Finarea's returncall.co.uk in conjunction with IOM card

[petkow]

Originally Posted by andy

UK people with O2 or Orange contracts might register that phone and forward to the IoM SIM though ...

You're right Andy... that thought had not crossed my mind. Good thinking.

I was initially thinking of making use of this for calling via the US based access numbers of futurephone etc. however they always seem to be so overloaded. Then again, I can see myself eating through many 5p connection fees until I get a decent line. Also, I have occasionally used similar Finarea UK based TopUp services and found that the credit I had topped up via premium text or phone call always went faster than what I calculated. The problem is there is no way of checking your 'balance' once you have topped up. One time I made careful notes of every connection and discovered it stated my credit had expired though according to my calculations I could make another 22 calls!! I wrote to them, and several weeks later eventually got an automated answer saying they can never overcharge!

I can think of another possible good use for this, but I haven't tried it out yet. I'm strongly tempted to cancel my contract phone if it works.

You can never rely on Finarea not to suddenly change rates in any case. (Though I do not know what you are thinking... but obviously intrigued now)

Maybe we should keep an eye open for similar product launches elsewhere, as Finarea operates in over a dozen countries

Yes... though the UK market seems to be one of the most advanced.

[andy]

Originally Posted by petkow

You can never rely on Finarea not to suddenly change rates in any case. (Though I do not know what you are thinking... but obviously intrigued now)

introductory tariffs slipping away already ...

2p a minute for UK landlines now, but USA, Australia, Spain still zero