Cheapest way to make international calls from South Africa

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Alphastealer

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Hi,

I have a small home business and need to make a number of calls each month to landlines in Australia and the UK.

I have an uncapped fibre internet package with WebAfrica and would like to know the most cost effective option to call these countries from my PC/laptop using a mic and headphone.

I do not require things like call forward, or message boxes or answering services. It is highly unlikely that I will receive calls and all calls initiated from me will be done from the office.

Do I need a separate VOIP solution?
and if so, which providers have the most cost effective options for Australia and the UK?

Thanks.
 
I had a similar problem. I called the landlines once and politely asked for a TEAMS video call. I got a whatsapp video call number from most of the clients.
 
Alphastealer said:
Hi,

I have a small home business and need to make a number of calls each month to landlines in Australia and the UK.

I have an uncapped fibre internet package with WebAfrica and would like to know the most cost effective option to call these countries from my PC/laptop using a mic and headphone.

I do not require things like call forward, or message boxes or answering services. It is highly unlikely that I will receive calls and all calls initiated from me will be done from the office.

Do I need a separate VOIP solution?
and if so, which providers have the most cost effective options for Australia and the UK?

Thanks.
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Is Skype still a thing? They used to include a bunch of free minutes with your Microsoft license.
 
I used Skype while outside of ZA.

I purchased local calls (ZA calls) which was very affordable

Look into their products. Might be cheapest to buy Australia and UK minutes
 
UB40 said:
No one makes calls anymore, it is 2024. Just send Voice Notes back and forth on whatsapp, it is free
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I rarely listen to voice notes....
I think it's far more impersonal than a text.
Rather make a real fully sync call whether video, voip, normal call, etc and have a proper conversation vs having to listen for 4 minutes to a one sided convo.
 
Those sayings just use WhatsApp etc - doesn’t work when you want to call a landline. Many people in the uk still use landlines. My in laws have one and pretty much the whole family there. They use them regularly
 
Alphastealer said:
Hi,

I have a small home business and need to make a number of calls each month to landlines in Australia and the UK.

I have an uncapped fibre internet package with WebAfrica and would like to know the most cost effective option to call these countries from my PC/laptop using a mic and headphone.

I do not require things like call forward, or message boxes or answering services. It is highly unlikely that I will receive calls and all calls initiated from me will be done from the office.

Do I need a separate VOIP solution?
and if so, which providers have the most cost effective options for Australia and the UK?

Thanks.
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Been using zadarma for last 2 years to call from ZA to Portugal Vodafone via UK number.
It was difficult to get a Portugal number due to requirements for passport, id, residential, etc.
zadarma allow you to request (pay for) numbers in about 90 countries.

ZA Telkom/Freshphone to Portugal Vodafone is $$$
 
I use Axxess Voice, with my old ported Telkom geographic number, works well. I have been using it for at least 5 years now.

Their fees are on their site.
 
I tried to use Skype today and my ~$10 credit was gone, I wanted to transfer my credit to my mom. I see they did away with buying credit, you now have to buy subscription plans, that makes no sense for a few calls a year.

Edit: Got hold of skype support and they restored the credit.
 
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