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QX Dial + FAQs

What does this service allows you to do ?

This service allows you to Call International and UK Fixed and Mobiles Destinations using units converted from your bundled free minutes such as Orange ED50 or off-peak tariff from BT Together. This service will greatly increase the value of your bundled minutes as any unused minutes can be converted and stored as QX Dial+ credit and used it at any time you want. Each mobile minutes 'stored' to our system gives you 1 QX Dial+ credit. Please refer to the rate table for the number of credit required for each destinations.

For some destinations, the money we received when you call our number is sufficient to cover the money we need to pay domestic/oversea telephone company to complete the call, those destinations are destinations that are marked as 0 units which means you do not need to store first before you can make call.  For other destinations, e.g. Mauritius, we will not have received sufficient money per minute of the call to pay the terminating company.  In such cases, we allow you to 'store', by dialing into a computer voice respond system, and by accumulating the revenue we received, allow you to make calls to all destinations in the world according to certain ratios (e.g. 3 minutes store for 1 minute of call to Mauritius via 01635 access number). The calling credit you accumulated is called QXDIAL+ unit (or points if you would like). 

We do not charge you directly, you are charged by your  telephone company in the normal way for dialling the relevant type of number. For example, Orange Everyday 50  allows inclusive minutes call to 0870 numbers. You make 30 minutes of calls to 0870 437 0201 and then dial 0870 437 0202  to make calls to Mauritius and speak for 10 minutes. You have used up 40 minutes of your daily allowance on Orange ED50.


What number do I need to call?

It depends on your service provider. For example, BT Together, Talk Talk and Sky Talk charge 1.5p/min to call 0870 number during off-peak hours. By store minutes during Monday-Friday between 6PM-6AM, you can get 1 QXDial+ point per minute.

Some other providers offer inclusive minutes to call 087x number at anytime. In this case, it would be more economical to call 0872 number as you will get 3 QXDial+ points per minute. You can check out all the access numbers available to you here, which hopefully will give you an idea which number would be suitable one for you. You can always email us at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it if you have any questions.


How does this save me money .... ?

Take calling France Mobile from Orange Everyday 50 for example, you can 'store' your off peak minutes to the QXDial+ system. You can then call France Mobile during off peak for 3 units/min. Or, you can use our call back system, which is charged at 3 units on top or standard rate - in this case, 6 units/min during peak time.


I am certain that I still have credit (and option 202 announces it) but I cannot make call.

If you have made a lot of calls in the last 30 days, you might have hit the high usage limit. Email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it and we will get it lifted. We reserve the right to request a copy of your phone bill if deemed necessary. The limit is very high and shouldn't affect most users. The other explanation would be something has gone wrong...tell us and we will fix it.


I have just store 100 minutes but when I try to make call, the system says I do not have sufficient credit.

Did you hang-up straight after entering 100 ?  The system only credits you for connected minutes, not what you have press. If you press 100 and hang-up after 45 minutes, you would be credited with 45 QXDial+ units.


I find it difficult to use option 201 as the system does not appeared to receive the full DTMF digits.

Some customers have reported this problem. We have tested this from BT, NTL, O2 and Vodafone but were not able to reproduce the problem. We suspect the issue is a mixture of timing (some people enter the digit before waiting for the announcement to finish), reception and handset. The good news is, with option 203, it uses a default number so that you do not have to enter it. Please email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it to have the default number setup. Please provide the number you will be calling (storing) from and the target number.


O2, THREE, Vodafone, T Mobile users

Can I use my my free minutes with your service?

Theoretical yes if you have an unlimited landline package but it is normally not very pragmatic. 500 Peak from THREE/1000 off peak minutes from Vodafone roughly translates to 70 minutes of call to the USA/France and a lot less for more expensive destinations. You can look at more details for this service here


Orange users

Can I use my free minutes with your service ?

Same as the above if you have an unlimited landline package. If you are on older Orange plans, e.g. Everyday50, TalkXX,Everytime, you can use the service. Email us if you need specific advice.


BT Together, Talk Talk, Sky Talk users

Can I use my free minutes with your service ?

Your best option would be off-peak tariff at 1.5p/min by dialling 0870 437 0220 between Monday-Friday between 6PM-6AM. You can find out more details here

 

QX Dial FAQ

How does QX Dial work ?

The service works on principle of interconnection charges. After your telephone company charges you for the call, a portion of the revenue is paid to us via interconnection agreement. Hence, this allows us to fund the international call Therefore, there will be no bill, no need for contract and absolutely nothing else to pay.

Is this the cheapest way to dial international numbers ?

Yes, for most destinations, especially when you have mobile FREE minutes from O2 and Orange. Please refer to our destination table in 0870 & 0844 Dial for more details. However, as some destinations are not available in 0870&0844 Dial, please refer to 0871 Dial and 0911 Dial as appropriate.

For certain destinations or when you have no access to mobile FREE minutes, QX Call (virture phonecard) may be more suitable. Please refer to QX Call rate table for more details.

When is this service available ?

This service is available all the time subjected to certain destination restrictions.

What is the term of service ?

Please refer to our terms & conditions of services here.

 

QX Call FAQ

Who provides QX Call Service?

QX Call service is provided by QX Telecom Ltd. We have been providing telecom services to small businesses since March 2000. We also manufacture International Prepaid Phone card. QX Call is our latest service that extend our vast experience in the telecom industry into the residential telephony market. QX Call is designed to maximize the value that you get from international call by offering different access numbers so that you can use the access number that most suit your requirement.

For many countries, major cities usually cost less to call than the rest of the countries. While many service providers ignore this fact and charge the highest rate for that particular country, we break them down and save you money. While simplifications make things simpler - they do not usually make things cheaper !.

QX Telecom Ltd is a company registered in England, Registration Number 3820728. You can contact us at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it (our target respond is 2 hours during 10am-6pm and we guarantee to reply within 24 hours during weekdays).

We can also be reached by phone at 0844 574 3333 or the 0800 free phone and geographical landline numbers are provided in the welcome email. Lines are opened between 10.00am - 7.00pm Mon-Sat..

What are the access numbers ?

The access numbers are as the following. As a general rule, use 0808 during the day time from landline and 0207 during other time. Always use the 0207 access number when call from mobiles.

Additional LocalRate 0845 access : 0845 198 0200

How do I use the service ?

To use the service is simple. Simply follow the following steps :

Dial one of the above access numbers. When asked to enter PIN, enter your Account Number as they are the same.

When asked to enter the number you wish to dial, simply dial 00 + Country Code + Tel No.

You may press ## at any time to make "follow on calls".

Is there a credit expiry ?

No, there is no credit expiry. However, if these is no activity at all on your account for six months and we cannot contact you at the email address you provided to us, we reserve the right to close the account and forfeit the credit.

What are the billing increment and minimum charge?

There is no minimum charge. Calls are billed per second increment and are rounded up to the nearest penny.

Does the service requires DTMF (Touch Tone) Phones ?

For BT customer, the service also works with non touch tone phone via our short code prefix access. For other users, we may be able to provide alternative service on a case by case basis.

What packages will enable me to call 0207 access number for free/cheaper ?

BT Together UK Call or BT Together Local Call (if you live in London) enables you to make unlimited off peak calls to 0207 access number.

NTL charges 3p/min day, 2p/min evening and 1p/min weekends for national calls.

Telewest/Eurobell charges 3p/min day, 2p/min evening and 1p/min weekends for national calls on their standard package or free on their "Talk Unlimited" package.

Most mobiles now offer some sort of packages to call 01xxxx number cheaply. (e.g. Vodafone Stop the clock, Orange Unlimited landline, O2 Long weekends etc

Further questions ?

Please email us at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 
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