Best practice international GSM setup

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Originally Posted by fsotirop

This thread seems more like a onesimcard promotion page from some new registered users!

A former user and a 2 year user apparently. I am curious about an area that I am not familiar with. And this forum is an excellent place to find out and also real life experiences.

Originally Posted by fsotirop

Airbalticcard: .....is the best +372 simcard for EU travellers.
they also have per second billing for outgoing calls within EU...!

Your observation [recommendation?] is what direction I hoped to steer the thread. Thanks.

Originally Posted by fsotirop

ATTENTION: onesimcard expire the credit after of just 10months of the last recharge! they also require the ridicilus amount of $25 for minimum recharge. lost credit is NOT refundable!

This is a serious fault of onesimcard, I agree. It would not be so bad if the $25/10 month refill paid for a US phone number instead of the current fees.[Hint to anyone from onesimcard reading this thread.] Of course, we all want more for free.
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Somebody pays: Just not you! Why Estonia phone numbers put us off.
'Free incoming calls' are just free to you, not your callers.

Originally Posted by MBK

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The 2 reasons you are referring to where:

1. +372 is expensive to call
Anyone who is not close friends & family gets only the +372, so I am reachable worldwide on 1 number and never pay for incoming calls.)
...........In many countries +372 mobile is charged at the same rate as EU mobile. .........
2. Some networks don't call +372
In my experience this was an issue a few years ago. Not anymore.

One objection about Estonian numbers has been their cost. They can and have been expensive.
You even use it to discourage people you would rather not call you.
Some users here do not think it right to put the burden of the call cost on the caller in this way.
Things are now changing in the EU and certain call costs are going down and if that includes calls to Estonian mobile, great.
There are still those outside the EU who will pay more.
That calls to Estonia are trending downward make these options more attractive than they have been in the past.

The ones who frequent here prefer intricate and cheap solutions over simple solutions which tend to cost more. I understand and appreciate that.
More choices give us more options and that is why knowing about this niche is helpful for those of us here.