Everything about calling Psychic Light from abroad
Who Psychic Light is, and why people call from abroad
Psychic Light is a UK phone, text, email and live chat reading service: you pick a reader from the profiles on its site and speak to them by telephone. On its pay-by-card line, 0800 156 0037, you pay with a credit or debit card, speak to a receptionist first and get help choosing a reader. Psychic Light prints the price beside the number: £32.95 for the first 20 minutes, then £1.50 per minute. British expats and travellers who used the service at home look for the same line from abroad, usually to reach a reader they already know.
Why a UK 0800 number fails from abroad
0800 156 0037 is a UK freephone number. GOV.UK lists 0800 calls as free from UK landlines and mobiles, but that rule is written for UK networks. Dialled as +44 800 from a foreign phone, the number is often refused, and where it connects the foreign operator sets its own international price. It is not a fault with your phone; it is how freephone numbers are built.
What Losali does with this line
Losali is an independent dialler that works in a web browser. Your call travels over the internet and Losali's telecom carrier connects the call to 0800 156 0037. The foreign network you are on never sees the UK number, so it has nothing to refuse. There is no app to install and no UK SIM card to buy. Minutes are prepaid, there is no subscription, and the rate is shown beside the number before you call. Losali's minutes and Psychic Light's card payment for the reading are separate: the reading is paid to Psychic Light, at the price it prints.
- Psychic Light says callers must be 18 or over and have the bill payer's permission, and that all calls are recorded.
- Have your credit or debit card ready: this line takes card payment for the reading.
- Keep the reader's name and the time of the call in case you need to query a charge.
- Psychic Light states that readings under UK law are deemed to be for entertainment only.
Pay by card, pay by phone bill, pre-pay
Psychic Light publishes three ways to pay for a phone reading. Pay by card uses the freephone line on this page. Pay by phone bill uses UK premium-rate lines, billed through a UK phone bill, which is a model that only works inside the UK network and that Losali does not connect. Pre-pay minutes are bought in advance, and Psychic Light says you can top up and call 24/7. From abroad, the card line is the one this page dials.
Tips if you plan to call a UK reading line from abroad
Check the price printed beside the number before dialling. Psychic Light publishes no opening hours for its card line, so allow for the UK time difference. Use a quiet spot and a stable connection, and note the start time of the call so that the minutes charged can be checked against the minutes spoken. For a complaint or a question about a charge, Psychic Light lists a separate helpline on its site.
What kind of number is this?
Freephone 0800 / 0808. Free to call from inside the UK. Losali shows the price before the call starts.