Phone Calls Overseas

When travelling to another country international phone calls can be quite an expense if you use your own mobile/cell phone or use a hotel phone, but there are alternatives that can reduce this cost dramatically.

The first option is to purchase a phonecard before your journey, this way you will know exactly how much you are spending per minute and how many minutes left you have to talk to your friends and family. Phonecards are also pre paid for so you know before you travel that you dont have to factor expensive phone call costs into your budget.

Phonecards are relatively inexpensive, especially when talking for long periods of time or if you are on a long trip overseas.

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The second option is to purchase a sim card in the country you are staying in. Most countries operate pay as you go sim cards which are perfect for the traveller as you can use and dispose of your sim card after your journey.

It is always good practice to review who are the major mobile/cell phone operators in the country you are visiting. To support you we have listed all major mobile/cell phone operators and the countries they serve below.

• China Mobile - China (including Hong Kong), Pakistan
• Vodafone - United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Romania, Greece, Portugal, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, Albania, Malta, Northern Cyprus, Faroe Island, Iceland, USA, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Egypt, Ghana, Fiji, Lesotho, Mozambique, India
• Telefónica / Movistar / O2 - Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Ireland, United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Germany, Czech Republic, Morocco, Slovakia
• América Móvil - USA, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Jamaica, Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador and El Salvador
• Telenor - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia and India
• China Unicom - China
• TeliaSonera - Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Russia, Nepal, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey, Ukraine
• T-Mobile - Germany, USA, United Kingdom, Poland, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Orange / France Télécom - France, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Poland, Spain, Romania, Moldova, Slovakia, Belgium, Austria, Liechtenstein, Israel, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Cameroon, Botswana, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Mauritius, Réunion, Martinique, French Guiana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Uganda, Togo, Niger, Equatorial Guinea, Armenia
• MTN Group - India, Afghanistan, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Cyprus, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Republic of Guinea, Iran, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
• Bharti Airtel - India, Seychelles, Jersey, Guernsey, Sri Lanka
• MTS - India, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia
• SingTel - India, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Bangladesh, Pakistan
• Etisalat - India, Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Ivory Coast, Egypt, Gabon, Indonesia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, United Arab Emirates
• Verizon Wireless - United States
• AT&T Mobility - United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
  
• Reliance Communications - India , Sri Lanka
• Telecom Italia / TIM - Italy, Brazil, San Marino, Vatican City
• Orascom Telecom - Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, North Korea, Italy, Greece, Lebanon, Zimbabwe
• NTT docomo - India, Japan, Bangladesh, USA