International cards with configurable voice-prompts (language)

[ygeffens]

Hi

Are there international cards that have the option to select the language of the voiceprompts?
The 2 newest (Maxroam and Yackie) don't have this option AFAIK.

In Belgium we are used to that because we 3 official languages (Dutch, French, German), besides English, what is understood well by businesspeople and the younger generation but not by all the people above (lets say) 40-50 years of age...

So people who use it for leisure, might benefit from this.

The 3 carriers (Base, Mobistar and Proximus) have the possibility to select a language, so it's technically possible.

Yves

[YackieMobile]

Originally Posted by ygeffens

Hi

Are there international cards that have the option to select the language of the voiceprompts?
The 2 newest (Maxroam and Yackie) don't have this option AFAIK.

In Belgium we are used to that because we 3 official languages (Dutch, French, German), besides English, what is understood well by businesspeople and the younger generation but not by all the people above (lets say) 40-50 years of age...

So people who use it for leisure, might benefit from this.

The 3 carriers (Base, Mobistar and Proximus) have the possibility to select a language, so it's technically possible.

Yves

WRONG we have 8 languages

This option for our IVR ( voice mail, Customer support and Top up ) is not released, BUT it is existing, and will be released soon

US / FR / ES / PT / RU / TK / GE / IT

[ygeffens]

Originally Posted by YackieMobile

WRONG we have 8 languages

This option for our IVR ( voice mail, Customer support and Top up ) is not released, BUT it is existing, and will be released soon

US / FR / ES / PT / RU / TK / GE / IT

No need to shout, and no dutch ...

And how am I supposed to know when it's not published?

[Effendi]

Originally Posted by YackieMobile

US / FR / ES / PT / RU / TK / GE / IT

I guess you mean DE (=German) and not GE (=Georgian), or it would be quite unusual!

[YackieMobile]

Originally Posted by Effendi

I guess you mean DE (=German) and not GE (=Georgian), or it would be quite unusual!

effendi 1 / yackie 0

[MATHA531]

Originally Posted by ygeffens

Hi

Are there international cards that have the option to select the language of the voiceprompts?
The 2 newest (Maxroam and Yackie) don't have this option AFAIK.

In Belgium we are used to that because we 3 official languages (Dutch, French, German), besides English, what is understood well by businesspeople and the younger generation but not by all the people above (lets say) 40-50 years of age...

So people who use it for leisure, might benefit from this.

The 3 carriers (Base, Mobistar and Proximus) have the possibility to select a language, so it's technically possible.

Yves

Actually, United Mobile has always had the ability to use either German or English as I remember.

It's a pet peeve of mine with local sims although I understand its my limited English centric view point of the world they should all allow the use of English, which like it or not today is the world's most international language, for voice prompt. At least all the UK, Irish, Jerrsey prepaids do allow English....it is a question I always ask and try to figure out. Most of the large Dutch companies allow English to the best of my knowledge...after a long struggle, about two years ago, I was able to get my vodafone.de prompts in English, Orange FR used to allow English prompts but that has been withdrawn, I think TIM in Italy does although I can't figure out how to set it up! (They should make the way to set up English voicemail and phone prompts very clear in the documentation if it exists).

But your English seems very good and I think almost all the internatinal cards I know of (Estonian, Icelandic) do allow English prompts and give it as an option up front.

[AndreA]

Originally Posted by MATHA531

Actually, United Mobile has always had the ability to use either German or English as I remember.

Italian too

I think TIM in Italy does although I can't figure out how to set it up! (They should make the way to set up English voicemail and phone prompts very clear in the documentation if it exists).

Tim has 3 languages (italian, german* and english), the competitors only 2 (italian and english)

* In Bolzano/Bozen people speaks german, then we have french too as official language in Valle d'Aosta but our operators don't allow it...