Cheap calls abroad - tips

If you don't want to do without your cell phone while traveling, you can also make cheap calls from abroad. We will give you the best tips for international calls.

Make cheap calls to other European countries

Mobile calls are becoming cheaper and cheaper - even from abroad. You don't have to pay a lot of money, especially in other European countries.

• From July 7th, 2014 you pay a maximum of 22.61 cents per minute for an outgoing call in the EU countries. At the end of 2015, the roaming fees are even to be dropped completely. So you can make calls within the EU at your normal tariff.
• Some providers strictly adhere to this price, others offer the phone calls even cheaper. Many providers also offer you language options. For example, you can book a telephone flat rate for 7 days at an extremely affordable price.
• If you want to make a few more calls abroad, it can even be worthwhile to purchase a prepaid card. At Aldi, for example, you can get a prepaid card for 9.99 euros, with a starting credit of 10 euros. From an EU country you only pay 11 cents for calls to Germany or another EU country, to an Aldi-Talk user only 3 cents.

Cheap calls abroad: More tips

• In many resorts you will find so-called telephone shops. Here you can usually make calls abroad at relatively low prices. Here, however, you should compare the prices exactly.
• Such telephone shops are usually more expensive than roaming charges within the EU. Outside the EU, however, the telephone shops are a good alternative to your own cell phone. Here, a conversation on the cell phone sometimes costs several euros per minute.
• If you have free WiFi available abroad, the Google Hangouts service is currently available. The Hangouts app for iOS and Android allows you to make calls for a few cents over the Internet.
• Internet cafés are also recommended for non-European countries. With programs like Skype you can make calls to the German landline and mobile network at low rates.

In another practical tip "we compare tariffs for a foreign Internet flat rate.