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Originally Posted by RTuesday
The 5 Eur balance you're thinking of might be the 0044.co.uk card, which is also an IOM number but very different rates.
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Thanks for all the info & exchanges. Yes, that must be it. 0044.
Their DIRECT outbound rates are fairly stiff, aren't they? The rate using CALLBACKWORLD from a UK mobile to the US is 40.4 US cents, 40.6 to UK land line and 72.9 to a UK cell. Doubt THOSE are bargain prices v 26 e-cents to a landline and 38 e-cents to a mobile.
Of course the big selling points of GT-SIM or 0044 over Riiing/Umited Mobile would be:
1. the reachability v Liechtenstein cells
2. NO .25 e-cents setup fee
3. cheaper SMS send
4. data
TRUE, +423663 is an oddball. I use CALLBACKWORLD, where the rate is STILL 14 cents / minute which takes care of 1 and 2. Also, I have another calling card which AT THE MOMENT says its rate to a Liechtenstein cell is 10.1 cents -- I have not tested this rate or even whether calls witll complete. And my ultimate fallback is ONESUITE @ about 25 cents per minute. As for the SMS send price, I can CALL for almost 4 minutes using CBW for the price of an SMS.
Nonetheless, I might at a later date, as our trip to Europe approaches, be interested in another international card. I wrote to kanne_mv42 that I might buy one when we are in Duesseldorf for free incoming there. They also have local German calling cards and I will probably buy one or more of those from them unless I find something better.
Stan