Comment from Ryan
Time: February 26, 2007, 5:02 pm

a mix of jajah, and skypeout depends on who and if they are registered for one of them. Why is it so hard to convince people to take two minutes and register with one of these. Then basically there is no 2cents a minute. It amazes me that free is regarded with so much suspicion.

Comment from Ryan
Time: February 26, 2007, 5:05 pm

hey espantel makes it appear that calling within Spain is even cheaper through them. HUH! In all honesty since moving here, our costs of long distance have been WAY lower than our costs for communicating within Spain. I think I talk more on the phone to the UK and US and I know I pay a fraction of what I pay to call within Spain. Strange world

Comment from Pepino (Dave Hall)
Time: February 26, 2007, 5:10 pm

I use www.voipdiscount.com

I’ve not really got into the whole VOIP phenomenon in any depth, but this one was recommended to me and I find it really easy. Maybe it works exactly like Skype (if so, I’m probably preaching to the choir here), but basically, you install a tiny program on your laptop and you can then dial direct from the laptop and use your headphones/microphone to listen/speak.

As I don’t have headphones etc, I use the feature that lets you just enter two numbers, your own and the one of the person you’re dialling. Seconds later, your phone rings, you pick up, and then the other end starts ringing just as though you’d rang them directly from the phone. Is that like Skype?

Anyway, I put €10 on my account when I opened it, thinking it would keep me going just for a start. That was 5 months ago and I’ve still got €9.70 left despite using it often.

The line quality is clear 99% of the time, and I’ve never had a call dropped.

All in all, it keeps the “Old Queen” happy (that’s my mother ), and also saves my flatmate from having to go through the Telefonica phone bill with an electron microscope to make sure he’s charged me for all my calls.

Comment from Ben
Time: February 26, 2007, 5:15 pm

Dave, that sounds like jajah, I might have to try that one too!

Comment from Pepino (Dave Hall)
Time: February 26, 2007, 5:39 pm

Thanks Ben. Just had a look at www.jajah.com and it tells me that the rates from Spain to the UK are 1.7p a minute. So I guess I must be on a good deal with www.voipdiscount.com as I’ve talked for hours in total and still only spent about €0.30 and given that their website tells me that calls to the UK are completely free, I guess the €0.30 must’ve been used when I’ve sent the odd SMS back to the UK.

Comment from nuria
Time: February 26, 2007, 6:09 pm

I will have to try that. I usually use skype to communicate with friends and family in the US who have a computer but Espantel looks like a great option for the land lines.

Comment from Tim
Time: February 26, 2007, 9:47 pm

voipstunt.com seems very similar to these other services, too. Used successfully between Australia and UK.

Comment from sandy
Time: February 27, 2007, 12:15 pm

I have been using a virtual phone card from www.moreminutes.es for a few years now. They have my credit card on file, send me a PIN by email every three months worth 11 euros when the card expires or whenever I use up the credit before three months is up. I use it to call UK, Netherlands, Sweden, US, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, still I can never seem to use up the credit. I think to call the US it’s less than 1 cent (in Euro) but you have to pay for the charges to a 901, 902 or a local access number.

Downside: Their website is somewhat difficult to navigate. The connection is not the greatest sometimes. However I tried some other companies before, the connection was awful all the time.

Comment from Victoria
Time: March 25, 2007, 7:26 pm

Ben, could you , PLEASE, help me out with something? What brands are popular among young people in Spain? I need it for a school project…Thank you so much!!

Comment from Ben
Time: March 26, 2007, 7:38 am

Hi Victoria,

You need to be a bit more specific. Do you mean clothing brands, food brands, what type of brands? The best thing to do would be to ask again in the forums where we can all help you out.

Ben

Comment from Andy
Time: August 1, 2007, 10:35 am

Hey people,

I’ve found this 1: www.reducitel.com
it kind of works the same as espantel but it has a 50% discount deal where you get 1 minute free for every minute that you call. Also to UK Mobile!! Definitely worth the try

Comment from ANN
Time: February 11, 2008, 11:46 pm

Hi does anyone know if there is a system where my grandaughter makes calls from Spain to the UK, but I pay for the calls here in the UK.