Calling Mobile From Overseas

[keeev21]

Whenever I call a mobile on Samui from overseas all I can get is a busy tone. I'm dialing 66 then the cell number without the 07 in front as I was instructed without success. Does anyone know the proper dialing proceedure?

[Soi Mongrel]

Leave out the "0" but not the "7": +66-7-###-####

[astral]

Depending who is on the other end.

It may well be much cheaper for them to call you.

I am in Africa, a call home costs 10X the cost of the call from Thailand.

[Firefoxx]

As Mongrel says:

Within Thailand: From outside:

BKK 02 555-1111 +662 555-1111

Province 034 333-111 +6634 333-111

Mobile 01 666-1111 +661 666-1111

Phone rates can vary from country to country, operator to operator, and package to package. It all depends. AFAIK, Thailand is generally middling in international phone rates.

[dclaryjr]

Depending who is on the other end.

It may well be much cheaper for them to call you.

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We use Lingo (a VOIP service like Vonage) and it cost 7 cents a minute from the U.S. to a cell phone in Thailand. It used to be .12 for a mobile or outside of Bangkok but they recently made it .07 across the board.

[BaanOz]

We use Lingo (a VOIP service like Vonage) and it cost 7 cents a minute from the U.S. to a cell phone in Thailand.  It used to be .12 for a mobile or outside of Bangkok but they recently made it .07 across the board.

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dclaryjr,

How about US$0.0475 to Thai mobiles

http://www.pennytel.com/index.htm

Cheers BO

[dclaryjr]

We use Lingo (a VOIP service like Vonage) and it cost 7 cents a minute from the U.S. to a cell phone in Thailand.  It used to be .12 for a mobile or outside of Bangkok but they recently made it .07 across the board.

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dclaryjr,

How about US$0.0475 to Thai mobiles

http://www.pennytel.com/index.htm

Cheers BO

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That's terrific if you want a phone number based in OZ! My VOIP service is also my local phone number as well. I had Vonage but gave it up after a year because they still didn't have numbers in my area code. So considering I was able to fire my local phone company, 7cents works out just fine!!.