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Best Calling Card for Ireland to Oz Mobile Calls?

  • 27-01-2010 10:27pm
    #1
    tophurler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭


    Anyone know which is the best value for money calling card If I want to call from Ireland to an Australian mobile number? Just bought a First national card, €10 gets a whopping.......11 minutes! :eek:


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  • #2
    TirEoghain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 339 ✭✭TirEoghain


    What network are you on in Ireland?

    If you're on 3 bill pay, it may be worth looking into UK calling cards, and you would be able to call the UK access number as part of your inclusive minutes.

    I don't know how much cheaper it'll work out, but I used telediscount.co.uk to call Australia (landlines only) and USA (mobile and landlines) and as part of my inclusive minutes. I'm afraid I don't think it'll work for mobiles, and none of this is relevent if you can't call the UK as part of your inclusive minutes as you'd be paying for the price of calling the UK too.

    If you're on O2 prepay, it seems that it's just 35c per minute dialling directly from your phone.
    http://www.o2online.ie/wps/wcm/connect/O2/Home/Explore+Services/Price+plans/Speakeasy+prepay/International+Rates/Australia

    Would it be worth buying an O2 sim for the purpose?


  • #3
    Shamrogue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭Shamrogue


    Hey,
    If you sign up for a smartvoip.com account. Put some euros in it. Log your mobile number with them and then dial into it and you will be prompted to enter your desired number. Australia mobile is about 0.5c per minute. You can setup you phone to dial the Dublin number and then pause before dialling out the second number. tis explained on the site. Some countries are free. But do search around for other VOIP providers as you might find one that does Australia for free :D

    Regards


  • #4
    mel.b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭mel.b


    tophurler wrote: »
    Anyone know which is the best value for money calling card If I want to call from Ireland to an Australian mobile number? Just bought a First national card, €10 gets a whopping.......11 minutes! :eek:


    Which number are you using when you call first national? I use the dublin number and I get a lot more than 11mins to Oz for a 10euro card.


  • #5
    annieoburns
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 505 ✭✭✭annieoburns


    I use my skype account and mobile in Australia costs about 20 cent a minute.


  • #6
    mel.b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,130 ✭✭✭mel.b


    tophurler wrote: »
    Anyone know which is the best value for money calling card If I want to call from Ireland to an Australian mobile number? Just bought a First national card, €10 gets a whopping.......11 minutes! :eek:


    I used my first national calling card the other day to a mobile in OZ. A 5euro card gave me 26mins to a mobile. this was using the Dublin number on the first national card.

    Otherwise vodafone mobile is 15c/min to landlines and 30c/min to mobiles.


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  • #7
    eggtop_r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭eggtop_r


    try skype..if you dont have it set up at home just go to an internet cafe,then you just pay for the internet session..


  • #8
    brathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27 ✭brathnach


    I really think more people need to look into the SIP options available....


  • #9
    acermaple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 173 ✭✭acermaple


    eggtop_r wrote: »
    try skype..if you dont have it set up at home just go to an internet cafe,then you just pay for the internet session..

    Not if you are phoning a mobile, according to their website its 16.8c to use skype to phone an oz mobile, anybody got any cheap and reliable options... much appreciated if previous posters could give web addresses of the sites mentioned?


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