Cheapest way to call a mobile in New Zealand

Stringy · 9 Sep 2009 at 15:59

Ahoy,

Does anyone have any advice for cheaply calling a foreign mobile overseas? The options I have considered are 1)Landline 2)Mobile 3)VOIP (skype) and 4)Phone cards.
I discounted immediately the use of a landline or my own mobile due to cost. I looked on the Skype website, and compared the price to International Phone cards and was surprised to find that phone cards are apparently cheaper (about 11p/min vs 17p/min). I have no experience of using phone cards, are they really all one and the same? Also are there any other avenues that I haven't explored? If anyone cares or asks for the sake of asking it is for making personal calls to family over there, and yes I know calling a landline is cheaper.

Any advice or pointers would be appreciated, cheers.

Stringy · 10 Sep 2009 at 12:19

Money Saving Expert for the win!
Found a plethora of websites on there where you can call for about 6p/min from a BT landline by dialing through another number. Look kosher enough, so will be giving them a try.

Thanks for all the pointers!

Stringy · 10 Sep 2009 at 20:00

Further to my last, any cheap, easily accessible (e.g. from my HTC Hero) method with which to send free or cheap sms? Currently Orange commit daylight robbery at 20p per text, which is ok for the odd text but could mount up. If it matters it is to Vodafone NZ. I have tried all the usual "google it" gubbins, but with limted success, just want to know if anyone has any personal experience.

Stringy · 11 Sep 2009 at 11:59

ricky1981 said:
If the person you are calling is with Vodafone then get them to call you as there is a promo running until the end of the year where they can call you on a landline for up to 1 hour and it only costs NZ$2. I call the UK pretty often and it's a great deal (better than 2 degrees unless you only talk for 2-3 minutes).

Is this on PAYG or only on pay monthly?