Cheap calls to Sao Tome

How to Dial Sao Tome

Once you have dialed the access number above, then dial:
00 239 followed by the local number you're calling in Sao Tome

About Sao Tome

The Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is the official name of Sao Tome. It is located in the Western Africa, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon. In terms of size, has total 1,001 sq km area which is more than five times the size of Washington, DC. The population of it is approximately 206,178 as per July 2008 estimate. It has a population growth rate of 3.116%. Sao Tomean is the Nationality of Sao Tome and Principe's people. 70.3% of Sao Tomean people belong to Catholic religion. The Official and most common language of those people is Portuguese. Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with plantation slave labour, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. While independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms were not instituted until the late 1980s. The country held its first free elections in 1991, but frequent internal wrangling between the various political parties precipitated repeated changes in leadership and two failed coup attempts in 1995 and 2003. The recent discovery of oil in the Gulf of Guinea promises to attract increased attention to the small island nation. In term of economy, it is small, Poor Island as increasingly dependent on cocoa since independence in 1975. It has Natural resources such as Agricultural products, fish, and petroleum. It's Purchasing power parity domestic product (GDP) as of 2007 estimate is approximately $256 million with GDP of $1,600 per capita.

Calling Abroad with DialToSave

When you make calls with DialToSave, you connect to our phone systems using your own mobile or landline provider. When you dial the full international number we use discount lines to connect to local networks in Sao Tome. We can provide you with cheap calls to Sao Tome by bypassing more expensive providers such as BT when connecting your call and instead using a combination of internet and telephone services.

Cheap Phone Calls to Sao Tome

DialToSave offers two of its own services that provide low cost calls to Sao Tome. The first is CreditTalk whereby you purchase a £5 credit which is sent to your mobile phone as a text message with a pin number. You can purchase the topup either by texting dts to 80550 or using the Paypal link above. Once you have the credit, you then call the local rate access number 020 7124 6666 (or 020 8497 8844 if you paid by Paypal) and if prompted, enter the pin number, followed by the number that you are calling in Sao Tome including 00 and the country code.

The other service is InstantTalk where you do not need to pre purchase any credit. However, we only know the prices for calling Sao Tome from a landline using InstantTalk, not from a mobile. You simply dial the access number and wait for the prompts before dialing the phone number, which to a landline in Sao Tome is 0905 152 6181 and to a mobile in Sao Tome is 0905 152 6181.