EE announces its new International Calling Packs and Add-ons

Calling abroad can be an expensive hobby, especially from a mobile phone, but UK carrier, EE, has announced some new options for its customers in the form of its new international calling packs and add-ons that will bring down the price of calling friends and loved ones living overseas down to as little as 1p a minute. 

There are four options to choose from, so let’s take a look at what the various options bring to the table.

International Extra Pack:

• Only available in the first 3 months of your contract
• 500 minutes to friends and family on landline or mobile numbers in 100 countries for £20 a month, making the calls just 4p per minute
• Once enabled, the pack stays active for the length of your contract, so if you have 21 months remaining on your contract, that’s 21 x £10 monthly payments.
• The 100 countries includes a good selection of countries, including South  Africa, India, Pakistan, the USA, and Japan.
• Can call 5 numbers per month

International Extra Add-on – is the same as the pack except for two differences:

• Only 250 minutes to call landlines and mobiles, making the calls 8p per minute.
• It’s a recurring add-in which can be removed or added at any time, still £20 per month.

International pack:

• 1,000 minutes to call friends and family overseas for just £10 a month – making the calls just 1p per minute
• Call landlines and mobiles in 50 countries, including South Africa, the USA, India, and Germany
• The pack stays activated for the life of your contract, so if you have 21 months remaining on your plan, that would be 21 x £10
• Can call 5 numbers per month

The International Add-on offers the same as the pack, other than:

• Calls being limited to 500 minutes – making the calls 2p per minute
• The ability to activate or remove the add-on as you wish.

Considering the options, the International Pack would appear to offer the best value for money at £10 per month, so long as your friends and loved ones live in one of the 50 eligible countries. You can’t really argue with 1p per minute, unless there’s a free option.

EE customers who take out one of the plans before December 9 will receive a 50% bump in allowances, which means 750 minutes for the International Extra, and 1,500 minutes for the International Pack.

What do you think of EE’s offerings? Let us know which method you use to call abroad in the comments below.

Press release:

30 October 2015

• New Price Packs and Add-ons give EE pay monthly mobile and SIM only customers greater convenience and value when making international calls on the UK’s biggest and fastest mobile network
• International Packs and Add-ons allow EE mobile customers to make calls to the most popular international destinations from the UK, with callings charges equating to as little as 1p per minute 

EE, the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, today launched new international calling Packs and Add-ons that represent market-leading value for customers making international calls on the UK’s biggest and fastest mobile network[1].   

EE’s new international calling Packs and Add-ons, International and International Extra, offer greater convenience and value for customers making frequent calls to friends, family and colleagues living and working abroad.

The international calling Packs allow customers to make calls to both international mobiles and landlines (maximum of five numbers per month), rather than landlines only. International Pack customers can make international calls direct from their handset, with no need for additional apps, calling cards, or extra SIMs.

The new International and International Extra Packs provide:

• International: 1,000 minutes to up to five numbers in 50 countries for £10 per month
• International Extra: 500 minutes to up to five numbers in 100 countries for £20 per month

Both Packs are available to new and upgrading customers in the first three months of their plan and customers will need to keep the Packs for a minimum term, the length of which will depend on whether they are on a handset or SIM only plan.

With EE’s market-leading  international calling Packs, customers will be able to call some of the most popular international calling destinations, including Australia, India, Ireland, France, China and USA,  with calls equating to as little as just 1p per minute to landlines and mobiles.

In addition, to celebrate the launch any customer who takes one of the International Packs before December the 9^th 2015 will benefit from an additional 50% allowance per month. International Pack customers will get 1,500 minutes per month and International Extra Pack customers will receive 750 minutes per month

International and international extra ‘Add-ons’ are also available, which can be added or removed at any time, for customers who prefer greater flexibility or are in the middle of their plan.

The new International and International Extra Add-ons provide:

• International: 500 minutes to up to five numbers in 50 countries for £10 per month
• International Extra: 250 minutes to up to five numbers in 100 countries for £20 per month

For more information and full terms and conditions, please visit www.ee.co.uk/callabroad.

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