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[aleskis]

Hi all,

was wondering if anybody had found a cheap way to call internationally (I'm particularly interested in calls to the US, though I assume any other countries would still be helpful by analogy) from Indonesia. I recall that in Thailand, if you called from a cell phone and put in a prefix like 008 before the country code and the phone number, the rate was much lower.

Anyone got the hookup from Indonesia?

thanks

[rayman]

Pick up any Indosat sim card (IM3, Mentari, Matrix etc.) for your handphone. Then;

Dial: 01016 + Country code + area code + number

To the US, it's Rp480/minute.. Bloody bargain.

It's the same price to handphones as landlines.

I use it to call Australia all the time. Reception is superb.

Here's a link for the prices based on country;

http://www.indosat.com/Mobile_Features/More_Features/FlatCall_01016

Rayman

[melirae]

how does Skype work out from Indonesia? I guess it would vary depending on the internet connection in the area you're using it from... I used in Mexico and it was hit or miss (just like my internet connection!).

That Rp480 rate sounds great! I will definitely make note of that for times when I can't get internet.

[malu]

[jhemmila]

Using a Simpati number, just dial 01017 + country code, area code, number. I'm not sure of the price, somewhere around Rp. 800/min.

Simpati and Indosat offer cheap rates because it's VOIP technology. Connections are usually decent, and a half-hour phone call will only cost you a few dollars.