United Mobile changes SMS rates & adds 16 countries

snidely · 28-03-2007, 21:59

I got the same email early today (U.S. time). None of these countries show up yet in either their rate calculator or their coverage list.
When they do, I'll issue ver. 1.2 of my comparison rate chart.

...mike

GadgetKen · 28-03-2007, 23:24

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Originally Posted by snidely

I got the same email early today (U.S. time). None of these countries show up yet in either their rate calculator or their coverage list.
When they do, I'll issue ver. 1.2 of my comparison rate chart.

...mike

No rush. Thanks for your great work on the charts.

The new rate charts just were posted on the United Mobile website directly below their current rate charts(rates are effective April 2).

Some countries are now more expensive and some are less expensive. For instance, Antigua and Barbuda went from zone 2 to zone 3 (not surprising because their competitors still charge much more), and Congo dropped from zone 5 to zone 3. New listing Japan (reported as working a while back by other forum members) is a definite bargain as a zone 1 country...providing you have or can borrow a UMTS handset.

Also worth noting is some countries are footnoted with an asterisk that the service level may vary.

Including Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, although expensive, is likely welcome news for people who need to travel there for various reasons.

Even though they are still missing some countries (I would like to see the Bahamas and British Virgin Islands included), it's still an impressive list.

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snidely (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 451 Join Date: 09 May 2005 Location: Berkeley, California and Miami Country:	28-03-2007, 21:59 I got the same email early today (U.S. time). None of these countries show up yet in either their rate calculator or their coverage list. When they do, I'll issue ver. 1.2 of my comparison rate chart. ...mike Make use of T-M's UMA/wifi free calling from any place in the world with access to wifi. I use an LG G6, wife an S7) A/o Oct 20, 2013 no need for intl prepaid as T-Mobile U.S. includes voice roaming at 20¢/min (in and out)., unlimited text (in and out), and unlimited data in 140+ countries. My Plan -[6 lines] U.S. T-Mobile unlimited minutes (incoming and outgoing), unlimited text, fast data on each line. that $145/mo. total! . (In U.S. no surcharge for calling a cell.) If a line exceeds 2G of data in a month, pay $10 more for that line. [That only happens a couple times/year.