PrePaidGSM > Operators > International Carriers > Comparison Chart
International GSM pay as you go offers are increasing and you can now choose among different offers with different rates and avantages. So we thought it was a good idea to make a comparison chart with all the international cards available right now, in order to see advantages and disadvantages all in one single page.
| International Cards Comparison Chart | ||||||
| UM +423 - ICQ Sim | UM+ | Travelsim | 09 Mobile | Yackie Mobile | Maxroam | |
| Activation Cost/credit | +423: € 29.90/10.00 ICQ: € 15.00/10.00 € 25.00/25.00 |
€ 29.90/10.00 | € 29.90/10.00 | € 39.00/15.00 | $ 40/10 (€ 33.62/6.86) | € 29.99/5.00 |
| Validity | no limits | no limits | no limits | no limits | no limits | no limits |
| Minimum Use | 1 call every 9 months | 1 call every 9 months | 1 call every 24 months | 1 call every 10 months | 1 call every 10 months | 1 call every month (or € 1.00/month) |
| Outgoing SMS | € 0.19 (ICQ) € 0.29 (+423) |
€ 0.29 | € 0.35 | € 0.39 | $ 0.49 (€ 0.34) | € 0.22 - € 0.37 |
| Incoming SMS | free | free | free | free | free | free |
| Voicemail | same as on net calls | same as on net calls | same as outgoing calls | same as outgoing calls | same as outgoing calls | € 0.19-1.34 |
| Data Calls | € 0.39/333Kb (16 countries) ICQ only |
not available | not available | not available | not available | not available |
| Billing | 60/60 | 60/60 | 60/60 | 60/60 | 60/60 | 30/30 |
| Prefix | +423 (FL) | +44 (JE) | +372 (EE) | +354 (IS) | +354 (IS) + DID | DID, +972 (IL) for SMS |
| Incoming Calls (rates per min) | ||||||
| European Union | free* | free | free+ | free** | $ 0.29-0.59 (DID) | € 0.21-0.40 |
| USA | € 0.79 | € 0.99 | € 2.09 | € 0.99 | $ 1.79 (€ 1.23) | € 1.10 |
| China | free | € 0.39 | € 0.55 | € 0.29 | $ 0.69 (€ 0.47) | € 0.66 |
| Hong Kong | € 0.19 | free | € 0.30 | € 0.29 | $ 0.59 (€ 0.40) | € 0.33 |
| Russia | € 0.39 | € 0.39 | free | € 0.29 | $ 0.74 (€ 0.51) | € 0.73 |
| Australia | free | free | free | free | $ 0.29 (€ 0.20) | € 0.21 |
| Outgoing Calls (rates per min) | ||||||
| Setup fee | € 0.25 | € 0.25 | none | € 0.25 | none | none |
| EU to EU/USA | Fix: from € 0.29 Mob: from € 0.59 |
Fix: from € 0.29 Mob: from € 0.59 |
F+M: from € 0.39 | Fix: from € 0.39 Mob: from € 0.59 |
Fix: from $ 0.52 (€ 0.36) Mob: from $ 0.84 (€ 0.58) |
Fix: from € 0.40 Mob: from € 0.40 |
| USA to EU/USA | Fix: € 1.59 Mob: € 1.99 |
Fix: € 1.59 Mob: € 1.99 |
F+M: € 2.50 | Fix: € 2.19 Mob: € 2.39 |
Fix: from $ 1.95 (€ 1.34) Mob: from $ 2.27 (€ 1.56) |
Fix: from € 1.18 Mob: from € 1.43 |
| China to EU/USA | Fix: € 0.29 Mob: € 0.59 |
Fix: € 0.99 Mob: € 1.29 |
F+M: € 1.05 | Fix: € 0.74 Mob: € 0.94 |
Fix: from $ 0.75 (€ 0.51) Mob: from $ 1.07 (€ 0.73) |
Fix: from € 0.73 Mob: from € 0.98 |
| Hong Kong to EU/USA | Fix: from € 0.79 Mob: from € 0.99 |
Fix: from € 0.59 Mob: from € 0.79 |
F+M: € 0.71 | Fix: from € 0.74 Mob: from € 0.94 |
Fix: from $ 0.55 (€ 0.38) Mob: from $ 0.87 (€ 0.60) |
Fix: from € 0.44 Mob: from € 0.69 |
| Russia to EU/USA | Fix: from € 0.99 Mob: from € 1.29 |
Fix: from € 0.99 Mob: from € 1.29 |
F+M: € 0.39 | Fix: from € 0.74 Mob: from € 0.94 |
Fix: from $ 0.75 (€ 0.51) Mob: from $ 1.07 (€ 0.73) |
Fix: from € 0.81 Mob: from € 1.06 |
| Australia to EU/USA | Fix: from € 0.29 Mob: from € 0.59 |
Fix: from € 0.29 Mob: from € 0.59 |
F+M: € 0.43 | Fix: from € 0.39 Mob: from € 0.59 |
Fix: from $ 0.35 (€ 0.24) Mob: from $ 0.67 (€ 0.46) |
Fix: from € 0.33 Mob: from € 0.58 |
+ Bulgaria, Estonia, Malta and Slovenie have no free incoming calls with Travelsim.
* Estonia is the only EU country without free incoming calls with +423 and ICQsim (€ 0.19/min).
** Romania and Estonia have no free incoming calls (€ 0.29/min) with 09 Mobile; with Yackie it's the same, unless you use the DID number.
