• Privacy: the international number you dial won't be listed on your phone bill. Obviously though you should only use the service if you have permission from whoever pays the bill though.
• Avoid call barring: remember, you're dialing a UK number, so international call bars won't have any effect. That means you can probably call from work or anywhere. But again, obviously you should have permission.

• Going abroad? Let your mates back home stay in touch with you, give them your phone number and the access number. Your mum will thank you too!
• Mates going abroad? Even if your mates are just going on holiday, get their hotel's phone number and their room number, and call them cheaply! Remember that they may have their mobile abroad but they'll have to pay for incoming calls too (anywhere from 60p to £1.50 per minute!), so do them a favour and just call them at the hotel - it's cheaper than calling their mobile (for both you and them)!
• Once you've found out what access numbers you use the most, save them in your mobile: that way they're handy whenever you need them.
• Write your most frequently used number on your phone! (Or near it!) Keep the access numbers near your phone so you always have them to hand. A good way of doing this is getting our free, printable cheap international calls guide (PDF). Do your mates a favour and photocopy it for them!

Here's how:
Just add a pause between the access number and the international number you wish to dial.

Let's suppose you want to call your Mum in America. Make a new entry called 'Mum' in your mobile's phone book and then when entering the number:

1. Enter the access number, i.e. for America 0870 794 4840. (Obviously the procedure is the same whatever access number you use.)
2. Enter a 'pause'. The exact way of doing this depends on the brand of your phone:
   Nokia: A 'p' should appear after * has been pressed 3 times: i.e. 0870 794 4840 *** will show a 'p'.
   Siemens/Panasonic: A '+' will appear after 0 has been pressed and held.
   Motorola/Ericsson/Sony: A 'p' should appear after * has been pressed and held.
   
3. Now enter your international number in full including 00 and press save.
4. That's it: next time you want to call your Mum, just find Mum in your phone book and press call, and you'll be saving money!