How to phone the UK from Poland.

When I am in Poland, can I just go to a phone box in the street and dial the UK?

What exactly do I dial? Is it 00 44

What denomination of coins will I need for a 3-minute call?

Sorry if this sounds like a daft q, but last time I did this I had to book the call at a Post Office, return at a given time, wait, then the operator connected me, then I paid at the desk afterwards!

Thanks!

Helena

Just use your UK mobile if you have one, it really isn't that expensive anymore, 02 do a thing where you pay £10 a month (not contract prepay) and then its the same price as calling whilst in the UK, Called "myeurope" i think and they will give you a free pay as you talk sim card.

Failing that use skype from an internet cafe, 2p per minute.

true as it cost 73p for a 3 minute call on my daughters PAYG mobile on vodafone

i used my tmobile and simplus numbers really ... :)

Thanks for your time dnz and telefonitka.

Can no-one answer my questions about public call boxes, please?

Like in the UK, phone boxes are being phased out as more and more people use mobiles and calling cards.

As far as I know there are no coin-operated public payphones left. You buy a pre-paid card that used to have a magnetic strip but now it's most probably a chip card, just like in the UK.

I'm not sure how much it costs to call the UK on a regular card, but I'm sure you can buy special pre-paid public phone cards for international calls, with better rates. They usually have detailed instructions on them how to dial a given country.

I wish I could be more specific, but I've only seen those cards in passing in kiosks and at the post office; I've been using only my cellphone (and landline at work) for the last eight years or so.

Tx, clouddancer. I shall look for an international phone card. Do they sell them at the Ruch kiosks?

They should, or you can look for them at gas stations or a post office.

There are different brands/types - from a quick google search: Telegrosik, Telepin, Telerabat. You can try comparing prices online to see which one offers the best rates to the UK.