Sending Texts to New Zealand

[exit2]

My oldest step son is in NZ on his gap year from Uni. If he sends us a text it costs him 30c (11p) so does anyone know what it costs to send one from here back? Im on 02 and cant find anything on their website so just wondered if any of you lot know

[Dicko]

I recently sent a couple of messages to somebody in Auckland

 

I'm on vodafone and it cost me 24p per text

[LGTL]

http://www.o2international.co.uk will tell you.

[the wedge]

It will cost you more than the standard 10p. I know Orange charge 20p so it'll be around that amount.

 

In my opinion the best thing to do is buy a sim card designed for exactly that. One such company is lebara mobile. (http://www.lebara-mobile.co.uk)

 

All texts are 10p, and calls to NZ are 13p to a mobile and 4p to a landline (per min)

 

Not a lebara salemsan, just used to work for a mobile phone company in my gap year.

 

It's pay as you go, just like any other network, just designed for calls/texts abroad. Just pop the sim card in your phone. You get given a different number, but it'll save you money.

 

You can buy them in Phones4u and Woolies, and can top them up pretty much anywhere.

 

Hope this helps slightly!

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

If you'd rather call him, try using these people. 2p a minute to New Zealand from a mobile.

If you want to send texts, you can do it free from your PC with this lot.