It used to be that 18866 was the cheapest discount telephone call provider but there's a new kid on the block.. and he's even cheaper. 18185 is now the best value discount call provider

For the last couple of years I have been using 18866 to get unlimited length UK landline calls for a fixed price plus cheap international calls.

Originally it cost 1p to make a UK landline call of any duration, far cheaper than using the equivalent BT options. The only slight hassle is having to dial 18866 before every call but after a while it becomes second nature. It was 2p a minute to talk to people in the USA, Australia, France etc

Soon after I joined the connection charge went up to 2p and over the last year or so it has gone up quietly to 5p.

Anyway I decided enough is enough and I went looking for a cheaper alternative. I found the answers on www.moneysavingexpert.com . They now recommend using 18185 instead. Connection charge is 5p and all UK landline calls are free. So no real saving there. However, UK mobiles are much cheaper. 5p/min weekdays and 2p/min at the weekend. This is significantly cheaper than BT standard rates. Their international calls are also a lot cheaper. France and the USA for example are both 0.5p/min

Strangely enough it looks like 18866, 18185 and another may actually be owned by the same non-UK company... Hmmm very odd