Is Maxroam working?

andy · 17-03-2009, 11:10

A Euro for 10 seconds? No, presumably the minimum charge is longer. Over a year ago, they were hoping for 15 cents in the near future.

I'm interested to hear that they are the first network in the world to have affordable prepaid data. Though I'm slightly sceptical that it will be more affordable in 100k steps than using my home network which for years has been aggregating it in fractions of k at a time. And other global SIMs have smaller steps, without a new SIM needed, as announced recently. I suppose it depends on the price ...

I'm also interested to hear about their excellent feedback from many customers about the new SIM card. The last person I asked said that the old one is still working, hadn't been aware of a new one, and hasn't replied to my news that it may have a number from a different country.

Grampa · 17-03-2009, 18:09

Would someone who has the new card be willing to test whether forwarding works? You could use either the phone's forwarding menu or **21*number-you-want-to-forward-to# to send the call to your home phone, then call the card to see whether it rings at home. If you answer the call, you might get charged (although with the old card you wouldn't), so be careful. Of course if you do answer it, please let us know if it's still free. Thanks.

adam917 · 23-03-2009, 20:03

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Originally Posted by andy

A Euro for 10 seconds? No, presumably the minimum charge is longer. Over a year ago, they were hoping for 15 cents in the near future.

I'm interested to hear that they are the first network in the world to have affordable prepaid data. Though I'm slightly sceptical that it will be more affordable in 100k steps than using my home network which for years has been aggregating it in fractions of k at a time. And other global SIMs have smaller steps, without a new SIM needed, as announced recently. I suppose it depends on the price ...

I'm also interested to hear about their excellent feedback from many customers about the new SIM card. The last person I asked said that the old one is still working, hadn't been aware of a new one, and hasn't replied to my news that it may have a number from a different country.

That's what I wondered about. For now, most of my data use is on a BlackBerry which consumes data in little bits at a time. My operator, T-Mobile USA, counts data in chunks of just 1 KB. It seems many European operators don't do that and charge in chunks as high as 10, 100, or even 333 KB. The extra 'slack' data can really add up if use is not on the high, continuous side.

I am assuming you were talking about Celtrek when it came to offering affordable pre-paid data? I'm guessing that YouTube video from a year ago still hasn't panned out.

My eKit SIM charges more than even my Mobal World SIM for data thanks to the 100 KB minimum charge and higher data charges depending on where you are.

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	17-03-2009, 11:10 A Euro for 10 seconds? No, presumably the minimum charge is longer. Over a year ago, they were hoping for 15 cents in the near future. I'm interested to hear that they are the first network in the world to have affordable prepaid data. Though I'm slightly sceptical that it will be more affordable in 100k steps than using my home network which for years has been aggregating it in fractions of k at a time. And other global SIMs have smaller steps, without a new SIM needed, as announced recently. I suppose it depends on the price ... I'm also interested to hear about their excellent feedback from many customers about the new SIM card. The last person I asked said that the old one is still working, hadn't been aware of a new one, and hasn't replied to my news that it may have a number from a different country.

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Grampa (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 97 Join Date: 01 Oct 2007 Country:	17-03-2009, 18:09 Would someone who has the new card be willing to test whether forwarding works? You could use either the phone's forwarding menu or *21number-you-want-to-forward-to# to send the call to your home phone, then call the card to see whether it rings at home. If you answer the call, you might get charged (although with the old card you wouldn't), so be careful. Of course if you do answer it, please let us know if it's still free. Thanks.