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"Damien Hardy" <damien.h@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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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.

But I won't be paying anything if they phone my UK SIM, I will be (an AU to
UK call) if they phone my Australian mobile number.

They will be used to paying for calls to UK mobiles, so it won't be a great
shock to them.

Dave

> "Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> news:1EUA6.142076$lj4.4403329@news6.giganews.com...
> > "Damien Hardy" <damien.h@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:0JTA6.6714$4S3.2579854@news2.cableinet.net...
> > > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>