Monday, 1 March 2010

Brilliant! Use Skype for 0800 calls

I had a problem today with my telephone handset as it was not ringing. I also had to make calls to a few utility companies and you know how long you can be tied up on the phone!! I used the callback feature from on of the utility companies an got onto a call with the next one. So between calls and the fact that my phone was not ringing I missed all of them as wasted 2 hours.

I just hate spending time and occupying my phone lines while on hold with 0800 numbers. I then got an idea to use Skype and googled to see if anyone knew about calling 0800 numbers at discounted rate or for free.

Well you can and for free! I found out that people from France, Poland, the UK, and the U.S. can call 0800 numbers in their respective countries for free. I tried it and it works ... you don't even need to by any Skype call credits.

So if you are at work, don't want to use mobile phone minutes or don't want to clog up your phone lines try Skype for 0800 numbers!



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6 comments:

  1. jondreads2 March 2010 at 01:36

    Brill, I never thought about trying Skype. Currently I pay international rates whenever I call a toll-free number from outside the UK.

    This is probably also a good trick to use if you want to call a 0800 number from a smartphone with a wifi connection. It's not free to call those numbers from a mobile phone but presumably it's free from a Skype app.

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  2. Derek4 March 2010 at 09:08

    nice one!

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  3. Robert Betts6 March 2010 at 18:21

    What I have not tried but in theory should work is to call 0800 US numbers from the UK or visa versa.

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