New OneSimCard Plus
 

OneSimCard has a new 'plus' card. The only difference I can see is that it has lower rates for calls while being in the US or Canada.

The plus card is free to receive calls in the US/Canada instead of $2.50 a minute. Making calls is $0.45 instead of $2.89. It costs more to get, but for some folk it could be worth it. It does not seem to do data either.


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You're right, the only rates that are different with the Plus SIM are in the US & Canada (free incoming, 45c outgoing) and there is no data service in US/Canada with the Plus SIM. It's meant for customers living outside of the U.S. who, as part of their travels, make stops in the US/Canada and want the less expensive voice rates while they are here. For most customers our standard SIM is still the best option.

What country is the default tied to the phone? Isle of Mann, Jersey, Belgium, Estonia, or something else?

The numbers are from Estonia if i read their FAQ correctly.

You are correct:

How much does it cost someone in the US or Canada to call to my OneSimCard mobile phone?
Most US and Canadian carriers can charge more than $3/minute to connect to an Estonian mobile number, which is the primary mobile number for a OneSimCard global SIM card.

Don't know the situation now but many voip companies have a hard time connecting to the estonian mobile number.

For me an estonian number is a now go, still prefer the UK number. It's also easier to give the UK mobile number to others or cheaper if you setup your own did number and forward the call to the uk number.

Yes, but on the other hand the estonia based SIM cards are by far the most stable regarding my tests. I have a airbalticcard for 5 years already and never had any problems with it at all.

Chris

I do also agree with this, I have a Go Sim with an estonian number with no problem, Also Dellmont voip brands can now reach Estonian numbers at around 10 eurocent a minute.

Can others confirm that using betamax/dellmont now the estonian numbers can be called. Last year this was still not possible.

I have used successfully to make calls to my Estoian sim Go sim, Voipro and Voicetrading. Also used it for callback in several countries with no problem.

Sorry for the delay, but the responses were correct it's still an Estonian primary number on the Plus SIM. Keep in mind that you can add extra numbers in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, France and Israel. It's a 20c/min surcharge for receiving calls through these numbers, except for the UK-Mobile (+44 7) number which is only a 25c charge per call.

Can you tell me waht exactly if the difference between

One Sim Card and One Sim card Plus

The plus has an estonian number what about the one sim card version.
Is the only difference for the plus free incoming in the usa and canada ?

i would say the "plus" card is a multi-IMSI while the other one only has one....

Both have an Estonian primary number (you can add as many other numbers as you want to either SIM card), but the Plus version is dual-IMSI and offers lower voice rates in the US and Canada (free incoming, 45c outgoing). Currently there is no data service in the US or Canada with the Plus version. There are no other differences between the two SIMs.

Nice information @rfranzq
but I have a question that it will (OneSimCard international SIM card) work with my mobile phone?
If yes than what should I do for that....???

Ronnie, if your phone is GSM and unlocked then it should work with our international SIM card. What model phone do you have?

Could someone send me a sample Estonian SIM card number (with the last four digits anonymized). I just want to check rates to connect to it.

Here's one example:

+3725938xxxx
+372 is Estonia, 50 to 59 are mobile phone numbers

same number range as travelsimshop and airbalticcard...

That's the phone number.... what about the SIM cards... they should start with 89248... what's the next two, 01, 02 or 03 ? i.e.: 8924801xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Also, how does this call forward feature works? What fees are involved for receiving calls that have been forwarded internationally? The site says it's free for the country I'm looking at, do I still need to pay the incoming rate of that country as if I was there locally?

Is it possible to send more than 1 UM SIM and receive the same amount of OneSimCard back? I have 2 defunct UM SIMs. And would anyone suggest I use a second SIM with someone else...if so, whom and do they offer free UM exchange?

Last question, if you get a US or Canadian based number, can you get SMS if the sender uses that US or Canadian number or they need to send you SMS using the web portal?

Thanks.

The call forwarding feature is to forward your +372 number to other numbers. It is free to forward to most countries and there are no additional charges to the rates listed online.

Yes, you can send us two United Mobile SIM cards and receive two OneSimCard SIM cards with $10 balances in return. Just make sure to register both UM SIMs at United Mobile SIM card | Free SIM Replacement Program and send them to us using a trackable shipping method.

US, Canadian and other Personal Extra Numbers (PEN) are for voice only. All SMS must be sent to the +372 number, or they can be sent using our free SMS portal Send Free SMS Text Messages Using OneSimCard International Mobile Service or your free email-to-SMS address 372xxxxxxxx@sms.onesimcard.com.

Thanks for the clarification. Just to be certain I understood, no extra charge means the destination rate still applies, there just no surcharge, correct?

Can the PEN be able forwarded? If so, in this case the 0.20$/min surcharge still applies as well, correct?

If you have a PEN, do the outbound calls I place display the CLID of the PEN or the +372 one?

Regards,

Update
 

A quick update/correction -- the Plus SIM now offers free incoming & 45c/min outgoing rate in Mexico as well as US & Canada, and data in the US & Canada for $1/MB. Rates in every other country are the same with either SIM version: www.onesimcard.com/rates

If call forwarding to your country is free then there are no charges whatsoever. For example: you set your +372 number to forward to a number in Finland, when someone dials your +372 number you will be charged nothing for that forwarded call.

If someone calls your PEN while you have your +372 number set to forward to Finland, then you will be charged 20c/min for that forwarded call.

Caller ID: you can set it to display any PEN, your +372 number or an anonymous non-working number.

Kiitos! That's excellent.... looking forward to get my receive my SIMs.
Cheers!

Can you forward SMSes?

No 3GSM-operator has implemented SMS forwaring, so far. You'll have to arrange that yourself, by using a smartphone with an appropriate program.

Stu, borjeg is correct that SMS cannot be forwarded. SMS can be received on your primary mobile number, via our free online SMS page or via your email-to-SMS address (yourphonenumber@sms.onesimcard.com).

Thanks for the update and I have no doubt that this is how it works. Just a technical point, my China Mobile HK 3g SIM could do SMS forwarding. It is probably the exception and China may be better than most at SMS interception. (Bad joke, I know).

Will replies to the e-mail-to-sms be sent back to the originating e-mail sender, at the regular send rate? Of course, you cannot reply to the ones sent from the website I guess.

LOL. Love it. There are many other carriers that also allow SMS forwarding. Probably not something allowed to MVNOs, as most get access to CDRs, not a full SS7 access to signalling and importantly, HLR. In general it is indeed fairly rare, but a few did deploy that feature. Standard GSM call barring would be a nice feature as well OneSimCard! for your suggestion box.

I beg to differ. The majority don't... but a few did implement. A project I worked on recently, we used that setting for a customer in order to centralize some SCADA communication. All SMS-MT were redirected to a central, capturing realtime the errors captured by the probes from certain units, speeding up troubleshooting. Otherwise, a dual active SIM device is a better solution in my eyes to properly manage 2 SIMs/services/numbers if that is the issue at hand. What real-life scenario requires SMS forwarding other M2M/SCADA I mentioned, if I may ask?

I'm sorry, I sent you unitedmobile sim 1.5 years ago and you give me your Onesim are not! I feel cheated :mad:

You currently cannot reply to SMS received via our email-to-SMS gateway -- you just need to compose a new SMS message in order to reply. The same goes for SMS that are sent through our website.

That feature could become useful. I have some family members and friends without a mobile phone, only e-mails. No issues if I have internet access, but if I am on a trek without anything but a mobile, having a way to reply would be more adequate. It feels like my Spot satellite communicator....it's unidirectional.