ekit dual number [US & UK] SIMs

FBlack_111 · 26-05-2009, 22:16

I have had my Passport SIM from EKIT (Telestial) for nearly 2 years now and have made almost 100 calls. When I first decided to buy an International SIM there were many choices. Naturally, I wanted one with good calling rates back to the U.S. However, experience has shown me it’s often unwise to just buy the cheapest of anything.

Other factors had to be considered. Will the company be around in two years? Will I have to pay an annual fee just to keep the SIM active? Do they have good 24/7 customer support? Are their rates competitive? Can I recharge the SIM with the cell phone? So in the end I settled on EKIT, even with the connection fee. And they are still here after lots of other SIM companies are just a memory.

For me, most of my travels are to Europe, The Mediterranean, and North Africa. If you compare EKIT’s rates on a 10 minute call from one of these areas, even with the 35 cent connection fee, it’s still almost always less expensive than most other SIM’s. And you get a U.K. number rather than one from Estonia, Lichtenstein, or Iceland.

And as for those countries with the extra 75 cent + connection surcharge, it’s for outgoing calls only. And for me, other than Egypt, I will probably never get to any of them. And even if I do, an extra 75 cents per call isn’t enough to offset the other features I like for the Passport SIM.

I am sure if you look hard enough you may find a company with cheaper rates, but as a package, I find my Passport SIM hard to beat.

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FBlack_111 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 171 Join Date: 27 Feb 2008 Country:	26-05-2009, 22:16 I have had my Passport SIM from EKIT (Telestial) for nearly 2 years now and have made almost 100 calls. When I first decided to buy an International SIM there were many choices. Naturally, I wanted one with good calling rates back to the U.S. However, experience has shown me it’s often unwise to just buy the cheapest of anything. Other factors had to be considered. Will the company be around in two years? Will I have to pay an annual fee just to keep the SIM active? Do they have good 24/7 customer support? Are their rates competitive? Can I recharge the SIM with the cell phone? So in the end I settled on EKIT, even with the connection fee. And they are still here after lots of other SIM companies are just a memory. For me, most of my travels are to Europe, The Mediterranean, and North Africa. If you compare EKIT’s rates on a 10 minute call from one of these areas, even with the 35 cent connection fee, it’s still almost always less expensive than most other SIM’s. And you get a U.K. number rather than one from Estonia, Lichtenstein, or Iceland. And as for those countries with the extra 75 cent + connection surcharge, it’s for outgoing calls only. And for me, other than Egypt, I will probably never get to any of them. And even if I do, an extra 75 cents per call isn’t enough to offset the other features I like for the Passport SIM. I am sure if you look hard enough you may find a company with cheaper rates, but as a package, I find my Passport SIM hard to beat.