[MrEd]

Andy

Of course, the user needs to confirm with theire respective operator - land line and mobile - what the costs and functionality they have when calling and Isle of Mann 07624 number.

RE your comment "To be fair though, even enquiries at Orange O2 and 3 have not been answered as clearly as possible. And I've since found one company that describes it as O2 and forwards to it at the same tariff (8.4p/min); their callback is interesting at 9.5p."

I am not sure if you are comparing the same product here. There is no call back charge.


Please show links to the O2 staements. I would be interested to see if this is indeed they same product.

Other people here have pointed out that it looks expensive with a small amount of credit, which impression is not improved by having ?40 and ?50 prices on eBay for the same item. Now that there are more global SIMs appearing, a more competitive price might be helpful.

Point noted on price difference - I belive the other supplier has reduced the price. However. There a other "global SIMs" However there are non like this one (other than branding differencces). Given what the savings are with the free inbound calls and lower call out rates, this SIM will save way beyond the cost. I have made single calls when abroad that have cost more than the card, so it has the potentail to recoup it's cost in one call.

As you have found, acsertaing rates from various providers is a challenging. If users of services/carriers like 18866, 1899 etc wish to check on rates to call the 07624 IOM number, they can directly with their provider.

Do not loose sight of the fact that this SIM is a new unique product and the savings are significant. Given other functionality, like conference calling, online call initation, call recording (via web interface), realtim online billing and many others, it is a better product than other "foreign global SIMs"

Given the points above re savings and functionality and the fact that they are selling rapidly to business and consumer users, the curent price is exceptional value.