[Przemolog]

Originally Posted by snaimon

Thanks for the follow-up.
Good points. Why don't you post your questions and comments over on teltarif?

I can't - simply I don't know German :P.

Originally Posted by snaimon

THEIR comments, not mine.

I know it - these were just my quick impressions on the subject

Originally Posted by snaimon

They want a perfect solution and this does not yet exist.

I think it may never exist. If you have 5 cents/min on-net calls in your home country, you can't have free incoming calls abroad with the same SIM unless foreign terminations rates drop below 4 cents - just a quick and dirty example .

Originally Posted by snaimon

Another poster there mentioned that UM is in talks with E+ to launch an option with a German home #. Planned for later this year. Also SECONDED my note about the existence and usefulness of such cards.

Nice idea, but I suppose that those UM/E+ numbers will be either billed as mobile off-net numbers for any German operator or incoming calls won't be free.

Originally Posted by snaimon

Yackie allows US, UK and French home #s. GT-SIM allows ONE home country.

But GT-sim doesn't offer the number from that country - it's still IoM mobile....

Originally Posted by snaimon

Bottom line IMHO.... many people, even Europeans, don't know about these options.

Yes, and even if they know, they often react "Calling Liechtenstein? It's so expensive" :P

Originally Posted by snaimon

The original Teltarif editorial suggests that roaming prices are going to RISE instead of falling because of the proposed EU commission actions.

I wouldn't exclude that but I don;t want to worry in advance.

Originally Posted by snaimon

To beat the problem you mention with INTERNATIONAL RATES I have always recommended calling cards. Some have local access #s as well as toll free. These work well with BEST FRIEND or XTRA ONE tarif classes.
Lazy..... Yes, not only Germans, but others, including USA consumers.

Calling cards or callbacking services are not for lazy people, I think