ekit dual number [US & UK] SIMs

[ronwi]

I just tested mine in the US. I called the +44 number, and answered the call. I was charged for the incoming call. I thought that incoming calls on the +44 number were free in the US?

Originally Posted by VladS

US mode works very well in Canada.

Incoming calls received via the UK DID are free, those received via the US DID are $0.19/minute with no connect fee.

[highered]

Originally Posted by ronwi

I just tested mine in the US. I called the +44 number, and answered the call. I was charged for the incoming call. I thought that incoming calls on the +44 number were free in the US?

It depends on which SIM you have.
SIMple plus: 9cpm for receiving call on UK number in the US
ekit, SIMple Calling Plus SIM card

SIMple: 9cpm for receiving call on UK number in the US
ekit, SIMple Calling SIM card

Passport Plus: 29cpm for receiving call on UK number OR US number in the US (no surcharge on this product for calls received in the US made to the US number)
ekit, Passport Plus SIM card

Passport: no charge for receiving call on UK number in the US
ekit, Passport SIM card

Originally Posted by JPSmith

Thanks. What about incoming calls on cruise ships -- Are they free on the +44 number and 19 c/min on the U.S. number? Sorry if these are dumb questions-- I find the ekit rate info confusing.

Look at the cost for incoming calls in zone 5 for the type of SIM you have (rates range from $3.29 to $3.99). The best way to make sure you are looking at the right info is to log-in to your SIM account at ekit.com first.

I find the four different rate plans confusing. I decided that the Passport service was the best for my needs (due to free incoming in the US and Canada on calls made to Uk number).

[ronwi]

Based on the remaining balance after I answered the call ($9.56), it appears I was charged 44 cents for the incoming call. Not quite sure how that was computed - e.g., the ebay page says there is a 50 cent charge for all calls sent or received, I obviously wasn't charged that. I have a SIMple calling SIM, the one that sells for $12 (incl. shipping) on ebay.

Originally Posted by highered

It depends on which SIM you have.
SIMple plus: 9cpm for receiving call on UK number in the US
ekit, SIMple Calling Plus SIM card

SIMple: 9cpm for receiving call on UK number in the US
ekit, SIMple Calling SIM card

Passport Plus: 29cpm for receiving call on UK number OR US number in the US (no surcharge on this product for calls received in the US made to the US number)
ekit, Passport Plus SIM card

Passport: no charge for receiving call on UK number in the US
ekit, Passport SIM card



Look at the cost for incoming calls in zone 5 for the type of SIM you have (rates range from $3.29 to $3.99). The best way to make sure you are looking at the right info is to log-in to your SIM account at ekit.com first.

I find the four different rate plans confusing. I decided that the Passport service was the best for my needs (due to free incoming in the US and Canada on calls made to Uk number).

[tivoboy]

Is there a deal here for UM losers? I like the idea of this card, with the two numbers and would proabaly jump. I cannot seem to find the dual IMSI cards on their website though?

[MATHA531]

Originally Posted by tivoboy

Is there a deal here for UM losers? I like the idea of this card, with the two numbers and would proabaly jump. I cannot seem to find the dual IMSI cards on their website though?

Go to www.telestial.com

Normally not a big fan of telestial as they rip you off big time for local sim cards tripling or quadrupling the price but they seem to be the only people selling the dual ekit card in North America at the present time.

[rfranzq]

Originally Posted by MATHA531

Go to www.telestial.com

Normally not a big fan of telestial as they rip you off big time for local sim cards tripling or quadrupling the price but they seem to be the only people selling the dual ekit card in North America at the present time.

Ekit has their own web site and on eBay they have very good prices.
And if you can find an ekit partner the prices are even lower than ekit themselves.
For instance railpass.com has rates that are far less than ekit itself!?

Added info: The telestial rates beat the railpass rates. Telestial has the 'lite' with $5 credit railpass'/ekits' nonlite has $10 credit. eBay has the best prices and shipping by far. Shipping is a killer.

[Stu]

The Canada part is what made me buy it. The strange thing is that it is cheaper to use this phone in Canada than Canadian prepaid SIMs if you are out of the local area in which it was issued (and that is a very small area). My Rogers SIM is for the Windsor area. I'm "roaming" by the time I'm hitting London, ON. Ugh.

[tivoboy]

so, there is currently nobody offering an ekit card to UM orphans?

[kupe]

Originally Posted by tivoboy

so, there is currently nobody offering an ekit card to UM orphans?

I don't believe so. I've written off my UM card to the "school of hard knocks" account. ;(

Kupe

[Stu]

I watch numerous forums on prepaid SIM cards. Overwhelmingly, it seems like people are more concerned about the incoming rates rather than the outgoing rates. I'm not sure if this means that everyone is using callback services or informal call back
services ("Mom ring me back at..."), but I am a little surprised. I expect that this group (on this forum) would route the call around the world twice rather than pay 1p more per minute, but more importantly this seems to be the prevailing trend. I would presume that most people would be delighted to pay a fraction of what their home provider charges for roaming, but the numbers don't seem to match my theory.

The folks who hang out on this forum (myself included) pinch every penny they can, but what is your opinion about friends and colleagues.