[Stu]

Effendi,

I politely disagree with your position. We were comparing Piranha with Truphone. Severing the threads divorces the meaning. For example, Tux just posted that Truphone differs from most roaming SIMs because the number issue is a true UK number (versus a Jersey, Guernsey, or Isle of Mann number range). I was going to answer that Piranha also issue genuine UK numbers, but you were forced to use callback in the UK? Am I violating the spirit of your decision by doing this?

Truphone continually keeps me intrigued with their hints about where they intend to go, but lets me down in many of their day-to-day things. Their rates for their U.S. prepaid service are more expensive than most U.S. prepaid providers and their rates for the UK or Australia aren't wonderful.

There are a number of things they could do to increase their sales and keep their rates competitive ATT for example will sell me 125 megs of British/Australian/Dutch (or French, German, Italian, or most EU places) for US$30. (I don't need it because of my previously described grandfathered plan). Tru could offer similar bundles.

Why doesn't Tru offer these kind of bucket offers or something akin to TMobile US discount by the day rates? E.g. $3 a day gives you unlimited calls to US, UK, and Australian landlines, and a discounted rate to UK/Australian mobiles plus 100 megs of local data for the country you are in for that day?

They could tinker somewhat with the rates and make it a text to activate plan. They could offer discounts if you reach gold status (spend $100 with them not counting the price of the SIM).