My experience with Onesimcard.

[Grampa]

I ordered one of these under the United Mobile replacement program. No risk there. My only hesitation about adding funds is that the funds apparently expire after 10 months and the minimum recharge amount is $25. After two years, the number itself is lost. If you don't travel that much, you could be leaving a lot of money on the table just to keep the card active.

[OneSimCard]

Originally Posted by Grampa

I ordered one of these under the United Mobile replacement program. No risk there. My only hesitation about adding funds is that the funds apparently expire after 10 months and the minimum recharge amount is $25. After two years, the number itself is lost. If you don't travel that much, you could be leaving a lot of money on the table just to keep the card active.

Grampa, congrats on taking advantage of the United Mobile replacement program. Your balance will expire 10 months from the last recharge, but it will keep rolling over as long as you add the minimum amount at least once every 10 months. There's no need to add a lot of airtime in advance, you can just set up auto-recharge.

If your balance does expire, you can always add funds later when you are ready to travel. The phone number and SIM itself will never expire as long as you make or receive at least one call every two years. If you don't plan on traveling for the next 2 years, just call yourself once before it expires to get a new 2 year window.

[Grampa]

Originally Posted by OneSimCard

If you don't plan on traveling for the next 2 years, just call yourself once before it expires to get a new 2 year window.

Thanks for the clarification. However, you can't make that call to yourself if the balance has expired, so in practice, the card will cost $25 every two years whether you use it or not. That's not a huge amount, but it does need to be taken into account when comparing offers or computing cost per minute.

[snidely]

Is there a requirement that a certain percentage of calls be incoming or outgoing? I could see using your card for outgoing calls in many countries (next trip is to Brazil, Argentina, Uraguay). I would never make use of an Estonian based service for incoming - but your outgoing rates are low comparatively speaking.

Thanks.

[OneSimCard]

Originally Posted by snidely

Is there a requirement that a certain percentage of calls be incoming or outgoing? I could see using your card for outgoing calls in many countries (next trip is to Brazil, Argentina, Uraguay). I would never make use of an Estonian based service for incoming - but your outgoing rates are low comparatively speaking.

We do not currently have a "fair use" policy included in our published terms and conditions, but as bbob mentions that would only apply to someone using our service almost exclusively for incoming calls.

Keep in mind that your callers do not need to dial an Estonian number to reach you, they can dial through one of our common local, toll-free or international access numbers, or you can order a personal second number (US/Canada/UK). It's 29c/min extra to receive a call through any of these numbers, except for the UK number which is only a 25c connection charge per call. All rates can be viewed online at http://www.onesimcard.com/cell-phone-rates/

[Grampa]

Originally Posted by OneSimCard

Keep in mind that your callers do not need to dial an Estonian number to reach you, they can dial through one of our common local, toll-free or international access numbers, or you can order a personal second number (US/Canada/UK). It's 29c/min extra to receive a call through any of these numbers, except for the UK number which is only a 25c connection charge per call. All rates can be viewed online at SIM Card - International cell phone

The 29c/min rate appears to apply only with respect to calls made to a personal second number; calls made to a common access number add 35c/min. At least that is according to the rate schedule listed here:

International Cell Phone Service Rates - OneSimCard

Am I reading it correctly?

[OneSimCard]

Originally Posted by Grampa

The 29c/min rate appears to apply only with respect to calls made to a personal second number; calls made to a common access number add 35c/min. At least that is according to the rate schedule listed here:

International Cell Phone Service Rates - OneSimCard

Am I reading it correctly?

Thanks for pointing out that error, it has been fixed in the database. The cost is 29c/min, not 35c/min, through any common access number.

[Grampa]

Originally Posted by OneSimCard

Thanks for pointing out that error, it has been fixed in the database. The cost is 29c/min, not 35c/min, through any common access number.

That's good news, as I just received the card.

I noticed one other error, however. When you hold your cursor over the "Please select a country" drop-down menu, the explanatory text still says the surcharge is 35c.

[andy]

Originally Posted by OneSimCard

It's 29c/min extra to receive a call through any of these numbers, except for the UK number which is only a 25c connection charge per call. All rates can be viewed online at

I'd be surprised if that UK number was a mobile number as described; perhaps it's a personal number, costing rather more to call it than to mobiles

[OneSimCard]

Originally Posted by andy

I'd be surprised if that UK number was a mobile number as described; perhaps it's a personal number, costing rather more to call it than to mobiles

Andy, I am told that it is in fact a mobile number (+44-752).