Yackie or Hop Mobile?...or another?

teothx · **Yackie or Hop Mobile?...or another? -** 12-04-2007, 17:24

Hi! I'm interesting in an international sim card. I see the rate of Yackie and Hop Mobile (international) are the best. But I see that all two cards are very expensive, so what's the best to choose one of this?

I see that with Yackie it's possible to choose also an Italian number (in my case I can choose Milan) if I understand...

What do you think?

Or you can tell me another good international sims.

Thanks a lot
Matteo

srickrode · 12-04-2007, 18:16

Stay away from Yackie - nothing but bad experiences all over this forum, whether it is performance or billing issues.

teothx · 12-04-2007, 18:23

Yes, I had read...

but something less expensive of Hop Mobile?

Przemolog · 12-04-2007, 19:50

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Originally Posted by teothx

Yes, I had read...

but something less expensive of Hop Mobile?

In what countries do you want to use the card the most?
Do you want mainly to receive calls or to make calls and where - to Italy, to the country you are in. elsewhere?

teothx · 12-04-2007, 19:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Przemolog

In what countries do you want to use the card the most?
Do you want mainly to receive calls or to make calls and where - to Italy, to the country you are in. elsewhere?

I need a sim card to use in all the world, I know that in most countries there's also roaming cost, but where there aren't I can cut the cost

I need only, for the moment, make call to Italy, or else where, but not to receive.

Przemolog · 12-04-2007, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by teothx

I need a sim card to use in all the world, I know that in most countries there's also roaming cost, but where there aren't I can cut the cost

I need only, for the moment, make call to Italy, or else where, but not to receive.

Well, Hop has the same rate worldwide $0.95/min + $0.20 setup fee and one second rounding but its coverage is good in Africa only. In Europe, it doesn't cover even all the EU countries. The best coverage (=no. of countries) is in Yackie Mobile (but its reliability is close to zero

) and 09. If you care the most about outgoing call rates, GT-SIM might be your choice. In many countries they charge €0.26/min to landlines and €0.38/min to mobiles. Coverage is about 115 countries.

snidely · 13-04-2007, 00:03

I think the general consensus here is that Hop is the most expensive of any of the intl. SIMS. Outgoing, at 95 cents is quite high. In fact, you can roam in many countries w. a U.S. T-Mobile or Cingular/att phone for 99 cents for outgoing.
When you factor in the cost of calling a Monaco mobile, incoming is about 50 cents - again higher than anybody else (intl. SIMS) in most places.

Just realized i forgot about the 20 cent surcharge on each outgoing call with Hop. A few weeks ago I posted here a complete rate comparison chart comparing UM, TravelSIM, and CelTrek. (Also included the U.S. carriers, which would not be of interest to a "foreigner")
CelTrek can provide a UK, French, or U.S. number for the same basic cost. Don't know about Italy.

...mike

...mike

teothx · 13-04-2007, 00:09

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Originally Posted by snidely

Where will you be using it?

In USA (california), but I need a international sim card for future use

P.S. I see there are "jolt Mobile", but it work only in u.s.a....

Bossman · 13-04-2007, 10:08

Yep! For the USA, you are better off with a local sim rather than any of the international sims. Pretty much all the international sims have high termination rates in the US...obviously that's due the kind of phone system we have .

Quote:

Originally Posted by teothx

In USA (california), but I need a international sim card for future use

P.S. I see there are "jolt Mobile", but it work only in u.s.a....

herve75 · 13-04-2007, 10:15

personaly, I just bought a 09 sim (not yet received) because its coverage is the best. I don't know if quality etc is OK ...
and I don't really care about their rates because I'll combine the use of the 09 sim with a cheap prepaid Hiboo (40cts/min to many places from the Iceland number of 09)
and validity of both is : unlimited as long as I place ONE call in 9 months

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teothx (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 27 Join Date: 31 Mar 2007 Location: Milan Country:	Yackie or Hop Mobile?...or another? - 12-04-2007, 17:24 Hi! I'm interesting in an international sim card. I see the rate of Yackie and Hop Mobile (international) are the best. But I see that all two cards are very expensive, so what's the best to choose one of this? I see that with Yackie it's possible to choose also an Italian number (in my case I can choose Milan) if I understand... What do you think? Or you can tell me another good international sims. Thanks a lot Matteo MY PHONE: • Nokia N95 SIM CARDS: • International: My Cherry Mobile, Oneroam, United Mobile • Italy: Vodafone, Tim, 3, Wind, CoopVoce, UnoMobile • United Kingdom: O2, Vodafone

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srickrode (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 16 Join Date: 16 Aug 2006 Location: NH, USA Country:	12-04-2007, 18:16 Stay away from Yackie - nothing but bad experiences all over this forum, whether it is performance or billing issues.

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teothx (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 27 Join Date: 31 Mar 2007 Location: Milan Country:	12-04-2007, 18:23 Yes, I had read... but something less expensive of Hop Mobile? MY PHONE: • Nokia N95 SIM CARDS: • International: My Cherry Mobile, Oneroam, United Mobile • Italy: Vodafone, Tim, 3, Wind, CoopVoce, UnoMobile • United Kingdom: O2, Vodafone

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snidely (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 451 Join Date: 09 May 2005 Location: Berkeley, California and Miami Country:	13-04-2007, 00:03 I think the general consensus here is that Hop is the most expensive of any of the intl. SIMS. Outgoing, at 95 cents is quite high. In fact, you can roam in many countries w. a U.S. T-Mobile or Cingular/att phone for 99 cents for outgoing. When you factor in the cost of calling a Monaco mobile, incoming is about 50 cents - again higher than anybody else (intl. SIMS) in most places. Just realized i forgot about the 20 cent surcharge on each outgoing call with Hop. A few weeks ago I posted here a complete rate comparison chart comparing UM, TravelSIM, and CelTrek. (Also included the U.S. carriers, which would not be of interest to a "foreigner") CelTrek can provide a UK, French, or U.S. number for the same basic cost. Don't know about Italy. ...mike ...mike Make use of T-M's UMA/wifi free calling from any place in the world with access to wifi. I use an LG G6, wife an S7) A/o Oct 20, 2013 no need for intl prepaid as T-Mobile U.S. includes voice roaming at 20¢/min (in and out)., unlimited text (in and out), and unlimited data in 140+ countries. My Plan -[6 lines] U.S. T-Mobile unlimited minutes (incoming and outgoing), unlimited text, fast data on each line. that $145/mo. total! . (In U.S. no surcharge for calling a cell.) If a line exceeds 2G of data in a month, pay $10 more for that line. [That only happens a couple times/year. Last edited by snidely; 13-04-2007 at 00:12..

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herve75 (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 19 Join Date: 05 Jun 2006 Country:	13-04-2007, 10:15 personaly, I just bought a 09 sim (not yet received) because its coverage is the best. I don't know if quality etc is OK ... and I don't really care about their rates because I'll combine the use of the 09 sim with a cheap prepaid Hiboo (40cts/min to many places from the Iceland number of 09) and validity of both is : unlimited as long as I place ONE call in 9 months