Hello, I'm going to London to teach for a year and I was just wondering if anyone could give me some helpful advice on what would be the best phone provider and if there was any way I could get a special deal for texting the States without paying an arm and a leg.

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Hi fellow Americans. My dad has yet again been unable to pay his monthly cell phone charges, so I'm thinking of taking them over after changing plans ( Read more... )

I will be in the UK for 3 months or so on an internship and I wanted to know how some people dealt with the issues of handling phone costs. The last time I was over there I went on an international plan with my phone service provider (AT&T) but it was still expensive. This time around, I'm thinking of getting a "Pay As You Go" sim to use to make ( Read more... )

I just got back from an intense yet rewarding school trip to London and Paris with about 20 other journalism students, and since my job was essentially cat-herding, I knew everyone needed a cell phone. I went through a pile of web sites, including this community, for information on the simplest way everyone could get phones. I got some good leads, ( Read more... )

Sorry, these questions are probably pretty stupid but I thought I'd check. I am English, and, obviously, have an english mobile phone! However, in June I'll be heading out to America for three months and will be taking my phone with me. I'm probably going to get an international calling card etc anyway, but I had a few questions ( Read more... )

We've now done the online bit of putting in our application for UK Immigration. We're waiting now for the biometrics appointment (that's another post! lol) and then sending in the supporting documents. I have a long list of these, of which, includes phone records ( Read more... )

I just moved to the US, but I need to make some important calls to the UK to get things like Child Benefit and Tax Credits stopped as I don't want to be committing any tax fraud.  Is there a cheap way I can do this with a prepaid calling card or something?  I don't think my MIL's phone line has an international plan so I'd rather pay for it myself ( Read more... )

I'm having problems getting my deposit back for the London flat I rented up until December last year. It's probably because I've moved to the US, so I haven't chased them as forcefully as I would normally do. Hopefully you guys can help me with some answers, so I can get my money back.

Letting AgentThe letting agents hold the deposit. The last ( Read more... )

Hello All,

It appears, while I have now been living in the UK for 4+ months now, and charging things to my credit card on a regular basis, my American credit card company has decided there is some "high-risk" activity. They want me to call to confirm purchases, but I do not have a landline, and my mobile is not on an International Plan.

I e-mailed ( Read more... )