International Phone Cards to the UK and India

[vishalc2009]

Hi, does anyone know where I can buy phone cards to make cheap (yet good quality) calls to cell phones in the UK and India?

Alternatively, are there any pay-as-you-go cellular companies that would be worth considering? I am currently using CSL and it's very expensive.

Thanks

[PDLM]

You should almost always buy your IDD separately from your basic service subscription. Do you have a particular need for phone cards? IDD services from people like IDT1529 or HGC 0080 or PCCW 0060 are easy to sign up for and you just pay for what you use. Personally I have accounts with all three, but use IDT1529 as my primary IDD supplier at the moment - the quality is very solid, and they do less rounding up than PCCW (which rounds calls to the next 10 cents as well as to the whole minute).

Calls to UK mobiles cost about HK$1.80-$2 for good quality. India is a very dynamic market at the moment - some operators are trying to drive the price down, but quality is suffering with some as well. There is a wide range of offers from HK$0.30 up to HK$1.50 - we need a recommendation from someone who calls there a lot. But even then, the quality can be quite dependant on which operator the Inidan customer is using - some IDD carriers have much better connectivity to some Indian operators than others.

[vishalc2009]

Thanks a lot. This is really helpful.

[shafiq]

Am using JAXTR. No hassle of buying cards, as u can buy credits online.
Trust worthy as am with it for nearly one year.

jaxtr - link your phone to best rates for international calls

Calls to india costs nearly 20 cents. But for UK mobile seems a bit expensive (1 HKD). You can give a try. if u dont like u can always cancel ur membership.

[PDLM]

HK$1 for UK mobile is very cheap indeed (in fact it is implausibly cheap since I know for a fact that the UK mobile operators charge that much just for their termination of the call).

Moreover their website claims a rate of US$0.188 for HK to UK mobile, which is a much more plausible HK$1.47/min.

[shirleyleung80]

you can try IDD1507, just call to register your cell no. at 21572157
they are now offering a special promotion of "1dollar per hour"

here is the website for more details.

"1 Dollar per Hour"