| Staying in touch these days with loved ones takes | | | | buy a local sim from the country you are in. By |
| more time and money than before. But now with | | | | getting a local sim you will be able to receive free |
| increases in technologies it is possible to make free | | | | international calls from mobile direct on your mobile |
| international calls to Spain. Here are some tips to | | | | without incurring any inbound call charges. Most |
| save money when making international calls: | | | | roaming plans on contract mobiles will mean that |
| 1. Use Skype to make international calls. With Skype | | | | when you are in Spain you will be left with a nice |
| it is quick and easy to register an account. Once set | | | | large bill. |
| up you are ready to start talking. All you need is a | | | | 4. Use SMS text messaging to stay in touch. Sending |
| laptop with Broadband internet connection and you | | | | an international text message is much cheaper than |
| can start a video call. | | | | calling someone abroad in France. For example a text |
| 2. The next idea for making cheap international calls | | | | message to France will cost you 10 pence per |
| from landlines is to use a talk talk service from | | | | message sent. To make a cheap call to France will |
| Carphone Warehouse. You can get some great deals | | | | cost you at least 20 pence per minute and with the |
| from the online store. If you are lucky you may be | | | | call quality not being up to scratch you may well |
| able to get a great promotional deal when calling | | | | waste the 20 pence. However if you send a text |
| them. It is often a good idea to try and find out | | | | message the person will get the message first time. |
| which is the best tariff to go for. | | | | These days thanks to to VOIP and the internet it is |
| 3. When going abroad to Spain it is usually cheap to | | | | quite easy to stay in touch with loved ones in France. |