snipered wrote:dr in distress wrote:@tweety and snippered are you providing nhs accomodation documents?i will be submitting hospital accomodation documents.are tenency aggrement and hospitals accomodation officer letter enough for proof of address? nhs pays all bills and we use skype to communicate so no phone bills.
My advice to you is to get a phone regardless of the cost. Dont use phone cards. I realise you talk on skype, so do we, but as proof- its virtually non existant unless you get software to record video...but embassy will not except any cd or anything. They dont have time to see this.
I realise that the costs can be alot, but its something you have to put up with. Normally my bill on o2 is around £80 calling my wife. Then "20 -30 on lyca a month. Has been as high as 200 for o2. This month its at over a 100. This is just something you have to show in my opinion.
I second that advice.
Skype, calling cards, internet chat, or anyone who gives you itemised bills via you email is asking for trouble (in my opinion).
Best to pay a bit extra a get original itemised bills straight form the service provider.
I myself got a t-mobile sim-only deal which was for £20 a month and had 200 free international minutes (incl. Pakistan). They have unfortuntley stopped this offer however they recently started some deals again:
see link:
http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/sim-only/tariffs/
I think with the sim-only packages you have an opition to add a booste. If you add "EU and Australasia talk" you get 60 minutes of free talk which includes Pakistan. You can increase the booster by paying £5 extra i think
Don't take my word for it, ask the guys at t-mobile (I don't get paid any commission by the way, but maybe i should!). The reception is usually best in the mornings.
whatever you decide with make sure the provider (i.e t-mobie, bt, o2 etc) send itemised bills (they usually charge £2 to 3 for itemised bills) printed to your home address. (not via email). This will ensure the authenticty is verifiable.
with the sim-only contracts you can cancel the deal within 30 days as well