Review of Truphone

[GadgetKen]

Originally Posted by kctopitz

From https://support.truphone.com/s/article/Coverage-Checker



I'm a customer but haven't been contacted about this.

This sucks as I chose Truphone because of the combined AT&T and T-Mobile coverage. One of my regular locations is in an AT&T dead zone, but I get 3 bars on T-Mobile. Elsewhere in the city I get no T-Mobile coverage and only AT&T.

Maybe it's time to switch to Piranha.

I've got Piranha. Works well for voice but in the US I think T-Mo is the default rather than AT&T. The sim profile needs to be changed (online drop down box or possibly also through a USSD code) if you want to use certain carriers like AT&T. May be easier just to get an AT&T mvno prepaid like H2O Wireless (a US nickel in or out on pay as you go) or a T-Mo mvno with similar rates, and use it in a dual sim phone.

In my case, I got a Piranha rather than Truphone because I needed inexpensive roaming in Bermuda...Truphone too expensive in that particular location. But Truphone has good rates elsewhere.