hell its expensive calling from UK ! 
anyone knows any cheap calling cards or any other cheaper call methods ? pretty much around 3p a minute kind of stuff ? 
how about free calls? :chai:
Free International Calls From BT Landlines 0870
PS: dun go wild with this, try it for a month and check in next BT bill 1st.
hmmm … well i checked them … they continue to charge any indirect access numbers used to connect to other countries … so guys dont take any chances there …
I used to have an account with lycatalk and they are now charging 7p a minute for pakistan !
guys / girls any other choices ?
Tell your relatives to call you back its better .
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i am using stana card from canada,its fast and the voice is v clear.plus u dont have to dial those long numbers.
i am using stana card from canada,its fast and the voice is v clear.plus u dont have to dial those long numbers.
hmmm...stana ... dont think we get them here in the UK .....
Pakistan calls are getting expensive by the day here .....
yeah, I am not much bothered about all the phoopi’s and mamu’s …
its only the elders in the family i make sure to call every other week , like my nana jee and dada jee … I dont expect them to call me back , because out of love and respect , I make sure they always feel wanted and an important part of my life … 
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Tried a Skype phone Rozen? Its fairly inexpensive and voice quality is pretty good.
Tried a Skype phone Rozen? Its fairly inexpensive and voice quality is pretty good.
hmm Skype phone ... sounds interesting ..share some more ... is it internet based ? like that skype download thingy ?
cheers mate
Skype rocks! Free download, and a cheap headset from a big box office supply place and you're good to go. You must have highspeed internet. You can talk to anyone else who has downloaded skype and has a headset and highspeed internet, for free. And the sound quality is SO MUCH BETTER than a cell phone. I call a friend in Thailand and I can hear the birds chirping there and he can hear my son burping across the room! Because I have the kind of headset like on a walkman, when I talk to someone, it is like that person is in the middle of my head (you know, like how music sounds in the middle of your head when you have headphones on.)
You can also talk to people who do not have skype and are not on their computer, by paying for time. It is very cheap -- like a local call, because they route it to a skype connection in the same area and from there, so it is a local call. I'm not exactly sure how it works, because I've never done that. Anyway: it's free. And it has a chat function, too. Check it out!
Amantel.com and startec.com are good sites for calling in pakistan.
I used to have an account with lycatalk and they are now charging 7p a minute for pakistan !
I checked yesterday and its 9p p/m with lyca now.
Amantel.com and startec.com are good sites for calling in pakistan.
hey thanks buddy ... both websites seem to be focused on calls from US to Pakistan ... I am looking for UK to Pakistan cheaper call options ....
still exploring .....
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hmmm try nomi sim. :chai:
Nomi-mobile Sim Card - Cheap International Phone Calls With Pay As You
I checked yesterday and its 9p p/m with lyca now.
lyca , i hate them ... they get customers claiming low charges and then change their price plan half way through ... always !
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Tell your relatives to call you as it is so much cheaper from Pakistan! :)
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^ of course they never will! Lol! :)
Calling pakistan from UK is expensive? 
Since when?
My Mom calls my khala (s) every day, and if she doesn’t call than they call us…but i don’t think it’s expensive…
Last year it was much cheaper but than someone told me our Government put tax on incoming calls to pak (from abroad), hence it got expensive…
But i still think it’s okay, not that expensive i mean £5 calling card gives you something like 300-400 mins? Am i right? If i am than how can you call this expensive?
the £5 cards usually have an expiry date of a few days, so it is expensive in that sense. there are a lot of £1 cards that my mum uses, like babytalk, jeet, power etc, but they give you around 7/8 mins only. very expensive.
rosendeva, my hubby uses lebara, its 9 pence a minute, but they’ve given him lots of rewards and they also have an offer of where when you top up, they give you back half of the amount you’ve put on your phone. there doesnt seem to be anything much better than this at the moment. xx
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Actually those £5 cards expire after 30 days, and i have noticed sometimes my mom use £1 cards too, but they give you like 15-20mins not 7/8 mins as you said.....
Calling pakistan from uk is not that expensive, it's just that we are making it sound like expensive :D