MaxxSim.de with new interesting rates

[prion]

Chris what is the life cycle of the card (expiration date, validity) and can someone outside Germany buy it?

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by prion

Chris what is the life cycle of the card (expiration date, validity) and can someone outside Germany buy it?

They require one recharge every 395 days (13 months). Otherwise they take the right to disable your card. If you are out of credit the card stays active for 13 months as well for incoming calls. If they cancel your card you can get the money refund if you tell them within 2 months.

I dont know exactly about ordering from abroad. The ordering form has a drop-down box with all countries though. Payment is possible with paypal and credit cards as well so might be possible. If you like i can email their service.

Chris

[babble]

The MaxxSIM card has no roaming charges for calls received in the following countries:

Tarifzone 1: Ägypten,Australia,Bahrain,Bolivien,Costa Rica,Dominikanische Republik,Finland,Gambia,Georgien,Israel,Japan,Jord anien,Kasachstan,Kongo, Laos,Mongolei,Niger,Paraguay,Seychellen,Sudan,Togo ,Trinidad & Tobago,Tschad,Uganda,Vietnam,Cyprus.

Tarifzone 2: Albania,Algerien,Armenien,Aruba,Aserbaidschan,Bots wana,Burkina Faso,Chile,Denmark,Elfenbeinküste,Faroe Islands,France,Französisch Polynesien,Französisch Guyana,Ghana,Gibraltar,Irak,Ireland,Iceland,Israel (Palestine),Italy,Jamaika,
Jemen,Kamerun,Croatia,Latvia,Libanon,Lithuania, Mauretanien,Moldau,Monaco,Montenegro,Mosambik,New Zealand,Netherlands, Nigeria,Norway,Oman,Austria,Poland,Portugal,Romani a,Sambia,Saudi Arabien,Sweden,Senegal,Serbia,Sierra Leone,Slovakia,Spain,Südafrika,Syrien,Tansania,Cze ch Republic,Tunesien,Turkey,Hungary,United Kingdom,Uruguay.


In Germany, several MVNOs offer discount call rates (10 cents/min) to MaxxSIM mobile numbers (01570-xxxxxxx). For example, simyo, etc.

Solomo currently charges 5 cents/min to MaxxSIM mobile numbers. Interestingly, solomo are going to enhance their range of voip services in February.

Congstar offers unlimited calls to eplus and vistream (including MaxxSIM) mobile numbers for 15 euro/month.

Eplus Base5 contracts offer unlimited calls to all german landline and all german mobile numbers (including MaxxSIM) for about 75 Euro/month - an online special offer. Although normal price is/was 90 Euro/month, last year, Base5 was available online for 50 Euro/month.

Eplus Base2 contracts EXCLUDE free calls to the vistream network (solomo, MaxxSIM, etc).

At last, genuine free incoming-roaming within Europe - and callers need only pay 5 cent/min when calling from Germany. Customers of Deutsche Telekom need only pay about 8 cent/min when using alternative "call-by-call" telcos.

EU countries excluded from Tarif zones 1&2: Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Luxemburg and Malta.

MaxxSIM has beaten MAXroam (Celtrek) to offer TRUE free roaming within most of the European Union.


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One slight problem: At the moment, MaxxSIM cards are not receiving all of the SMS messages that are sent to them. The eplus SMSC appears not to forward all of the vistream SMS messages to the vistream SMS gateway. This problem is being fixed: a new, bigger router has been ordered.

Tip: Use http://youni-mobile.de/freesms to successfully send up to 10 free messages per day to vistream mobiles (or to any other german mobile). If you need to send more texts, sign-up for more than one free "youni" accounts.

[ygeffens]

Originally Posted by babble

EU countries excluded from Tarif zones 1&2: Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Luxemburg and Malta.

Can you tell me (if you have any idea) why Belgium is excluded?

[meir]

What is the cheapest rate to call these numbers over the VOIP?

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by meir

What is the cheapest rate to call these numbers over the VOIP?

The betamax clones have german cellphones starting with 8ct/min (http://backsla.sh/betamax). Generally just look for german mobile rates. Its not a special number.

[meir]

Thanks, I know about Betamax clones. Is there any better rate to call via VOIP using other German providers?

[babble]

Originally Posted by ygeffens

Can you tell me (if you have any idea) why Belgium is excluded [from zones 1&2]?

Answer: Someone will visit Belgium, have a fantastic time, and help boost company profits.

Great country + one happy customer + quality tariff = significant benefit for all

[babble]

Solomo has announced its new voip rates

solomo voip to solomo voip: free
solomo voip to German landlines: 2 cents/min
solomo voip to German mobiles: 11 cents/min
solomo voip to other countries: 9.99 EUROS (neither "per min", nor "per call" is specified)

Voip rates for individual countries will be published gradually.


Free call diversion from solomo mobile numbers to solomo voip numbers will continue.

solomo community SMS (internal network SMS): 5 cent/SMS

A roaming data-tariff is expected shortly.

[Vesko]

Originally Posted by babble

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A roaming data-tariff is expected shortly.

... with an expected price of 9 EUR/MB billed in 10/10 kb. For small data transfers not very bad...