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Title: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: mobaholic on March 05, 2010, 11:27:13 AM
PAYGers get up to 75 per cent off

T-Mobile will next week slash the cost of making calls to overseas numbers - if you're one of its pay-as-you-go customers.

The provider will charge between 5p and 20p per minute to make a call to another mobile, and 5-10p to call a landline.  Texts costs 15p.

The calls and texts must me made to any of 50 countries, and you have to opt in to the deal, which T-Mobile (http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/) calls "International Pass", by texting INT to 441.  That text is free.  If you have already signed up, the new rates will be applied automatically, the carrier said.

International Pass will become available on Monday, 8 March.

The full list of countries and rates can be found in the PDF here (http://www.opt-development.co.uk/press-office/admin/media-release-files/344/International_Pass_040310_FINAL.pdf).

Source:-   TheRegister (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/03/04/t_mobile_international_call_charge_cut/).



Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: seanjoe on March 05, 2010, 12:03:04 PM
mob, that link is dead. is it on their website?


Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: seanjoe on March 05, 2010, 12:03:57 PM
answered my own question: here is the link   

http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/coverage/international-open-pass/


Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: andy on March 05, 2010, 12:08:58 PM
it might be this one http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/services/payg/international-calling/rest-of-the-world/


Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: mobaholic on March 05, 2010, 12:11:16 PM
mob, that link is dead. is it on their website?

All of the links I posted in the OP work from where I am.        :)

With which one did you have trouble seanjoe ?        :-\



Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: mobaholic on March 05, 2010, 12:18:43 PM

I don't think that either seanjoe's or andy's link is the correct one.        :'(

seanjoe's is only for pay monthly mobiles, whereas this thread is about changes in their pay & go ones.

And andy's shows texts abroad for 20p, whereas the new rate is 15p.

You really need to look here (http://www.opt-development.co.uk/press-office/admin/media-release-files/344/International_Pass_040310_FINAL.pdf) to get the correct information.        ;)

This link is working where I am.



Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: andy on March 05, 2010, 12:25:12 PM

And andy's shows texts abroad for 20p, whereas the new rate is 15p.


The new rates haven't actually been implemented yet

Whether they end up edited on that page or a new replacement is made remains to be seen, but at the moment a search of T-mobile for INT and 441 produces that as the best result


Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: seanjoe on March 05, 2010, 03:02:43 PM
must have been a cookie/cache problem. did not work from mozilla firefox. tried the link in IE and it worked.


Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: BJ on March 05, 2010, 09:05:22 PM
Suprised to see that T-Mob  use a rip off 35p a minute personal  number for press enquiries :o
+44 (0) 7017 150 150

By the way when you text INT to 441 which i did on a free sim i just got with £5 on it,you get a text back referring you to http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Int which leads to the link Andy suggested. ;)


Title: Re: T-Mobile to slash international call rates
Post by: mobaholic on March 06, 2010, 11:41:50 AM
By the way when you text INT to 441 which i did on a free sim i just got with £5 on it,you get a text back referring you to http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/Int which leads to the link Andy suggested. ;)

Thanks for this information BJ.  If that is the link it obviously still gives the old rates.  Maybe it will only be updated at the start date of 8th March.