Is the need for an "International" SIM Card ending?

adam917 · 04-09-2010, 19:06

International SIMs with a generous expiration like eKit can still be a good deal for voice for people who travel to the EU but don't live there. eKit's Home & Roam seems like a good deal even in the UK as calling locally there is a bit reasonable if you don't use it much, also coverage there is good for the rates.

Having one number for the whole trip where you can receive calls & SMS for free can be worth it. I doubt these SIMs will have a decent data deal anytime soon, so one still has to go local for data, but for voice it works nicely. I think these international SIMs make good backup SIMs as companions to local ones when one is travelling.

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adam917 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 187 Join Date: 14 Sep 2008 Location: North America Country:	04-09-2010, 19:06 International SIMs with a generous expiration like eKit can still be a good deal for voice for people who travel to the EU but don't live there. eKit's Home & Roam seems like a good deal even in the UK as calling locally there is a bit reasonable if you don't use it much, also coverage there is good for the rates. Having one number for the whole trip where you can receive calls & SMS for free can be worth it. I doubt these SIMs will have a decent data deal anytime soon, so one still has to go local for data, but for voice it works nicely. I think these international SIMs make good backup SIMs as companions to local ones when one is travelling. Active SIMs: 2007-05-14: T-Mobile post-paid (USA: 267) 2007-12: T-Mobile pre-paid (USA: 857) 2009-01-21: Mobal World (UK) 2010-06-08: TracFone (USA: 215) 2011-03-12: Tru (USA: 305) 2011-08-01: AT&T pre-paid (USA: 212) 2011-08-22: Spot Mobile (USA: 603)