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Originally Posted by Bossman
Wow! This thread seems to have more mention of onesimcard than all the other onesimcard related threads combined. It seems onesimcard works well for you. However, their sim is just not attractive to most folks here. Mainly due to the already mentioned reason.
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I use Onesimcard due to the options that fit my use better, but all of the Travelsim +372 options are good as they are almost the same.
This thread is about international worldwide roaming. Most other mentioned SIMs (Piranha, etc...) are only good regionally (due to the high incoming rate, min is €0.05 in some EU countries) or as backups, and eventually as 2nd SIM for cheaper outgoing calls (but also regionally). Of course you need a dual-SIM setup, but seriously, nothing beats (not even talking about the other features):
- Free incoming in 154 countires
- Free call forwarding to 154 countries
Then to this you add a 2nd SIM to your dual-SIM phone depending on the region you are in, mainly for cheaper outgoing calls or data. (with some SIMs - i.ex. Maxrom - you can even set the caller id you want in the web interface, so you can use them to call cheaper in Europe while maintaining your +372 caller id. The same goes for callback services of course.)
As shown, with a proper callback (and dual-SIM) setup your +372 also gives you the cheapest outgoing calls worldwide (even free to many landlines and mobiles) while always showing the same caller ID and maintaining free incoming calls in 154 countires. --> 1 number worldwide.
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The 2 reasons you are referring to where:
1. +372 is expensive to call
I don't agree, as I have shown you can call +372 travelsims for between €0.07 and €0.11 depending on the providers.
(and I also give the close family & friends the 2nd sim number, so for example they call me in Europe on Toggle Mobile for €0.005 - yes half a cent. Those with an EU package even call me for free.
Anyone who is not close friends & family gets only the +372, so I am reachable worldwide on 1 number and never pay for incoming calls.)
In many countries +372 mobile is charged at the same rate as EU mobile. For example the no 1 and most expensive national operator in Switzerland (Swisscom) charges +372 at the EU rate (= same rate as UK, France, Germany, etc...). Even the cheap prepaid local SIMs (M-Budget Mobile,...) charge +372 at the local rate (EU rate = same rate as local domestic calls).
If people still prefer to rely on companies that charge them more ( and you are saying some aren't even able to terminate calls properly for those prices? ) it is their choice, so they shouldn't complain. Some people just love to pay more for less service; it makes them feel safe.
If you use the cheap operators mentioned in this thread, in most countries it is cheaper to call +372 than it is to receive calls on Piranha (the cheapest to receive calls with Piranha is Europe, and they charge in Europe €0.05 to €0.10 Switzerland).
2. Some networks don't call +372
In my experience this was an issue a few years ago. Not anymore.
It happened to me 1 year ago; since then that company has corrected the issue they had (it was because they hadn't adapted their systems to some newly released Estonian mobile area codes).
In the rare cases when people couldn't call my +372 we discovered that they had international calls disabled on their service.
Seriously, are some people still relying on some lousy Telecom operators that aren't even capable of terminating calls properly - even more so
to an EU member country (charging the sky while they are at it), and complaining?
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Anyway, to each their preferences and individual use cases. I am just sharing with you guys what has been working great, stable and cheap for me for the past 2 years (after testing several other more expensive, less convenient or less reliable services).
As far as I can see, this setup with callback (dual-SIM or not) is the only option giving proper and cheap worldwide coverage. With all the other options you have to juggle with too many SIMs and hand out several different numbers, and they aren't even cheaper.