UM Data sim card bundle

Bossman · **UM Data sim card bundle -** 20-04-2008, 15:02

Moderators, if these has already been discussed, feel free to delete it. Available mostly in Europe. 99 Euro initial cost is kind of high though.

https://www.united-mobile.com/shop/?...ATA-ST-B&lc=en

VladS · 20-04-2008, 16:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bossman

Moderators, if these has already been discussed, feel free to delete it. Available mostly in Europe. 99 Euro initial cost is kind of high though.

https://www.united-mobile.com/shop/?...ATA-ST-B&lc=en

The SIM card alone is available for EUR19.90 with a EUR10 credit.

PhotoJim · 20-04-2008, 16:16

What exactly is the data stick? It's not a USB data card, is it? (I don't see an antenna.)

PhotoJim · 20-04-2008, 16:18

Duh. Yes, it is. Quad-band GPRS/EDGE and single-band UMTS 2100.

I wonder if it's locked. I'm guessing not, since that doesn't seem to be a European thing.

merlino1010 · 20-04-2008, 16:19

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Originally Posted by VladS

The SIM card alone is available for EUR19.90 with a EUR10 credit.

Very good info

"light" mail from smartphone will be very ok !!
Seems that the tariffs are quite ok, looking some national operators.
I Hope other international service will start with a price competition

PhotoJim · 20-04-2008, 16:20

More checking reveals it's HSDPA 2100, and it is SIM locked for twelve months.

VladS · 20-04-2008, 17:23

The shipping cost really kills the deal. To the US it's EUR47.

inquisitor · 20-04-2008, 20:44

You can get unlocked HSDPA-USB-sticks for < € 90 from eBay Germany, e.g. from this seller.
However you American folks should be aware, that there's no UMTS2100 coverage in the Americas, as networks there operate at 850, 1700 and 1900 MHz.

Proceeding on the assumption that the +423-tariffs also apply to new data SIM, since the the PDF rate plan linked on the data-offer-page is headed "+423 rate plan", I noticed some discrepancy in the tariff information:

Whereas the PDF rate plan lists Mauritius in zone 3 and so implies serivce for the +423 SIM, the rate calculator doesn't give any rate for +423-SIMs for Mauritius.

Regarding Cap Verde the PDF rate plan says it's in zone 3, where incoming calls cost € 0.19 and outgoing calls to zone 1 cost € 0.79. However the rate calculator provides completeley different prices.

Also the SMS price differs - the the PDF rate plan shows a worldwide price of € 0.39 and the rate calculator shows € 0.29.

Either UM haven't updated the database of their price calculator or different tariffs apply for the data card and the corresponding PDF file has a wrong heading.
Anyway, I wonder why the data SIM works in more countries than the original +423 SIM, since both seem to originate from Mobilkom Liechtenstein.

dg7feq · 20-04-2008, 22:00

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Originally Posted by VladS

The SIM card alone is available for EUR19.90 with a EUR10 credit.

I think you refer to the "icqsim" which has smaller coverage but much cheaper rates. (19ct per SMS worldwide and 39ct per 333kbyte of data usage)

Chris

EDIT: just found the SIM alone button on the website too.. sorry.

andy · 20-04-2008, 22:22

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Originally Posted by inquisitor

Proceeding on the assumption that the +423-tariffs also apply to new data SIM, since the the PDF rate plan linked on the data-offer-page is headed "+423 rate plan", I noticed some discrepancy in the tariff information:
...

Either UM haven't updated the database of their price calculator or different tariffs apply for the data card ...

https://www.united-mobile.com/?p=faq#data

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Bossman (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,257 Join Date: 22 Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Country:	UM Data sim card bundle - 20-04-2008, 15:02 Moderators, if these has already been discussed, feel free to delete it. Available mostly in Europe. 99 Euro initial cost is kind of high though. https://www.united-mobile.com/shop/?...ATA-ST-B&lc=en Phones: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Samsung Galaxy A50, ASUS zenfone 3, Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), 3 UK, Piranha Mobile

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	20-04-2008, 16:16 What exactly is the data stick? It's not a USB data card, is it? (I don't see an antenna.) CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	20-04-2008, 16:18 Duh. Yes, it is. Quad-band GPRS/EDGE and single-band UMTS 2100. I wonder if it's locked. I'm guessing not, since that doesn't seem to be a European thing. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	20-04-2008, 16:20 More checking reveals it's HSDPA 2100, and it is SIM locked for twelve months. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.

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VladS (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 590 Join Date: 22 Jun 2004 Country:	20-04-2008, 17:23 The shipping cost really kills the deal. To the US it's EUR47. 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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inquisitor (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,399 Join Date: 15 Nov 2006 Country:	20-04-2008, 20:44 You can get unlocked HSDPA-USB-sticks for < € 90 from eBay Germany, e.g. from this seller. However you American folks should be aware, that there's no UMTS2100 coverage in the Americas, as networks there operate at 850, 1700 and 1900 MHz. Proceeding on the assumption that the +423-tariffs also apply to new data SIM, since the the PDF rate plan linked on the data-offer-page is headed "+423 rate plan", I noticed some discrepancy in the tariff information: Whereas the PDF rate plan lists Mauritius in zone 3 and so implies serivce for the +423 SIM, the rate calculator doesn't give any rate for +423-SIMs for Mauritius. Regarding Cap Verde the PDF rate plan says it's in zone 3, where incoming calls cost € 0.19 and outgoing calls to zone 1 cost € 0.79. However the rate calculator provides completeley different prices. Also the SMS price differs - the the PDF rate plan shows a worldwide price of € 0.39 and the rate calculator shows € 0.29. Either UM haven't updated the database of their price calculator or different tariffs apply for the data card and the corresponding PDF file has a wrong heading. Anyway, I wonder why the data SIM works in more countries than the original +423 SIM, since both seem to originate from Mobilkom Liechtenstein. terminals: Samsung: Galaxy S5 DuoS (G900FD); BLU: Win HD LTE; Nokia: 1200; Asus: Fonepad 7 ME372CG; Huawei data: E3372, Vodafone R201, K3765, E1762; postpaid: O2 on Business XL; prepaid: DE: Aldi Talk, Lidl; UK: 3; BG: MTel, vivacom; RU: MTS; RS: MTS; UAE: du Tourist SIM; INT'L: toggle mobile VoIP: sipgate.de (German DID); sipgate.co.uk (British DID); ukddi.com (British DID); sipcall.ch (Swiss DID); megafon.bg (Bulgarian DID); InterVoip.com Last edited by inquisitor; 20-04-2008 at 21:57..