Avanti is an advanced service automatically accessed from
your mobile phone to give you cheaper calls. You simply dial
the number you wish to call as you do now and Avanti will
automatically connect you.
The built in intelligence of Avanti determines whether the
call would be cheaper via Avanti and if so will automatically
route it.
Otherwise it remains with your existing mobile service. There
is no need to change your mobile network or number, or dial
additional digits to access the service.
What kinds of Savings are available?
Avanti can save you money on a variety of different calls
but there are three main areas where the service can make
significant differences:
Calls to Other mobile networks:
These kinds of calls can be very expensive, sometimes as much
as ten times more than calls to subscribers on your own network
or to land line calls. Avanti offers savings of up to 50%
depending upon the network and tariff currently in use.
Example Savings
Network
Tariff
Other Network Charges
Avanti Mobile Charge
excluding access cost
Saving
excluding access cost
O2
Best For Business
O2 250
(out of bundle)
Pay and Go*
30p
30p
40p
12.5p
12.5p
12.5p
17.5p
17.5p
27.5p
T-Mobile
Relax 50
(out of bundle)
25p
12.5p
22.5p
Vodafone
Anytime 200
(out of bundle)
Company Caller
Pay as you Go
(Smartstep)
35p
35p
35p
12.5p
12.5p
12.5p
22.5p
22.5p
22.5p
Orange
Direct 100
(out of bundle)
Pay as you go
35p
35p
12.5p
12.5p
22.5p
22.5p
Notes
Prices inclusive of VAT.
Avanti mobile costs exclude the cost of access.
International Calls: Calls
from the United Kingdom to other countries have fallen in
price dramatically in recent years, unless you are making
them from a mobile phone, in which case they continue to be
expensive even when using International call saver packages
provided by the mobile networks. Routing these calls via Avanti
gives you greatly reduced International rates not available
to you from your mobile provider.
Network
Canada
Australia
Ireland
Spain
USA
AvantiMobile Charge
5p
5p
5p
5p
5p
O2 with ITS (Note 1)
17p
30p
14p
17p
17p
Orange with Calling
Abroad Minutes (Note 2)
12p
24p
12p
16p
12p
T-Mobile Pay Monthly
with International Option (Note 3)
10p
30p
15p
20p
10p
T-Mobile Pay as
you go
90p
£1
70p
£1
90p
Vodafone with ICS (Note 4)
25p
40p
20p
25p
25p
Note 1: Some tariffs require you to
pay a monthly charge of £3 to qualify for these rates.
Note 2: Orange requires you to pre-pay up to £25 and use within
six months to qualify for these rates. Once minutes are used
prices revert to standard rates.
Note 3: Some tariffs require you to pay £2.50 per month to
qualify for these rates.
Note 4: Some tariffs require you to pay a monthly charge of
£2.50 to qualify for these rates.
All prices inclusive of VAT.
Avanti charges exclude the cost of accessing the Avanti network
from your mobile, which will vary according to the tariff
you pay.
All prices correct as of 10th September 2005.
Premium Rate Services: Calls
to certain premium rate services can be significantly less
using Avanti.
How do I get Avanti?
First of all you will require
either a compatible Symbian Smartphone, or a handset
running Microsoft Windows Pocket PC 2003.¾ If you already
have a symbian Smartphone or Pocket PC 20003 handset
check this list to see if
it is compatible. If not you will need to acquire one
of the featured models.
Set up an Avanti account here.
This process will register you with our network.
You should then make an initial payment to top up your
account (Choose from £10 to £100 in increments of £10)
which will give you some initial calling credit.
Once you are registered download
the Avanti application programme relevant to your phone
and network here.
Install the application into
your phone following the instructions here
Start Calling!
Avantimobile is currently only available to users in Great Britain. Example Rates
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