new UM card with +1/+44 dual number soon

[dg7feq]

Some more information to this card:

It has two IMSI numbers to be switched.
IMSI #1 is from a US carrier and it works on AT&T and T-Mobile in the US. This IMSI does not work outside the US.
IMSI #2 is the +44 carrier from jersey telecom.
So you have to switch to IMSI #1 when you are in the US.
Both numbers can be reached all the time anyway.

The tariff says in Zone 1 + 2 incoming calls are free with +44, 19ct/min with +1 - 19ct setup fee occur all the time.

Henning is testing this card for some time already now and he said it works stable. his full post in german here: Der United-Mobile Thread - Telefon-Treff


Chris

[bylo]

Originally Posted by dg7feq

IMSI #1 is from a US carrier and it works on AT&T and T-Mobile in the US. This IMSI does not work outside the US.

This could be very appealing for users of Canadian MVNOs like SpeakOut and Petro Canada Mobile. These MVNOs use the Rogers Canada GSM network but they cannot roam in the US. Also the standard phones they sell are unlocked.

So Canadians who want to be able to use their SO/PCM phone in the US could use the new UM+ SIM instead of buying a T-Mobile or AT&T SIM. Even though UM's airtime is more expensive there is no need to buy at least $100 of airtime from T-Mobile in order to keep a US SIM and phone number alive for 365 days. They would also be able to use that UM+ SIM outside of North America providing they have a quadband phone.

This development is certainly appealing for me because I already have a UM+ account and I don't travel to the US often enough to justify buying a separate T-Mobile SIM.