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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-09-2006, 12:19
Replies: 20
Views: 5,443
Posted By Przemolog
AFAIK rates of all international SIMs in USA,...

AFAIK rates of all international SIMs in USA, Canada, Cuba and India are pretty sick. Since Yackie has been a failure so far, only Hop remains somehow acceptable solution for these countries :unsure:
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-09-2006, 12:16
Replies: 20
Views: 5,443
Posted By Przemolog
Yes, UM is quite expensive to compare with...

Yes, UM is quite expensive to compare with national SIMs. E.g. I paid for mine 42 EUR with 15 EUR credit included. Never had to pay as much as 27 EUR for a "national" empty SIM :P. Moreover, when I...
Forum: Callback, VoIP, Satellite and all other technologies 20-09-2006, 11:36
Replies: 7
Views: 5,296
Posted By Przemolog
Hey, you were faster then me with this Rebtel...

Hey, you were faster then me with this Rebtel news :). I found out about it only yesterday, when the company announced its service in Poland (http://www.rebtel.com/rebtel/pressrelease_4.aspx; BTW,...
Forum: Europe 18-09-2006, 13:20
Replies: 7
Views: 2,572
Posted By Przemolog
Moreover, if the specific network is 900/1800 but...

Moreover, if the specific network is 900/1800 but its "preferred band" is 900, then the 1800-without-900 handset may not work at all. Generally speaking, no-900 handsets are of limited usability ...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-09-2006, 08:17
Replies: 16
Views: 3,588
Posted By Przemolog
AndreA, read again tivoboy's first post :) : ...

AndreA, read again tivoboy's first post :) :

(quote)
but they have tried normal dialing, and MENU BASED dialing as I always have, and it just doesn't work.
(/quote)

It seems that dialing via...
Forum: Europe 12-09-2006, 20:13
Replies: 10
Views: 7,383
Posted By Przemolog
What do you mean? 1) How much will pay when...

What do you mean?
1) How much will pay when you receive a call from Italy to your English phone number while you are in England?
2) How much will a person calling from Italy to you to your English...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 12-09-2006, 17:19
Replies: 16
Views: 3,588
Posted By Przemolog
+001 shouldn't be valid but +1 is OK. When I was...

+001 shouldn't be valid but +1 is OK. When I was in Italy in July I used "+1" format to reach a CBW DID in the USA from UM - no problems at all.

I dare to suppose that the SIM is out of credit....
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 08-09-2006, 08:06
Replies: 26
Views: 7,749
Posted By Przemolog
I must say I forgot about national roaming...

I must say I forgot about national roaming (perhaps because it doesn't work yet in my country :)).

You're right that in European countries there are many national roamings in which either the...
Forum: Americas 08-09-2006, 07:14
Replies: 13
Views: 6,962
Posted By Przemolog
Yes, I realise that paying for incoming SMS is...

Yes, I realise that paying for incoming SMS is accepted in the US because it's an "obvious" situation :) and, as Bossman said, T-Mo prepaid is the only exception from this rule. Nevertheless, I...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-09-2006, 22:21
Replies: 26
Views: 7,749
Posted By Przemolog
Matha, all what you described is not out of...

Matha, all what you described is not out of capabilities of most human beings, but direct dialing of a destination number (or "extracting" it from the phone memory) is still simplier and faster :)....
Forum: Europe 06-09-2006, 13:30
Replies: 4
Views: 1,985
Posted By Przemolog
http://www.era.pl/index.php?id=udzial_e&section=ko...

http://www.era.pl/index.php?id=udzial_e&section=korp ('http://www.era.pl/index.php?id=udzial_e&section=korp')

PTC's new CEO is Mr Klaus Hartmann, formerly Financial Director in Magyar Telekom,...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-09-2006, 11:35
Replies: 26
Views: 7,749
Posted By Przemolog
Stan, I'm completely not involved professionally...

Stan, I'm completely not involved professionally in the mobile business but I think that your thoughts about operators costs may be correct.


I'm also almost sure that mobile companies would make...
Forum: Europe 06-09-2006, 10:20
Replies: 43
Views: 12,087
Posted By Przemolog
Not very bad, especially if "Europe" includes FL,...

Not very bad, especially if "Europe" includes FL, Iceland and Estonia :).
And how about diversion to IoM? It's "almost UK" so how operators consider it - as national or international?

Moreover, I...
Forum: Europe 05-09-2006, 23:04
Replies: 1
Views: 1,849
Posted By Przemolog
Sad story :( - I forgot to send an info to the...

Sad story :( - I forgot to send an info to the forum.

Some additions:
In fact, P4 could start even now since thay have the national roaming agreement with Plus. But this would be, from the...
Forum: Europe 05-09-2006, 22:51
Replies: 43
Views: 12,087
Posted By Przemolog
Me, too :). But it sounds really strange to...

Me, too :).
But it sounds really strange to me to forward calls to blauworld or any other foreign SIM. The European approach is rather to inform about a foreign #, enjoy free incoming calls and,...
Forum: Europe 05-09-2006, 22:39
Replies: 43
Views: 12,087
Posted By Przemolog
OK, I can understand your point to some extents....

OK, I can understand your point to some extents. AFASIR, I called abroad for the first time when I was about 30 (a few years after I sent a first e-mail abroad :)) - because I didn't need it to do it...
Forum: Europe 05-09-2006, 11:57
Replies: 43
Views: 12,087
Posted By Przemolog
Somehow OT. Sometimes I think that our US friends...

Somehow OT. Sometimes I think that our US friends are a little bit "crazy" (no offence, just my impession :D) about forwarding incoming calls from home-country numbers to foreign SIMs. I realise that...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 04-09-2006, 17:16
Replies: 26
Views: 7,749
Posted By Przemolog
Hmm, I don't know what do you really mean by...

Hmm, I don't know what do you really mean by "free incoming calls are probably for all operators".
I think that incoming calls in roaming might be free for the receiving party but do not have to....
Forum: Europe 04-09-2006, 12:55
Replies: 2
Views: 1,938
Posted By Przemolog
I don't think if it is 10 times more. My brother...

I don't think if it is 10 times more. My brother who is working in UK, informed me on 20th Aug that 084x numbers which were charged like national calls (5p/min on weekends or so) now are charged 15p...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-09-2006, 21:37
Replies: 20
Views: 7,163
Posted By Przemolog
In fact, ekit provides two kinds of Manx sims ...

In fact, ekit provides two kinds of Manx sims
Global Premium:
http://www.ekit.com/ekit/MobilePurchase/Service_ckglobal ('http://www.ekit.com/ekit/MobilePurchase/Service_ckglobal')
and...
Forum: Europe 29-08-2006, 20:48
Replies: 6
Views: 2,340
Posted By Przemolog
And 1 guess that international calls are...

And 1 guess that international calls are something around 2 EUR/min as usual :P?

I don't want to compare with other German prepaids, but be aware (if you are not yet :)) of the following....
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-08-2006, 17:14
Replies: 4
Views: 6,210
Posted By Przemolog
I haven't known anything about Auracall. As to...

I haven't known anything about Auracall. As to Swiftnet - is this it? http://www.swiftnet.co.uk/services_index.asp ('http://www.swiftnet.co.uk/services_index.asp'). I can't see any global SIM here.
...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-08-2006, 13:47
Replies: 4
Views: 6,210
Posted By Przemolog
Thank you again for your advice but I didn't find...

Thank you again for your advice but I didn't find the article when I was browsing pages recommended by you :). I was just googhlin the "global SIM" phrase in order to discover a new global SIM...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-08-2006, 17:32
Replies: 4
Views: 6,210
Posted By Przemolog
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/v...6,721...

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/v...6,72104,#global ('http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?newsid1153479986,72104,#global')

and here there's a link to PPGSM :) :...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-08-2006, 21:53
Replies: 34
Views: 9,229
Posted By Przemolog
The CBW rate from USA to "Iceland Celluar" (which...

The CBW rate from USA to "Iceland Celluar" (which is the numbering range of 09 SIMs) is 15 cents whereas to all Liechtenstein numbers (thus UM too) is 14 cents. 12 cents/min is offered in some tariff...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 27-08-2006, 21:00
Replies: 42
Views: 14,231
Posted By Przemolog
Or a satellite one :lol:

Or a satellite one :lol:
Forum: Europe 24-08-2006, 08:56
Replies: 6
Views: 8,421
Posted By Przemolog
Thank you very much for the help. I told my...

Thank you very much for the help.
I told my brother before he left that he should have bought a Mobile World SIM instead of O2 and not to worry about 084x numbers and peak/off hours. But of course...
Forum: Europe 23-08-2006, 16:25
Replies: 6
Views: 8,421
Posted By Przemolog
No, he doesn't have a landline access unless he...

No, he doesn't have a landline access unless he walks a lot to the nearest payphone :).
He has also very limited access to the internet so any solution with web-based call triggering isn't OK.
As...
Forum: Europe 23-08-2006, 14:33
Replies: 6
Views: 8,421
Posted By Przemolog
My brother who works on a farm in UK until...

My brother who works on a farm in UK until November and uses an o2 SIM there , asked me to tell him how to decrease the cost of calls to Poland (mainly to landline but also to mobiles). Of course, he...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-08-2006, 22:54
Replies: 11
Views: 3,258
Posted By Przemolog
Acccording to their calculator...

Acccording to their calculator http://www.freeglobalsim.com/callRates.asp ('http://www.freeglobalsim.com/callRates.asp') they roam in our favourite Tokelau as well as on Iridium and all kinds and...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-08-2006, 21:04
Replies: 33
Views: 7,361
Posted By Przemolog
Why not? Don't forget that this SIM might be just...

Why not? Don't forget that this SIM might be just a "global SIM for UK customers only" :P. IMHO the word "global" in the "global SIM" phrase does not necessarily mean that the SIM is globally...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 20-08-2006, 23:08
Replies: 19
Views: 4,963
Posted By Przemolog
I think this "lesson" shows that affiliate...

I think this "lesson" shows that affiliate programmes shouldn't be started on so early stage of development of a product ;). Yackie was possibly very interesting in many aspects but...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 20-08-2006, 22:52
Replies: 42
Views: 14,231
Posted By Przemolog
I think it's this one: http://www.cdmaua.com/ua...

I think it's this one: http://www.cdmaua.com/ua ('http://www.cdmaua.com/ua') and its commmercial name is just "CDMA Ukraina" :D

As far as I can understand this text:...
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 20-08-2006, 22:27
Replies: 42
Views: 14,231
Posted By Przemolog
I don't understand "no train"? I checked a...

I don't understand "no train"? I checked a timetable at poezda.net and I found 3 direct trains a day from Odessa to Lviv. Do you mean that all the trains were 100% booked?


Well, it seems that in...
Forum: Europe 17-08-2006, 22:36
Replies: 44
Views: 16,245
Posted By Przemolog
I think that they are surely fictious. As Effendi...

I think that they are surely fictious. As Effendi and AndreA have said, so far there haven't been any +378 mobile numbers because TIM branch in RSM uses +39 prefix instead.
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 17-08-2006, 17:33
Replies: 42
Views: 14,231
Posted By Przemolog
Or even a tank - the safest solution because of ...

Or even a tank - the safest solution because of "cows and other strange things" ahead :lol:
Forum: Off Topic (any other discussion) 17-08-2006, 17:22
Replies: 42
Views: 14,231
Posted By Przemolog
Driving? Did he hire a car there???

Driving? Did he hire a car there???
Forum: Europe 17-08-2006, 16:56
Replies: 44
Views: 16,245
Posted By Przemolog
Don't be so happy. Using a foreign prefix is a...

Don't be so happy. Using a foreign prefix is a good occasion to raise the rates Italy to RSM to international ones :P
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-08-2006, 15:30
Replies: 19
Views: 4,963
Posted By Przemolog
Disable the link on the banner :)?

Disable the link on the banner :)?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 16-08-2006, 16:48
Replies: 0
Views: 1,888
Posted By Przemolog
http://www.textbaysims.net/uk/sim?1358949973020363...

http://www.textbaysims.net/uk/sim?1358949973020363 ('http://www.textbaysims.net/uk/sim?1358949973020363')

http://www.studentcell.com/ ('http://www.studentcell.com/')

The latter one seems to be...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 16-08-2006, 14:54
Replies: 19
Views: 4,963
Posted By Przemolog
All this made me think that PPGSM/Yackie...

All this made me think that PPGSM/Yackie affiliate programme should be stopped immediately. Effendi and AndreA - what do you think???
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-08-2006, 17:59
Replies: 33
Views: 7,361
Posted By Przemolog
I don't think if lack of free incoming calls in...

I don't think if lack of free incoming calls in Yackie is the worst thing about - don't forget that you receive a landline number forwarded to the Yackie SIM instead...
This becomes a real...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-08-2006, 10:08
Replies: 33
Views: 7,361
Posted By Przemolog
Yes, I noticed that. But I think it's a little...

Yes, I noticed that. But I think it's a little bit more fair than Yackie's attitude to the placed orders :P
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 14-08-2006, 21:16
Replies: 33
Views: 7,361
Posted By Przemolog
http://www.freeglobalsim.com/...

http://www.freeglobalsim.com/ ('http://www.freeglobalsim.com/')

http://www.storytelecom.com/roaming/ ('http://www.storytelecom.com/roaming/')

It seems that they sell Manx-based SIMs for 25...
Forum: Americas 13-08-2006, 21:03
Replies: 3
Views: 4,673
Posted By Przemolog
But I'm afraid that those low international rates...

But I'm afraid that those low international rates to CPP countries are to landline phones only :unsure:
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-08-2006, 19:40
Replies: 2
Views: 4,750
Posted By Przemolog
Travelsim ...

Travelsim
http://www.travelsimshop.com/index.php?ACT=faq ('http://www.travelsimshop.com/index.php?ACT=faq')

When you still have problems please try: Send a text message to number ?9146?: enter...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 08-08-2006, 15:24
Replies: 1
Views: 1,883
Posted By Przemolog
The problem has already been discussed here - of...

The problem has already been discussed here - of course not.
In each country selected as the "home one in which the rate for incoming calls exceeds 38 cents/min, you have to pay the difference...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 07-08-2006, 11:22
Replies: 8
Views: 2,170
Posted By Przemolog
Well, I forgot about their fancy callback :)....

Well, I forgot about their fancy callback :). They may have to perform many compatibility tests. I suppose it might not be worth to compare with possible profits from services offered in Japan ...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-08-2006, 09:01
Replies: 8
Views: 2,170
Posted By Przemolog
Hmm, that's strange. Having more coverage is...

Hmm, that's strange. Having more coverage is always better than having less coverage. Of course, they should clearly say that 3G phone is required for roaming in Japan....
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-08-2006, 12:26
Replies: 3
Views: 1,643
Posted By Przemolog
Yes, I understand their point but why the hell...

Yes, I understand their point but why the hell they list rates for countries where they have no service? Do they predict/guess the rates just in case when Manx Telecom signs the agreement? :D
...
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