Can anyone recommend a good cheap phone card (or other alternative) to call the Dominican Republic from England - the one we were using (sold in Sainsbury's) seems to have gone bust.
- Thread starter London_Calling
- Start date
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Calling DR from England
I used to use alpha telecom - just google it. Prepay by card and pretty cheap calls to everywhere.
By far the best method for calling the DR that I have found from the UK is to buy and Orange pay as you go international sim card.
Calls cost 5p a min to a Dominican mobile or landline.....and you have the convienience of calling on the move from your mobile - lines are crystal clear, the same as calling a UK mobile/landline.
Text messages are 15p
I actually got the sim card for ?5 with ?5 'free' credit but I thinik it might have been a special offer at the time....I believe they cost just ?1 if you buy them online.
By the way - the list of countries you can call using the sim card as mentioned on their website is out of date because the DR isn't on that list.
Try it!
Daydream
Calls cost 5p a min to a Dominican mobile or landline.....and you have the convienience of calling on the move from your mobile - lines are crystal clear, the same as calling a UK mobile/landline.
Text messages are 15p
I actually got the sim card for ?5 with ?5 'free' credit but I thinik it might have been a special offer at the time....I believe they cost just ?1 if you buy them online.
By the way - the list of countries you can call using the sim card as mentioned on their website is out of date because the DR isn't on that list.
Try it!
Daydream
If there is a computer at both ends ..... Skype is the way to go!! Free download program, sign up, connect on USB headset (earphones & microphone) & call your friends for FREE!!!
If only YOU have a computer, you can organise call OUT to & call IN from standard telephones but check the international charges - I pay about 0.50 of a Euro for a 20 minute call a landline number in the UK from the DR. That's about US $0.40 - less than US $0.10 per 5 minutes!!! ~ Grahame.
If only YOU have a computer, you can organise call OUT to & call IN from standard telephones but check the international charges - I pay about 0.50 of a Euro for a 20 minute call a landline number in the UK from the DR. That's about US $0.40 - less than US $0.10 per 5 minutes!!! ~ Grahame.
Personally I use Uni Tel phone cards. The signal is brilliant and you get ?6 for the price of ?5 on each card. It is free to use from a landline and is standard price if you use a mobile.
That orange sim card does sound like a good deal though. As I am moving soon, I dont think I will bother changing now. Uni Tel has always worked well for me but I can only get it from limited places.
That orange sim card does sound like a good deal though. As I am moving soon, I dont think I will bother changing now. Uni Tel has always worked well for me but I can only get it from limited places.
Talk home and talk direct are good from most indian shops Talk Home ?5 Phone cards at TheCallWorld.com - Calling Cards from UK - International Calling Cards - Prepaid Phone Cards