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Originally Posted by ronwi
When you call someone in the US, the called party sees the US caller ID. This is different from the behavior I have experienced in Europe, where the +44 number is always shown.
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Interesting, thanks for the feeback.
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Originally Posted by ronwi
I hope I'm wrong, but I think this will have to change. In the US calls to mobiles are the same cost as calls to landlines because the mobile phone owner pays for the incoming calls (either individually or through a plan.) I don't see that there is a revenue stream to pay for what is essentially free international roaming and no monthly or per call charges for calls to a US number.
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How much does lycamobile US charge for incoming calls?
The only information I could find on their web site:
"Get a prepaid monthly Plan with USA and International talk, text and data from only $16/month. Or recharge and pay only 2c/minute, 4c/text and 6c/MB with Pay As You Go"
They aren't saying anything regarding incoming calls and Lyca seems to be even cheaper than Toggle. Furthermore, considering the above Lyca rates are in US cents whereas Toggle is charging in £, this would make Toggle more expensive by about 2c/min for calls, 9c/min SMS and 14c/MB data.
Lyca must be earning something with their low rates. So, Toggle seems to be getting a comfortable margin on top of that.