Cheapest International Calling Frequently Asked Questions

A: Call the 08 or 09 access number beside the rate you want to pay. When connected and you hear the recorded message, dial your full international number including the 00 international code.

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Q: Do I need to open an account or register?

A: There is no account to open or registration needed. All you have to do is dial the access number. Your service provider will bill you the advertised rate.

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Q: Do I pay any extra charges for using your landline access numbers?

A: You will not be changed anything extra by cheapestinternationalcalls.com or our suppliers. The advertised rates on this site include VAT at 20%. Rates shown are what you would pay if you were a BT Residential, Sky and Plus Net customer as of March 2012. Click here to see the charges on BT’s website. All service providers charge a connection fee for call 08 and 09 access numbers. These range from 3p to 15p depending on the service provider.

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Q: Who bills me for calls made using the access numbers on this website?

A: Your service provider bills you for all calls to our access numbers, we and our suppliers will not.

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Q: How are calls to your access numbers charged?

A: You will be charged from the moment you are connected to the access number until the time you hang up. You can check the cost of calling the access numbers on this site with your service provider.

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Q: I've been charged the full international cost for the call; how did this happen?

A: Does the full international destination number show on your telephone bill? If it does show; this means that, when making your call, you haven't dialed the access number before dialing your international destination. Please remember to always use the access number to maximise your savings on international calls. Alternately, you may have pressed the call or send button after the international number. Remember, after dialing the international number press nothing and your call will automatically be connected.

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Q: Can I use the 08 and 09 access numbers from my mobile?

A: Yes, you can. You should be aware that the rate for the call to our access numbers may be higher from your mobile than from a landline. How much you will be charged depends on your mobile operator and which tariff plan you have.

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Q: How much will I be charged to call the 08 and 09 access numbers?

A: You can use our access numbers with every service provider but the costs do vary. The below rates are correct as of March 2012. The 'Connection Change' is a one off change on all calls.

Connection Fee	Pence
BT	3.1 to 13.1
Sky	9 to 12.5
TalkTalk	13.1
Virgin	13.24 to 14.94
o2	12.8
AOL	13.1
PlusNet	13.1
Orange	12

All rates in the following table are pence per minute:

Service Provider
Access Numbers Starting	BT		PlusNet		Sky		TalkTalk		Virgin Media		O2		AOL		Orange
Access Numbers Starting	Band	Rate	Band	Rate	Band	Rate	Band	Rate	Band	Rate	Band	Rate	Band	Rate	Band	Rate
0844 400	8g	1	8g	2	8g	1	8g	2	8pg	5	8g	2	8g	1	8g	1
0903 019	ff2	49.4*	ff2	49	ff2	49.4*	ff2	50*	ff2	51	ff2	97	ff2	58*	ff2	51.5*
0843 018	g10	3	g10	5	g10	3	g10	5	pg10	7	g10	7	g10	3	g10	3
0844 430	g10	3	g10	5	g10	3	g10	5	pg10	7	g10	7	g10	3	g10	3
0844 431	g10	3	g10	5	g10	3	g10	5	pg10	7	g10	7	g10	3	g10	3
0844 988	g10	3	g10	5	g10	3	g10	5	pg10	7	g10	7	g10	3	g10	3
0844 590	g10	3	g10	5	g10	3	g10	5	pg10	7	g10	7	g10	3	g10	3
0844 593	g10	3	g10	5	g10	3	g10	5	pg10	7	g10	7	g10	3	g10	3
0844 626	g10	3	g10	5	g10	3	g10	5	pg10	7	g10	7	g10	3	g10	3
0843 026	g11	4	g11	6	g11	4	g11	6	pg11	8	g11	9	g11	4	g11	4
0844 901	g11	4	g11	6	g11	4	g11	6	pg11	8	g11	9	g11	4	g11	4
0844 904	g11	4	g11	6	g11	4	g11	6	pg11	8	g11	9	g11	4	g11	4
0844 909	g11	4	g11	6	g11	4	g11	6	pg11	8	g11	9	g11	4	g11	4
0844 425	g11	4	g11	6	g11	4	g11	6	pg11	8	g11	9	g11	4	g11	4
0844 639	g11	4	g11	6	g11	4	g11	6	pg11	8	g11	9	g11	4	g11	4
0844 906	g11	4	g11	6	g11	4	g11	6	pg11	8	g11	9	g11	4	g11	4
0871 518	g12	6	g12	8	g12	6	g12	8	pg12	9	g12	13	g12	6	g12	6
0871 606	g12	6	g12	8	g12	6	g12	8	pg12	9	g12	13	g12	6	g12	6
0871 751	g12	6	g12	8	g12	6	g12	8	pg12	9	g12	13	g12	6	g12	6
0872 161	g12	6	g12	8	g12	6	g12	8	pg12	9	g12	13	g12	6	g12	6
0871 537	g12	6	g12	8	g12	6	g12	8	pg12	9	g12	13	g12	6	g12	6
0871 642	g12	6	g12	8	g12	6	g12	8	pg12	9	g12	13	g12	6	g12	6
0871 412	g13	7	g13	9	g13	7	g13	9	pg13	10	g13	15	g13	7	g13	8
0871 771	g13	7	g13	9	g13	7	g13	9	pg13	10	g13	15	g13	7	g13	8
0871 801	g13	7	g13	9	g13	7	g13	9	pg13	10	g13	15	g13	7	g13	8
0872 164	g13	7	g13	9	g13	7	g13	9	pg13	10	g13	15	g13	7	g13	8
0871 488	g13	7	g13	9	g13	7	g13	9	pg13	10	g13	15	g13	7	g13	8
0871 679	g13	7	g13	9	g13	7	g13	9	pg13	10	g13	15	g13	7	g13	8
0871 776	g13	7	g13	9	g13	7	g13	9	pg13	10	g13	15	g13	7	g13	8
0871 802	g13	7	g13	9	g13	7	g13	9	pg13	10	g13	15	g13	7	g13	8
0871 552	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0871 553	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0871 881	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0872 165	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0871 499	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0871 556	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0871 612	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0871 635	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0871 756	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	g14	8	pg14	10	g14	17	g14	8	g14	8
0871 305	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	pg15	10	g15	19	g15	9	g15	10
0871 331	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	pg15	10	g15	19	g15	9	g15	10
0871 341	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	pg15	10	g15	19	g15	9	g15	10
0872 166	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	pg15	10	g15	19	g15	9	g15	10
0871 339	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	pg15	10	g15	19	g15	9	g15	10
0871 654	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	pg15	10	g15	19	g15	9	g15	10
0871 357	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	g15	9	pg15	10	g15	19	g15	9	g15	10
0843 014	g22	0,5	g22	1	g22	0,5	g22	1	pg22	4	g22	0	g22	0,5	g22	3
0844 303	g27	1,5	g27	3	g27	1,5	g27	3	pg27	6	g27	4	g27	1,5	g27	2
0843 023	g27	1,5	g27	3	g27	1,5	g27	3	pg27	6	g27	4	g27	1,5	g27	2
0844 323	g28	2,5	g28	2.56	g28	2,5	g28	2,5	pg28	7	g28	6	g28	2,5	g28	3
0843 031	g28	2,5	g28	2.56	g28	2,5	g28	2,5	pg28	7	g28	6	g28	2,5	g28	3
0844 372	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	12	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0844 385	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	12	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0844 545	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	12	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0844 555	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	12	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0844 436	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	12	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0844 489	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	12	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0844 497	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	12	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0844 578	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	12	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0844 884	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	g6	5	pg6	14	g6	10	g6	5	g6	6
0871 919	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	pg7	14	g7	21	g7	10	g7	10
0871 990	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	pg7	14	g7	21	g7	10	g7	10
0872 003	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	pg7	14	g7	21	g7	10	g7	10
0872 184	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	pg7	14	g7	21	g7	10	g7	10
0871 208	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	pg7	14	g7	21	g7	10	g7	10
0871 665	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	pg7	14	g7	21	g7	10	g7	10
0871 780	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	pg7	14	g7	21	g7	10	g7	10
0871 913	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	g7	10	pg7	14	g7	21	g7	10	g7	10
0843 042	g8	1	g8	2	g8	1	g8	2	pg8	5	g8	2	g8	1	g8	1
0844 605	g8	1	g8	2	g8	1	g8	2	pg8	5	g8	2	g8	1	g8	1
0844 862	g8	1	g8	2	g8	1	g8	2	pg8	5	g8	2	g8	1	g8	1
0844 720	g8	1	g8	2	g8	1	g8	2	pg8	5	g8	2	g8	1	g8	1
0844 759	g8	1	g8	2	g8	1	g8	2	pg8	5	g8	2	g8	1	g8	1
0844 869	g8	1	g8	2	g8	1	g8	2	pg8	5	g8	2	g8	1	g8	1
0843 016	g9	2	g9	3	g9	2	g9	3	pg9	6	g9	5	g9	2	g9	2
0844 799	g9	2	g9	3	g9	2	g9	3	pg9	6	g9	5	g9	2	g9	2
0844 831	g9	2	g9	3	g9	2	g9	3	pg9	6	g9	5	g9	2	g9	2
0844 838	g9	2	g9	3	g9	2	g9	3	pg9	6	g9	5	g9	2	g9	2
0844 465	g9	2	g9	3	g9	2	g9	3	pg9	6	g9	5	g9	2	g9	2
0844 790	g9	2	g9	3	g9	2	g9	3	pg9	6	g9	5	g9	2	g9	2
0844 972	g9	2	g9	3	g9	2	g9	3	pg9	6	g9	5	g9	2	g9	2
0906 105	n	15	n	15	n	15	n	15	inf1	15	n	27	n	15	n	15
0906 460	p0	153	p0	153	p0	153	p0	168	p0	153	p0	230	p0	165	p0	154
0911 157	p10	35	p10	36	p10	35	p10	39	p10	51	p10	63	p10	38	p10	36
0911 158	p10	35	p10	36	p10	35	p10	39	p10	51	p10	63	p10	38	p10	36
0911 262	p10	35	p10	36	p10	35	p10	39	p10	51	p10	63	p10	38	p10	36
0905 928	p10	35	p10	36	p10	35	p10	39	p10	51	p10	63	p10	38	p10	36
0911 265	p10	35	p10	36	p10	35	p10	39	p10	51	p10	63	p10	38	p10	36
0911 552	p12	15	p12	15	p12	15	p12	20	p12	26	p12	27	p12	16	p12	15
0911 553	p12	15	p12	15	p12	15	p12	20	p12	26	p12	27	p12	16	p12	15
0911 558	p12	15	p12	15	p12	15	p12	20	p12	26	p12	27	p12	16	p12	15
0905 771	p12	15	p12	15	p12	15	p12	20	p12	26	p12	27	p12	16	p12	15
0911 504	p12	15	p12	15	p12	15	p12	20	p12	26	p12	27	p12	16	p12	15
0911 789	p12	15	p12	15	p12	15	p12	20	p12	26	p12	27	p12	16	p12	15
0905 027	p12	15	p12	15	p12	15	p12	20	p12	26	p12	27	p12	16	p12	15
0911 212	p13	20	p13	20	p13	20	p13	22	p13	26	p13	36	p13	22	p13	20
0911 225	p13	20	p13	20	p13	20	p13	22	p13	26	p13	36	p13	22	p13	20
0911 228	p13	20	p13	20	p13	20	p13	22	p13	26	p13	36	p13	22	p13	20
0905 643	p13	20	p13	20	p13	20	p13	22	p13	26	p13	36	p13	22	p13	20
0905 987	p13	20	p13	20	p13	20	p13	22	p13	26	p13	36	p13	22	p13	20
0911 218	p13	20	p13	20	p13	20	p13	22	p13	26	p13	36	p13	22	p13	20
0905 219	p13	20	p13	20	p13	20	p13	22	p13	26	p13	36	p13	22	p13	20
0911 231	p14	30	p14	31	p14	30	p14	34	p14	36	p14	54	p14	33	p14	31
0911 235	p14	30	p14	31	p14	30	p14	34	p14	36	p14	54	p14	33	p14	31
0904 960	p14	30	p14	31	p14	30	p14	34	p14	36	p14	54	p14	33	p14	31
0911 338	p14	30	p14	31	p14	30	p14	34	p14	36	p14	54	p14	33	p14	31
0911 938	p14	30	p14	31	p14	30	p14	34	p14	36	p14	54	p14	33	p14	31
0911 245	p15	40	p15	41	p15	40	p15	45	p15	46	p15	72	p15	44	p15	41
0905 978	p15	40	p15	41	p15	40	p15	45	p15	46	p15	72	p15	44	p15	41
0911 278	p15	40	p15	41	p15	40	p15	45	p15	46	p15	72	p15	44	p15	41
0911 257	p16	45	p16	46	p16	45	p16	51	p16	51	p16	81	p16	49	p16	46
0905 767	p19	71	p19	71	p19	71	p19	79	p19	77	p19	126	p19	77	p19	72
0905 632	p21	86	p21	87	p21	86	p21	95	p21	92	p21	152	p21	93	p21	87
0911 004	p22	90	p22	92	p22	90	p22	101	p22	97	p22	162	p22	99	p22	92
0911 195	p3	100	p3	102	p3	100	p3	112	p3	128	p3	180	p3	110	p3	103
0906 206	p3	100	p3	102	p3	100	p3	112	p3	128	p3	180	p3	110	p3	103
0904 888	p31	13	p31	13	p31	13	p31	17	p31	20	p31	24	p31	14	p31	13
0904 889	p31	13	p31	13	p31	13	p31	17	p31	20	p31	24	p31	14	p31	13
0911 921	p31	13	p31	13	p31	13	p31	17	p31	20	p31	24	p31	14	p31	13
0913 015	p31	13	p31	13	p31	13	p31	17	p31	20	p31	24	p31	14	p31	13
0904 469	p32	18	p32	18	p32	18	p32	22	p32	24	p32	33	p32	20	p32	18
0911 652	p32	18	p32	18	p32	18	p32	22	p32	24	p32	33	p32	20	p32	18
0911 992	p32	18	p32	18	p32	18	p32	22	p32	24	p32	33	p32	20	p32	18
0913 018	p32	18	p32	18	p32	18	p32	22	p32	24	p32	33	p32	20	p32	18
0905 616	p43	153*	p43	153	p43	153*	p43	169	p43	153	p43	269	p43	169	p43
0911 163	p5	50	p5	51	p5	50	p5	56	p5	56	p5	90	p5	55	p5	51
0911 167	p5	50	p5	51	p5	50	p5	56	p5	56	p5	90	p5	55	p5	51
0911 909	p5	50	p5	51	p5	50	p5	56	p5	56	p5	90	p5	55	p5	51
0906 702	p5	50	p5	51	p5	50	p5	56	p5	56	p5	90	p5	55	p5	51
0911 906	p5	50	p5	51	p5	50	p5	56	p5	56	p5	90	p5	55	p5	51
0911 148	p6	25	p6	26	p6	25	p6	28	p6	31	p6	45	p6	27	p6	26
0911 149	p6	25	p6	26	p6	25	p6	28	p6	31	p6	45	p6	27	p6	26
0911 201	p6	25	p6	26	p6	25	p6	28	p6	31	p6	45	p6	27	p6	26
0905 342	p6	25	p6	26	p6	25	p6	28	p6	31	p6	45	p6	27	p6	26
0904 095	p6	26	p6	26	p6	25	p6	28	p6	31	p6	45	p6	27	p6	26
0905 842	p6	25	p6	26	p6	25	p6	28	p6	31	p6	45	p6	27	p6	26
0906 215	p6	25	p6	26	p6	25	p6	28	p6	31	p6	45	p6	27	p6	26
0911 208	p6	25	p6	26	p6	25	p6	28	p6	31	p6	45	p6	27	p6	26
0911 176	p7	60	p7	61	p7	60	p7	67	p7	77	p7	109	p7	66	p7	61
0911 282	p7	60	p7	61	p7	60	p7	67	p7	77	p7	109	p7	66	p7	61
0906 604	p7	60	p7	61	p7	60	p7	67	p7	77	p7	109	p7	66	p7	61
0911 180	p8	75	p8	77	p8	75	p8	84	p8	82	p8	135	p8	82	p8	77
0911 182	p8	75	p8	77	p8	75	p8	84	p8	82	p8	135	p8	82	p8	77
0911 185	p8	75	p8	77	p8	75	p8	84	p8	82	p8	135	p8	82	p8	77
0906 750	p8	75	p8	77	p8	75	p8	84	p8	82	p8	135	p8	82	p8	77

*You will be billed at this rate for the entire duration of the call

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Q: The access number for my destination is 09; are these expensive?

A: 09 numbers are classified as premium rate numbers; however prices for premium rate numbers vary enormously depending on which number you are ringing. All the premium rate numbers on this website are fixed rate which you can verify with your service provider.

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Q: Why does it sometimes take longer for my call to connect?

A: When calling some of the more remote countries you may encounter a slight delay, this is normally due to the local telecommunications infrastructure in the country you are calling.

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Q: Can I make another call without redialling the access number?

A: Yes, with some of the access numbers on this website you can make what is known as a 'follow-on call'. To make a follow on call, do not hang up. Simply press # # or ** and you can dial another number.

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Q: How am I billed for the international calls I make?

A: BT will charge you our advertised pence per minute rate which is billed by the second, charges by other providers including mobile operators may vary. We always recommend that you check with your provider before using the service. The cost of the international call is included in the advertised rate.

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SMS Top Up Service

Q: What is SMS Top Up Service?

A: These services allow you to make very cheap international calls from your mobile with no need to set up an account. The service operates on a pre-pay basis and calls are made using the available credit.

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Q: How do I top up?

A: Simply text the Key Word to the Short Code for a for the advertised amount for call credit.

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Q: How do I make a call with the SMS Top Up Service?

A: Simply dial the access number included in the confirmation text message, listen to the message, enter the full international number - do not press send / call again. That's it your connected.

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Q: What if I have sent a text requesting a top up, but have not received a confirmation message back?

A: Generally a confirmation message is sent instantaneously, however very occasionally for example at peak times the mobile networks maybe congested which means that the confirmation message maybe delayed. Do not resend the message as you will be charged twice. If you do not receive a message after a significant amount of time, there probably wasn’t enough credit on your phone.

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Q: Are there any administration or subscription fees?

A: There are no administration or subscription fees. A connection and other call charges may apply. Please visit the Supplier’s Page for full details.

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Q: Where can I find the rates for my destination country?

A: Select the country you wish to call from the drop down menu in the top banner.

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6.9p/min

7p/min

2p/min

0.4p/min

1.5p/min

3p/min

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