United Mobile changes SMS rates & adds 16 countries

[GadgetKen]

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.