Unlike Tesco's app, O2's is specifically for O2 pay monthly customers. Tesco website | Android | iOS | Similar: PennyTalk O2 TU

You get £1 credit with the app and can receive free credit for referring others. You can call landlines and mobiles that don't have the app, but you'll need to add credit and call an access number first. Simply get friends and family to download the app - and ensure you use the app yourself when you call them. When travelling overseas you can enable Travel Mode to ensure only wi-fi is used, not data. As with traditional cards, call costs are low - calling abroad from the UK costs from 1p a minute and from 2p a minute to call the UK while overseas.Īn extra bonus is that app-to-app calls and messages over wi-fi or 3G are free. Tesco's app is available to anyone with an Android or iOS smartphone, not just Tesco Mobile customers. WhatsApp and Facebook offer messenging and new data roaming caps have helped further by slashing charges within the EU - but using free wi-fi is still best.Īre mobiles now challenging landlines on overseas calls? Even new apps from BT (SmartTalk), Virgin Media (SmartCall) and Utility Warehouse (FreeCall) let customers use their landline minutes on mobiles in the UK and abroad.

However, Skype has made it possible to make free or low-cost calls using Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) even when abroad.

Mobile phone reviews- read our verdict on the latest handsets Adding a bundle to your landline or mobile plan, texting and using local payphones or a local PAYG Sim card areways to reduce costs. Millions of us can now happily chinwag with globe-trotting relatives, but Skype now has competition.Ĭalling abroad can be downright expensive, even for holidaymakers briefly calling home to confirm their safe arrival. Since Skype appeared, the cost of calling overseas has plummeted.

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