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UK SIM Divert query

  • 23-04-2008 10:32am
    #1
    brettmirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭


    Looking for advice please.

    Travel a lot between the UK and Ireland, but am mostly based in Ireland.

    Am looking to get a UK SIM so that people I deal with in the UK can call me on that number...

    But want to divert those calls to my Irish mobile, so that I only have one phone to be carrying around with me.

    Does anyone know if any of the UK Mobile companies allow you to divert to an international number on Pay As You Go? I've looked on the various websites, but trying to find out info like this is like trying to find a needle in a haystack!

    I got a T-Mobile PAYG, but that only allows you to divert to voicemail and not any other number.

    I know that getting calls diverted will cost me money per call, but it's something i need to get sorted.
    Cheers.


Comments

  • #2
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Op 02 UK should let you do this.


  • #3
    brettmirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭brettmirl


    Thanks - is that on Pay As You Go do you know?


  • #4
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    mick_irl wrote: »
    Thanks - is that on Pay As You Go do you know?

    Why not just get a YAC number, divert it to your irish number and hand that out to British contacts?


  • #5
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    mick_irl wrote: »
    Thanks - is that on Pay As You Go do you know?

    I have an O2 UK SIM on PAYG "Your Country". Even though I have 200 international minutes per month even that will not let me divert to an Irish mobile. So no dice.

    Irish O2 contract SIMs will ONLY let you divert to UK and Norway.


  • #6
    brettmirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭brettmirl


    Whats a YAC number?


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  • #7
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    mick_irl wrote: »
    Whats a YAC number?

    See yac.com
    I can divert it to any mobile number I like.


  • #8
    brettmirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭brettmirl


    Thanks Culabula - will check it out!


  • #9
    brettmirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,429 ✭✭✭brettmirl


    Set up a YAC number last night. Very easy process. Tested it a few times and it seems to be working fine.

    Thanks for the tip Culabula


  • #10
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    mick_irl wrote: »
    Set up a YAC number last night. Very easy process. Tested it a few times and it seems to be working fine.

    Thanks for the tip Culabula

    Excellent -mine works impeccably and can be diverted to any number at will -so I never pay any roaming charges.

    Check out the O2 UK "Your Country" SIM if you are in the UK a lot and need to phone internationally for free -a great bargain. 30GBP credit gets you 200 FREE international minutes a month, then convert 10GBP of that into the MY EUROPE bolt-on and receive all incoming calls in ireland or elsewhere in Europe free of charge.


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