Help Remembering an Int'l Sim

schuster · 29-07-2008, 01:07

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Originally Posted by herkdrvr

There were some postings for an global sim card from the UK (I think they were a rebranded o2 card)... the costs were higher then most other global sim cards discussed here, but the card seemed reliable from what I read. Not a lot of info but anyone remember which card this was?

My problem is I have a TravelSim and a UM+, neither of which is reliable for receiving calls. They both receive and work okay for making calls, but when the family calls one time from the US and the call will not go through, or rings and then disconnects upon answering... well, then I'm ready to spend a little bit more $$$ to get a reliable connection. Happened last night in Turkey on my UM+ card. Family tried twice, rang once, answered once, disconnected once. Very weird.

Thanks

The card you're remembering is from Mobal (www.mobalrental.com). It's a rebranded O2 SIM that is postpaid per-use charged to your credit card; no minimums or monthly fees. I've kept one as a backup for 3 years now and while expensive it has always been reliable.

albino · 02-08-2008, 01:41

Aparently UM have problems with their UM+ product, it isnt reliable. But their UM 423 number is very reliable by comparison.

The problem with the 423 number is that Liechtenstein has a large sex line industry. There are so many complaints about it that other networks simply block all calls to Liechtenstein numbers. Happend in the USA where all networks blocked calls to Liechtenstein at one stage, but now only Cingular blocks. I have heard that Tim has been blocking recently too, and maybe Byges telecom in France. (Any feedback from anyone if I am correct on this as I have heard some have problems and some don't)

So this is what I was told by UM support! But really? What the hell kind of reason is that? I looked on google for Liechtenstein phone line sex scandles, call blocking etc - couldnt find anything

DRNewcomb · 02-08-2008, 13:48

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Originally Posted by schuster

The card you're remembering is from Mobal (www.mobalrental.com). It's a rebranded O2 SIM that is postpaid per-use charged to your credit card; no minimums or monthly fees. I've kept one as a backup for 3 years now and while expensive it has always been reliable.

I've also kept Mobal as a backup. The curious thing is that I've never been able to get it to work in Japan (yes, I was using a UMTS-2100 phone)

Stu · 05-08-2008, 02:01

Thank you for clarifying the 2100mhz issue. No one over here would have thought that you would have thought about the WCDMA issue on your own

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albino (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 52 Join Date: 04 Feb 2006 Country:	02-08-2008, 01:41 Aparently UM have problems with their UM+ product, it isnt reliable. But their UM 423 number is very reliable by comparison. The problem with the 423 number is that Liechtenstein has a large sex line industry. There are so many complaints about it that other networks simply block all calls to Liechtenstein numbers. Happend in the USA where all networks blocked calls to Liechtenstein at one stage, but now only Cingular blocks. I have heard that Tim has been blocking recently too, and maybe Byges telecom in France. (Any feedback from anyone if I am correct on this as I have heard some have problems and some don't) So this is what I was told by UM support! But really? What the hell kind of reason is that? I looked on google for Liechtenstein phone line sex scandles, call blocking etc - couldnt find anything

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	05-08-2008, 02:01 Thank you for clarifying the 2100mhz issue. No one over here would have thought that you would have thought about the WCDMA issue on your own