CallBlue switching carriers

VladS · **CallBlue switching carriers -** 01-04-2007, 22:39

According to an announcement on their site (http://www.callblue.com) CallBlue seems to be moving away from the Manx platform.

All current SIM cards will be shut down April 20th, and replaced with new ones only in the middle of June. They claim the new cards will come 'with a new UK Mobile (non-premium) number'.

I wonder if this marks the begining of the end for the Manx based roaming cards?!

AndreA · 02-04-2007, 10:38

Well i'm curious about my CallBlue sim card...

Przemolog · 02-04-2007, 10:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by VladS

According to an announcement on their site (http://www.callblue.com) CallBlue seems to be moving away from the Manx platform.

All current SIM cards will be shut down April 20th, and replaced with new ones only in the middle of June. They claim the new cards will come 'with a new UK Mobile (non-premium) number'.

I wonder if this marks the begining of the end for the Manx based roaming cards?!

I think that it's just "cleaning the market". IMHO Manx cards in general will be present on the market for a long time, but there's no room for so many brands with identical coverage and additional services...

AndreA · 02-04-2007, 11:17

..then don't forget Cloud , the 2nd Man's network

http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1372

VladS · 02-04-2007, 12:17

Callblue, if they ever come back with a mainland UK mobile DID as they claim, could be a real winner if they also maintain the current rate schedule.

Soon IoM SIM users will face the same problem we faced with the Riiing and United Mobile SIM cards: skyrocketing termination rates. More and more wholesale termination companies have already increased the rate to call 7624 and 7629 numbers.

AndreA · 02-04-2007, 12:24

UM also has a great problem thanks to Middle East services where +423663 is usually a "premium" number

Check it on the satellite

You can see already some RSM number (+378 ) so...

Never seen +447624/9...yet

VladS · 02-04-2007, 12:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndreA

Never seen +447624/9...yet

Here's a dump from a current LCR table.

Code:

UK Cellular Others     011447624  0.4380
UK Cellular T-Mobile   011447956  0.2491
UK Cellular Vodafone   011447798  0.2307
UK Cellular O2         011447736  0.1800
UK Cellular Orange     011447968  0.2076

AndreA · 02-04-2007, 12:37

simply a curiosity... and 3UK?

VladS · 02-04-2007, 12:43

Quote:

simply a curiosity... and 3UK?

Code:

UK Cellular Hutchinson 3G    011447883    0.3957

AndreA · 02-04-2007, 12:47

extremly expensive... as usual.

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VladS (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 590 Join Date: 22 Jun 2004 Country:	CallBlue switching carriers - 01-04-2007, 22:39 According to an announcement on their site (http://www.callblue.com) CallBlue seems to be moving away from the Manx platform. All current SIM cards will be shut down April 20th, and replaced with new ones only in the middle of June. They claim the new cards will come 'with a new UK Mobile (non-premium) number'. I wonder if this marks the begining of the end for the Manx based roaming cards?! VladS Mobile phones: iPhone 5, Blackberry 9900, Nexus S, Samsung S3322 duos Mobile data cards: Huawei E587u-5, Huawei E583c, Huawei E160 Postpaid SIMs: CA: Fido, Wind; INTL: Telna Prepaid SIMs: DE: Fonic, Lidl; AT: yesss!, bob; UK: O2; US: AT&T; RO: Orange, Vodafone; FR: b&you, Lycamobile; NL: Lycamobile; BE: Lycamobile, Jim Mobile; CL: Entel; MX: Telcel; INTL: eKit Blue, eKit Yellow Dead SIMs: too many to list

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AndreA (Offline) Administrator Prepaid Genius Posts: 1,650 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Florence, Italy Country:	02-04-2007, 10:38 Well i'm curious about my CallBlue sim card... ANTPEAΣ AΠO THN ΦΛΩPENTIA My Phones: iPhone 2G, E65, N70, P910 DVB-H, A835, 6630, 7600, 6210, S55, T39 "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind, H3G, Vodafone, Tim, CoopVoce, Poste Mobile, Telepass Mobile, Uno Mobile - CH: OrangeClick - RSM: Prima Easy - UK: O2, H3G - INT: United Mobile, TravelSim, ICQ SIM "Deceased" PrePaids: IT: Blu - AT: H3G - FR: Itineris - ES: Yoigo - GR: Cosmote, Frog - HR: Tele2 - UK: Virgin, Orange TO: UCall - NZ: Vodafone - IN: Hutch - CAN: Fido - USA: T-Mobile - INT: Travelfone, CallKey, Globalsim, HopMobile, GT, 09, Mobal, Yackiemobile ITALIAN TLC BLOG

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AndreA (Offline) Administrator Prepaid Genius Posts: 1,650 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Florence, Italy Country:	02-04-2007, 11:17 ..then don't forget Cloud , the 2nd Man's network http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1372 ANTPEAΣ AΠO THN ΦΛΩPENTIA My Phones: iPhone 2G, E65, N70, P910 DVB-H, A835, 6630, 7600, 6210, S55, T39 "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind, H3G, Vodafone, Tim, CoopVoce, Poste Mobile, Telepass Mobile, Uno Mobile - CH: OrangeClick - RSM: Prima Easy - UK: O2, H3G - INT: United Mobile, TravelSim, ICQ SIM "Deceased" PrePaids: IT: Blu - AT: H3G - FR: Itineris - ES: Yoigo - GR: Cosmote, Frog - HR: Tele2 - UK: Virgin, Orange TO: UCall - NZ: Vodafone - IN: Hutch - CAN: Fido - USA: T-Mobile - INT: Travelfone, CallKey, Globalsim, HopMobile, GT, 09, Mobal, Yackiemobile ITALIAN TLC BLOG

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VladS (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 590 Join Date: 22 Jun 2004 Country:	02-04-2007, 12:17 Callblue, if they ever come back with a mainland UK mobile DID as they claim, could be a real winner if they also maintain the current rate schedule. Soon IoM SIM users will face the same problem we faced with the Riiing and United Mobile SIM cards: skyrocketing termination rates. More and more wholesale termination companies have already increased the rate to call 7624 and 7629 numbers. VladS Mobile phones: iPhone 5, Blackberry 9900, Nexus S, Samsung S3322 duos Mobile data cards: Huawei E587u-5, Huawei E583c, Huawei E160 Postpaid SIMs: CA: Fido, Wind; INTL: Telna Prepaid SIMs: DE: Fonic, Lidl; AT: yesss!, bob; UK: O2; US: AT&T; RO: Orange, Vodafone; FR: b&you, Lycamobile; NL: Lycamobile; BE: Lycamobile, Jim Mobile; CL: Entel; MX: Telcel; INTL: eKit Blue, eKit Yellow Dead SIMs: too many to list

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AndreA (Offline) Administrator Prepaid Genius Posts: 1,650 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Florence, Italy Country:	02-04-2007, 12:24 UM also has a great problem thanks to Middle East services where +423663 is usually a "premium" number Check it on the satellite You can see already some RSM number (+378 ) so... Never seen +447624/9...yet ANTPEAΣ AΠO THN ΦΛΩPENTIA My Phones: iPhone 2G, E65, N70, P910 DVB-H, A835, 6630, 7600, 6210, S55, T39 "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind, H3G, Vodafone, Tim, CoopVoce, Poste Mobile, Telepass Mobile, Uno Mobile - CH: OrangeClick - RSM: Prima Easy - UK: O2, H3G - INT: United Mobile, TravelSim, ICQ SIM "Deceased" PrePaids: IT: Blu - AT: H3G - FR: Itineris - ES: Yoigo - GR: Cosmote, Frog - HR: Tele2 - UK: Virgin, Orange TO: UCall - NZ: Vodafone - IN: Hutch - CAN: Fido - USA: T-Mobile - INT: Travelfone, CallKey, Globalsim, HopMobile, GT, 09, Mobal, Yackiemobile ITALIAN TLC BLOG

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AndreA (Offline) Administrator Prepaid Genius Posts: 1,650 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Florence, Italy Country:	02-04-2007, 12:37 simply a curiosity... and 3UK? ANTPEAΣ AΠO THN ΦΛΩPENTIA My Phones: iPhone 2G, E65, N70, P910 DVB-H, A835, 6630, 7600, 6210, S55, T39 "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind, H3G, Vodafone, Tim, CoopVoce, Poste Mobile, Telepass Mobile, Uno Mobile - CH: OrangeClick - RSM: Prima Easy - UK: O2, H3G - INT: United Mobile, TravelSim, ICQ SIM "Deceased" PrePaids: IT: Blu - AT: H3G - FR: Itineris - ES: Yoigo - GR: Cosmote, Frog - HR: Tele2 - UK: Virgin, Orange TO: UCall - NZ: Vodafone - IN: Hutch - CAN: Fido - USA: T-Mobile - INT: Travelfone, CallKey, Globalsim, HopMobile, GT, 09, Mobal, Yackiemobile ITALIAN TLC BLOG

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AndreA (Offline) Administrator Prepaid Genius Posts: 1,650 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Florence, Italy Country:	02-04-2007, 12:47 extremly expensive... as usual. ANTPEAΣ AΠO THN ΦΛΩPENTIA My Phones: iPhone 2G, E65, N70, P910 DVB-H, A835, 6630, 7600, 6210, S55, T39 "Working" PrePaids: IT: Wind, H3G, Vodafone, Tim, CoopVoce, Poste Mobile, Telepass Mobile, Uno Mobile - CH: OrangeClick - RSM: Prima Easy - UK: O2, H3G - INT: United Mobile, TravelSim, ICQ SIM "Deceased" PrePaids: IT: Blu - AT: H3G - FR: Itineris - ES: Yoigo - GR: Cosmote, Frog - HR: Tele2 - UK: Virgin, Orange TO: UCall - NZ: Vodafone - IN: Hutch - CAN: Fido - USA: T-Mobile - INT: Travelfone, CallKey, Globalsim, HopMobile, GT, 09, Mobal, Yackiemobile ITALIAN TLC BLOG