[snaimon]

Your thoughts or advice?

I seem to have LOST both my Riiing and Malta Vodafon SIM cards in the Munich airport. C'est la vie as the French say. I was NOT feeling well and my son wanted to swap out the Malta Vodafon for a German SIM. I put the two cards in a tiny plastic bag and I THOUGHT I put it inside my briefcase, but I must have missed and in landed in my lap or on the floor instead.

I am not too worried about the lost Malta card, although I would have liked to sell -- try to sell -- that.

I called the UM hotline and they have de-activated my SIM # so nobody else can use up the balance. IF I buy a new UM card, they SAY they they will transfer my remaining balance (> 29 Euros) to the new card. I do not know how long the offer will last; I lost the cards on Aug 6.

Any word on UM phone #s BESIDES +423?

After this trip, I am fairly sure I will not be travelling abroad until 2008.

Normally I don't travel overseas for work.

My wife may travel to Germany, but I have that covered; I doubt she will visit another country next year. My older son may travel to UK, but that is not definite at all.

I have in the past loaned out the SIM card and it has been lightly used.

THEREFORE, my need for such a SIM is NOT large at this time.

As stated, I would appreciate any advice.

Should I just FORGET IT and kiss my old balance good-bye and wait for further developments?

I am trying to sell the remaining Malta SIM and 2 D1 SIMs on Ebay. I did NOT buy any new SIMs while in Germany.