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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-08-2007, 01:11
Replies: 21
Views: 6,479
Posted By MATHA531
...but where do Estonia and Iceland fit into this?

...but where do Estonia and Iceland fit into this?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-08-2007, 22:13
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
Yeah...it's war out there obviously... ...

Yeah...it's war out there obviously...

Actually I'm just wondering if UM+ was rushed to the market too soon without the proper testing and we are in effect the beta testers for them.

I...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-08-2007, 04:51
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
So I think at present we can surmise that there...

So I think at present we can surmise that there are a few problems which seem correctable..

1. There seems to be compatability problems which there are always seem to be with the callback sims...
Forum: Europe 04-08-2007, 23:09
Replies: 16
Views: 5,882
Posted By MATHA531
Here's the article I based the original post on: ...

Here's the article I based the original post on:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5022285.html

Perhaps I misunderstood....perhaps the link Andy posted has been updated since then......
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-08-2007, 17:25
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
I would agree, this is no Yackie fiasco...UM has...

I would agree, this is no Yackie fiasco...UM has provided very good service during the hey day of its +423 existance....I suspect they weren't quite ready to go with the +44 card but they saw an...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-08-2007, 14:04
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
When the phone is on, the call will go through...

When the phone is on, the call will go through with some of my long distance carriers; with others it doesn't (which is probably a problem with Jersey not necessarily just the UM+ card).

When the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-08-2007, 22:30
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
You have to activate the new number on the web...

You have to activate the new number on the web site...click on my orders and you will see your new +44 number listed and it will say shipped and to be activated...click on to be activated and it will...
Forum: Europe 03-08-2007, 03:12
Replies: 16
Views: 5,882
Posted By MATHA531
I didn't make it clear, I'm sorry...in the...

I didn't make it clear, I'm sorry...in the article I read the British telcoms (O2, Vodafone, T Mobile) were listed as not having provided the information requested to indicate the new tariffs would...
Forum: Europe 02-08-2007, 22:07
Replies: 16
Views: 5,882
Posted By MATHA531
Who's in Violation of new EU roaming rules?

Have read several articles that on an eu web site, some telcoms that have not adopted the eu tariffs have had their reputations smeared:)

Among those prominently mentioned were O2, T Mobile and...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-08-2007, 18:45
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
Well I think they discovered, thought or whatever...

Well I think they discovered, thought or whatever that fewer and fewer people were using the +423 cards due to the unbelievably high price that telcoms instituted to call Liechtenstein mobiles...the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 31-07-2007, 22:03
Replies: 3
Views: 7,204
Posted By MATHA531
Of course the problem with the Estonian cards is...

Of course the problem with the Estonian cards is the high termination fees (at least on North American providers) that results in people calling you on them paying asininely high rates and after they...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 31-07-2007, 16:41
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
Yup...that's the problem I referred to...

Yup...that's the problem I referred to above....when the phone is switched off as noted, instead of going into voicemail (previously with the +423 card the voicemail was active when I recieved the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 31-07-2007, 15:46
Replies: 38
Views: 19,906
Posted By MATHA531
I used O9 extensively while in Germany, France...

I used O9 extensively while in Germany, France and the UK in June and a friend of mine used my O9 sim just during this past week in Italy, Greece and Croatia.

For the most part, it worked well. I...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 31-07-2007, 13:55
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
Mine said no expiry.

Mine said no expiry.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 31-07-2007, 10:13
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
Got mine yesterday and put it through some tests...

Got mine yesterday and put it through some tests but of course since I am in the USA, can't actually finish off calls or make calls as pricing to make or receive calls in USA is asiniely high.

1....
Forum: Europe 27-07-2007, 19:57
Replies: 3
Views: 2,338
Posted By MATHA531
...you don't dial +001 to call America..either...

...you don't dial +001 to call America..either you dial + 1 area code number or you dial 001 area code number....+ stands in for the prefix 00 on gsm mobile phones.
Forum: Europe 27-07-2007, 18:19
Replies: 3
Views: 2,338
Posted By MATHA531
A couple of years ago, I bought a TIM card on...

A couple of years ago, I bought a TIM card on ebay for next to nothing and it worked fine the first time I visited Italy..I even figured out, no thanks to TIM, how to set the voice menus to English....
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-07-2007, 15:21
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
Here is the rub with this....rates listed on cbw...

Here is the rub with this....rates listed on cbw and enlinea for uk mobiles which I assume would be the applicable rates are much higher than other European countries...in the vicinity of 40 to 50...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 27-07-2007, 04:43
Replies: 2
Views: 2,917
Posted By MATHA531
Join the club.

Join the club.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-07-2007, 04:18
Replies: 32
Views: 8,978
Posted By MATHA531
Estonian Mobiles with CBW, Enlinea

I have never been able to get a callback on my estonian sim card with either cbw and enlinea....has anybody? Interestingly enough, though, the pin2dest on cbw does work and my US toll free number on...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-07-2007, 18:27
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
The only point I might make to you is that at...

The only point I might make to you is that at this point in time, on Orange Call Abroad, T Mobile UK bundle or Mobile World, calls to the US are 5p/minute and they are literally giving away the sim...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-07-2007, 18:02
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
Well, not to knock a good thing as it is better...

Well, not to knock a good thing as it is better in some senses with the absurd termination fees to Liechtenstein mobiles...however

On both the receiving end and the making call end, it is nowhere...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-07-2007, 03:58
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
Most of the Isle of Man cards lack caller...

Most of the Isle of Man cards lack caller id...does this new one give caller id?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 25-07-2007, 18:25
Replies: 3
Views: 2,679
Posted By MATHA531
You should be able to sign up for a US PAYG...

You should be able to sign up for a US PAYG easily enough (do remember your phone to roam in the USA needs to have 1900 frequency at the least and depending on just where you are might also need 850)...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 25-07-2007, 16:48
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
..or they average it out or whatever. Just...

..or they average it out or whatever.

Just another example...for whatever the reason in the United States we have alternate ways of dialing from our landlines by preceding the call with a code. ...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 25-07-2007, 15:37
Replies: 376
Views: 104,795
Posted By MATHA531
...interesting to note that on cbw and enlinea,...

...interesting to note that on cbw and enlinea, callback rates to UK mobiles are far higher than to France, Germany and Italy...hm.

While with some of the UK sims it certainly doesn't annoy me...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 16-07-2007, 18:40
Replies: 32
Views: 8,978
Posted By MATHA531
Good luck with emails to voicestick...I have...

Good luck with emails to voicestick...I have written them several times concerning being charged for a 5 minute call to an Isle of Man sim when the phone was hung up before the call was completed.
...
Forum: Europe 16-07-2007, 12:39
Replies: 2
Views: 2,428
Posted By MATHA531
They used to be one of my mobile choices in the...

They used to be one of my mobile choices in the UK what with "relatively" cheap calls to North America (20p/minute) and the 15p/5p situation you noted with the calls to North America counting...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 16-07-2007, 12:19
Replies: 2
Views: 1,906
Posted By MATHA531
2 out of 10? You're lucky. I have never been...

2 out of 10? You're lucky. I have never been able to trigger a callback on travelsim using cbw.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-07-2007, 18:25
Replies: 17
Views: 5,959
Posted By MATHA531
Frankly, I think that's one of the reasons. The...

Frankly, I think that's one of the reasons. The existance of UM and the ability to make reasonably priced calls to it was an early stage in the fight against high roaming fees which was the bread...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-07-2007, 16:51
Replies: 17
Views: 5,959
Posted By MATHA531
UM has never worked in New Zealand...if you look...

UM has never worked in New Zealand...if you look at the web site you will find New Zealand is more assuredly not listed as a country where it is supposed to work.

Do you use the naitive ability...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-07-2007, 16:06
Replies: 17
Views: 5,959
Posted By MATHA531
To me, the rise in termination fees makes UM...

To me, the rise in termination fees makes UM almost a no go these days. Also the CBW increase means it is more expensive to use CBW to call the USA or whatever then the naitive UM.

Right now, to...
Forum: Europe 10-07-2007, 14:22
Replies: 11
Views: 6,396
Posted By MATHA531
Whenever I visit London and walk down Oxford...

Whenever I visit London and walk down Oxford Street, I see shop after shop (mostly holes in the wall so to speak) with signs they unlock phones for £8 or thereabouts! Shouldn't be a problem getting...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-07-2007, 21:11
Replies: 7
Views: 2,752
Posted By MATHA531
No matter where you are, it's a call from the...

No matter where you are, it's a call from the UK...and if you look at enlinea rates, they are very high for calls from UK mobiles (wonder why...can't have anything to do with trying to screw people...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-07-2007, 21:06
Replies: 10
Views: 4,854
Posted By MATHA531
I don't think they're on the verge of going out...

I don't think they're on the verge of going out of business but the difference between this year and last year is almost incomprehensible.

Last year I used to have my calls forwarded to them via...
Forum: Europe 06-07-2007, 13:32
Replies: 11
Views: 6,396
Posted By MATHA531
You can use the address of the hotel you are...

You can use the address of the hotel you are staying at in those instances where you need to register the card (Orange for one) but you can't get credit card top up as the credit card used is...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-07-2007, 13:27
Replies: 18
Views: 5,455
Posted By MATHA531
All the IOM cards I've looked state that caller...

All the IOM cards I've looked state that caller ID is not supported yet, though some like GeoIM say its coming later this year!

So is Christmas. This has been promised for a while. With the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-07-2007, 09:05
Replies: 7
Views: 2,752
Posted By MATHA531
Right now today, probably. But.... 1. O9...

Right now today, probably. But....

1. O9 does not function in Switzerland. They have no roaming partners there.

2. And these things can change on a moment's notice. I don't understand...
Forum: Europe 04-07-2007, 13:14
Replies: 6
Views: 4,447
Posted By MATHA531
The only thing, as I remember, is they will only...

The only thing, as I remember, is they will only send the sim card to addresses in neighboring countries such as France and Italy. Too bad.
Forum: Europe 03-07-2007, 13:10
Replies: 60
Views: 18,208
Posted By MATHA531
Hope you didn't enter the wrong pin number more...

Hope you didn't enter the wrong pin number more than 10 times because then the sim card is fried and even the PUK code won't help (or is it entering the wrong PUK code 10 times, I never remember...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 02-07-2007, 02:02
Replies: 3
Views: 2,213
Posted By MATHA531
On my visit to Europe just completed, somehow I...

On my visit to Europe just completed, somehow I went through all my O9 credit also. Don't know how it happened as I used CBW and in theory shouldn't have been charged...doesn't seem to be any way to...
Forum: Europe 07-06-2007, 13:23
Replies: 20
Views: 8,419
Posted By MATHA531
I just looked closely at the my Europe terms and...

I just looked closely at the my Europe terms and conditions...

I think I'm reading it right but apparently the free reception of calls while in the countries involved will only occur if the call...
Forum: Europe 07-06-2007, 13:21
Replies: 3
Views: 2,210
Posted By MATHA531
Lower roaming rates on the way?

It's a done deed apparently.

See

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070607/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_roaming_1

Rates are still too high...they should have had the courage to go for the free incoming and...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-05-2007, 21:33
Replies: 32
Views: 8,978
Posted By MATHA531
That's my feeling also...why would UM raise its...

That's my feeling also...why would UM raise its termination rates so much which might discourage people from signing up. There's got to be more to it and I am a conspiracy person who sees...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-05-2007, 17:54
Replies: 32
Views: 8,978
Posted By MATHA531
I don't understand....just who sets the...

I don't understand....just who sets the termination fees when one calls a gsm caller pays network....the roaming partner, the receiving partner, the great gsm computer in the sky (doubt if it...
Forum: Europe 27-05-2007, 21:23
Replies: 12
Views: 6,638
Posted By MATHA531
It's been all over....roaming rates within the eu...

It's been all over....roaming rates within the eu on an eu sim will be capped...the number I remember is 0,24€ to receive calls...don't remember the cap to call but that's within the eu....it...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-05-2007, 17:54
Replies: 9
Views: 3,947
Posted By MATHA531
What indicates to you voicemail is available as...

What indicates to you voicemail is available as well as sms if there is nothing on their web site...

Incidentally on the rate calculator they still list a price to call from Switzerland to the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-05-2007, 13:38
Replies: 32
Views: 8,978
Posted By MATHA531
Who is your US provider? If it's either Cingular...

Who is your US provider? If it's either Cingular or T Mobile USA you can activate international roaming and send sms message at not terribly bad rates (something like 35¢ per message)....receiving...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-05-2007, 00:45
Replies: 32
Views: 8,978
Posted By MATHA531
Why would they block calls to +423 insofar as...

Why would they block calls to +423 insofar as checking their web site, they list calls to Liechtenstein as well over $1/minute.

In addition the customer service rep seemed to explain why you...
Forum: Europe 26-05-2007, 00:41
Replies: 12
Views: 6,638
Posted By MATHA531
...by the time the other son travels in a few...

...by the time the other son travels in a few months, the newly minted European roaming rate caps will be in effect and it is possible his best bet might be to get a sim in the UK which apparently is...
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