[UKSTEVE]

Originally Posted by andy

I think Tak tak to UK was equiv to 40p/min. My calling card rate would have been 33p/min from callbox - it does have some better rates! I didn't try 00800 from SIM

That was in 2003. As you say, Heyah would be cheaper now, or Riiing. I drove across Poland just before last Xmas expecting the car to break down (noisy gearbox) and I'd buy a Heyah SIM ... but it made it to Magdeburg before all the oil came out, so Vodafone got my money instead.

Thanks to Mr P for his excellent breakdown of calling cards

I can confirm that, whilst Polish Telecom 0800 numbers are free from Nowy Pop/Orange SIMs, 00800 numbers are charged at standard 0.80 Zloty rates.

My conclusion is that Sami Swoi is the way to go, even for occasional visitors to Poland (like me - 2/3 times a year) as the cards are so cheap you simply let them die in the drawer or sell them on eBay when you are finished.

I'll be over in Poland again in Feb, so will grab a couple of Sami Swoi cards when I get there. In the meantime, I have an Orange Poland card on standby.

And a Riiing card

And a whole heap of other cards.

Thanks to everyone for the heap of information.

Steve