Mobiles
The main mobile telephone networks in the
UK are:
Orange: http://www.orange.co.uk
Vodafone: http://www.vodafone.co.uk
T-Mobile (previously called One 2 One):
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk
(Virgin Mobile uses this network: http://www.virginmobile.com)
O2 (previously called BT Cellnet): http://www.O2.co.uk
Emergencies
If there is a serious emergency, dial 999
and ask to be connected to the Fire, Police
or Ambulance service (or a special rescue
service such as the Coast Guard, Mountain
Rescue or Cave Rescue). The call is free.
UK telephone number enquiry services
To look up a UK telephone number free on
the internet, see BT's Directory Enquiries
service at: http://www.bt.com/directory-enquiries/dq_home.jsp
Telecom Eireann http://www.telecom.ie
or dial 118 500 for BT's telephone enquiry
service. There is a combination of a connection
charge and a charge per minute.
Phoning Ireland from abroad
Start with the international dialling code
from your country.
Next, dial the country code for Ireland
(353 for the Republic, 44 for Ireland)
Finally, dial the lcoal number, without
the first 0. However to call Northern Ireland
from Ireland do not drop the first 0.
Phoning abroad from Ireland
The international telephone code when calling
abroad from the UK is 00.
Technically phoning between the Republic
and the North are classified as international
calls. The International code for the Republic
is 353
Country codes are listed online at http://www.bt.com
and choose Directory Enquiries and then
International. You can also telephone 155
to find out a number in another country.
Operator
If you are having problems making a call,
you can contact the International Operator
on 114 or 10 for calls within Ireland and
to Britain.
Landline Calls
It is usually cheaper if you can call before
08:00 or after 18:00 on weekdays, or anytime
at weekends. Phone calls made on national
holidays ("bank holidays") are
often charged as if they were ordinary days
- do not assume that weekend rates will
apply.
