We wanted to share some information about cell phones now that we have that whole situation figured out. John and I now each have out own phones and phone plans. Since we have not lived here over three years, we don't qualify for monthly plans, but have what they call "pay as you go" plans. With these plans, we are able to make both local and international calls and texts. If you receive a call or text from us, it should not cost you anything. Where it gets tricky is if you would like to call or text us back. What we are finding is that each U.S. cell phone company and individual plan is different. So if you are ever interested in calling or texting us, it would probably make the most sense for you to contact your cell company and ask how international calls and texts work. Does it cost extra? Do you need to add international services to your plan? Before we moved here and were making lots of calls to the UK, we were able to add international calling to our Sprint plans for only $5 extra a month, plus something like 7 cents a minute. But again, it will all depend on your plan and cell company.
We also understand that for most, it would probably not make sense to take these steps to keep in contact over the phone and we totally understand that! We always have skype, email, and we can always call you! But we did want to at least give everyone as much information as possible about this so everyone can make their own decision.
If you are ever interested in giving one of us a call, the process is pretty easy once you do it a time or two. To call a UK number, start by dialing 01144. Then drop the first 0 from any UK number (all UK numbers start with 0).
John's number is: 07570036364 (You would dial 011447570036364)
Katie's number is: 07587199262 (You would dial 011447587199262)
If you have any questions about this, let us know and we can help get things figured out.
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