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Free International Calls to over 80 Countries. Use your Landline's or Mobile's free/Inclusive 0870 minutes and make International calls at No Cost - www.MAKEFREECALLS.co.uk

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hukdlr

22 Apr 16

If you get free minutes to 0870 numbers from your Sky, BT, Virgin, Post office, PlusNet and SSE Talk landline then you can make FREE international calls to over 80 countries. Includes free calls to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, USA, Canada and many European countries.

Virgin mobile also include unlimited calls to 0870 numbers on their £12 a month 30 days sim only contract. This sim can be cancelled anytime by giving Virgin a 30 days notice.

You can also get 300 minutes of 08 calls for £2.50 per month on Vodafone pay monthly sim so it costs less than 1 pence per minute. Would benefit those who don't call much and are paying more than 1 pence per minute to speak to their loved ones abroad.

EE also do an 08 calls "add on" for £3 per month for 300 minutes so it effectively costs 1 pence per minute to make international calls.

You can either dial one of the 0870 numbers on the website or get your unique 0870 number that connects to your international number automatically. It helps eliminate the hassle of entering the international number every time you want to make a call. Just send them a message with your international number (s) and you will get your unique 0870 number via email.

For more information, please visit the website www.makefreecalls.co.uk

Top comments

hukdlr to cypher1055

22 Apr 16 3 #13

Please make a test call and check your online bill.

Also, if you send them (MakeFreeCalls) a message with your international number(s) then you will get a unique 0870 number to each of your destination number. Doing it that way kills the debate of "Indirect access numbers" and service providers don't have any means to find this out because your are not typing any international number after dialing the 0870 number. Hope it makes sense to you :smile:

All comments (89)

hukdlr

22 Apr 16 #1

Why cold votes please? Please share your knowledge so we all know that we are doing it wrong to take advantage of such a service.

I've been using it for well over 6 months and it has saved me hundreds of £££ if not thousands.

Nanook

22 Apr 16 1 #2

I've used this, it's actually really great. Saved me buying loads of credit for my lyca mobile

Fi73

22 Apr 16 1 #3

thanks a lot. this is great find. heat added.

hukdlr to Fi73

22 Apr 16 #4

You are welcome :smiley:.
Majority of the folks don't get this in the beginning and assume it's just a scam or something. But when they use it and start saving cash on buying Lyca, Lebara etc credit then they realise how good it is and appreciate it.

raf_shc

22 Apr 16 1 #5

have used this service and confirm it works. great quality calls and best of all is free*

powerjumps18

22 Apr 16 1 #6

this is great news. we spend too much money on £1 phone cards.
have some heat

hukdlr to powerjumps18

22 Apr 16 1 #7

Trust me, you won't regret it. Just make sure you have free calls to 0870 numbers inclusive in your tariff.

You can also get Virgin mobile £12 sim only contract (can cancel anytime by giving them 30 days notice) and you can make unlimited international calls. But they (MakeFreeCalls) do advise not to call more than 100 minutes per day.

powerjumps18

22 Apr 16 #8

are the minutes free mobile or landline numbers abroad?

hukdlr to powerjumps18

22 Apr 16 #9

It depends on where you want to call. Please check the destination list on their website.

z_dane

22 Apr 16 1 #10

Got virgin media broadband package with landline free on weekend but never use until now. Great find

hukdlr to z_dane

22 Apr 16 1 #12

If you call a lot then you can add unlimited anytime 0870 calls to your existing package for £2 extra per month. Check your online account in the upgrade section. By the way, you can use this service to call UK mobiles as well. So for £2 extra per month you can take advantage of both.

cypher1055

22 Apr 16 #11

I have just signed up with Plusnet & this is what they tell me about anytime package;

"Non-geographical numbers (0845 & 0870) Inclusive at all times
(Calling cards, indirect access and dial-up Internet numbers are excluded)"

So I guess this exclusion means it won't be available to me despite having the free 0870 package?

hukdlr to cypher1055

22 Apr 16 3 #13

suley9

22 Apr 16 #14

6. By using this service you agree to receive marketing SMS. This may include but not be limited to providing new access numbers or other related telecoms services.

We will not pass any phone numbers to any other organisation.

So they spy on numbers, can in theory listen as they are the ISP, more then likely running as a VOIP. they fund from the per min cost provided for the numer called. Effectivly its a VOIP service funded by the 0870 number

hukdlr to suley9

22 Apr 16 1 #16

What's your point I don't get it? I don't think they "Spy" on numbers but obviously they will have some sort of record when someone dial their numbers.

As far as listening to the calls is concerned so I don't think they are legally allowed to do that. Even if they do what benefit are they going to get when someone is talking to their family abroad, most likely in a language they wont even understand.

Offcourse the service is funded by the "Service Charge" that they charge the landline and mobile providers but customers don't pay for it if 0870 numbers are inclusive in their tariff. How else do you think one can afford to pay for the outgoing leg of the call?

They have explained all this in their FAQ's.

maxmax

22 Apr 16 1 #15

Heat given
No good for me as am on giffgaff as they charge for 0870 but nerveless still very good.

hukdlr to maxmax

22 Apr 16 1 #17

If you have a landline with 0870 calls inclusive then you can also use it.

Otto.uk

22 Apr 16 1 #18

Thanks.

maxmax

22 Apr 16 1 #19

No, not hand a landline for years now lol :wink:
but some family members will use this for sure,
I do have other sims if I need to use it in future that have 0870 as free.

FrozenFire

23 Apr 16 1 #20

Thanks, heat added .. Does Vodafone charge for 0870 numbers ?

hukdlr to FrozenFire

23 Apr 16 1 #25

Yes they do but if you subscribe for their "08 calls add on" then you can call 300 minutes per month for £2.50. Have a look on Vodafone's website HERE and scroll down to "call a lot of 08 numbers"?

sharon6553

23 Apr 16 1 #21

Thanks op, virgin landline is free, yeah!

nathan18k

23 Apr 16 #22

Has anyone tried using this with BT Unlimited Weekend plan? I know it has inclusive 0870 and 0845 numbers but since their T&C change, they started charging me.
So can anyone confirm if this is free using BT and if it appears in the bill. Thank you in advance.

hukdlr to nathan18k

23 Apr 16 #26

Its Saturday today so why not make a few seconds test call to one of the 0870 numbers and check your online bill later?

cullies

23 Apr 16 #23

I dont use a landline. Tesco mobile charge for 087 calls, so useless for me

hukdlr to cullies

23 Apr 16 #27

If you pay more than £12 a month for your international calls (I know people you used to pay more than £50 a month) then you can get Virgin Mobile's sim for £12 a month sim only contract. It gives you unlimited calls to 0870 numbers so you would be able to use this service. You can always cancel the sim only contract by giving Virgin a 30 days notice if you are not happy with the service or for any other reason.

redmouse2

23 Apr 16 #24

with talktalk unlimited. is 0870 inc? if no, whats the cheapest way to getting free 0870 sim packages?

hukdlr to redmouse2

23 Apr 16 #28

I am also a TalkTalk customer and No Talktalk don't do free/inclusive calls to 0870 numbers anymore. They stopped it when offcom made changes last year. You can get Virgin's £12 sim only contract HERE. It includes free calls to 0870 numbers.

pothole

23 Apr 16 #29

Good deal.
Thought these would fall under the 'access number' category that would be chargeable even if they are 0870 numbers.

hukdlr to pothole

23 Apr 16 #31

I've been using it and so has a lot of my friends and family members for over 6 months and no issue there matey.

wanstall99

23 Apr 16 1 #30

Sorry if this is a silly question, but if you don't have 0870 numbers included in your mobile contract can you use WeQ4U to dial the 0870 number and call this way for free?

Edit: I think i've just found the answer to my question. I searched the numbers on the WeQ4U website and it says that number is not in their database.

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #32

Nope. It doesn't work like that. If you go on their website and click on "who provides 0870 numbers" then all the info you need is there. Have a look.

ahmed3046

23 Apr 16 #33

hi im with three with unlimited calls text and data will I be able to use this service to call bangladesh.thanks in advance

hukdlr to ahmed3046

23 Apr 16 #34

No. Three don't do free calls to 0870 numbers. Your unlimited minutes from Three are only to 01, 02, 03 and freephone numbers only. Please see my reply "27".

maani12

23 Apr 16 1 #35

Thanks op
Have been with Talktalk solely for their 500 minutes Global boost add on for £5.
At least now I know there is a viable alternative if I wish to leave so thanks op.
Virginia media and Sky are looking more appealing but it's a shame that TalkTalk now charge for 0870 numbers.
I also have the TalkTalk mobile sim aswell so unfortunately can't benefit from this at the moment.
Heated anyway

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #36

Most landlines and some mobile service providers give inclusive minutes to 0870 numbers within your monthly bundle. So if your service provider allows you to call 0870 numbers within your free/inclusive monthly bundle then you can take advantage of this service and make FREE international calls.

marinaducros1

23 Apr 16 #37

not completely free as by the time i pay standard charge to 0870 and 13p per minute to them it comes more than what i will pay from my mobile directly calling abroad.
I use http://www.viber.com/en/ Viber and i have it on my mobile so does almost everyone in the world and it is 100% free

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #38

You don't have to pay any charges as long as you have calls to 0870 numbers included in your monthly bundle. If you don't then there is no point in using this service as it would cost you more compared to other alternatives.

As far as Viber etc are concerned so not everyone has has got a smartphone or access to fast internet connection. There are still a lot of countries that don't have high speed internet for Viber etc to work for calls. Good as an alternative though.

suley9

23 Apr 16 #39

They state they record the numbers for marketing purposes, similarly they are not UK based as such they could listen in to calls if they wished. Why? Curosity or a more sinser cause who knowns? Cold for me, while its a freebie, its a freebie with strings attached

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #40

Where does it say that they are not UK based? You are entitled to your opinion anyway so nevermind.

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #41

With EE, some older tariffs have calls to 0870 numbers inclusive so check your online account to see if you have such a bundle/ add on. If you are a light user then you can get an "add on" from EE where you get 300 minutes for £3 per month. Have a look HERE to find how to get it.

Regards to Virgin Landline or any other landline, if 0870 numbers are inclusive in your package then you don't pay anything. One will only have to pay the 13ppm service charge (plus access charge from their provider) if 0870 numbers are not part of their package.

I have a lot of family members who have been using this service from their Sky, BT, Virgin and Post office landlines and they don't pay a penny. It's all inclusive. I can't give you any assurance regarding SSE Talk or PlusNet as I don't know anyone who use them. Hope his helps.

drharishgarg

23 Apr 16 2 #42

absolutely brilliant service as I am using this for more than 5 months from my Sky landline and virgin mobile.
Here are two another services which you can use to make free international calls
http://www.inclusiveinternationalcalls.com/
http://www.my0870.co.uk/

dolly2016

23 Apr 16 #43

Is it free if your calling both a mobile and landline number?

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #44

Depends on your destination country. Please check their website for "supported countries" and check if your destination is included or not and if you can call landline or mobile. Some countries you can call landlines only but most countries you can call landline and mobile both.

dolly2016

23 Apr 16 1 #45

Thank you hukdlr

suley9

23 Apr 16 #46

Since you seem to be promoting the service or a affilitated, I thought I would add my 2 cents.

Firstly the company aqtelecoms is a made up company and does not exist on companys house, the registered address on the Whois is a for a mail forwarding service, thats very suspicious.

Secondly the FAQ says its provided by Service provider: Evolcom, 22 WENLOCK ROAD, LONDON, N1 7GU, firstly the address is a mail forwading address again with same provider just a different address used. Secondly Evolcom on google comes back as some Italian Comms company which again has a unworable site.

The site seems to be poorly codded and looks like its been created by an person rather then a real company. Evolcom seems to be run / owned by a Greek individual who again uses a forwading address for the registration. Need I go digging more, I could find out where his server is hosted and how he connects the calls, not very difficult but again, each to there own and if people really want to use and risk their privacy. Well each to there own

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #47

I am just sharing the service as everyone does on this site when they find something useful.

The company "AQ Telecoms Ltd" is indeed registered. Have a look on Companies House website HERE

Evolcom is also UK registered company. Have a look on Companies House website HERE. I am not sure what you are looking at but a quick google search brought up http://www.evolcom.co.uk which seems to be written in perfect English to me.

Does it really matter if the person who owns or runs AQ Telecoms or Evolcom is Greek? They could well be sister companies who knows. Lycamobile is owned by a Sri Lankan guy so should that raise any eyebrows?

No need to go into more digging as your JCB is just being overly suspicious. In this country I don't think there are many organisations who don't ask for your contact number if they are providing you any service. So far in the last 6 months I have only received one marketing SMS from them only to inform me about their new number on the website.

Take a chill pill matey and enjoy the free calls :smiley:

By the way the only reason I know a lot about this service is that I have been an active user for more than 6 months. I have been asked all sorts of questions by my friends and family when I told them about it so have read almost the whole website to the core.

sach1636

23 Apr 16 #48

With talk talk, just add international boost and it offers unlimited calls to inclusive countries. Boost is £5 but they have offers like 6 months free etc.

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #49

Yes I have the International boost on my TalkTalk landline. It is very good if you call any of the 40 something supported countries. They say unlimited but they have a fair usage policy of 1800 minutes per month which is a fair amount in my opinion.

igp4tel

23 Apr 16 #50

WHAT ABOUT O2??

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 1 #51

Nope. O2 don't give inclusive/free minutes to 0870 numbers. Have a look HERE to see which service providers give free minutes to 0870 numbers in the monthly bundles.

MrMan2011

23 Apr 16 #52

Would this be free on life mobile ?

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #53

I don't think so mate. The only mobile network that gives unlimited calls to 0870 numbers is Virgin mobile. Their unlimited calls sim cost £12 a month. EE used to but not unlimited anymore on new contracts. Vodafone also used to do unlimited 08 calls on their OneNet Express contracts but not anymore.

white101

23 Apr 16 #54

, I have free 0870 landline minutes. how actually to use this service? dial 0870 prefix to intl number?

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #55

Dial any of the 0870 numbers on the website, listen to the prompt and then enter your destination number. Just make sure the country you are calling is allowed.

If there are a couple of numbers that you call regularly then you can ask them to setup your own 0870 numbers for you that will connect to the international numbers you provide them. That way you won't have to enter your international number again and again. Just dial the 0870 number given to you and your international number will ring. Hope this helps.

white101

23 Apr 16 1 #56

thanks for the reply hukdlr.
or can i save intl number in my phone as illustrated on the webpage-
For example to call Mr XYZ in India, please save his number in your address book as:

1. 08702186859,,0091234567890 (The two commas indicate a double pause)
just curious.

white101

23 Apr 16 1 #57

heat added8)

hukdlr

23 Apr 16 #58

Yes you can do that too.

white101

23 Apr 16 #59

sweet:3

Jo444

24 Apr 16 #60

6. By using this service you agree to receive marketing SMS. This may include but not be limited to providing new access numbers or other related telecoms services.

igp4tel

24 Apr 16 #61

Non-geographical numbers (0845 & 0870)Inclusive during evenings and at weekends

(Calling cards, indirect access and dial-up Internet numbers are excluded)

igp4tel

24 Apr 16 #62

is this free from my plusnet landlines??

raven

24 Apr 16 #63

The £12 SIM only contract on Virgin mobile allows calls to any 08 numbers, including premium 0871 and 0844 numbers. That opens up a bigger range of destinations provided by a lot of 0871 services, a couple given below:
http://www.telediscount.co.uk/accessnumbers.php
http://www.abroadtel.co.uk/10p_international_calls.php

hukdlr

24 Apr 16 #64

To be honest if you check and read the terms & conditions of your most favourite Store, Cinema and Bank etc you would find more worrying things than just getting a marketing SMS. As I mentioned previously I have received only one SMS from them since I started using their service in October 2015 and that was to inform me about their new 0870 access number.

hukdlr

24 Apr 16 1 #65

Yes they all say that but you still don't get charged. I don't know about PlusNet and SSE Talk but I and a lot of my family members have been using this from our Sky, BT, Virgin and Post Office landlines and have never been charged.

hukdlr

24 Apr 16 1 #66

If you have their "Anytime calls" package then it should be inclusive 24/7 otherwise during the times your package allows you to make inclusive calls. Why don't you make a few seconds test call and check your online bill later? Let us know as well :-)

hukdlr

24 Apr 16 #67

I have used both Abroadtel and Telediscount amongst many others but when it comes down to call quality, MakeFreeCalls is the winner.

woodg8

24 Apr 16 #68

does virgin media's talk weekend m package include these 0870 calls? looked on the site but it said there was a service charge, but im hoping thats just for during the weekdays

hukdlr

24 Apr 16 2 #69

The "Service Charge" and "Access Charge" are only applicable if someone calls when 0870 numbers are not included in their monthly bundle or they call out of allowed hours. As you have the weekend package so it should be free from your line during the weekend. If you call during weekdays then yes you will be charged by Virgin. Just to be on the safe side make a few seconds test call to one of the 0870 numbers on the website and check your online bill an hour later. Virgin are usually pretty quick to update itemised calls.

By the way if you make a lot of international calls then if I am not wrong you can add an 0870 calls "add on" to your existing package for £2 extra per month that you can cancel anytime by giving Virgin a 30 days notice. That would allow you to call 0870 numbers 24/7. If you login into your Virgin media account and check under "upgrades" there should be something there. If not have an online chat with Virgin and they will give you the latest info. Hope this helps.

matwalaboy

24 Apr 16 1 #70

Does 3 provide free 0870 calls or for that matter sky for their broadband customers - for the latter I am on whatever their entry level plan is?

This sounds like a really good deal to be missing out on.

hukdlr

24 Apr 16 1 #71

Three mobile don't offer free/inclusive calls to 0870 numbers but you can use your Sky landline. Just make sure that you don't call during restricted times i.e. call during weekdays when infact you are on the weekend package. If it's worth it then you might as well just upgrade your landline call plan to "Anytime Extra" for £8 per month (payable to Sky) which would allow you to call 0870 numbers 24/7.

G7030826

25 Apr 16 2 #72

Great find and many thanks for sharing, will be saving a fortune in mobile top ups and phone cards!
Heat added!

Khairul

26 Apr 16 1 #73

I myself have been aware of Inclusive International Calls for over a year because didn't use it because I was very suspicious, but now that these sorts of services are sort of gaining traction (and I understand, to an extent, how they fund the service) I'm prepared to go for the plunge.

whoknew

26 Apr 16 1 #74

never heard of this before. great find. heat.

hukdlr

26 Apr 16 1 #75

They have explained HERE very honestly how they fund the calls.

Take the plunge, trust me you won't be disapointed :smiley:

far

26 Apr 16 #76

QXCall have been offering a similar service for years - hardly new, though its good value.

See here for more information

powerjumps18

27 Apr 16 #77

Apparently on Talktalk plus packages 0870 and 0845 are chargeable. is that true?

powerjumps18

27 Apr 16 #78

Apparently with Talktalk plus packages 0870 and 0845 are chargeable?

hukdlr

27 Apr 16 #79

Yes TalkTalk don't do inclusive calls to 0870 anymore. They stopped it last year in July.

matwalaboy

27 Apr 16 #80

Does anyone know what is the cheapest monthly plan where we get 0870 calls free?

loofer

27 Apr 16 #81

I'm sure TalkTalk changed their tariff so that 0870/0845 calls aren't included in free mins or if they are then there is a connection charge

hukdlr

27 Apr 16 1 #82

Yes they did, last year in July.

If someone calls these 0870 numbers when they are not inclusive in their monthly call plan then they will have to pay "access charge" which goes to their landline/mobile service provider. Access charge varies, different providers charge different amount.

They will also have to pay "service charge" which goes to the 0870 service provider. In this case it would be 13 pence per minute.

So if one doesn't have 0870 numbers included in their monthly call plan then they will be charged "access charge" and "service charge". There is no point in using this if 0870 numbers are not free in someone's call plan.

cocoiffy

27 Apr 16 1 #83

i never realised i had free 0870 calls on VM so thanks for this!!! will defo be using this service!

T3chnoGuy

27 Apr 16 1 #84

WHOEVER found this link is a Genius. I hardly used my £2 on a 0845/0870/0844 numbers add on by Vodafone but now I will get back all those £2 wasted from last year haha :P

hukdlr

27 Apr 16 1 #85

I believe they charge £2.50 per month for 300 minutes to call all 08 numbers. But yes, don't waste your minutes anymore :laughing:

qwertymz

28 Apr 16 #86

I'm on Virgin Mobile, currently £15pm. I know the website says 'any package over £10 gets free 0870 from Virgin', but is there a way to check this myself? Can't find anything concrete on the Virgin website...

EDIT:
I think I've answered my own question - when I go to 'view my bill', it shows me that my package (Essential, £15) has an access charge of 36ppm.

hukdlr

28 Apr 16 #87

Have a look HERE on Virgin website. If you look, all tariffs over £10 have a "+" sign infront of them and if you check at the bottom of the sim only deals it says the "+" signs means "Includes calls to 084 and 087 numbers".

You are probably on one the older tariffs? If you are then you can call and upgrade, they will offer you fantastic deal if you threaten to leave.

You can also make a few seconds test call to any of the two numbers available on MakeFreeCalls website and check your online bill an hour later to see if you have been charged or not.

ssdhina

28 Apr 16 #88

O2 Pay Monthly - Free of Charge 0870 Numbers

hukdlr

28 Apr 16 #89

Sorry, what do you mean by your comment?

If you are saying that 02 include calls to 0870 numbers in their monthly allowance then I don't think that is correct and would advise you to double check. They do however include calls to some 0870 numbers for some Government organisations if I am not wrong but not all 0870 numbers are inclusive/free.

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