Forwarding calls from a UK network to an International number???

03-23-2006, 02:44 PM

Wonder if any networks do a 'call forward' to an International number
(America, Germany, etc)

I have got an American and German sim card that I use quite frequently
and it would be easier when people phone my UK number (Orange) that I
can 'call forward' to either one of them.

Orange don't support call forwarding to anything other than a UK number,
I wonder if any other networks give this facility, or do they all rip
you off with extortionate roaming changes??

Dr Bob.

--
"If someone offers you something free, all ways take it.
You can either dump it, use it, give it away, sell it or put it on EBay"
(Doctor Bob 7th Sept 2003)

03-23-2006, 04:07 PM

Doctor Bob wrote:
> Wonder if any networks do a 'call forward' to an International number
> (America, Germany, etc)
>
> I have got an American and German sim card that I use quite frequently
> and it would be easier when people phone my UK number (Orange) that I
> can 'call forward' to either one of them.
>

O2 can be diverted to international numbers, for 17p/min for Europe if
you have their ITS option. Even better for USA, you can get an 0844
number that forwards to your USA number, and forward the O2 calls to
that from inclusive minutes

For use from Orange, you might look into getting a VoIP incoming
number, forward this to your foreign number, then forward Orange to it.

03-23-2006, 04:18 PM

actually, I see now that you already ignored this suggestion when I
made it on another thread

if you can undercut 1 or 2p to USA I'd like to know

03-23-2006, 11:38 PM

While I was dreaming of my next Hawai'i trip
<1143155891.189187.14280@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups. com>, andy
<andy.ggrps@googlemail.com> said
>actually, I see now that you already ignored this suggestion when I
>made it on another thread
>
>if you can undercut 1 or 2p to USA I'd like to know
>

Actually you replied to both of them some 2 hours AFTER I posted the
reply AND AFTER I asked the question

Thanks anyway.

Bob.

03-24-2006, 01:22 AM

Free 0844 numbers that you you can point direct at certain Intl phone
numbers,can be be obtained from
http://cheapercallrate.com/LowPricePhoneCalls

03-24-2006, 04:24 AM

portlandbill@gmail.com wrote:
> Free 0844 numbers that you you can point direct at certain Intl phone
> numbers,can be be obtained from
> http://cheapercallrate.com/LowPricePhoneCalls

Do these use inbound CLID to determine who you are and so who to forward the
call to, or do you get a unique number that anyone can call to connect to
your target? If the former then I'm not sure it would work, because
(assuming the caller had set up a number with the above site and was handed
the same 0844 as you) they present the caller's CLID and end up ringing
their chosen international number not yours. Or, most probably, be told
they hadn't set up a mapping for that 0844.

Theo

03-24-2006, 04:51 AM

<portlandbill@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Free 0844 numbers that you you can point direct at
> certain Intl phone numbers,can be be obtained from
> http://cheapercallrate.com/LowPricePhoneCalls

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Ivor

03-24-2006, 09:59 AM

While I was dreaming of my next Hawai'i trip
<zipZVIB6P5IEFwfI@yahoooooooooo.com>, Doctor Bob
<DoctorBob@yahooooo.com> said
>While I was dreaming of my next Hawai'i trip <1143155891.189187.142
>80@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com>, andy <andy.ggrps@googlema
>il.com> said
>>actually, I see now that you already ignored this suggestion when I
>>made it on another thread
>>
>>if you can undercut 1 or 2p to USA I'd like to know
>>
>
>Actually you replied to both of them some 2 hours AFTER I posted the
>reply AND AFTER I asked the question
>
>Thanks anyway.
>
>Bob.
>

<Following up my own post>

I HAVE now followed your advice and obtained a '0911' number for my
German Sim.

Bob.

--
"If someone offers you something free, all ways take it.
You can either dump it, use it, give it away, sell it or put it on EBay"
(Doctor Bob 7th Sept 2003)

03-24-2006, 10:05 AM

Theo Markettos wrote:
> Do these use inbound CLID to determine who you are and so who to forward the
> call to, or do you get a unique number that anyone can call to connect to
> your target?

Unique number per unique destination - which is why I suggested using
such a method from O2 to USA SIM - apologies for not having named any

03-24-2006, 10:12 AM

Doctor Bob wrote:

> I HAVE now followed your advice and obtained a '0911' number for my
> German Sim.

That's ok from landlines, but don't even ask what Orange tariff to it
would be - probably 50p/min and barred by default

Try looking for VoIP providers that do call forwarding, usable without
any VoIP set-up at all.

Also, callback or calling card use for outgoing calls on the German
SIM.

Voipfone have both forwarding and several callback methods

03-24-2006, 10:49 AM

"Doctor Bob" <DoctorBob@yahooooo.com> wrote in message
news:dbOCrlGlaxIEFw4F@yahoooooooooo.com...

> Orange don't support call forwarding to anything other than a UK number,

Is this just another 'simplification' or is there a real reason?

--

J B

03-24-2006, 11:04 AM

While I was dreaming of my next Hawai'i trip
<1143220340.217245.76860@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups. com>, andy
<andy.ggrps@googlemail.com> said
>
>Doctor Bob wrote:
>
>> I HAVE now followed your advice and obtained a '0911' number for my
>> German Sim.
>
>That's ok from landlines, but don't even ask what Orange tariff to it
>would be - probably 50p/min and barred by default

Phoned and asked, was told 10p a min, the same as an 0844 number.

But, I'm going to phone back again tomorrow, just in case :-)

>Try looking for VoIP providers that do call forwarding, usable without
>any VoIP set-up at all.

Will do.

>Also, callback or calling card use for outgoing calls on the German
>SIM.

Have looked at this option and I think that 0800 'phone card' calls from
Germany are free, but I was looking to phone 'In' as cheap as possible.

Bob.

--
"If someone offers you something free, all ways take it.
You can either dump it, use it, give it away, sell it or put it on EBay"
(Doctor Bob 7th Sept 2003)

03-24-2006, 11:53 AM

While I was dreaming of my next Hawai'i trip
<48iqrmFk6fl1U1@individual.net>, J B <jb@privacy.net> said
>"Doctor Bob" <DoctorBob@yahooooo.com> wrote in message
>news:dbOCrlGlaxIEFw4F@yahoooooooooo.com...
>
>> Orange don't support call forwarding to anything other than a UK number,
>
>Is this just another 'simplification' or is there a real reason?

Probably revenue?
Call forward to an International number is (say)15p a min.
Call to the Orange number when roaming in (say) the US is a boat load.

How much do Orange want to make 'profit' from the call??

Bob.

--
"If someone offers you something free, all ways take it.
You can either dump it, use it, give it away, sell it or put it on EBay"
(Doctor Bob 7th Sept 2003)

03-24-2006, 12:00 PM

Doctor Bob wrote:
>
> Phoned and asked, was told 10p a min, the same as an 0844 number.
>
> But, I'm going to phone back again tomorrow, just in case :-)
>

I'm stunned - especially if you got an answer in under half an hour

> >Also, callback or calling card use for outgoing calls on the German
> >SIM.
>
> Have looked at this option and I think that 0800 'phone card' calls from
> Germany are free, but I was looking to phone 'In' as cheap as possible.
>

This is true, but some 0800 calling card numbers are blocked by the
networks, presumably because they don't receive any revenue.

I got someone to check about 5 before buying a Vodafone DE SIM, and I
used Alpha Telecom (13p/min) - I haven't checked this for a while
though, and still hope to find a cheaper one sometime.