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teleroam · 14-10-2010, 19:52

I got the same email from Truphone.

Unless I've misunderstood, it appears Truphone have replaced the free "home country" for Local Anywhere with a paid membership that gives the lower rates for the US and UK (and maybe others later).

In other words, previously the US Local Anywhere had reasonable rates for the US when used domestically. Now, it changes from 10c to 70c a minute, unless a monthly fee of $15 is paid (after 30 days).

So the "home country" appears to have been totally withdrawn, at least in the rates tables. Really kills the main selling point, which was a number that you could use in your home country then add other numbers to when you went overseas. With a monthly fee required to get sensible per minute rates, it becomes uninteresting as a home country number, in most cases.

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teleroam (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 9 Join Date: 01 Jul 2010 Country:	14-10-2010, 19:52 I got the same email from Truphone. Unless I've misunderstood, it appears Truphone have replaced the free "home country" for Local Anywhere with a paid membership that gives the lower rates for the US and UK (and maybe others later). In other words, previously the US Local Anywhere had reasonable rates for the US when used domestically. Now, it changes from 10c to 70c a minute, unless a monthly fee of $15 is paid (after 30 days). So the "home country" appears to have been totally withdrawn, at least in the rates tables. Really kills the main selling point, which was a number that you could use in your home country then add other numbers to when you went overseas. With a monthly fee required to get sensible per minute rates, it becomes uninteresting as a home country number, in most cases.