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Default 16-11-2007, 14:52

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FWIW I upgraded from +423 to +44 back in early August. My Balance messages now read: "Account type Personal, Balance $xx.xx - No expiry"

It's possible that was a one-off thing for those who switched over early. I haven't recharged the phone since so I don't know if the expiration date would get set to a specific date if I did.

As for the value of credits to the MNVO, of course they'd like to "encourage" people to use up their airtime so that they can sell them more, however, as long as the cost of providing service keeps dropping then ISTM having use of our money, even if it shows as a liability on their books, is essentially an interest-free loan. That's a lot less than what they'd have to pay to borrow money for on the open market
Surely the purpose of call credit is to use it, if not, why add it to an account. Using your call credit means there is "cash flow", which is key to any business and ultimately benefits the customer by funding innovation, products and services.

Don't forget that not all costs go down and that when calls are made, they have to be paid for by the provider, so the cash is not a loan, but allocated funds, or what could be possibly view as short term working capital.
   
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I’m using the Jersey service and am in Ireland at present. Until this morning I roamed on “Meteor” but this morning I got an SMS welcoming me to “Vodafone” and now the display tells me that I’m on “IRL United Mobile”.

Is this new? Is UM now a MMVO (or what ever they are called).
   
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Default Hong Kong and UM+ - 21-11-2007, 13:53

Doesn't work. Locked on to CSL briefly but not even long enough to make a call. I've switched over to TravelSim, which works everywhere and quite well. I only transfered over a remaining balance and I guess I'll use it up and toss it now. Ah well....


** UM and UM+ Card (Dead)**
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** Verizon (when I'm not traveling) **

Sony Ericsson k3001 for my sim cards, LG enV3
   
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Doesn't work. Locked on to CSL briefly but not even long enough to make a call. I've switched over to TravelSim, which works everywhere and quite well. I only transfered over a remaining balance and I guess I'll use it up and toss it now. Ah well....
In which country?
   
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Default 22-11-2007, 12:03

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Hong Kong (it's in the message's title)

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Hong Kong and UM+ - Yesterday, 13:53


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Prepaid Sims: WORLWIDE: Riiing, UM+ - IT: Voda, Wind
Deceased Sims: WORLWIDE: Hop - NZ: Vodafone - FR: Bouygues - IT: H3G - US: T-Mobile
   
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