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Call-through telecom companies are alternative telecommunications companies in Europe to make cheap international phone call. All a user needs to do to take advantage of these savings is to dial the call-through access number followed by the destination number. Different phone companies specializes in a different types of international phone call deals, which means that the cheap long distance call plan that works for one country won't necessarily work for another. Most call-through telecom companies charge different telephone call prices at different times of day for local and national calls while others offer really cheap international phone calls (from as little as 0.5p or 1p per minute in the UK, as a local call rate for the international phone call in Ireland and France, 2c a minute, even free, in Austria and Germany etc.).
These call-through telecom companies require no sign up or account, they don't require a credit card, and users do not need to change their phone provider, purchase any special devices or even buy a phone card.
Call through companies frequently update their rates thereby making it imperative for users to get a view on rates across the market before calling.
[edit] UK
From the UK, most call through access numbers start with 0844, 0871, 0905, 0906 and 0911. These numbers attract charges based on the time of the day and the callers line provider. Some charge a nominal £0.03 connection fee but many charge that rate per minute in addition to the call through company.
[edit] Austria
There are several cheap call-through numbers in Austria, but there is at least one which is absolutely free for most calls: ViennaCollect for calls from Austria to most of the rest of the world, from and to land-lines and mobile phones.
