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Originally Posted by f13dfx
... if I can somehow SMS him for FREE beforehand  |
..or pehaps give him a missed call? Though not all of the roaming SIM's mentioned on this site have caller ID.
I'm a bit pushed for time at the moment, and there's a lot to chose from but I suggest you look at the specialist international roaming cards (which will give you free incoming for all those countries) listed on:
http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/international.html. There are a range of these with many incoming number options though quite a few of the more popular ones are +447. (i.e. classed as UK mobile if calling from Canada).
Your other options are to just get a normal UK T-Mobile (or other) SIM whilst in London (which cost next to nothing or are even free if you order online in a promo which I think is still on). I mentioned T-Mobile as whilst you are in the UK you can call Canada for a bargain rate of 3p/min via a special 07755 access code. Incoming calls whilst in the UK are also obviously free. When you continue your trip, as all those other destinations are in the EU, you will pay normal Euro-capped tariffs whilst roaming with that. In UK money that reflects as 19p/min incoming and 38p/min outgoing (which will include calls to the other handset as well as back to Canada).
With an International roaming card, outgoing calls are variable (probably around the same that I mentioned to Canada) but can be cheaper to each other. The main advantage of these is that incoming calls are free but the disadvantage is that they cost you something up-front to buy. As I say, have a look around on this site.
You could also consider getting an o2 UK SIM and taking out a one month subscription to MyEurope Extra which also gets you free incoming in all of your countries. You will need an o2 SIM (which you can pick up very cheap in UK) and then the months subscription will cost £10. Outgoing calls are reduced to 25p/min though using a callback provider such as returncall.co.uk calls can be made back to Canada for around 5p/min and this to from wherever you are in Europe.
As you are after 2 you may wish to pick and mix something too!