Yes, but the various networks have their own international call charges and there's no comeback to your network when there's a hitch with a calling card.  I work for a network (I'm not saying which one) and got a customer calling the other day to say we'd charged her for a call overseas which she used a calling card for.  ...

Right the very cheapest way to send texts to your friend overseas is to provide her with an British O2 SIM.  Because it's a British SIM, she'd be classed as Roaming when using it in Italy but it's free to receive texts whilst Roaming and also free to receive photos. You text her from your UK O2 SIM to her UK O2 SIM and it ...

I've just found out about a really good Pay As You Go deal. Asda Mobile have an excellent tariff. Find a suitable (unlocked) handset  and get an Asda Mobile SIM in it. It's 16p a minute to ANY British mobile network or standard British landline number (beginning with 01 or 02 but NOT 08). After 3 minutes have been clocked up ...

Phone Virgin Mobile Customer Services on 0845 6000 789 and ask to buy a phone WITHOUT a SIM. Bear in mind though, that it will be locked to the Virgin network.  Also, I think other networks will sell you a phone without a SIM.  Best to go into the Specialist Shop for the actual network, NOT middle-men like Carphone Warehouse etc...

Tesco Mobile have an economy tariff called Tesco Value which won't support MMS, GPRS or Roaming but allows international calls from the UK to a lot of overseas countries (as well as very competitive inland cross-network mobile and landline calls) and for Ireland at 20p per minute when calling from the UK, Virgin Mobile are very reasonable ...

Try complaining in writing to both Mobile Connections and also ORANGE.  Take the trouble to state all your concerns neatly and logically without being rude.  I frequently complain to various companies in writing and complaints in writing ALWAYS merit more attention than complaints by phone call, personal visit, fax or e-mail. I have ...

I work for a company that sells mobile phones, Contracts, Pay As You Go SIMs etc.. and I have a lot of inside knowledge about various networks and makes of handsets etc... that isn't widely known to the public.  I stopped outside a Phones 4 U store and picked up a phone displayed on the table of samples standing on the pavement in ...

Right, you can approach T-Mobile or SAGEM to get it "legitimately" unlocked (not cheap - maybe about £20-£25) or you can go to a private dealer like somebody with a small mobile phone business or a market stall and they'll often do it for about £5 or £10 OR you can get unlock codes from an Internet website - ...

By the way, if you already have a Virgin Mobile account (whether it's PAYG, Contract or whatever) you can get some great deals on handsets with them.  If your PAYG number is un-registered, it'll need to be registered first.  If it's never been registered before, you're better off registering the number yourself on their ...

I've just found out about a really good Pay As You Go deal. Asda Mobile have an excellent tariff. Find a suitable handset  and get an Asda Mobile SIM in it. You can buy a handset from Asda Mobile anyway - if you're using a handset from any other source, you'd need to ensure it's unlocked! It's 16p a minute to ANY British ...