Bluefire Wireless - a Manx SIM in transition?

andy · 12-12-2007, 00:33

Actually, from the beginning Cloud9 have published free roaming in Europe on weekdays

easyroam- · 12-12-2007, 09:56

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Originally Posted by andy

Actually, from the beginning Cloud9 have published free roaming in Europe on weekdays

My post should have said.

The could9 service is designed for end users and not for distributors or resellers, and to be sold only on the island (IOM) However I guess anyone could order direct from the retailers.

Murch · **Bluefirewireless -** 12-12-2007, 17:47

I have just ordered one of these GSM. I'm travelling a lot in Middle East and India. Incoming calls are

with T-Mobile. So let's try this thing and look how it works. Sounds too good to be true for travelling people. I think I would not even need to top-up the account. It's 100% for incoming calls from my office and home. Outgoing? Local SIM - anything else

akraus88 · 13-12-2007, 04:46

Murch,

What did you buy?, please explain your post. Thanks

Murch · 13-12-2007, 08:06

One SIM Bluefirewireless for 70$ plus 20$ call credit. Added 12.93$ p&p to Germany.
The reply was fast by email. Now I have to wait and see:
- how long it takes to receive the SIM card by DHL
- if it really works as they tell
- I will try it in the following countries: Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, India, Israel, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia.

As soon as it arrives I will continue posting my experience.

RTuesday · 15-12-2007, 06:18

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Originally Posted by andy

Actually, from the beginning Cloud9 have published free roaming in Europe on weekdays

They've published it, but as far as I'm aware their roaming has never worked. I wasn't able to get it to even register on any network in UK/IE/FR/ES or US, even after a roaming update.

And then the service within the IOM (which had terrible voice quality), stopped working. (it may have restarted since, I haven't been there for a while).

I'd be very wary of any service based on cloud9/wire9.

The Cloud9 sim card might have a bit of value to a collector (quite rare) but it doesn't have any other use.

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	12-12-2007, 00:33 Actually, from the beginning Cloud9 have published free roaming in Europe on weekdays

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Murch (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 16 Join Date: 12 Dec 2007 Location: Saxony Country:	Bluefirewireless - 12-12-2007, 17:47 I have just ordered one of these GSM. I'm travelling a lot in Middle East and India. Incoming calls are with T-Mobile. So let's try this thing and look how it works. Sounds too good to be true for travelling people. I think I would not even need to top-up the account. It's 100% for incoming calls from my office and home. Outgoing? Local SIM - anything else

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akraus88 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 51 Join Date: 26 Oct 2006 Country:	13-12-2007, 04:46 Murch, What did you buy?, please explain your post. Thanks

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Murch (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 16 Join Date: 12 Dec 2007 Location: Saxony Country:	13-12-2007, 08:06 One SIM Bluefirewireless for 70$ plus 20$ call credit. Added 12.93$ p&p to Germany. The reply was fast by email. Now I have to wait and see: - how long it takes to receive the SIM card by DHL - if it really works as they tell - I will try it in the following countries: Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, India, Israel, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia. As soon as it arrives I will continue posting my experience. T-Mobile • Fonic • Etisalat • Hala • Airtel Nokia 6230 / Nokia 6230i / Nokia 2610 / CECT MT6227 (Dual SIM) - awesome!