Opinions On My Global Sim Findings?

jeffharris · 03-09-2006, 19:22

Hi,

I am new at this Global SIM thing, as I had, well, free international roaming for 6 years, but, that finally ended.

I have done a lot of research, went through all the rebadges, and tried to be fair on the country mix vs price, as I travel a lot, all over. I have found these 4 SIMS to be the best of the rebadge of the same companies, etc ... the thing is, there doesn't seem to be a lot of buzz on this forum on these SIMs, and I am wondering if I'm missing something, or if anyone has some opinions.

By the way, as far as forwarding a US phone to any of these, I have found that Skype seems to offer the best possibilities (quick forwarding [as opposed to my former service Kall8], and you can forward to multiple international numbers at once)

1) E-Kit - http://www.ekit.com/ekit/MobilePurch...ice_ckregional

I know this is a rebage of one of the Manx SIMs, but, it seems that it has the nicest mix of price vs coverage. I actually got this one, and wil start trying it this month. I see very little mention here, yet, the customer service is very good, and it is pretty straight forward. The only thing it lacks is auto recharge. Any opinions?

2) Maxsim - http://www.maxsim.co.uk

Also, a good mix of price vs roaming. This seems to be a rebadge of maybe the biggest Manx SIM company? And many people tlak about the other badges of this brand, but, this seems to be the best pricewaise, and organization-wise. This one seems to roam in a couple more countries (but at a higher cost) than E-Kit, and it still is a Manx number

3) Range Roamer - http://www.rangeroamer.com

No one has mentioned it here. It is an Estonia SIM, and it seems to have similar rates and coverage to UM, but, to call Estonia is a heck of a lot cheaper than Lichtenstein. Any thoughts?

4) Talafone -- http://www.49centscall.com/

This is mentioned in the Wiki, but, although I see it as another rebadge of a different Manx number than the above 2, it seems very straightforward pricewise, and less complicated than the other of it's similar badge.

Also, in addition to the SIMS, I have found the best callback rates using these SIMs for Manx (UK cell), Estonia or other Euro destinations seem to come from Enlinea callback, in particular their Papaya service http://www.enlinea.com . All tolled, you do a complete callback connection from one of the Manx SIMs, to the US, for 24c a minute, billed 6 secs after first minute. Of course it is much easier if you have a second normal GSM phone to do the trigger. Anyone know anything better?

I would appreciate any bad things anyone knows of these SIMs, and why they aren't the favorite of all here ...

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jeffharris (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 55 Join Date: 14 Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles & NY Country:	03-09-2006, 19:22 Hi, I am new at this Global SIM thing, as I had, well, free international roaming for 6 years, but, that finally ended. I have done a lot of research, went through all the rebadges, and tried to be fair on the country mix vs price, as I travel a lot, all over. I have found these 4 SIMS to be the best of the rebadge of the same companies, etc ... the thing is, there doesn't seem to be a lot of buzz on this forum on these SIMs, and I am wondering if I'm missing something, or if anyone has some opinions. By the way, as far as forwarding a US phone to any of these, I have found that Skype seems to offer the best possibilities (quick forwarding [as opposed to my former service Kall8], and you can forward to multiple international numbers at once) 1) E-Kit - http://www.ekit.com/ekit/MobilePurch...ice_ckregional I know this is a rebage of one of the Manx SIMs, but, it seems that it has the nicest mix of price vs coverage. I actually got this one, and wil start trying it this month. I see very little mention here, yet, the customer service is very good, and it is pretty straight forward. The only thing it lacks is auto recharge. Any opinions? 2) Maxsim - http://www.maxsim.co.uk Also, a good mix of price vs roaming. This seems to be a rebadge of maybe the biggest Manx SIM company? And many people tlak about the other badges of this brand, but, this seems to be the best pricewaise, and organization-wise. This one seems to roam in a couple more countries (but at a higher cost) than E-Kit, and it still is a Manx number 3) Range Roamer - http://www.rangeroamer.com No one has mentioned it here. It is an Estonia SIM, and it seems to have similar rates and coverage to UM, but, to call Estonia is a heck of a lot cheaper than Lichtenstein. Any thoughts? 4) Talafone -- http://www.49centscall.com/ This is mentioned in the Wiki, but, although I see it as another rebadge of a different Manx number than the above 2, it seems very straightforward pricewise, and less complicated than the other of it's similar badge. Also, in addition to the SIMS, I have found the best callback rates using these SIMs for Manx (UK cell), Estonia or other Euro destinations seem to come from Enlinea callback, in particular their Papaya service http://www.enlinea.com . All tolled, you do a complete callback connection from one of the Manx SIMs, to the US, for 24c a minute, billed 6 secs after first minute. Of course it is much easier if you have a second normal GSM phone to do the trigger. Anyone know anything better? I would appreciate any bad things anyone knows of these SIMs, and why they aren't the favorite of all here ...