[Grampa]

There's no doubt that Maxroam rushed to get this product out, and the website has had one problem after another. This is at least the third rate sheet they have posted. However, this does appear to be an honest mistake -- the rates shown are indeed the same as they were, only expressed in dollars. I should have seen that when I noted that the rates were about one-third higher than they had been.

Comparing Maxroam to UM (which also rushed to get the UM+ rate out before it was ready), it looks like the Europe rates are pretty comparable. Maxroam might be a penny or two higher, but there is no setup charge. Maxroam has a substantial price advantage when roaming in some parts of the world (e.g., China, Russia, Central America), but a disadvantage when roaming in others (e.g., the Middle East). Maxroam's rates to mobile phones are the same as its rates to landlines, which is nice. Maxroam does charge for incoming calls, but it provides local telephone numbers for some countries. I realize that I could set up my own DID, but I prefer not to do that.

I was pretty upset when I thought they had changed their rates after only three days. With that issue resolved, I think Maxroam is a pretty decent value.