phonestar cheap calls to Australia
How do I save a packet calling Australia?
Here's what you do:
- Call Phonestar's Australia service number 0844 605 0505 .
- When you're connected you'll hear a voice prompt asking you to key in the full international number you'd usually use, starting with 00 in the normal way
So, to call someone in Osaka you'd dial 0844 605 0505 then (for example) 001246 123456. - To end your call, hang up in the usual manner. The Phonestar call will be charged to your normal bill at only 1p per minute — any day, any time.
- Your Phonestar call shows up on your bill in the normal way, but the number dialed will show as 0844 605 0505 . And rather than paying 27p per minute to call Australia using BT, you'll have paid 1p.
Why not try it right now?
There's no need to sign up for this Phonestar service, and there aren't any passwords or PINs to remember. There's absolutely no fee or service charge.
All you need is the Phonestar Australia number: 0844 605 0505 .
So how do we do it so cheaply?
You may be thinking "So where's the catch then?"
Actually, there isn't one!
We can charge you just 1p a minute because we divert our international calls via the Phonestar internet system thereby bypassing BT's international telephone network.
That's why Phonestar international calls work even when international call barring is activated on the phone—in effect, you're dialling a UK number!
So how do I call Australia from my mobile?
From a mobile a Phonestar call to Australia is still only 6p a minute. Click here for more info.
Can I call a mobile in Australia, though?
Yes, but you need a different Phonestar number: 0871 606 0505 . Other than that, it's exactly the same procedure. You pay 6p per minute 24/7 from a landline in the UK.
Australia area codes
| Name | Area code |
|---|---|
| Casey | 12 |
| Adelaide, SA | 8 |
| Albury | 2 |
| Armidale | 2 |
| Ballarat | 3 |
| Bathurst | 2 |
| Bendigo | 3 |
| Brisbane, Queensland | 7 |
| Broken Hill | 8 |
| Bundaberg | 7 |
| Cairns | 7 |
| Campbelltown | 2 |
| Canberra, ACT | 2 |
| Christmas Island | 8 |
| Cocos Island | 8 |
| Darwin, NT | 8 |
| Devonport | 3 |
| Dubbo | 2 |
| Geelong | 3 |
| Geraldton | 8 |
| Goulburn | 2 |
| Hobart, TAS | 3 |
| Kalgoorlie | 8 |
| Launceston | 3 |
| Mackay | 7 |
| Maitland | 8 |
| Melbourne, Victoria | 3 |
| Mt Gambier | 8 |
| Newcastle | 2 |
| Orange | 2 |
| Penrith | 2 |
| Perth, WA | 8 |
| Rockhampton | 7 |
| Sydney, New South Wales | 2 |
| Tamworth | 2 |
| Toowoomba | 7 |
| Townsville | 7 |
| Wagga Wagga | 2 |
| Wollongong | 2 |