Hi,

I have a landline again after two years of doing without. Two years ago one could use an alternate, allegedly cheaper service to call a mobile number - cheaper than the mobile carrier rates - although it was very difficult to tell for sure if it actually was, by calling 1234 then the mobile number. I would be grateful for any current info about alternate service(s).

Is this what you are looking for:

http://www.tot.co.th/toten/index.php?Itemi...t&task=view

http://www.tot.co.th/toten/index.php?optio...amp;Itemid=1195

But if this is cheaper than your mobile phone you might have the wrong plan for your mobile. I pay 0.25 for the first minute and 1.5 for more minutes with my mobile. This at True. But they have endless other "promotions" how they call it. Have no idea what other mobile phone provides have. Perhaps even better. It changes all the time.

Edited September 30, 200916 yr by Beggar

Have you considered Skype's flat-rate subscription service for unlimited calls to both landlines and mobiles in Thailand? Only 5.95 USD per mo. Works as advertised. Who needs a landline anymore (except for DSL)...

Yes, that is it, and either I misunderstood before or things have changed, because the mobile rate is 1.50/min - higher than most if not all mobile plans, but it is a nationwide rate - perhaps that is the attraction. And you are right, I should check the promotions. Now I pay 3 baht for first minute, then 1 with AIS, but make a lot of short calls - your package would suit me better.

Thanks,

Peter

Is this what you are looking for:

http://www.tot.co.th/toten/index.php?Itemi...t&task=view

http://www.tot.co.th/toten/index.php?optio...amp;Itemid=1195

But if this is cheaper than your mobile phone you might have the wrong plan for your mobile. I pay 0.25 for the first minute and 1.5 for more minutes with my mobile. This at True. But they have endless other "promotions" how they call it. Have no idea what other mobile phone provides have. Perhaps even better. It changes all the time.

smartvoip.com has free Thailand land and mobile phone calls and no monthly fee.

smartvoip.com has free Thailand land and mobile phone calls and no monthly fee.

That is great!!! It worked so far and the call was for free. When will they start to pay me for the calls???

SMS are not free - sadly. But for this I use Google Voice were they are free. It is a free world :-)))

I was hesitant to enter my phone number for validation. Did you ever have a problem with this site?

LATER:

Have to change my opinion after longer use. Good for nothing again?!

"1. In the case of SmartVoip free calls, there are restrictions on the maximum number of calls and the duration of the calls."

I reached the restrictions pretty soon :-(((

Edited October 1, 200916 yr by Beggar

Yes, the first calls are free and short so you can test the quality or the system. After that you must establish an account with money on deposit ($20.00 I think) and that is used to call countries that are not free. US, Canada and many others are Free, Philippines is not, that is where we spend our credit.

That is cheaper than AIS. Do you also pay a service fee on top of the airtime for that promotion?

Is this what you are looking for:

http://www.tot.co.th/toten/index.php?Itemi...t&task=view

http://www.tot.co.th/toten/index.php?optio...amp;Itemid=1195

But if this is cheaper than your mobile phone you might have the wrong plan for your mobile. I pay 0.25 for the first minute and 1.5 for more minutes with my mobile. This at True. But they have endless other "promotions" how they call it. Have no idea what other mobile phone provides have. Perhaps even better. It changes all the time.