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Presentation
United Mobile +423 is the
oldest among the international prepaid GSM simcards, formerly known as "Riiing" till the end of 2005.
It is Liechtenstein based (Mobilkom FL) with +423.663 prefix, which unfortunately in these years has become quite expensive
to be called.
The service has been reliable since long time but in the last period some problems are occurring and also the number of
roaming agreements seem to have decreased instead of increasing.
What increased are the rates, for voice and data calls, including a very annoying set-up fee for both ougoing and incoming calls.
PROS
Quite reliable service;
€ 0.00 incoming calls in 80 countries worldwide (plus set-up fee);
ICQsim has the best rate for SMS
GPRS/3G data capabilities in some countries.
CONS
Set-up fee for all outgoing and incoming calls
In some countries calling +423 numbers has become really expensive;
GPRS/3G data available in few countries only.
Details
| United Mobile +423 | |||||||
| Set-up fee | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Zone 5 | Zone 6 | |
| Incoming calls | € 0.19 | € 0.00 | € 0.00 | € 0.19 | € 0.69 | € 1.19 | € 2.29 |
| On Net Calls | € 0.19 | € 0.39 | € 0.49 | € 0.69 | € 1.19 | € 1.59 | € 2.79 |
| To Zone 1 | € 0.19 | € 0.29 | € 0.39 | € 0.59 | € 0.99 | € 1.49 | € 2.49 |
| Zone 2 | € 0.19 | € 0.39 | € 0.49 | € 0.69 | € 1.19 | € 1.59 | € 2.79 |
| To Zone 3 | € 0.19 | € 0.69 | € 0.79 | € 0.99 | € 1.29 | € 1.79 | € 2.99 |
| To Zone 4 | € 0.19 | € 1.19 | € 1.29 | € 1.29 | € 1.79 | € 2.49 | € 3.49 |
| To Zone 5 | € 0.19 | € 2.49 | € 2.59 | € 2.79 | € 3.29 | € 3.79 | € 4.99 |
Easy Code numbers
All calls to Voicemail, United Mobile Hotline, Language selection and diverting calls are billed as on-net calls.
| EasyCode Numbers | |
| 055 066 077 088 089 094 |
Language Selection United Mobile Redirect Menu United Mobile Voice MailBox United Mobile Recharge Menu United Mobile Balance Enquiry United Mobile Hotline (+423 663 099 911 from other phones) |
Balance enquiry and balance recharge are free of charge
| Additional Services and Costs | |
| Messaging | Outgoing SMS +423: € 0.29 Outgoing SMS ICQsim: € 0.19 Incoming SMS: free of charge |
| Data Calls | ICQsim: € 0.39/333KB (€ 0.0012/KB, 333KB increments) UM +423: data option is available at € 3.00 activation fee, for rates see below. |
| Voice Mail | same as voice calls to United Mobile |
| Billing | 60/60 |
| Refills/credit | € 25.00/25.00 € 50.00/50.00 € 100.00/100.00 |
| Validity period | 9 months from last call, message or refill |
| United Mobile Prefix | +423.663, Liechtenstein |
Data Option
You can activate the "data option" on any United Mobile +423 sim-card (including old Riiing cards) at the one time cost of € 3.00. The option is activated in max 5 working days. See below for rates.
| +423 Data Option | |
| Zone 1 | € 1.39/MB |
| Zone 2 | € 1.49/MB |
| Zone 3 | € 14.90/MB |
| Billing increments | 100 KB intervals plus a setup fee of € 0.39 for every session |
Data coverage (Jan '09)
Zone 1: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Serbia,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK.
Zone 2: South Africa, Turkey, USA.
Zone 3: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahrein, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Is., Congo (DRC), Columbia, Czech Rep., Dominica, France, Grenada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica,
Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Montserrat, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Korea,
St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Thailand, Turks & Caicos, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates.
Voice calls Origination Zones
Zone 1:
AUSTRIA, AUSTRALIA, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REP., DENMARK, EGYPT, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA,
GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, LITHUANIA, MOLDAVIA, MONGOLIA, NETHERLANDS,
NIGERIA, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA REP., SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM.
Zone 2:
ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGUILLA, ANTIGUA/BARBUDA, ARMENIA, ARUBA,BARBADOS, BELARUS, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS,
CAPE VERDE, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CONGO, DOMINICA, GRENADA, ICELAND, JAMAICA, JORDAN, LATVIA, LIBYA, LUXEMBOURG, MADAGASCAR, MALTA,
MACEDONIA (FYROM), MONTENEGRO, MOZAMBIQUE, NIGER, OMAN, PARAGUAY, SAINT VINCENT AND GRENADINE, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA,
SOUTH AFRICA, SYRIA, TANZANIA, TUNISIA, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, UGANDA, VIETNAM, YEMEN.
Zone 3:
ANDORRA, BULGARIA, ESTONIA, FRENCH GUYANA, GIBRALTAR, GUADELOUPE, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, KENYA, LIECHTENSTEIN, MALAYSIA,
MARTINIQUE, MAYOTTE, MONTSERRAT, NICARAGUA, PAKISTAN, PALESTINE, REUNION, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, SAINT LUCIA, SIERRA LEONE,
SLOVENIA, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON, SUDAN, TAIWAN.
Zone 4:
AFGANISTAN, BANGLADESH, CHINA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ETHIOPIA, FAROE IS., IRAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, MACAU,
MALDIVES, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SRI LANKA, TAJIKISTAN, THAILAND, TURKMENISTAN, UNITED STATES, UZBEKISTAN, VENEZUELA.
Zone 5:
ARGENTINA, BAHAMAS, BELIZE, CANADA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, PERU, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, URUGUAY.
Zone 6:
BERMUDA, CAMBODIA, CUBA, INDIA.
Voice Calls Destination Zones
(f=landline; m=mobile)Zone 1: ALASKA f+m, ARGENTINA f, AUSTRALIA f, AUSTRIA f,BELGIUM f, BULGARIA f, CANADA f+m, CHILE f, CHINA f+m,
CROATIA f, CYPRUS f, CZECH REP. f, DENMARK f, ESTONIA f, FINLAND f, FRANCE f, GERMANY f, GREECE f, HONGKONG f+m, HUNGARY f, IRELAND f, ISRAEL f,
ITALY f, JAPAN f, LUXEMBOURG f, MALAYSIA f, MONACO f, NETHERLANDS f, NEW ZEALAND f, NORWAY f, POLAND f, PORTUGAL f, ROMANIA f, RUSSIA f,
SINGAPORE f+m, SLOVAC REP. f, SLOVENIA f, SOUTH KOREA f, SPAIN f, SWEDEN f, SWITZERLAND f, TAIWAN f, THAILAND f+m, TURKEY f, UNITED KINGDOM f,
UNITED STATES f+m, VATICAN CITY STATE f.
Zone 2: ALBANIA f, ALGERIA f, ANDORRA f, ARMENIA f, AUSTRALIA m, AUSTRIA m, AZERBEIJAN f, BAHAMAS f, BAHAMAS m,
BAHRAIN f+m, BANGLADESH f+m, BELARUS f, BERMUDA f+m, BOLIVIA f+m, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA f, BOTSWANA f, BRAZIL f, BRUNEI f+m, COLOMBIA f+m,
COSTA RICA f+m, CROATIA m, CYPRUS m, CZECH REP. m, DENMARK m, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC f+m, EGYPT f+m, ELSALVADOR f+m, FAROE IS. f, FINLAND m,
FRANCE m, FRENCH GUYANA f, GEORGIA f, GEORGIA m, GERMANY m, GHANA f, GHANA m, GIBRALTAR f, GOUADELOPE f, GREECE m, GUAM f+m,
GUINEA f+m, HAWAI f+m, HUNGARY m, INDIA f+m, INDONESIA f+m, IRAN f+m, IRAQ m, IRELAND m, ISRAEL m, ITALY m, JAPAN m, JORDAN f,
KAZAKHSTAN f+m, KUWAIT f+m, KUWAIT m, KYRGYZSTAN f, LATVIA f, LIECHTENSTEIN f, LITHUANIA f, LITHUANIA m, MACAU f+m, MALAYSIA m,
MALTA f, MARIANNE (SAIPAN) f+m, MARTINIQUE f, MAYOTTE f, MAZEDONIA f, MEXICO f, MOLDOVA f+m, MONGOLIA f+m, MONTENEGRO f, MOROCCO f,
MOZAMBIQUE f, NETHERLANDS m, NIGERIA f+m, NORWAY, PAKISTAN f+m, PERU f, PHILIPPINES f+m, POLAND m, PORTUGAL m,
PUERTO RICO f+m, REUNION f, ROMANIA m, RUSSIA m, SAN MARINO f, SAUDI ARABIA f, SERBIA f, SLOVAC REP. m, SOUTH AFRICA f, SOUTH KOREA m,
SPAIN m, SRI LANKA f+m, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON f, TAIWAN m, TAJIKISTAN f+m, TUNISIA f, TURKEY m, UKRAINE f+m, UKRAINE m, UNITED
ARAB EMIRATES f+m, UNITED KINGDOM m, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLAND f+m, ZIMBABWE f
Zone 3: AFGANISTAN f+m, ALBANIA f+m, ALGERIA m, AMERICAN SAMOA f+m, ANDORRA m, ANGOLA f+m,
ANGUILLA f+m, ANTIGUAAND BARBUDA f+m, ARGENTINA m, ARMENIA m, ARUBA f+m, AZERBEIJAN m, BARBADOS f+m, BELARUS m, BELGIUM m,
BELIZE f+m, BENIN f+m, BHUTAN f+m, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA m, BOTSWANA m, BRAZIL m, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS f+m, BULGARIA m,
BURKINA FASO f+m, BURUNDI f+m, CAMEROON f+m, CAPE VERDE f+m, CAYMAN ISLANDS f+m, CHAD f+m, CHILE m, CONGO f+m, COTE D?VOIRE f+m,
DOMINICA f+m, ECUADOR f+m, EQUATORIAL GUINEA f+m, ESTONIA m, ETHIOPIA f+m, FIJI f+m, FRENCH GUYANA m, FRENCH POLYNESIA f+m, GABON f+m,
GAMBIA f+m, GIBRALTAR m, GRENADA f+m, GUADELOUPE m, GUATEMALA f+m, GUYANA f+m, HAITI f+m, HONDURAS f+m, ICELAND f+m, JAMAICA f+m,
JORDAN m, KENYA f+m, KYRGYZSTAN m, LAOS f+m, LATVIA m, LEBANON f+m, LESOTHO f+m, LIBERIA f+m, LIBYA f+m, LIECHTENSTEIN m, LUXEMBOURG m,
MADAGASCAR f+m, MALAWI f+m, MALDIVES f+m, MALI f+m, MALTA m, MARTINIQUE m, MAURITANIA f+m, MAURITIUS f+m, MAYOTTE m,
MACEDONIA (FYROM) m, MEXICO m, MONACOMO m, MONTENEGRO m, MONTSERRAT f+m, MOROCCO m, MOZAMBIQUE m, NAMIBIA f+m, NEPAL f+m,
NEW CALEDONIA f+m, NEW ZEALAND m, NICARAGUA f+m, NIGER f+m, OMAN f+m, PALESTINE f+m, PARAGUAY f+m, PERU m, QATAR f+m, REUNION m,
RWANDA f+m, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS f+m, SAINT LUCIA f+m, SAINT VINCENT AND GRENADINE f+m, SAUDI ARABIA m, SENEGAL f+m, SERBIA m,
SEYCHELLES f+m, SIERRA LEONE f+m, SLOVENIA m, SLOVENIASI m, SOUTH AFRICA m, ST. PIERRE AND MIQUALON m , SUDAN f+m,
SURINAME f+m, SWAZILAND f+m, SWEDEN m, SWITZERLAND m, SYRIA f+m, TANZANIA f+m, TOGO f+m, TONGA f+m, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO f+m,
TUNISIA m, TURKMENISTAN f+m, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS f+m, UGANDA f+m, URUGUAY f+m, UZBEKISTAN f+m, VENEZUELA f, VIETNAM f+m,
YEMEN f+m, ZAIRE f+m, ZAMBIA f+m, ZIMBABWE m.
Zone 4: CAMBODIA f+m, COOK ISLANDS f+m, DJIBOUTI f+m, ERITREA f+m, FALKLAND ISLANDS f+m, FAROE IS. m,
GREENLAND f+m, IRAQ f, MARSHALL ISLANDS f+m, MYANMAR f+m, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES f+m, NORTH KOREA f+m, PANAMA f+m, SAMOA f+m,
SAN MARINO m, SOMALIA f+m, TUVALU f+m, VENEZUELA m.
Zone 5: ANTARCT. f+m, ASCENSION f+m, COMOROS f+m, CUBA f+m, EAST TIMOR f+m , GUINEA-BISSAU f+m,
KIRIBATI f+m, NAURU f+m, NIUE f+m, NORFOLK ISLANDS f+m, PALAU f+m, PAPUA NEW GUINEA f+m, SAINT HELENA f+m, SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE f+m,
THURAYA m, VANUATU f+m.
Calls to other destinations and satellite phones are rated with 8€/min in zone 1-6.
For calls from cruise ships the following rates are used: incoming calls: 10€/min, outgoing calls to all destinations: 15€/min.
Placing a call
United Mobile Mobile service works with "callback": you just dial with the international prefix (e.g. +39 for Italy), then you will be briefly disconnected and receive a call back. Answer normally like when receiving a call. To use this "callback" service you don't need a specific handset anymore, like in the past with United Mobile.
