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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-11-2012, 03:27
Replies: 6
Views: 3,506
Posted By Stu
The other players may already be interconnected...

The other players may already be interconnected to these Vodaphone numbers. Who knows.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-11-2012, 01:35
Replies: 6
Views: 3,506
Posted By Stu
It will also be interesting to see whether...

It will also be interesting to see whether non-Germans will be able to bet German secondary numbers.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 19-11-2012, 00:30
Replies: 1
Views: 3,189
Posted By Stu
EE No Roaming Tariff

Does anyone know about this tariff?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-11-2012, 22:02
Replies: 7
Views: 3,319
Posted By Stu
Again, the release speaking about the unlimited...

Again, the release speaking about the unlimited international roaming speaks about a GSM/CDMA hybrid so they have said something which discounts the notion that it is US coverage plus wifi without...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 16-11-2012, 00:03
Replies: 7
Views: 3,319
Posted By Stu
Note my snide comment in the comment section: ...

Note my snide comment in the comment section: "no 'roaming' on a wifi net near you."

The press release does says that it is coming in 2013 so the FAQs are not inconsistent. Her is the press...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-11-2012, 15:55
Replies: 7
Views: 3,319
Posted By Stu
Too Good to be True?

Check out this offer:

Voyager Mobile promises free global roaming with 'patent-pending' technology -- Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/15/voyager-mobile-promises-free-global-roaming/)
Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific 30-10-2012, 03:19
Replies: 9
Views: 11,433
Posted By Stu
Watchout for connection ("flag fall") charges on...

Watchout for connection ("flag fall") charges on Australian SIMs. Also when you see a value posted like $500 worth of calls. Think of the monetary value as credits or units. What they are saying...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-10-2012, 03:02
Replies: 6
Views: 3,626
Posted By Stu
Not giving me the benefit of EU roaming rates got...

Not giving me the benefit of EU roaming rates got me pretty furious. I also noticed that their business customers have inbound calls in Hong Kong for US$0.10 a minute, but consumers pay $1.10. I...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 20-10-2012, 21:40
Replies: 6
Views: 3,626
Posted By Stu
Truphone's New Virtual SIM

Truphone had an interesting announcement:

No more roaming: Truphone simplifies international phone service for travelers | VentureBeat...
Forum: Americas 02-10-2012, 01:06
Replies: 0
Views: 2,666
Posted By Stu
New ATT Deal

Straight Talk from Walmart is still a better deal, but here is ATT's new offer:

AT&T Launches New, Affordable Prepaid Smartphone Rate Plan | AT&T...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-10-2012, 21:25
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By Stu
For the record, Acrobits and Groundwire are...

For the record, Acrobits and Groundwire are similar offerings from the same company. For $3 more, Acrobits offers a few extra features. I decided to be the "big spender."
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-10-2012, 00:59
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By Stu
I've used Groundwire with Pirahna and it works...

I've used Groundwire with Pirahna and it works well with their clients.

Folks at Pirahna, a have two questions for you: (a) any plans for SMS forwarding?; or, (b) a client to allow you to text...
Forum: Americas 28-09-2012, 02:54
Replies: 7
Views: 5,533
Posted By Stu
Your best deal for data in Canada are iPad SIMs. ...

Your best deal for data in Canada are iPad SIMs. You can get many of them to work in other data devices. I've get 5 gigs a month from Telus for $35. When I don't use it, it is $5 a month. My wife...
Forum: Americas 27-09-2012, 03:41
Replies: 7
Views: 5,533
Posted By Stu
Piranha Mobile isn't bad and now it supports...

Piranha Mobile isn't bad and now it supports direct dial in both countries. While not quite as cheap, isn't Wind Mobile (Canada) only $0.25 a minute in the US?
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 22-09-2012, 23:15
Replies: 5
Views: 8,953
Posted By Stu
Read his twitter feed. Someone commandered his...

Read his twitter feed. Someone commandered his email account, transfered the account to an Australian domain host, and GoDaddy has been useless.
Forum: Americas 10-09-2012, 16:13
Replies: 13
Views: 7,976
Posted By Stu
What do people think is going on? This is...

What do people think is going on? This is strange.
Forum: France 07-09-2012, 11:36
Replies: 12
Views: 12,173
Posted By Stu
Europasim has good data roaming pAckages. Use ...

Europasim has good data roaming pAckages. Use free Google Voice account to text back to the US. Use GrooveIP to make VOIP Over 3G calls to the US.
Forum: Mobile Phones 07-09-2012, 02:10
Replies: 15
Views: 19,586
Posted By Stu
I loved my Symbian phones but moved to a...

I loved my Symbian phones but moved to a jailbroken iPhone because of the lack of apps. I'm grandfathered on ATT's iPhone international data plan and put a prepaid or roaming SIM in an old Nokia...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-09-2012, 13:41
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By Stu
Has anyone tried calling a Pirahna phone SIP URI?

Has anyone tried calling a Pirahna phone SIP URI?
Forum: Americas 04-09-2012, 03:27
Replies: 4
Views: 2,665
Posted By Stu
I was being figurative. I've only been to...

I was being figurative. I've only been to Newfoundland twice in my life. Once was just a gas stop on the way back from Europe. The other was a camping trip back when I was in law school. My wife...
Forum: Americas 24-08-2012, 19:03
Replies: 4
Views: 2,665
Posted By Stu
Yah. FIDO is not like TMobile's unlimited plan...

Yah. FIDO is not like TMobile's unlimited plan where you only get billed on the days that there is some activity. I posted my question on Howard's Forum and got a response that says you also want...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-08-2012, 13:07
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By Stu
Pirahna and Telna both work fine with Groundwire...

Pirahna and Telna both work fine with Groundwire on my iPhone. If Pirahna's dialer works with SMS as well VOIP that would be an appreciated welcome. I'm buying a couple of these SIMs for my best...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-08-2012, 02:19
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By Stu
In most places, but not all. My sister is in...

In most places, but not all. My sister is in Russia this weekend and was using one of my roaming SIMs. Telna was signficantly cheaper than Pirahna, but I sent her with Pirahna because I though it...
Forum: Americas 23-08-2012, 16:36
Replies: 4
Views: 2,665
Posted By Stu
FIDO Question

FIDO's website is proudly proclaiming that there is no roaming in Canada, but there is still long distance. Is this contract only or can I now get unlimited calls inbound calls on the Rogers network...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-08-2012, 16:08
Replies: 13
Views: 5,565
Posted By Stu
Buying my first today.

Buying my first today.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-08-2012, 15:02
Replies: 13
Views: 5,565
Posted By Stu
Air Baltic Card Question

Question 1. Air Baltic card offers free call forwarding to most country landlines. Intranetwoork cards are only 19 euro cents a minute. What happens when you call a second Air Baltic card which...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-08-2012, 14:57
Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
Posted By Stu
Interesting who Pirahna seems more reliable than...

Interesting who Pirahna seems more reliable than Telna inside the US. I have their SIP Client on my Android phone and it seems reliable. I have a virtual number which can receive SMSes set up as my...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-08-2012, 12:55
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By Stu
What I find interesting is where Pirahna's rates...

What I find interesting is where Pirahna's rates diverge from Telna's. The two SIMs have some stuff in common, but then you hit a country where the rates are hugely different. Kuwait is one example,...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-08-2012, 14:05
Replies: 153
Views: 63,262
Posted By Stu
Telna has been doing various minor improvements. ...

Telna has been doing various minor improvements. Has anyone tried them recently?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-08-2012, 14:03
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By Stu
My problem with IOM/Jersey numbers it that I...

My problem with IOM/Jersey numbers it that I often loan my SIMs to family and friends and quote a fee based on what I am going to be charged with 0 percent markup. These providers then charge me...
Forum: Americas 18-08-2012, 04:37
Replies: 9
Views: 6,514
Posted By Stu
Do you need a US credit card for this?

Do you need a US credit card for this?
Forum: France 13-08-2012, 13:21
Replies: 22
Views: 11,264
Posted By Stu
The one recharge method they didn't mention was...

The one recharge method they didn't mention was recharge with a slip. Am I correct that after day three you not only have to go through the registration stuff, but also basically need a French bank...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 11-08-2012, 16:24
Replies: 1
Views: 8,425
Posted By Stu
Virtual Numbers Which Can Handle SMS

I'm interested in VOIP numbers which can handle SMS as well as voice and which can behave as a virtual mobile number capable of international forwarding. I know of the following:

US
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific 11-08-2012, 16:11
Replies: 8
Views: 8,155
Posted By Stu
People have their own individual needs, but I...

People have their own individual needs, but I don't think there is anything wrong suggesting options that "come close" to what the posters want when you don't have the perfect answer.

I have a...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-08-2012, 16:00
Replies: 25
Views: 9,428
Posted By Stu
Sipgate offered its standard VOIP landline...

Sipgate offered its standard VOIP landline numbers to the US market under the name Sipgate One as well:

sipgate one (http://www.sipgate.com/one/)
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-08-2012, 01:29
Replies: 25
Views: 9,428
Posted By Stu
I have a Sipgate DE DID (not FreeTime Tele). Am I...

I have a Sipgate DE DID (not FreeTime Tele). Am I in danger of losing it?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-08-2012, 14:46
Replies: 99
Views: 38,944
Posted By Stu
The roaming agreement is probably a one way...

The roaming agreement is probably a one way agreement so that North Korean government officials can use their mobiles while conducting official business in Macao, Monnaco, Tahiti, etc.
Forum: Europe 02-08-2012, 05:18
Replies: 72
Views: 109,909
Posted By Stu
I was being generous.

I was being generous.
Forum: Europe 01-08-2012, 17:59
Replies: 72
Views: 109,909
Posted By Stu
HSPA+ is fine where it is properly implemented. ...

HSPA+ is fine where it is properly implemented. In the US, TMobile's implementation seems much faster and more reliable than ATT's. Unfortunately, 3/4s of that implementation is on the 1700mhz AWS...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-08-2012, 02:43
Replies: 2
Views: 2,402
Posted By Stu
Does Maxroam support Blackberry data?

Does Maxroam support Blackberry data?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-08-2012, 02:39
Replies: 99
Views: 38,944
Posted By Stu
I find it interesting that they are quoting...

I find it interesting that they are quoting roaming rates in North Korea. To the best off my knowledge, there are no roaming agreements in place for North Korea. I don't even think China Mobile (or...
Forum: Americas 15-07-2012, 17:32
Replies: 8
Views: 3,540
Posted By Stu
Telna doesn't give you a UK number and people...

Telna doesn't give you a UK number and people have reported reliability issues with Telna. I like Telna's hybrid VOIP/roaming SIM combo and like their concept, but there has been some problems in...
Forum: Americas 15-07-2012, 17:16
Replies: 4
Views: 3,058
Posted By Stu
VOIP Cheap has local access numbers in Santiago...

VOIP Cheap has local access numbers in Santiago and you can get something like 300 minutes a week free to Australian landlines. If she has a smartphone, their MobileVOIP program (iPhone, Android,...
Forum: Americas 14-07-2012, 05:23
Replies: 4
Views: 3,196
Posted By Stu
They are excellent rates and I am impressed. For...

They are excellent rates and I am impressed. For the record, VOIP.MS offers an Israeli landline number for US$9 a month and will forward to US phone numbers for under one US cent a minute. ...
Forum: Americas 14-07-2012, 01:44
Replies: 4
Views: 3,196
Posted By Stu
Let me add (before someone else does) TMobile is...

Let me add (before someone else does) TMobile is rolling out HSPA+ on the 1900mhz band, but it is hardly universal. Using TMobile, your son will find some 3g, but not everywhere.
Forum: Americas 14-07-2012, 01:25
Replies: 8
Views: 3,540
Posted By Stu
Tru's Twitter feed says that they are not giving...

Tru's Twitter feed says that they are not giving the EU data rates to US/Australian subscribers.
Forum: Americas 14-07-2012, 00:15
Replies: 4
Views: 3,196
Posted By Stu
You need to go with a ATT or one of the virtual...

You need to go with a ATT or one of the virtual networks which use their network. The ATT variant of the Nexus S doesn't support TMobile's 3g/"4g" frequencies.

In my opinion, the best deal is...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-07-2012, 14:15
Replies: 5
Views: 2,880
Posted By Stu
I have a contract ATT SIM with similar features...

I have a contract ATT SIM with similar features so I haven't rented it. Brick and mortar friends (and internet friends) have used it. There are a number of happy customers over at the tech forum at...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-07-2012, 03:07
Replies: 5
Views: 2,880
Posted By Stu
It is really unlimited. It uses the cheap which...

It is really unlimited. It uses the cheap which underlies iPhone Trip and is probably based on the ATT SIM. ATT had a corporate plan which has unlimited international data. People who had it are...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-07-2012, 02:47
Replies: 2
Views: 2,402
Posted By Stu
Blackberry SIM

I just found a Blackberry roaming SIM:

Blackberry Roaming Sim from NowRoam?, Reduce your BlackBerry mobile data roaming charges....
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