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![]() Curious with other SIM cards has the direct dial worked for you or have you always had to use an alternate *182* type method. Trying to figure out if the issue is my Moto V551 or this lovely Maxroam SIM card.
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![]() Direct dial has always worked for me with other sim cards. Not a problem with your V551. Even when the UM+ card will not dial directly from the contacts on a couple of my phones, my V551 was always able to dial direct. Not sure if users in other countries are having this issue, or is it just a USA network thing though.
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![]() Thanks Maxroam surprise was trying to blame it on my phone. Curious to see what others have to say. I am going to give Geosym or another player a try. Seems like no immediate resolution insight with Maxroam. Still getting the old "working hard to resolve issues" line.
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![]() Likewise only could get outgoing calls to work with *182*number#. Similar to Bossman, not sure if this is a system issue with MaxRoam or just a US roaming problem. Don't think it's your V551 phone, because similar problem with my Moto Razr using Maxroam (UM+ card I have can do direct dial out but not the MaxRoam card).
Bottom line is that I can deal with the odd dialing out method since just calls home, my office, or to a travel provider number. For occassional use it will do. Don't want to keep buying new callback sim cards due to pricing changes or vendor problems(this negates any cost advantage), so I hope they can work out their technical problems in short order. On my test call, that was longer than 10 seconds (probably closer to a minute from USSD call-out. Doubt any non-US provider can provide 15 cent/minute roaming unless it's 2 providers on one sim like the experimental new UM card; easiest solution for US really is a throw-away sim card useable on AT&T or T-Mobile (either one of their cards or an MVNO like Beyond Wireless/Jolt or Tuyo). Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype |
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![]() Anyone get any updates on this over 3 week old problem now? I still have no access to the website or my account. I still need to assign a US number to my card for my upcoming travels. Not even sure how we can add credit at this point. Maxroam has been quiet and still has nothing on their site saying many of their features are not available. If this was in the US we would could at least have the BBB on their case.
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![]() I got an email that new cards are on the way, and then yesterday I got this:
Dear MAXroam customers, We are making incredible advances in this upgrade. We would seriously like to thank you for your patience. If you weren’t aware you can now recredit/top-up your account/sim easily by going here (link). You will notice a new MAXroam over the next few days. Rates/data rates and lots of other new features. Again thanks for your patience we really appreciate it. Best Regards, Niamh Hartery I haven't tried the link -- it would be throwing good money after bad at this point. |
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![]() Hope your travels are not real soon. If so, you may want to lok into a backup sim card. Most of us here, that do a little bit of travelling, have more than one international sim.
At this point, I can care less what Maxroam does. I am going on a cruise to the Caribbean tomorrow. I will depend on my UM+ sim and if neccesary my AT&T sim. Quote:
Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), 3 UK, Piranha Mobile |
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![]() I have only less then two week to I travel to Anguilla and St Barts. I got another from GEOSIM for cheap as a backup. Enjoy your trip.
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![]() Grampa,
can you post details of the new sim as soon as you know them as I want to buy a maxroam card and wait for the new details. Will they have DID numbers attached? Will free forwarding also to international mobiles work and towards which counties? Claudio ![]() Quote:
Phones: iPhone3G, Nokia N70, Moto W220, LG 960 Sim cards: Vodafone, Tre ,Wind, OneaRoam, Zeromobile |
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![]() The card hasn't come yet, but I'll post when I know. The old MAXRoam card had a very long list of places it would forward to for free, as well as a long list of DIDs you could choose. I was even able to forward to my (cellular) UM card for free.
![]() I have two cards. I was able to set them up so that a friend in the US and his parents in Europe could call back and forth to each other for free. Because the credits didn't expire, this was a great use for the cards when I wasn't traveling. I've been trying to get information on these features in the new card ever since the old cards died. If MAXRoam continues to support these features, it is worth keeping the cards alive. If not, I think I'm done with prepaid roaming cards. |
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