may seem like daft questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niggle Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 add 009 before calling UK. The 44 then number (omit (0)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 you could try the HATARI card which you buy at 7/11. the calls are usually cheaper on that. another option is to dial 007 before the country code instead of 001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 (edited) Yep ^^^ 001 is the most expensive system, but is pretty well guaranteed to work. 009 is a LOT cheaper, but you cannot send texts. Other prefixes 008, 007 etc etc also work at slightly different call rates but in my experience 009 is cheapest. If you're on the phone a lot and have decent internet consider one of the VOIP systems (Skype is the best known), dial out to UK landlines and mobiles for a nominal fee EDIT BKK numbers start 02....... Edited May 16, 2008 by Crossy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardenedSoul Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Thank you so much . . . I love you guys and this forum . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naka Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 (edited) If you us the + symbol, as in +44 xxx-- then it will default to 001 ... the most expensive. 007 is next cheapest while still good quality. 009 is the cheapest with a further reduction in quality. Just find which one suits your requirements for cost/connection quality. Naka. Edited May 17, 2008 by naka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jandajoy Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Skype is brilliant. Free to other skypers, cheap as chips using Skype credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 I use a CAT Telecom Phonenet card for calls back to the UK. 2 Bht per min to a landline, 6 or 7 to a UK mobile I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaigreg Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Hi, Try DeeDial (http://www.deedial.com/web2/en/home.php) only 1.50 baht per min to a land line and 7 baht to mobile. Can sign up and refill minutes online. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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