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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-04-2006, 09:23
Replies: 13
Views: 4,792
Posted By RTuesday
Postpaid, by credit card. It's debited monthly,...

Postpaid, by credit card. It's debited monthly, no debit if no transactions (so minimum is zero). It's billed in Euros from Gibraltar.

I think the business plan involves a monthly subscription,...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-04-2006, 01:03
Replies: 13
Views: 5,863
Posted By RTuesday
Free to the owner (or, in this case, the sim...

Free to the owner (or, in this case, the sim provider). Very expensive to call (around 35p/min) and usually only reachable from the UK, if it's one of the 0701 "personal rate" numbers.

Good idea...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 30-03-2006, 04:56
Replies: 13
Views: 4,792
Posted By RTuesday
GT-sim has worked fine for me in the US (it's too...

GT-sim has worked fine for me in the US (it's too expensive for general use, but great for SMS) and, less exotically, it's worked fine in the Isle of Man and Ireland.

It also started working in...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-03-2006, 21:39
Replies: 13
Views: 4,756
Posted By RTuesday
Yes, and it forwards to up to three numbers at...

Yes, and it forwards to up to three numbers at the same time (so the first to answer gets the call).

However there is a delay of several (at least three) rings before it forwards, so the caller...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-02-2006, 05:54
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
Just an update: Manx Telecom have now added...

Just an update: Manx Telecom have now added Mexico to their roaming list (on 7 Feb) and I can confirm both GT-Sim and 0044 (callkeyone) can log on Telcel there now.

I've no idea what the rates...
Forum: Americas 07-02-2006, 23:05
Replies: 23
Views: 10,165
Posted By RTuesday
This was interesting until I saw the coverage...

This was interesting until I saw the coverage (three cities only, two of them on the border). Still, it is a rare case of a US prepaid roaming internationally, and is useful for commuters. (it...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 07-02-2006, 00:18
Replies: 8
Views: 3,764
Posted By RTuesday
Yes, exactly the same sky-high rates for...

Yes, exactly the same sky-high rates for Argentina and Mexico - I'm not aware of any more expensive way to make mobile calls from those countries!
Forum: Americas 07-02-2006, 00:14
Replies: 23
Views: 10,165
Posted By RTuesday
I've checked with Beyond and the prepaid GSM does...

I've checked with Beyond and the prepaid GSM does NOT have international calling (i.e. you can't call internationally FROM the US), plus as usual no international roaming.

Makes it much less...
Forum: Americas 05-02-2006, 23:35
Replies: 23
Views: 10,165
Posted By RTuesday
Along the Mexican border, the prepay market (in...

Along the Mexican border, the prepay market (in fact the entire economy!) is heavily Hispanic. The first US prepay to allow roaming in Mexico will do very well, there are hundreds of thousands of...
Forum: Americas 04-02-2006, 18:09
Replies: 23
Views: 10,165
Posted By RTuesday
The coverage is based on Cingular (on one of the...

The coverage is based on Cingular (on one of the pages, they mention a phone locked to Cingular will work). The coverage should be similar to 7-11/Circle-K, but the map seems a little worse than...
Forum: Americas 03-02-2006, 21:06
Replies: 23
Views: 10,165
Posted By RTuesday
There's a button marked "rates". :D Like...

There's a button marked "rates". :D

Like most US prepaids (except 7-11, which I have) it's got very short expiry times so there are monthly running costs. Cheapest is the $15 card online every...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 30-01-2006, 02:57
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
Sorry, you're right, they now do do prepaid. ...

Sorry, you're right, they now do do prepaid. That wasn't available whn I brought mine, and I've had no reason to be so far through the order process since to see that.

Maybe the "invoicing"...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 30-01-2006, 00:23
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
As I said, both offers on the ebay use a picture...

As I said, both offers on the ebay use a picture of a physical gt-sim, and show similar per-min rates, but have different terms, i.e. they seem to have negotiated a different deal (or simply don't...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-01-2006, 00:56
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
The card in the ebay ad is certainly the GT-sim,...

The card in the ebay ad is certainly the GT-sim, but the tariffs/fees are different from those offered direct by gt-sim.

The ebay prepaid plan seems identical to gt-sim postpaid (apart from being...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-01-2006, 05:53
Replies: 138
Views: 32,573
Posted By RTuesday
The 09 now works fine for outgoing calls in...

The 09 now works fine for outgoing calls in Mexico (so doesn't need a second phone to trigger callbacks), I've been using it there this week. Still only incoming in USA.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-01-2006, 05:49
Replies: 29
Views: 9,547
Posted By RTuesday
That was quick! I went away for a few days and...

That was quick! I went away for a few days and look what happened...

Looks like they read this forum.

Anyway, that does make the 0044 of almost no use for me, although the free incoming in New...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-01-2006, 02:03
Replies: 29
Views: 9,547
Posted By RTuesday
I agree, I've no idea how much it costs for the...

I agree, I've no idea how much it costs for the US mobile portion but it'll be only a few cents per minute as the best retail rates for incoming are well under 10c/min. Most carriers charge 22c+/min...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-01-2006, 17:19
Replies: 29
Views: 9,547
Posted By RTuesday
Yes, callback from a mobile where I don't have...

Yes, callback from a mobile where I don't have the internet.

More for others really, just to see how low the price can go (still, it's already close to beating my US domestic pre-paid).
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-01-2006, 17:02
Replies: 25
Views: 8,738
Posted By RTuesday
Callkey - www.callkey.com - don't seem to bother...

Callkey - www.callkey.com - don't seem to bother much with their own marketing, selling though dealers and resellers (they don't even have a price list for their callback product online!).

No...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-01-2006, 16:55
Replies: 29
Views: 9,547
Posted By RTuesday
Yes, there is a web trigger, which would suit...

Yes, there is a web trigger, which would suit some people. (there's a page where you just enter any two numbers, and they'll connect them).

Normally if I'm near the internet I'd have access to a...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-01-2006, 16:19
Replies: 29
Views: 9,547
Posted By RTuesday
Voipfone.co.uk was the first one I tried, but it...

Voipfone.co.uk was the first one I tried, but it doesn't work in this case. It uses a single trigger number, and relies on caller id to know who to call back. So a trigger call from 0044 (or United...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-01-2006, 16:04
Replies: 29
Views: 9,547
Posted By RTuesday
Very unlikely - Japan isn't listed as a roaming...

Very unlikely - Japan isn't listed as a roaming country.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-01-2006, 05:09
Replies: 29
Views: 9,547
Posted By RTuesday
Yes, that's out of date. I have the card, and...

Yes, that's out of date. I have the card, and I've received calls in the US with it, the rates shown on the rate calculator have now been updated to show that the US is $0.00/min incoming. My...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-01-2006, 19:08
Replies: 29
Views: 9,547
Posted By RTuesday
[Updated Jan 26th: the free incoming in USA has...

[Updated Jan 26th: the free incoming in USA has already stopped, so all of the messages below are just historical...]

The 0044.co.uk website has now been updated with new rates. It confirms what...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-01-2006, 18:53
Replies: 25
Views: 8,738
Posted By RTuesday
The Isle of Man sim is basically two products -...

The Isle of Man sim is basically two products - postpaid (gt-sim) and prepaid (as sold by 0044). I don't know if the (new) globalsim product is the same, although the lack of Mexico roaming is a...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 20-01-2006, 02:47
Replies: 12
Views: 5,784
Posted By RTuesday
I agree no security on credit cards is bad, but...

I agree no security on credit cards is bad, but the lack of validation makes little difference. I think their current order process is to print out the orders every month or two (when they're...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 19-01-2006, 07:55
Replies: 29
Views: 8,978
Posted By RTuesday
O9 doesn't list Switzerland as a roaming country....

O9 doesn't list Switzerland as a roaming country. Odd!

So O9 didn't work for making calls anywhere? There seem to be conflicting reports as to what countries it works in (if any) for outgoing...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 19-01-2006, 05:34
Replies: 29
Views: 8,978
Posted By RTuesday
Part of the confusion is caused because the...

Part of the confusion is caused because the various callback companies show different rates for landlines and mobiles, but 09 in particular is currently mostly charged at landline rates (i.e. a...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-01-2006, 06:07
Replies: 11
Views: 6,272
Posted By RTuesday
It's still different rates, look for the f or m...

It's still different rates, look for the f or m after the country name in the area lists.

e.g. UK-UK is 39c fixed (area 1), 59c mobile (area 2).
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-01-2006, 06:01
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
Yes, expensive, but that's exactly the same as...

Yes, expensive, but that's exactly the same as calling Orange, 02 etc from Virgin Mobile. UK mobiles sometimes make international sims look cheap!

The gt-sim is packed away while I'm in the US -...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-01-2006, 00:42
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
Thanks Alex, they must be treated as UK "other...

Thanks Alex, they must be treated as UK "other network" numbers more often now, they certainly used to be "international" on Orange a while back.

However I've just found (by trying) that some...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 09-01-2006, 16:51
Replies: 138
Views: 32,573
Posted By RTuesday
On the initial 90 minutes of calls it's saved me...

On the initial 90 minutes of calls it's saved me around a hundred pounds so far (although without it I wouldn't call as much). And I'll be using it again every few weeks this winter - it's the only...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 09-01-2006, 03:34
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
The 60c for the US is a surcharge, not the total...

The 60c for the US is a surcharge, not the total cost, so a call to a landline (anywhere) from the US is EUR 86c (US 103c). But the US isn't really where you'd want to use it.

There's no...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-01-2006, 21:14
Replies: 138
Views: 32,573
Posted By RTuesday
It hasn't even got up the hill yet so can't go...

It hasn't even got up the hill yet so can't go downhill: it has never worked for anybody anywhere for outgoing calls, as far as I'm aware.

Despite that, I did find it useful and it saves me a LOT...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-01-2006, 00:10
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
I've just checked and my gt-sim is still working...

I've just checked and my gt-sim is still working fine for incoming and outgoing calls, in the US.

Also, call forwarding now works - the 102+nnn command does promptly forward the call. This means...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-01-2006, 17:39
Replies: 7
Views: 4,336
Posted By RTuesday
GT-sim does show all calls online, including...

GT-sim does show all calls online, including incoming calls with callerid where available (even the free ones). Near real time usually.

Last time I checked, it still wasn't billing for sms or...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-01-2006, 17:32
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
No, I didn't know that, I haven't used the gt-sim...

No, I didn't know that, I haven't used the gt-sim for a few weeks. That's good news.

Does the call forwarding work yet?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-01-2006, 05:08
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
Would be nice with dual numbers, but I can't see...

Would be nice with dual numbers, but I can't see it being possible without a surcharge (as there is no large termination fee to pay for call to a US number).

One problem with the gt-sim that has...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-01-2006, 22:42
Replies: 138
Views: 32,573
Posted By RTuesday
I've also just got back from Mexico. Last...

I've also just got back from Mexico.

Last wednesday, the 092 "balance" command started working, and it confirmed that incoming calls in Mexico are free (however, the account is debited 2 or 4c...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-12-2005, 09:11
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By RTuesday
Remember these are euro cents, not US$. For...

Remember these are euro cents, not US$. For calls to numbers in the US, they do charge them all at the landline rate (no easy way to tell it's a cellphone of course).



Don't know. If you...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-12-2005, 23:47
Replies: 138
Views: 32,573
Posted By RTuesday
By "this" do you mean ordering the sim, or have...

By "this" do you mean ordering the sim, or have you now got one and are having the same problems as me?

Just tried it on the Mexico networks (by walking over to a nearby hill, which is within...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 20-12-2005, 18:45
Replies: 138
Views: 32,573
Posted By RTuesday
Hi Marc, I'm physically in the States (AZ)...

Hi Marc,

I'm physically in the States (AZ) at the moment, so that's where the card was delivered to.

My initial ordering problems were mentioned in the 09 thread - ordered from 09 on early Nov,...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 20-12-2005, 05:01
Replies: 138
Views: 32,573
Posted By RTuesday
I've finally got a 09 sim (sent from Orate in the...

I've finally got a 09 sim (sent from Orate in the UK, who took weeks and still sent it "small packet" rate to save themselves a few pennies - avoid them if you can).

For me, the key selling...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 20-12-2005, 04:43
Replies: 20
Views: 9,279
Posted By RTuesday
GT-sim (see the threads on here) has gprs roaming...

GT-sim (see the threads on here) has gprs roaming to some countries at Euro 1c/kB (US$0.012/kB, I don't know how that compares with your T-mobile rate). They say the countries they cover so far...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 14-12-2005, 06:37
Replies: 20
Views: 8,803
Posted By RTuesday
The Mexico (and Argentina) prices are quite...

The Mexico (and Argentina) prices are quite incredible - more than just about any national roaming sim. If it's accurate of course - they may have just misplaced the decimal point. :-)

Coverage...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-12-2005, 23:53
Replies: 38
Views: 9,921
Posted By RTuesday
I assumed that would be as reliable as the other...

I assumed that would be as reliable as the other fields, i.e. a default when the data is missing. Last updated 2002, shows you can't text from the IOM etc, just doesn't look current.

Looking...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-12-2005, 21:04
Replies: 38
Views: 9,921
Posted By RTuesday
That page is intended to show the rates an Orange...

That page is intended to show the rates an Orange user would pay while in the Isle of Man, which is irrelevant. But it's broken anyway, the correct rates (20p in, 40p out, for contract) are found...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-12-2005, 08:12
Replies: 38
Views: 9,921
Posted By RTuesday
They mean of course +44 7624, Isle of Man. ...

They mean of course +44 7624, Isle of Man.

The card 0044 are selling is the same number range as gt-sim, mostly same technology including same voicemail scripts (one is prepaid, one postpaid,...
Forum: Americas 01-12-2005, 22:55
Replies: 4
Views: 4,302
Posted By RTuesday
All these seem to be "coming soon" (in two cases,...

All these seem to be "coming soon" (in two cases, on dates in the past!). None of them seem to be active, although maybe they are just concentrating on dealer recruitment so far.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-12-2005, 04:05
Replies: 34
Views: 15,362
Posted By RTuesday
It's similar to what is shown on the Orate site,...

It's similar to what is shown on the Orate site, except the Orate site includes a few extra destinations for clarity, such as Jersey etc, and has Singapore in two zones by mistake,adds Colombia,...
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