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Presentation
Tru for You is quite different from other international prepaid sim-cards.
Once you buy a starting kit you get a local number from the country you live in. At the moment only UK, USA and Australia are
available (Spain, Hong Kong and the Netherlands will be the next available).
While on that country (called "Tru network") you pay "local rates"; you can access local rates in all Tru countries paying
a monthly fee of £10 (or € 10, or US$ 15). The first month after the acrivation is free of charge.
Outside of the local area you can pay 2 different kind of rates: "standard roaming" and "economy roaming". Standard
roaming is available everywhere, while economy roaming is available only in selected countries. Every time you arrive in an
"economy roaming" country you should receive an SMS with that information. In order to use the "economy roaming" you have
to use the callback code *100*00XXxxxxxxxxxx# where 00XX is the international prefix and xxxxxxxxxx the number you want
to call. You will be called back and then the call will start with the cheaper rates.
PROS
cheap rates for home country
local prefix
wide coverage
data capabilities (cheap on Tru network)
no set-up fee
CONS
no free incoming calls outside the home country
SMS service unreliable
Details
| Additional costs and services | |
| Setup/usage fee | none |
| Call rates | see the online calculator |
| Messaging | Outgoing SMS: starting from € 0.12 in EU Incoming SMS: free of charge |
| Data Calls |
see the online calculator APN: truphone.com (not available on Blackberry) |
| Debiting method | 60/1 |
| Validity | after 90 days of inactivity you are billed € 2.00 (or £ 2.00 or $ 3.00) per month until you reactivate the service |
| Credit check | Dial 303 or check on the website |
