andy wrote on 22/03/2008 :
> On 20 Mar, 20:18, Jono <notha...@blueyonder.invalid> wrote:
>> James Lewis explained :
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>>> On 20 Mar, 18:34, simonclark...@hotmail.com wrote:
>>>> On 20 Mar, 17:04, Whiskers <catwhee...@operamail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 2008-03-20, Leodiensian <chrisp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Everyone,
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>>>>>> I currently have a Web n Walk Flext tariff with T-Mobile.
>>>>>> My girlfriend lives in Germany and I call and text her mobile every
>>>>>> day.
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>>>>>> My monthly bill is regularly £250+
>>>>>> My contract ended last month, so as well as looking at upgrade
>>>>>> options, I really need to find a way of reducing this cost.
>>>>>> I guess the options are:
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>>>>>> 1) Find a tariff which allows "Friends and Family" type numbers, but
>>>>>> which allows international mobiles (fat chance).
>>>>>> 2) Find a tariff which is just generally lower for international
>>>>>> calls.
>>>>>> 3) Use a third party to route the call (where I have to dial some kind
>>>>>> of prefix before her mobile number).
>>>>>> Any advice greatly welcome.
>>
>>>>>> Chris
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>>>>> You might like to check out the "International" section at
>>>>> <http://www.talkmobile.co.uk/home.php> (part pf Carphone Warehouse).
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>>>> T-Mobile Business-1 sharer tariffs have inclusive minutes which
>>>> include calls to USA, Canada, most of Europe (landline & mobile)
>>>> within inclusive mins eg £50 per month will get you 2 phones & 500
>>>> mins (or 1000 mins if you go direct to T-Mobile and sign for 24
>>>> instead of 12 months).
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>>>> So, assuming your girlfriend has a German landline and/or German
>>>> mobile, calls to her will come out of inclusive mins.
>>>> (As it's a sharer tariff, you'll need to get a minimum of two phones -
>>>> calls between the two phones in the UK are free).
>>>> Hope that helps
>>
>>>> Regards
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>>>> Simon
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>>> For £2 a month extra on an Orange contract for their "Call Abroad
>>> Subscription" you have calls to Germany for 20p/min...ok, its not the
>>> cheapest but compared to standard mobile costs its a lot less
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>> I think I'd rather have O2's My Europe Extra - £5 per month (inc VAT)
>> and gives 1000 minutes per month of inbound roaming calls @ FOC.
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>> The OP should get two SIMs - send one to the GF - £26 per month for 300
>> UK minutes - plus the GF's My Europe Extra.
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>> <http://www.o2international.co.uk/callingfromoverseas/myeurope_extra.a...>-
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> This was the best suggestion so far, but not quite there ...

Oh but it is....I suggested two SIMs on a single business contract at
£26 per month with 300 UK minutes. This also gives free calls "in
group"....and to any other O2 number, for that matter.

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> My Europe Extra is £10 a month on Pay & Go and on non-business
> contracts

But £5 on business is better :-)

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> And the cheapest way to call to that phone is another O2 SIM with the
> £5 a month Your O2 Numbers - up to 1000 minutes to 10 favourite
> numbers
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> http://youro2numbers.o2.co.uk/010

Well, I still prefer a business contract with one lot of My Europe
Extra for the GF.

The OP can call her out of the "in group" allowance. She can receive
calls from him at FOC - subject to the 1000 minute rules.....