
23-05-2009, 17:57
Comments on above.
1. I think intl. SIMS will have a place in the market for some time. I am really annoyed that high end hotels charge (a lot) for internet, while low and mid-level offer it for free. I assume that travelers who stay in such places (i rarely do), pay the fee so they can use their computer.
Not too many years ago, hotels charged small fortunes (especially overseas) if you used their phones for outgoing calls. Some still do, but I use my cell.
2. If T-M can make money charging me 29-31 cents for incoming calls in many countries, charging $1 is outrageous. I should point out that if I use T-M for outgoing, the price can be well over a dollar in most cases. By making use of call back service, my outgoing calls are about 37 cents.
3. More and more airports are offering free wifi. For frequent business travelers who have access to FFlier lounges, they almost all have free wifi. UMA works perfectly in those situations. I assume Skype (and Google Voice when they institute intl. calling) would work as well.
4. Stu - I am not as tech savy as you. What would a "VOIP Client" do? How much data does a voice call use in a minute?
...mike
Make use of T-M's UMA/wifi free calling from any place in the world with access to wifi. I use an LG G6, wife an S7)
A/o Oct 20, 2013 no need for intl prepaid as T-Mobile U.S. includes voice roaming at 20¢/min (in and out)., unlimited text (in and out), and unlimited data in 140+ countries.
My Plan -[6 lines] U.S. T-Mobile unlimited minutes (incoming and outgoing), unlimited text, fast data on each line. that $145/mo. total! . (In U.S. no surcharge for calling a cell.) If a line exceeds 2G of data in a month, pay $10 more for that line. [That only happens a couple times/year.
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