Make calls with your mobile phone

That To phone With the mobile phone in the USA is possible without problems, if you have a term contract or enough credit is available in your account. Before you call, however, you should make sure that you really want to bear the costs. If you know how much money to pay per minute, you might find another alternative.

Use your mobile phone to make an overseas call

• Depending on your cellular tariff, a call to the USA can cost one euro or more per minute. If you only have a very short conversation, your bill will not be unduly charged. It is different when you are on the phone with a friend or relative. Then the cell phone bill can be extremely burdened. An hour can cost 60 euros or more.
• Look for alternatives by using the internet to make phone calls. You can call very cheaply or even free of charge, even with yours Smartphone.

Calls to the US can even be free

• There are several ways you can even call the US on your cell phone for free. Do you have a iPhone and your conversation partner in the USA too, you can use FaceTime. From the 5th generation of the iPhone, a WiFi network is no longer necessary, it also works via the cellular network and is completely free of charge.
• You can also use Skype as an app on your smartphone. The advantage over FaceTime is that it can be used on many cell phone models. If you and the person you are talking to are signed in to Skype, calling is free. But pay attention to your data connection, especially if you only have a reduced data package.


Using prepaid mobile phones in the USA - this is how it works

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When making calls over the Internet, you should always make sure that you are actually selecting the correct settings. If this is not the case and you then accidentally call over the cellular network, your cellular phone bill will be charged.