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Yackie or Hop Mobile?...or another?
Hi! I'm interesting in an international sim card. I see the rate of Yackie and Hop Mobile (international) are the best. But I see that all two cards are very expensive, so what's the best to choose one of this?
I see that with Yackie it's possible to choose also an Italian number (in my case I can choose Milan) if I understand... What do you think? Or you can tell me another good international sims. Thanks a lot Matteo |
Stay away from Yackie - nothing but bad experiences all over this forum, whether it is performance or billing issues.
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Yes, I had read...
but something less expensive of Hop Mobile? |
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Do you want mainly to receive calls or to make calls and where - to Italy, to the country you are in. elsewhere? |
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I need only, for the moment, make call to Italy, or else where, but not to receive. |
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I've found also a GT-Sim.com.au site, the rate are in AUD.
But if you see in the FAQ there are: "Which currency is the GT-SIM account kept? All GT-SIM accounts are in European Euros. " ...so it's the same... I'll waiting for the .de site, because it's ok for me :) Thanks a lot P.S. and "my cherry mobile"? |
I think the general consensus here is that Hop is the most expensive of any of the intl. SIMS. Outgoing, at 95 cents is quite high. In fact, you can roam in many countries w. a U.S. T-Mobile or Cingular/att phone for 99 cents for outgoing.
When you factor in the cost of calling a Monaco mobile, incoming is about 50 cents - again higher than anybody else (intl. SIMS) in most places. Just realized i forgot about the 20 cent surcharge on each outgoing call with Hop. A few weeks ago I posted here a complete rate comparison chart comparing UM, TravelSIM, and CelTrek. (Also included the U.S. carriers, which would not be of interest to a "foreigner"<G>) CelTrek can provide a UK, French, or U.S. number for the same basic cost. Don't know about Italy. ...mike ...mike |
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P.S. I see there are "jolt Mobile", but it work only in u.s.a.... |
If you need a card for the USA buy a US card, not an international one...
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Yep! For the USA, you are better off with a local sim rather than any of the international sims. Pretty much all the international sims have high termination rates in the US...obviously that's due the kind of phone system we have .
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personaly, I just bought a 09 sim (not yet received) because its coverage is the best. I don't know if quality etc is OK ...
and I don't really care about their rates because I'll combine the use of the 09 sim with a cheap prepaid Hiboo (40cts/min to many places from the Iceland number of 09) and validity of both is : unlimited as long as I place ONE call in 9 months |
We realise Hiboo is your favourite, but don't call it cheap. There are callback services around half the price.
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I think it's cheap... |
1. It doesn't pay to use any of the "Int'l" SIM cards in the U.S. Most have to charge $1.00 to $1.50/min. Prepaids here are less than 25 cents and most are under 15 cents/min.
2. Calling an Italy landline would be under 3 cents/min. on most dial up LD carriers like pingo.com and onesuite.com. To call a mobile is less than 25 cents. IOW, all you would spend to call Italy from you U.S. prepaid SIM is the airtime + 3 cents. If there were a payphone handy, you dial a toll free number (no coins needed) and pick up a dial tone, enter your PIN number and call Italy for 4 cents. (You wouldn't need to enter a PIN when calling from your cell once you set up your LD account with most all LD dial around carriers. ...mike |
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Rates to first world countries are pretty much the same no matter who you use. ...mike |
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Many of us forward all incoming calls to our cell when we are away from home or office. We don't want people to have to dial an intl. number. Most friends, clients etc. won't do that. The rates charged for intl. calls vary quite a bit. One problem is that a majority local landline companies don't allow you to forward to intl. numbers. I now use VoiceStick to do that. That is one reason Yackie and CelTrek are interesting to U.S. customers. ...mike |
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Many of us forward all incoming calls to our cell when we are away from home or office. We don't want people to have to dial an intl. number. Most friends, clients etc. won't do that. The rates charged for intl. calls vary quite a bit. One problem is that a majority local landline companies don't allow you to forward to intl. numbers. I now use VoiceStick to do that. That is one reason Yackie and CelTrek are interesting to U.S. customers. ...mike |
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Somehow OT - if the Americans don't like int' calls so much, how do they avoid calling to Canada or Carribean/Pacific nations which also use +1 NANP numbering??? Does anybody know "at a glance" that the given 3-digit area code is from USA or not??? |
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USA - Italy 20 cents; USA - Italy Mobile 50 cents compare (1st figure US mobile - Italy; 2nd to Italy mobile) Enlinea (US cents) 6c 28c Mywebcalls (US c) 2.7c 22-25c Voipbuster - 1.2c 28.6c Vyke - 3.36c 25.7c Voxalot + Voipcheap - 1.2c 14.3c So, some of us could call an Italian mobile cheaper than Hiboo could reach a landline; that's why I said it is not cheap. 60 or 70 cents between 2 European mobiles is poor (GSM2world is 30c, Voxalot + Voipcheap can be less), and 20 cents between 2 landlines is atrocious. The 40c rate for Iceland mobile only beats 09 Mobile's own 39c tariff by saving the connection fee. Don't forget that using callback with a US mobile, you'll still be paying for the incoming call, so using a callthrough arrangement is likely to be as good. |
I'm try to understand what's the best rate to Italy: with international sims or prepaid card, it's not important how...
I say that Hiboo it's cheap because I'll make only (or maybe) mobile to landline (Usa to Italy). And I don't understand if pingo.com and others works by mobile phone...because I think that are the very best alternatives to international sims ;) |
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Egregious exceptions are there. Eg. Our office in the S.Eastern U.S. in Bell South territory has a plan for the landlines with unlimited local and LD (within U.S.) for $50/mo. IF, unknowingly, you dial a Canadian number, you pay over 50 cents/min. To avoid that happening, we pd. them $5/line extra to block intl. cals. Their own system doesn't recognize calls to Canada as being intl and they show up on the bill. Each month someone has to call them to have the charges removed. ...mike |
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You are right - a MUCH CHEAPER alternative to intl. SIMS. ...mike |
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And I see that pingo, for example, as a montly tax..... So...what's the best to call from a mobile phone to...the world? |
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...mike |
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