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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-07-2006, 21:43
Replies: 113
Views: 19,910
Posted By snidely
Thought I would start a new thread - since i'm...

Thought I would start a new thread - since i'm responsible for the other two on "Yackie"<G>

Had my Yackie card for a couple days, and could make out going calls both on a new phone (direct...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-07-2006, 21:53
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
If that were the case (no one paying anything),...

If that were the case (no one paying anything), how would they stay in business?<G>

...mike
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-06-2006, 23:36
Replies: 59
Views: 11,835
Posted By snidely
I got a phone call confirming (1) if i still...

I got a phone call confirming (1) if i still wanted it and (2) it was shipping today (Tues.) - maybe she said tomorrow.

...mike
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-06-2006, 15:36
Replies: 59
Views: 11,835
Posted By snidely
I was the person who first "discovered" Yackie...

I was the person who first "discovered" Yackie and started the other long thread a month ago on May 25. It appears they are having the start up problems that are endemic to virtually all new...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-06-2006, 19:33
Replies: 24
Views: 5,765
Posted By snidely
I have been able to get my old T-M intl. roaming...

I have been able to get my old T-M intl. roaming rates via email. Last time i did this was May 3rd. Here is what i got from them concerning Panama. (Never did get there. Got to about 75 miles...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-06-2006, 23:07
Replies: 24
Views: 5,765
Posted By snidely
Rates are 13 to 16? depending on which cel...

Rates are 13 to 16? depending on which cel carrier you are calling. To find the rates, go to "plans". The bottom of the 3 in the drop down menu is: Intl rates.

...mike

What is strange...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-06-2006, 20:50
Replies: 4
Views: 2,042
Posted By snidely
I agree that maybe not many users from the U.S....

I agree that maybe not many users from the U.S. roam intl. However, most of those that do would tend to be heavy users both home and abroad.

Overseas that is very common. I remember one...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-06-2006, 19:01
Replies: 4
Views: 2,042
Posted By snidely
I see that the EU pressure on carriers has forced...

I see that the EU pressure on carriers has forced some lowering of cross-border roaming rates. Can't remember the costs, now, $1US a min?
U.S. carriers (Cingular and T-Mobile charge $1/min...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-06-2006, 18:29
Replies: 24
Views: 5,765
Posted By snidely
Stu - Thanks for the tip about "voicestick". I...

Stu - Thanks for the tip about "voicestick". I just signed up for their "free" service where you can set up CF to an overseas number. In my case to Costa Rica. They charge 5?/min. The lowest...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 14-06-2006, 07:04
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
Has anyone here ordered this but me? Cisake said...

Has anyone here ordered this but me? Cisake said here (and a day later posted on their web) that they won't have product to ship til at least Thurs. (June 14).

(I ordered thru this site...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 14-06-2006, 06:51
Replies: 24
Views: 5,765
Posted By snidely
As Matha said, billing on forwarded LD would be...

As Matha said, billing on forwarded LD would be billedl like direccted dialed LD. ATT in this case.
HOWEVER, most local carriers (major exception is Verizon) do NOT permit you to program the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 03-06-2006, 06:36
Replies: 19
Views: 49,803
Posted By snidely
I gave Cisake of YackieMobile my order with...

I gave Cisake of YackieMobile my order with instructions NOT to process it until their program with this site is formalized. He said he would hold it.

...mike

Does this site also get...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-06-2006, 22:59
Replies: 3
Views: 2,085
Posted By snidely
Please educate me. How does a "dual sim holder"...

Please educate me. How does a "dual sim holder" work? Where to you get one? Are they specifically designed to work for just one particular model phone?
What I wind up doing now is:
Carry...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-06-2006, 16:34
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
Users use of phones vary when traveling. In my...

Users use of phones vary when traveling. In my case, it is needed for incoming a majority of the time. Most of the outgoing would be to a few business associates. In those cases i would simply...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-06-2006, 16:22
Replies: 3
Views: 1,973
Posted By snidely
One of point to add: Make sure your phone...

One of point to add:
Make sure your phone is SIM unlocked (meaning it will accept any carrier's SIM) AND that it works on 900/1800 bands. I mention this only because a recent user here (or...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-06-2006, 08:12
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
I assume from all this it would be technically...

I assume from all this it would be technically possible for you to offer an "extra" virtual number for some added cost the way most VOIP LD purveyors do. Eg. You could have 2 U.S. or a U.S. and a...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-06-2006, 05:25
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
O.K. Education time for me. I think i know what...

O.K. Education time for me. I think i know what DID is = Direct Inward Dial. What is "SIP"?

Thanks.

...mike
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 01-06-2006, 04:05
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
See his reply to me above where he said he could...

See his reply to me above where he said he could give me a 510 (Oakland) number. (So far nothing but Ohio numbers show on the web site.) I'm sure if they have Okld. numbers - they would have L.A....
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 31-05-2006, 19:24
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
Good guess, Stu<G> I hadn't noticed. They sure...

Good guess, Stu<G> I hadn't noticed. They sure have a LOT of countries, tho, that others don't have. They seem to have virtually every Latin America country, Nz (which UM didn't have - at least...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 30-05-2006, 23:28
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
1. I am ready to order. If possible, would like...

1. I am ready to order. If possible, would like a 510 number, preferable designated by phone carriers as "Oakland-Piedmont" exchange area - but any Oakland or Berkeley exchange would work almost as...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 30-05-2006, 16:01
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
I think some here are being "unfair" in...

I think some here are being "unfair" in criticizing Yackie on their pricing. Charging 24? for incoming is very reasonable since there is NO charge incurred on the back end.
Eg. It would cost...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-05-2006, 20:57
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
Cizake - I think i speak for all of us here...

Cizake -
I think i speak for all of us here - we appreciate you coming on and fielding all the pointed questions.

I, for one, am willing to give this a try. Just came back from Costa...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-05-2006, 23:23
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
I, too, got a reply today - Sunday - a major 3...

I, too, got a reply today - Sunday - a major 3 day holiday weekend in the U.S. He apologized for the delay in answering and said they were overwhelmed by responses when their web site went up.
...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-05-2006, 21:10
Replies: 3
Views: 2,115
Posted By snidely
It appears that incoming is FREE in each of the...

It appears that incoming is FREE in each of the countries (only about 70) you can use. I entered several and they all came up w. "free". Outgoing seems reasonable enuf when compared w. others. ...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-05-2006, 03:22
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
I went ahead and tried calling. Results are as...

I went ahead and tried calling. Results are as described in the copy of the email I sent them - below:

===

Was referred to your web site. but:

1. Never had a response to an email i sent...
Forum: Americas 26-05-2006, 07:30
Replies: 1
Views: 3,521
Posted By snidely
TIM kicks off international prepaid roaming ...

TIM kicks off international prepaid roaming

Brazil's second largest mobile operator TIM has launched the first of nine expected international roaming agreements for its prepaid users, a TIM...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-05-2006, 07:18
Replies: 11
Views: 4,543
Posted By snidely
I have bought from them. Very fast and reliable....

I have bought from them. Very fast and reliable. Their mark up on some cards seems a little high. However, it is sometimes worth a few dollars to know in advance what your number will be when you...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-05-2006, 06:36
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
I also sent them an email at the same time i made...

I also sent them an email at the same time i made the first post here. Still no response about 24 hours later. I asked them to explain their confusing statement about how incoming calls are...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 25-05-2006, 07:32
Replies: 129
Views: 25,016
Posted By snidely
Has anyone here heard of or used: ...

Has anyone here heard of or used:

http://www.yackiemobile.com ('http://www.yackiemobile.com') ?

It appears you can choose either a U.S., French, or UK number.
Their rates for outgoing seem...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 08-02-2006, 22:16
Replies: 8
Views: 3,764
Posted By snidely
I know some of their markups were/are high. ...

I know some of their markups were/are high. HOWEVER, need to give them credit - ordered an Argentina card from them for a phone i "gave" my brother who was going there on business this past month. ...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 31-01-2006, 03:08
Replies: 1
Views: 3,067
Posted By snidely
http://freedom-mobiles.co.uk/...

http://freedom-mobiles.co.uk/ ('http://freedom-mobiles.co.uk/')

Shipped to me from the UK in about 5 days from placing order. This was about 6 months ago. They still list this on their website...
Forum: Americas 05-01-2006, 09:44
Replies: 8
Views: 6,638
Posted By snidely
My brother knows I'm the "phone maven" in the...

My brother knows I'm the "phone maven" in the family and asked me to set him up with a phone to use in Argentina. Turns out he may be going there on business at least 2 or 3 times this year.
I...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 30-12-2005, 00:22
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By snidely
I had guessed that's what "attached" meant, but...

I had guessed that's what "attached" meant, but wasn't sure. I guess the key is - how much will that add to the cost of the call? If it's over 29? (Kall8's charge to a UK cel phone), it wouldn't...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-12-2005, 21:43
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By snidely
This was in a post of yours a month ago. Do you...

This was in a post of yours a month ago. Do you know what is meant by having a "US phone number attached.....?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 25-12-2005, 01:15
Replies: 6
Views: 4,986
Posted By snidely
Stan - You ARE Correct. Shouldn't have...

Stan -
You ARE Correct. Shouldn't have tried an analyis so early after getting up. As long as CBW has the low rates, that is the way to go.

I didn't use Riiing much because of the lack...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-12-2005, 20:08
Replies: 6
Views: 4,986
Posted By snidely
http://callback.click4.com/...

http://callback.click4.com/ ('http://callback.click4.com/')

I have used the above company for a few years for some of my intl. calling from the U.S.
They now have (maybe always did but never...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-12-2005, 19:30
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By snidely
Sounds like GT coould be a better deal than...

Sounds like GT coould be a better deal than Riiing under a few circumstances. (Although I was just told in a forum at HoFo that Riiing's VM has been truly functional a/o Dec. 1.)
While incoming...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-12-2005, 05:29
Replies: 129
Views: 28,889
Posted By snidely
Now that Kall8 is charging 92?/min. to call...

Now that Kall8 is charging 92?/min. to call Riiing - just wanted to verify a few facts after reading this long thread.

1. Incoming calls are 38?/min. (Got this off their web site tonite.)
...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-12-2005, 04:24
Replies: 21
Views: 9,927
Posted By snidely
I used Kall8 a few times this past year to call a...

I used Kall8 a few times this past year to call a Riiing SIM. Cost was 12? as I recall altho the posted price was supposed to be about 20?.
Went in to cancel one of my Kall8 numbers and decided...
Forum: Americas 17-12-2005, 08:14
Replies: 4
Views: 3,932
Posted By snidely
Rockittalk folded on 12/9. Some discussion of...

Rockittalk folded on 12/9. Some discussion of this on HoFo. Some question as to whether it was a scam or ineptness.
They claim they will rise again (per cryptic notice on their web site).

...
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