Maxroam (aka Roam4Free V2)

Grampa · 02-10-2007, 19:11

I can forgive a simple mistake on the rate sheet, but this is getting ridiculous. The rates get more confusing (and higher) with each iteration.

I originally was attracted to this card because it appeared somewhat better than the next best card for my particular needs. I have an upcoming trip to France, so I wanted reasonable rates for calls to and from the phone within France and between France and the USA. I also wanted reasonable rates for the handful of other countries I'm likely to travel to over the next year so that I can actually use the minutes I purchase.

The UM+ card offered 29 eurocents to most destinations, more to mobile phones, plus a 25 eurocent connection fee. Incoming is free, but my callers would pay quite a bit, and my own voip carrier charges about 22 eurocents. Rates from countries other than Europe are only fair, with many countries in Central and South America unavailable altogether.

The Maxroam card appeared to offer 30 eurocents to ALL destinations, including mobile phones, with no connection fee. Incoming is not free, but I could get an incoming number with my own area code, and either give out that number or forward from my landline. Rates from countries I'm likely to visit over the next year are generally better than those from UM.

Then came this morning's rate sheet. Assuming it's gone back to Euros (they've dropped the reference to USD$), rates from France to the USA have gone from 30 to 38 eurocents; rates are now higher to other destinations and to mobile phones. Rates from the UK and other European countries are higher still. Plus it's impossible to determine the rate WITHIN a country. Enter the same country in the "roaming in" and "calling to" fields, and you get incomprehensible results: calls to "local" landline and cellular phones are priced differently from "outgoing" calls to landline and cellular phones in the same country.

I'm not trying to pick nits here. But I'm also not that interested in what this service will be like six months or a year from now. I'm buying a SIM card, not making a long term investment in the company. And right now, there is no way to tell how this card will work for me compared to the competition.

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Grampa (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 97 Join Date: 01 Oct 2007 Country:	02-10-2007, 19:11 I can forgive a simple mistake on the rate sheet, but this is getting ridiculous. The rates get more confusing (and higher) with each iteration. I originally was attracted to this card because it appeared somewhat better than the next best card for my particular needs. I have an upcoming trip to France, so I wanted reasonable rates for calls to and from the phone within France and between France and the USA. I also wanted reasonable rates for the handful of other countries I'm likely to travel to over the next year so that I can actually use the minutes I purchase. The UM+ card offered 29 eurocents to most destinations, more to mobile phones, plus a 25 eurocent connection fee. Incoming is free, but my callers would pay quite a bit, and my own voip carrier charges about 22 eurocents. Rates from countries other than Europe are only fair, with many countries in Central and South America unavailable altogether. The Maxroam card appeared to offer 30 eurocents to ALL destinations, including mobile phones, with no connection fee. Incoming is not free, but I could get an incoming number with my own area code, and either give out that number or forward from my landline. Rates from countries I'm likely to visit over the next year are generally better than those from UM. Then came this morning's rate sheet. Assuming it's gone back to Euros (they've dropped the reference to USD$), rates from France to the USA have gone from 30 to 38 eurocents; rates are now higher to other destinations and to mobile phones. Rates from the UK and other European countries are higher still. Plus it's impossible to determine the rate WITHIN a country. Enter the same country in the "roaming in" and "calling to" fields, and you get incomprehensible results: calls to "local" landline and cellular phones are priced differently from "outgoing" calls to landline and cellular phones in the same country. I'm not trying to pick nits here. But I'm also not that interested in what this service will be like six months or a year from now. I'm buying a SIM card, not making a long term investment in the company. And right now, there is no way to tell how this card will work for me compared to the competition.