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Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers on Sunday 14th March 2010.

For those that need to call abroad you can speak for longer use our cheap access numbers.

Mexico City’s police department has introduced a new lower-calorie menu in cafeterias serving its 70,000-member force after finding out that almost 3/4 of officers are overweight.

A diet of fizzy drinks, tortillas and sweets is weighing down crime fighters and leaving criminals on the run.

Authorities in Aguascalientes want to offer 100 pesos ($9) for every kilo shed by their portly policemen.

About a 1/4 of the city’s 1600-strong force are reported to be overweight.

“We do have some fat officers. We have been encouraging them for a while to lose weight, to be more agile, to do sport,” a police spokesman told Reuters.

Need to phone Mexico from the UK?

1) Instant Dial Landline

Dial 0871 518 9910 then dial the Mexican landline number in full. (6p per minute)

2.) Instant Dial Mobile

Dial 0871 919 9910 then dial the Mexican mobile number in full. (10p per minute)

3.) Text & Talk – talk from your mobile (8p per minute)

Text MOO to 80556 for a £5 top up.

Dial 0208 497 1007 or 0800 619 1007

4.) PayPal (8p per minute)

Top Up phone by paying by PayPal

Dial access number 0208 497 8787 or 0800 619 8797

For more on Mexico Cheap calls

Celebrate Commonwealth Day on 8th March 2010.

Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held and is marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey, normally attended by Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, with the Commonwealth Secretary-General and Commonwealth High Commissioners in London.

Mootel is proud to have some of the lowest rates to Commonwealth countries so it is now even easier for those living in the UK to phone friends and family abroad.

Check out our cheap call rates to the following Commonwealth Countries:

Australia: 2p per minute

Barbados: 8p per minute

Canada: 1p per minute

Ghana: 5p per minute

India: 2p per minute

Namibia: 7p per minute

New Zealand: 1p per minute

Pakistan: 5p per minute

South Africa: 3p per minute

Mootel are proud to announce the introduction of the £10 rechargeble phone card which is purchased by SMS.

To receive the calling card, simply text MOO to the shortcode 67400. You will receive calling credit on your mobile phone to the value of £10. You may use this from your mobile or any other phone you choose with the PIN number that is provided. The topup is valid for 90 days.

This is an auto top up service so when credit is low you will automatically be topped by with £5 calling credit. To opt out simply text STOP to 67400.

You are now able to print your own free calling cards from the Mootel site.

Simply search for your destination country that you would like to make cheap international calls.

Click on the click here to print phonecard link and view your card then print. Store in your wallet or next to your phone and the next time you want to make cheap international calls you have the access numbers handy.

The best way to save on your phone bill is to ditch phoning abroad direct with your telephone provider. BT charges exorbitant rates to international destinations. You can call overseas now from only 1p per minute.

All you need to do is find the access number for your destination and then call that number then your international number in full. You will be connected and will only pay that rate per minute instead of the BT rate per minute. BT will then charge you at the reduced rate and this will be payable to BT all your call provider. No need to sign up for the service or get out your credit card.

After dialling the access number the voice prompt will inform you of the rate per minute so you will be aware of the actual cost of the call per minute. The rate also includes VAT.

Lets compare some BT rates with Mootel rates.

To phone Germany will cost you 20.5p/minute during the daytime and 11.2p/minute during evenings and weekends. Calls to Germany mobiles will cost you 45p/minute during the daytime and 35.7p during evenings and weekends.

Calling Germany using Mootel’s access numbers are:

To call Germany Landline from the UK. Cost is 1p per minute. Dial 0844 862 9910 then 0049 + destination number.

To call Germany Mobile from the UK. Cost is 10p per minute. Dial 0871 919 9910 then 0049 + destination number.

Clearly using cheap access numbers is one of the best ways to save on your phone bill.

Check out Mootel to save on your phone bill.

Someone asked me the other day whether Telediscount has the cheapest access numbers rates for international calls.

I decided to do a quick check. I took 5 very popular destinations and the results were rather surprising. Of the 5 countries I chose all 5 were considerably cheap with Mootel’s access numbers than Telediscount’s access numbers.

Some years ago I used Telediscount’s access numbers to call South Africa, at one stage they were 2p to call South Africa. Everyone I knew were using them because it was so cheap. After a few weeks the rate went to 3p then to 4p and the quality of the line was very poor – but who cared since it was so cheap? This I have since heard is a recurring occurance with Telediscount.

Back to those 5 countries.

Cheap Calls to South Africa:

Telediscount: 4p/min (landline), 15p/min (mobile)

Mootel: 3p/min (landline), 9p/min (mobile)

Cheap Calls to India:

Telediscount: 10p/min (landline), 7p/min (mobile)

Mootel: 2p/min (landline), 2p/min (mobile)

Cheap Calls to Pakistan:

Telediscount: 10p/min (landline), 10p/min (mobile)

Mootel: 5p/min (landline), 5p/min (mobile)

Cheap Calls to Cambodia:

Telediscount: 10p/min (landline), 10p/min (mobile)

Mootel: 7p/min (landline), 7p/min (mobile)

Cheap Calls to Hong Kong:

Telediscount: 2p/min (landline), 2p/min (mobile)

Mootel: 1p/min (landline), 1p/min (mobile)

5 very popular destinations that Mootel’s access numbers outperform Telediscount on price and call quality.

For more destinations for cheap international calls visit www.mootel.co.uk

Looking for Cheap International Calling?

Mootel has one of the cheapest low rate access numbers to call from your UK landline phone.

Instant Dial is a cheap international calling service which allows you to make cheap international phone calls from a landline instantly.

All you need to do is dial the low rate access number for the country you want to call then, at the prompt, dial your destination number.

Your service provider will charge you only for the call to the Instant Dial access number, rather than charging the full international rate for the call.

1. Dial the Access Number for your country. E.g. For South Africa 0844 988 9910

2. Dial the international number in full. E.g. For South Africa 00 + 27 + Area Code + Telephone Number

The Advantages of using the Instant Dial Access Numbers

• No pre-payment, PIN or calling card needed
• Your provider will bill you as usual
• No subscription or hidden costs
• Tariff played before each call
• All prices include VAT
• No bills from Mootel
• No need for prepaid calling cards