Calling Indo from Oz

[Adam]

Good morning folks,

A question for those of u who call Indo from Australia, can u suggest what is the best value way of calling to an Indonesian mobile? I currently use a "Daybreak" calling card which is not too bad at 34c / minute but it still adds up pretty quickly. I like to call the missus at least a couple of times a week for an hour or so, so you are looking at at least $20 bucks ish a phone call.

I have recently noticed an 'Indonesia Xpress' card @ 13c / minute, has anyone tried this one? I dont have a landline so there is no chance of coming to an agreement with a telco either.

Cheers
Adz

[Adam]

Forgot to add that I'm calling to an Indo mobile number.
Adz

[FreoGirl]

We currently use Shout! which I think is 13.5c per minute to a mobile, 9c to a landline. We get variable quality - actually not too happy with it at the moment as we quite often can't get through. Would be interested to hear other's experience with other cards.

[Adam]

Hi Freogirl,

Last nite after to doing some searching for info on the net, I tried an 'Its Green Card'. Off the net they claim its 9c minute to mobiles and about 4c minute (from memory) to landlines. The quality was as good as i used to get from the daybreak card but the cost was actually closer to 13c minute from my calculations ($4.80 for 37mins last nite).

The frustrating thing is, this card is produced by the same company as the daybreak card but is 1/3 the cost to use :x Coulda been saving myself a fortune by simply asking the girl at the kiosk at the IGA here in Geraldton to press a different button :x .

Maybe this one is worth a try for u if u want better quality, it was excellent last nite (and daybreak has always been good for me too).

Adz

[FreoGirl]

Thanks for the info - sometimes they quote a cheaper rate to call Jakarta, so maybe that's the 9c?? They usually have some sort of flag-fall too. Will give it a go when our next lot of credit runs out.
Freo

[Adam]

They claim no flagfall and a 24hr flat rate, which is handy cos some of the cards peak / off peak rates vary astronomically. But hey even at 13c min I'm stoked......means I can pester the better half 3 times as often :)

Adz

[natalie]

Hi Adam im interested to know where and what site did you find the "its green card" for calling indonesia

thanks
Natalie

[Adam]

Hi Natalie,

Try this site:

http://www.cardcall.com.au/green-card.html

I simply by mine from the IGA supermarket here in Geraldton where I live, they sell them from an electronic touchscreen thingy, the same way as u purchase prepay mobile phone credit, and u end up with a pin number on a receipt rather than a 'card'.

It is certainly by far and away the cheapest option I have found so far, mind u I'm not really saving any money, just talking for 5 times as long..........

Adz