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Forum: Italy 25-05-2007, 15:31
Replies: 5
Views: 2,685
Posted By MATHA531
We hear this all the time.....the transaction to...

We hear this all the time.....the transaction to buy a local sim card takes about 10 minutes......in most cases, the clerk at the mobile phone store will help you with such things which might or...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-05-2007, 17:12
Replies: 9
Views: 4,946
Posted By MATHA531
You're right of course but I'm not entirely happy...

You're right of course but I'm not entirely happy with the relatively inexpensive quad band phones most of which are made by motorola...I'm more partial to nokia phones but understandably it's a...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-05-2007, 13:07
Replies: 9
Views: 4,946
Posted By MATHA531
Mobal is pushed by some, especially in the USA,...

Mobal is pushed by some, especially in the USA, who are looking for an international roaming experience and are not on a gsm carrier where they can simply use the international roaming capabilities...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 20-05-2007, 04:54
Replies: 14
Views: 5,677
Posted By MATHA531
The whole thing is evolving very quickly.... ...

The whole thing is evolving very quickly....

In the past (before the advent of the international cards) Europeans either got new sim cards as they crossed international borders or paid very very...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 19-05-2007, 22:09
Replies: 12
Views: 4,220
Posted By MATHA531
...but mine was charged at 13¢.

...but mine was charged at 13¢.
Forum: Europe 19-05-2007, 16:22
Replies: 11
Views: 5,083
Posted By MATHA531
Since you're from Australia, have you looked at...

Since you're from Australia, have you looked at vodafone Passport...does Vodafone Australia offer this?

It's really not an easy question anymore...every time we come up with an inexpensive...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 19-05-2007, 11:40
Replies: 12
Views: 4,220
Posted By MATHA531
Interesting a wide disparity of rates on some of...

Interesting a wide disparity of rates on some of the UK sims via provider....

My UK O2 sim they want close to 30¢/minute

My Virgin is tagged as a T Mobile UK and is around 13¢ a minute

My...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 19-05-2007, 00:01
Replies: 12
Views: 4,220
Posted By MATHA531
...but some rates went down....rates to German...

...but some rates went down....rates to German mobiles went from 16¢/minute to a little more than 12¢/minute

Also if you look at the UK rate page, there must be 20 lines say to O2...most of them...
Forum: Europe 15-05-2007, 14:27
Replies: 7
Views: 2,850
Posted By MATHA531
0,24€ to receive calls...still too much. The...

0,24€ to receive calls...still too much. The original plan of 0,15€ was much more reasonable.
Forum: Europe 11-05-2007, 18:16
Replies: 43
Views: 19,938
Posted By MATHA531
There have been answers to this in other threads...

There have been answers to this in other threads but I'll give you some suggestions. Rates in the UK to the USA can be a bargain and are easy to acquire and of course in most of the country English...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-05-2007, 12:53
Replies: 4
Views: 2,130
Posted By MATHA531
When I was in Lucerne last summer, I noticed they...

When I was in Lucerne last summer, I noticed they were selling United Mobile sim cards at some of the post offices I stopped in; this may be true throughout Switzerland; that I can't vouch for but...
Forum: Italy 11-05-2007, 05:42
Replies: 11
Views: 5,352
Posted By MATHA531
I don't think Sprint is a gsm carrier...is this a...

I don't think Sprint is a gsm carrier...is this a special phone that works on gsm and whatever technology sprint uses?
Forum: Europe 06-05-2007, 00:42
Replies: 14
Views: 4,502
Posted By MATHA531
The chief disadvantages of o9 are 1. no...

The chief disadvantages of o9 are

1. no voicemail provisions

2. no coverage in Switzerland.

3. No text messaging.

UM, as noted, has worked very well for incoming for me throughout...
Forum: Europe 05-05-2007, 23:50
Replies: 14
Views: 4,502
Posted By MATHA531
Here's the deal.. There is no simple...

Here's the deal..

There is no simple answer....you're going through many countries so the easiest answer is an international sim. Until about three weeks ago, it was a slam dunk. I would...
Forum: Europe 03-05-2007, 17:33
Replies: 13
Views: 4,481
Posted By MATHA531
Yeah but the political lobbying and whatever from...

Yeah but the political lobbying and whatever from the large telcom companies has had its effect and it seems that the British, French and German governments will do all in their power to see these...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 30-04-2007, 13:30
Replies: 14
Views: 5,209
Posted By MATHA531
You will be disappointed in voicestick rates to...

You will be disappointed in voicestick rates to Liechtenstein mobiles...if you're using voicestick for forwarding you might do much better with one of the Isle of Man cards.

Also don't know what...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-04-2007, 06:08
Replies: 3
Views: 2,116
Posted By MATHA531
The web site has said for a while it should work...

The web site has said for a while it should work in Switzerland...but when I was last in Switzerland in August it didn't work...I know you want something more recent but like I said, it has said yes...
Forum: France 27-04-2007, 15:20
Replies: 5
Views: 4,288
Posted By MATHA531
You would probably not want to use Orange FR...

You would probably not want to use Orange FR (mobilcarte) to call the USA...what you do is get a calling card with a local dialing number...I use bizon...it used to be 2¢/minute to call the USA. It...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-04-2007, 17:28
Replies: 13
Views: 5,572
Posted By MATHA531
...you don't have to use enlinea or cbw but their...

...you don't have to use enlinea or cbw but their prices are much much cheaper than using the naitive calling rates of o9 or whatever carrier you are using.

People can reach you the usual way by...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-04-2007, 17:11
Replies: 13
Views: 5,572
Posted By MATHA531
o9 is based in Iceland....since o9 has not...

o9 is based in Iceland....since o9 has not generated the large number of subscribers that UM has, there have been evidently no outcry by telcoms about using callbackworld and elinea with it. ...
Forum: France 21-04-2007, 20:39
Replies: 5
Views: 4,288
Posted By MATHA531
Phone menu is no problem...most phones I know of...

Phone menu is no problem...most phones I know of have a way of setting the menus on the phone to English no matter the sim card...

Support is another matter....when I first got my French sim...
Forum: Europe 21-04-2007, 14:53
Replies: 43
Views: 19,938
Posted By MATHA531
Andy, I'm not sure an incoming call is good...

Andy, I'm not sure an incoming call is good enough and it is not a chargeable event (especially if it isn't answered)...I tried that with Mobile World (note a problem with Mobile World is it doesn't...
Forum: Europe 20-04-2007, 12:02
Replies: 43
Views: 19,938
Posted By MATHA531
Just a point; nice easy way to keep the Orange...

Just a point; nice easy way to keep the Orange card active or most any card that requires acitivity every 6 or 9 months or whatever as opposed to these sob's who take away your credit if not...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-04-2007, 14:51
Replies: 28
Views: 11,637
Posted By MATHA531
Actually in the past week I sent sms from my um...

Actually in the past week I sent sms from my um sim to my tmobile US mobile and the sms went through instantly.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-04-2007, 13:59
Replies: 10
Views: 4,509
Posted By MATHA531
With a free callbackworld account you get a pin...

With a free callbackworld account you get a pin number...it is this pin number now necessary to log in BTW.....they give you a US toll free number (they have numbers in other countries too but...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 03-04-2007, 16:38
Replies: 6
Views: 3,226
Posted By MATHA531
My fault....I was looking somewhere else....no...

My fault....I was looking somewhere else....no separate listing for Liechtenstein mobiles is correct. Mea culpa.
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 03-04-2007, 03:38
Replies: 6
Views: 3,226
Posted By MATHA531
According to what I looked at, it's 14¢/minute to...

According to what I looked at, it's 14¢/minute to Liechtenstein to USA which is what would apply wherever UM has free reception of calls...but 20.4¢/minute to Liechtenstein mobiles and that is an...
Forum: Europe 30-03-2007, 14:18
Replies: 43
Views: 19,938
Posted By MATHA531
Ah but with T Mobile UK and their add on, it's...

Ah but with T Mobile UK and their add on, it's only 4p/minute to call back to the USA!
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-03-2007, 20:17
Replies: 28
Views: 11,637
Posted By MATHA531
New Zealand is still notable by its absence! ...

New Zealand is still notable by its absence!

But actually it's a good thing as it allows one to keep the card active, even from the USA, by simply sending a pretty inexpensive SMS message!
Forum: Europe 27-03-2007, 08:06
Replies: 43
Views: 19,938
Posted By MATHA531
Damn...I wish these companies would join the 21st...

Damn...I wish these companies would join the 21st century and allow out of country credit cards to be used to top up.....I just can't understand this insistance that the credit card be issued by a UK...
Forum: Europe 19-03-2007, 16:57
Replies: 43
Views: 19,938
Posted By MATHA531
Take a look at...

Take a look at http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/personal/pages.do/our-services/costs-from-the-uk/bundles
Forum: Europe 19-03-2007, 08:28
Replies: 8
Views: 2,788
Posted By MATHA531
Stan...just to clearify the euro is indeed broken...

Stan...just to clearify the euro is indeed broken into 100 units called cents (or referred to outside euroland as euro cents) but something costing 0,50€ would correctly be called 50 cents by...
Forum: Europe 19-03-2007, 08:20
Replies: 43
Views: 19,938
Posted By MATHA531
Most European sims have roaming agreements in the...

Most European sims have roaming agreements in the USA with T Mobile USA and Cingular....the problem could be, not saying it will be, is the phone. Up until now, quad band phones started out sort of...
Forum: Europe 19-03-2007, 00:04
Replies: 43
Views: 19,938
Posted By MATHA531
Well there are several plans that are very cheap...

Well there are several plans that are very cheap to call to the USA but you'll have to get somebody more familiar with GPRS....

Vodafone is not a good option if calling from the UK to the US is...
Forum: Europe 16-03-2007, 22:28
Replies: 8
Views: 2,788
Posted By MATHA531
The problem with trying to give advice right now...

The problem with trying to give advice right now is the current push of the eu to regulate roaming and it is claimed this will be in effect before summer and it also depends just how much and how...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-03-2007, 16:30
Replies: 32
Views: 77,699
Posted By MATHA531
I think the area codes that have different rates...

I think the area codes that have different rates are those in Alaska and Hawaii sometimes....
Forum: Italy 13-03-2007, 15:15
Replies: 5
Views: 2,539
Posted By MATHA531
I think Effendi may not be correct in his...

I think Effendi may not be correct in his assertion...despite the fact Verizon has not joined the rest of the world in using GSM for its network in the USA (despite the fact vodafone is a 48% owner...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-03-2007, 15:10
Replies: 32
Views: 77,699
Posted By MATHA531
...which leads to the question do the US mobile...

...which leads to the question do the US mobile carriers use termination fees the same way European and other places do...in other words does it cost a provider more to dial into a mobile number than...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-03-2007, 13:43
Replies: 32
Views: 77,699
Posted By MATHA531
Andy... I'm really not sure how one can...

Andy...

I'm really not sure how one can distinguish between US landlines and US mobiles....they have exactly the same range of numbers and the FCC does not allow discrimination for one service...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-03-2007, 03:18
Replies: 32
Views: 77,699
Posted By MATHA531
Termination fees to Liechtenstein vary...

Termination fees to Liechtenstein vary widely...as of January, the best seems to be on the AT&T $1/month international plan I have...calls to Liechtenstein are 10¢/US billed, unfortunately in 1...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 12-03-2007, 15:35
Replies: 10
Views: 4,509
Posted By MATHA531
Hi... I was in France and in the UK this...

Hi...

I was in France and in the UK this past January and United Mobile worked flawlessly with callbackworld using the double callback method...

If you're having difficulty, you wish to...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 10-03-2007, 18:51
Replies: 10
Views: 4,509
Posted By MATHA531
Whatever gave you that idea...do remember...

Whatever gave you that idea...do remember united-mobile operates on a callback system which means when you use it you have to deal with a double callback...not a big problem...what I do is set the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 07-03-2007, 04:31
Replies: 8
Views: 2,583
Posted By MATHA531
...but if you can receive calls then you can use...

...but if you can receive calls then you can use callbackworld or enlinea to make calls, right?
Forum: Italy 07-03-2007, 01:21
Replies: 7
Views: 3,033
Posted By MATHA531
but do remember air time + a cheap calling card...

but do remember air time + a cheap calling card can be very cheap indeed and cheaper than calling North America with the naitive mobile carrier.
Forum: Italy 02-03-2007, 15:44
Replies: 5
Views: 2,564
Posted By MATHA531
While it's true that purchasing Vodafone Passport...

While it's true that purchasing Vodafone Passport in Italy will not help all that much for calls back to the USA from Spain, a workaround is to also buy an Italian phone card with a local Italian...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-03-2007, 09:35
Replies: 13
Views: 6,250
Posted By MATHA531
Correct me if I'm wrong... Aren't things...

Correct me if I'm wrong...

Aren't things shipped outside the eu exempt from VAT?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-02-2007, 16:47
Replies: 37
Views: 15,860
Posted By MATHA531
Photojim... Although the issue is not as...

Photojim...

Although the issue is not as strong as once it was, I do remember there were language laws passed in Quebec about 20 years ago requiring among other things that signs could be in both...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-02-2007, 15:24
Replies: 17
Views: 5,322
Posted By MATHA531
You can wait till you get to London or wherever,...

You can wait till you get to London or wherever, pop into a Carphone Warehouse and they will give you a Mobile World sim if you top up for £10 and you get the full £10 worth of credit...very...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-02-2007, 14:12
Replies: 37
Views: 15,860
Posted By MATHA531
There are a couple of plans with US carriers that...

There are a couple of plans with US carriers that allow you to roam in Canada for something like $4/month....if needed they can be checked out on the web sites of cingular and T Mobile USA. For the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-02-2007, 14:00
Replies: 5
Views: 3,308
Posted By MATHA531
I use both UM and O9 when I travel to Europe from...

I use both UM and O9 when I travel to Europe from the USA...the vast majority of my calls are back to the USA and for those I use Callbakcworld with UM and enlinea with O9.....cbw charges 14¢/minute...
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