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Yes but in the mostpart it is cheaper for someone in the uk to phone a
mobile in australia as it is just the normal uk to australia rate. So if
they use a calling card service they can probably phone u for about 10p a
minute which is cheaper than most uk to uk mobile rates.
"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Damien Hardy" <damien.h@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> > I didn't think you could port your number internationally but maybe
that's
> > just through my ignorance. And even if you could, I am very much sure it
> > would be more complicated than you are making it out with regards to
call
> > pricing. I cannot see how they would route the call.
>
> My provider lets me divert to any number - so I would get them to divert
to
> +44 ******* (whatever my number was in the UK).
>
> > The fact is if you just used your normal phone on roaming the charges
> > wouldn't be that expensive, especially if you were to make sure that
your
> > phone was on the chepest network as if you have a dual band phone I'm
sure
> > you can use all of the Uk networks. Plus if you are roaming and on
Orange,
> > you'll get the cheapest calls back to australia, providing it routes the
> > calls correctly.
>
> Someone in Australia ringing my Australian mobile number would cost me a
> call from Australia to the UK - I would pay identical amounts if my phone
> was diverted to a UK mobile number.
>
> BUT, people in the UK ringing me would only pay normal rates to a UK
mobile,
> rather than having to ring my Australian mobile number (+61 403 *******) -
> this would save them money (as well as me for the Australia - UK leg of
the
> call).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
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