How I Used My Mobile to Save Money on International Calls
December 19th, 2007 MobileFreak
One of my older brothers was in Ireland a few weeks ago (that’s also where he got engaged), and I called him from my mobile phone here in the states. But I did not call him directly — I tried out a new service from Gorilla Mobile, and I must say it was much cheaper than any other alternative I’ve tried.
Using my current Sprint phone, I dialed Gorilla’s access number, then the country code (353 for Ireland) and phone number where my brother was staying. There was no additional charge from Sprint since I was within my minutes, and Gorilla’s charges showed up right on my credit card.
Here’s how it works:
1. Sign up for Gorilla Mobile with your existing mobile phone number (they actually let you register up to 10 mobile phone numbers and 10 land line numbers).
2. When you’re ready to call, call Gorilla’s access number, and when prompted, enter the country code and phone number of the person you are calling.
3. That’s it. You’re connected.
What I like about this is that I do not have to memorize a PIN, and unlike most mobile services, there is no monthly fee. Gorilla charges an annual fee of $5.95, which I can deal with.
If anyone calls internationally from their cell phone, I highly recommend using a service like this. What about you - has anyone else used Gorilla?
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