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Arrow 10-01-2007, 10:50

Well, maybe I solved the mystery

I was looking aboute maritime services and their network. If you check the list of MCC (Mobile Country Code) you can note that only few maritime networks are using a Satellite code (MCC 901):

Inmarsat Ltd. 901 11
Maritime Communications Partner AS (link) 901 12
Global Networks, Inc. 901 13
Telenor 901 14
Jersey Telecom (link) 901 17
Cingular Wireless (link) 901 18
Vodafone Malta Maritime 901 19


Other networks as Isiminn or Tim on board also are using the usual national codes and so United Mobile (and others) can't know the different way of system using the usual tariffation plan. So if you roam on Tim or Isiminn maybe you'll have your usual roaming charges, but when you roam on the code 901 (it's a satellite code, pay attention!) you'll have the extrasurchage. What do you think? Am I wronging?


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