Phone Calls Overseas

[longstebe]

One was wandering about overseas calls.Is there any masterplan behind this? Is there any phone cards you can purchase(not 1-2-call pre-pay) for cheap calls?

What does everybody do?

El cheapo,Kin-ee-ow forever

[ronthompson]

As far as I am concerned only one way to go with calling and that is SKYPE. All u need is a mike and speakers, chances are u have speakers now. a mike should cost less than 500 Baht. A camera is nice but perhaps another 1,000.

If u call computer to computer no charge, I call the US only and pat around 500 Baht a month for unlimited calls to land lines and/or cell phones in the US. The quality of sound is excellent and if not I hang up and redial.

I do NOT work for skype. Check them out at skype.com.

[yogi]

actualy there are many cards available in market,bolo card,budget card,easy call,etc.... depends which country you wanna call.

for europe budjet card and max calling card is best about 3 bht per min.

[Spaniel]

I use skype and net2phone. I have found that if you buy a headset with mic attached the reception/sound is much better then just using a mic and your speakers. Also check out www.callincards.com for other options.

[Spaniel]

Should be www.callingcards.com

[longstebe]

Thanks guys.I think the calling cards will work fine for me.

[maxjay]

I use the C.A.T. PhoneNet card. One baht per minute to calls in the continental U.S., a little more to Hawaii & Alaska. Not sure what the rates are to other countries.

You can also use the card to call from the U.S. to Thailand.

Edited April 6, 2009 by maxjay

[torrenova]

Unless you are doing loads of hours on the phone, the 009 / 008 on your normal mobile works out at something like Bt5/6/7 a minute.

[CelticBhoy]

There's an "international" SIM card available through 7-11

at the moment that gives you 1 Baht per minute overseas calls.

Best deal I've ever had.

[torrenova]

Thought about the to SIM card thing but even the latest Samsung 2 SIM phone with both active is <deleted> and eats battery life.

[barryofthailand]

As far as I am concerned only one way to go with calling and that is SKYPE. All u need is a mike and speakers, chances are u have speakers now. a mike should cost less than 500 Baht. A camera is nice but perhaps another 1,000.

If u call computer to computer no charge, I call the US only and pat around 500 Baht a month for unlimited calls to land lines and/or cell phones in the US. The quality of sound is excellent and if not I hang up and redial.

I do NOT work for skype. Check them out at skype.com.

Using skype only cost you .75 satang a minute.

Barry

[InSiSongkram]

I use Skype on an offer they had for 25 Euro for the year to UK landlines and thats unlimited usage so many of my calls last 30 mins or over, I dont think you can beat that for value and quality is excellent if you have a decent connection. There was other Countries on the offer but not sure what they were.

[longstebe]

Heard a lot of good things about 'Skype' since I posted this topic.Also people who dont use this forum have said good things about it.

Oh well, 1-2-call it is.