Anyone heard of Mobell SIM card

meir · **Anyone heard of Mobell SIM card -** 20-05-2007, 21:21

Hallo everyone. Do you have any experience with Mobell SIM card? http://www.mobell.com/sim/ Thanks in advance.

Effendi · 20-05-2007, 21:25

Looks like Mobal...

Przemolog · 20-05-2007, 21:32

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Originally Posted by Effendi

Looks like Mobal...

It IS Mobal

http://www.mobell.com/sim/international.asp

International websites

Mobell UK: www.mobell.com
Mobell Japan: www.mobell.co.jp
Mobal US: www.mobalrental.com

US Travellers may benefit from...
The Mobal international GSM SIM card , or Telestial Prepaid SIM Cards

meir · 20-05-2007, 21:32

Yep, but this SIM card is not available on Mobal site. Quite strange.

See what they offer.

Benefits
Cheaper than your own SIM

* Cheaper national calls in the UK
* Cheaper calls to your chosen "home" country
* Free incoming calls whilst in the UK
* No monthly charges, no contract, no hidden charges

More convenient than pre-paid cards

* No need for awkward "topping up" of call credit - you will not get cut off halfway through an important call
* Unlike pre-paid cards, Mobell supplies free itemised bills, so you can easily claim your business expenses
* Benefit from having your card and phone number before you leave home
* Your Great British SIM will not expire if unused - so you never lose your number

Plus

* Worldwide 24-hour customer support
* Great coverage - the Great British SIM covers 99% of the UK population
* Provides access to over 320 GSM networks in over 140 countries
* Convenient payment by any major credit card

It Looks Like O2 rebrand.
But I am confused by this.
* Unlike pre-paid cards, Mobell supplies free itemised bills, so you can easily claim your business expenses

DRNewcomb · 21-05-2007, 12:47

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Originally Posted by meir

But I am confused by this.
* Unlike pre-paid cards, Mobell supplies free itemised bills, so you can easily claim your business expenses

Whenever I use my Mobal SIM I get a large envelope with a detailed invoice of what has been charged to my credit card, when, etc. The best that some of the prepaids do is to let you print the information from their website. They are right; a detailed hard-copy invoice is very good if you need to turn something in to the "bean counters".

Effendi · 21-05-2007, 07:50

Mobal is an O2 rebrand, there's really nothing different from what I can see... of course they want you to think it's so convenient, but actually it isn't very much...

MATHA531 · 21-05-2007, 13:07

Mobal is pushed by some, especially in the USA, who are looking for an international roaming experience and are not on a gsm carrier where they can simply use the international roaming capabilities of their gsm carrier as well as their gsm handset.

For those only using the phone for emergencies and an odd call or two, it is a solution. Indeed it is O2 UK rebrand and you do get the free reception of calls but only in the UK. You pay through the nose to make calls back to the USA or locally; even higher than the already asininely high rip off roaming rates charged by T Mobile USA and Cingular for their international roaming plans.

It does come with a competitively priced true tri band phone (which is becoming more and more a problem in the USA as T Mobile USA no longer sells tri band phones with 900 but rather because it has some roaming arrangements in the USA to supplement its naitive coverage with roaming partners that operate on 850, the tri bands it sells are the USA 850/1800/1900.....

In any event, I got a mobal sim, never used it, for the phone which at the time was a Nokia phone (easy to unlock) but it was unnecessary as the phone arrived already unlocked. The phones they sell now are not Nokias and alas are locked.

snaimon · **OT -** 21-05-2007, 16:54

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Originally Posted by MATHA531

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It does come with a competitively priced true tri band phone (which is becoming more and more a problem in the USA as T Mobile USA no longer sells tri band phones with 900 but rather because it has some roaming arrangements in the USA to supplement its naitive coverage with roaming partners that operate on 850, the tri bands it sells are the USA 850/1800/1900.....
..............

Quad-bands are better and T-MO offers a bunch of those. 850 is highly recommended for US nowadays. Many of these QBs are also available in EU and Pacific.

Stan

MATHA531 · 21-05-2007, 17:12

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Originally Posted by snaimon

Quad-bands are better and T-MO offers a bunch of those. 850 is highly recommended for US nowadays. Many of these QBs are also available in EU and Pacific.

Stan

You're right of course but I'm not entirely happy with the relatively inexpensive quad band phones most of which are made by motorola...I'm more partial to nokia phones but understandably it's a personal matter but many others have spoken about deficiencies of motorolas as compared to nokia.

snidely · 21-05-2007, 18:16

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Originally Posted by MATHA531

You're right of course but I'm not entirely happy with the relatively inexpensive quad band phones most of which are made by motorola...I'm more partial to nokia phones but understandably it's a personal matter but many others have spoken about deficiencies of motorolas as compared to nokia.

Agree about how unfriendly the Moto line seems to be. The main advantage Moto has had is that they make LOTS of quad bands. Until recently it was hard to find a Nokia quad band. The few they had were expensive.

...mike

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meir (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 269 Join Date: 21 Feb 2006 Location: It's long story Country:	Anyone heard of Mobell SIM card - 20-05-2007, 21:21 Hallo everyone. Do you have any experience with Mobell SIM card? http://www.mobell.com/sim/ Thanks in advance.

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	20-05-2007, 21:25 Looks like Mobal... Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim

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meir (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 269 Join Date: 21 Feb 2006 Location: It's long story Country:	20-05-2007, 21:32 Yep, but this SIM card is not available on Mobal site. Quite strange. See what they offer. Benefits Cheaper than your own SIM * Cheaper national calls in the UK * Cheaper calls to your chosen "home" country * Free incoming calls whilst in the UK * No monthly charges, no contract, no hidden charges More convenient than pre-paid cards * No need for awkward "topping up" of call credit - you will not get cut off halfway through an important call * Unlike pre-paid cards, Mobell supplies free itemised bills, so you can easily claim your business expenses * Benefit from having your card and phone number before you leave home * Your Great British SIM will not expire if unused - so you never lose your number Plus * Worldwide 24-hour customer support * Great coverage - the Great British SIM covers 99% of the UK population * Provides access to over 320 GSM networks in over 140 countries * Convenient payment by any major credit card It Looks Like O2 rebrand. But I am confused by this. * Unlike pre-paid cards, Mobell supplies free itemised bills, so you can easily claim your business expenses Last edited by meir; 20-05-2007 at 21:39..

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	21-05-2007, 07:50 Mobal is an O2 rebrand, there's really nothing different from what I can see... of course they want you to think it's so convenient, but actually it isn't very much... Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim

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MATHA531 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 869 Join Date: 15 Oct 2004 Country:	21-05-2007, 13:07 Mobal is pushed by some, especially in the USA, who are looking for an international roaming experience and are not on a gsm carrier where they can simply use the international roaming capabilities of their gsm carrier as well as their gsm handset. For those only using the phone for emergencies and an odd call or two, it is a solution. Indeed it is O2 UK rebrand and you do get the free reception of calls but only in the UK. You pay through the nose to make calls back to the USA or locally; even higher than the already asininely high rip off roaming rates charged by T Mobile USA and Cingular for their international roaming plans. It does come with a competitively priced true tri band phone (which is becoming more and more a problem in the USA as T Mobile USA no longer sells tri band phones with 900 but rather because it has some roaming arrangements in the USA to supplement its naitive coverage with roaming partners that operate on 850, the tri bands it sells are the USA 850/1800/1900..... In any event, I got a mobal sim, never used it, for the phone which at the time was a Nokia phone (easy to unlock) but it was unnecessary as the phone arrived already unlocked. The phones they sell now are not Nokias and alas are locked.