Maxroam (aka Roam4Free V2)

[ygeffens]

MAXroam updated the rate-page just minutes ago.

http://www.maxroam.com/how-much-does-it-cost.asp

It's better than it was before. Just one thing is missing, the price for an additional local number.

I'm curious when I get my account info. I'd like to see the management pages.

[andy]

Originally Posted by ygeffens

It's better than it was before. Just one thing is missing, the price for an additional local number.

Something else is missing: any variation of tariff. Can it really be the same price to landlines and mobile phones, to Belgium, Vanuatu and satellite phones?
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Reading some of Mr Phelan's feedback on blogs, it appears that he is highlighting the caller vs receiver pays issue. As bbob says, with other SIMs, the choice of forwarding is one's own and probably cheaper.

Having someone as technically savvy and well regarded as Mr Pogue completely fail to notice incoming charges of over a dollar a minute, either on the account or even the website *, is something of a PR coup. Nobody else has managed to get roaming in the USA down to 15 cents. But it's simple: get a local SIM card and divert to it; any of us could set up a landline DID to do that from our contract inclusive minutes at very minimal cost like a cent.



* the tariffs were published on the website for a while, then offline again

[prion]

Originally Posted by andy

Something else is missing: any variation of tariff. Can it really be the same price to landlines and mobile phones, to Belgium, Vanuatu and satellite phones?

Reading some of Mr Phelan's feedback on blogs, it appears that he is highlighting the caller vs receiver pays issue. As bbob says, with other SIMs, the choice of forwarding is one's ow and probably cheaper.

Having someone as technically savvy and well regarded as Mr Pogue completely fail to notice incoming charges of over a dollar a minute is something of a PR coup. Nobody else has managed to get roaming in the USA down to 15 cents. But it's simple: get a local SIM card and divert to it; why haven't Maxroam or their supplier done this?

I can accept the rates to Eu mobiles but those to satelite phones are surely not correct. Otherwise I will immediately buy the card!