Are "international" SIMS becoming obsolete?

MATHA531 · 23-05-2009, 13:43

The genesis of international cards were, of course, the asininely high roaming rates that telcoms have used as a cash cow.....we see how many of the international cards have met their demise due to the eu's capping of rates....they would disappear completely if something could be done about the outright thievery (and that is what it is) of the North American carriers; nobody can tell me $.99/minute or $1.29/minute, which is what they charge both to make and receive calls when roaming at their cheapest rates, are anything other than nearly a license to steal from the customers. If they could ever get these carriers to realize that charging a going rate of perhaps 20 to 30 cents/minute for international roaming, then quite frankly it would spell the end of the need for international cards.

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MATHA531 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 869 Join Date: 15 Oct 2004 Country:	23-05-2009, 13:43 The genesis of international cards were, of course, the asininely high roaming rates that telcoms have used as a cash cow.....we see how many of the international cards have met their demise due to the eu's capping of rates....they would disappear completely if something could be done about the outright thievery (and that is what it is) of the North American carriers; nobody can tell me $.99/minute or $1.29/minute, which is what they charge both to make and receive calls when roaming at their cheapest rates, are anything other than nearly a license to steal from the customers. If they could ever get these carriers to realize that charging a going rate of perhaps 20 to 30 cents/minute for international roaming, then quite frankly it would spell the end of the need for international cards.