21-Dec-2010 12:30

Calling family abroad over the holiday period?

Research shows that almost 30% of us plan to make calls to family and friends overseas in the run up to the holiday season and New Year.

Over a quarter will call directly from their home landline phone.. Dialing directly from BT or Virgin Media or TalkTalk may prove very expensive if you have no International call-plan set up.

And for the 8% or so who call directly from their mobiles they may be in for quite a shock when they receive their itemised bills in January 2011.

So how can you take advantage of low cost international call options & reduce your bill?

By planning ahead everyone can make significant savings on their phone bills.

SimplyFone's tips to cutting the cost of overseas calls:

1. Inclusive international calls - SimplyFone has an inclusive UK & International call-plan that costing just £14.80p +vat per month supporting 2000 'free' minutes to 25+ International destinations & also 2000 free minutes to any UK landline too. (60-minute rule does not apply)

2. Register your mobile with SimplyFone Mobile Override services allowing you - by dialing an 0208xxx access number to make International (& 08xx) calls at exactly the same rate as from your landline.

3. Use prefix dialing codes - SimplyDial allows you to make very low-cost International calls from any landline by dialing a prefix number before your call. This is a simple & hassle-free way of making international calls cheaply & without registration.

4. Take a look at SimplyText2Talk or CheapestChat - services that use high quality Tier-1 quality service for International calls directly from your registered mobile from less than 1p (and very low-cost text-SMS services too)

5. And before you make the call - check the rate!

Call or email us for any advice & follow above rules for a stress-free holiday period.