BLAUWORLD v SOLOMO

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Any opinions - especially from our German friends?

Background:

Will be traveling to DE and FR this summer (~ 2 weeks each country) and wishing to call US. Will NOT have free access to landline in DE (long story but EITHER outbound 800 calls are blocked or not free). Will not have computer. Will have 3 mobile phones and 3 people in party.

PREVIOUSLY, to call US I have used the following methods:

1. ATT and MCI toll free #s to call from mobiles
2. SUNSIM and local German # to access Enjoyprepaid (8 ecents + ~5 US cents)
3. United Mobile 423
4. Calling from payphone with ATT, MCI or other calling service (Onesuite, Enjoyprepaid).

Those options would all still be in play but are somewhat cumbersome (lots of dialing). Have a SIMYO and SUNSIM DE card. Also, have a TRAVELSIM and UM+ cards which can be used, especially in FR. I am not sure if there is a landline phone available in FR at place we are staying. In FR we would use the SUNSIM, TRAVELSIM and UM+ cards. Sorry, just not worth it to pick up FR cards. I have plenty of PREPAID funds paid into calling card services ATT, MCI or other calling service (Onesuite, Enjoyprepaid).

I only have 2 German SIMs and would prefer to have a 3rd but it is not essential. The SIMYO, SUNSIM and UM+ cards will definitely need refills if they are to be used extensively.

There are several offers for BLAUWORLD cards on Ebay US and DE. I am debating whether I should purchase one of those. At 9 ecents per minute DIRECT to US + a 15 ecent connection fee per call, the rate is not bad.

Another possibility for DE is a T-MO card with NON-STOP; wife has a tendency to make long, very long calls while in Germany, catching up with friends. I give her the SUNSIM phone @ 8 ecents per minute for those calls.

Of course the German market is ALWAYS changing, so what I decide now may be incorrect for the July trip.

Question:

What to do?

1. Nothing (least INITIAL cost option)
2. Blauworld
3. Solomo
4. Sunsim # 2
5. T-mobile
6. Other

Thanks,

Stan