Sim4travel T&C: daily charge

[VladS]

For the life of me I don't see what this last message has to do with the Easyroam offer, but here are my thoughts:

Originally Posted by ls129

We charge a 39p daily connection fee when using the service
If you use your sim card every day, This will cost you £142.35 / $284.00 per year

A 39p per day fee, charged only when your service is used, is in my opinion a better value than UM's or eKit's per connection fees.

I don't really think there are that many people using this card on a daily basis. Did you use your UM card every day? How much did you pay in connection charges over the course of the last year?

Originally Posted by ls129

How long does my credit last?
Your credit will last for 90 days from your last outbound or inbound call or text message.

Can I extend my credit life beyond the 90 day expiry?
SIM4travel provide a service where your credit is put "on hold" after the 90 day inactivity period. Instead of losing the credit, the credit is still available to use. This service is charged at £2.00 every 30 days.

Just send an SMS every 90 days and you're set. Total cost over three months is €0.78 (daily fee + MO text cost). This should also not be an issue for those using the SIM every day...

It's really hard to compare all these offers and come up with a best deal for everyone. I for one jumped on the Sim4Travel bandwagon, got my card yesterday and it seems to work ok.

I was also willing to get an Easyroam card, but for privacy reasons would rather not send one of my UM cards out them.

[andy]

Originally Posted by VladS

For the life of me I don't see what this last message has to do with the Easyroam offer, but here are my thoughts:

Nor can I. I've split it to a separate thread, and might merge it with something else later when I've had a look around

But there's an almost identical post from September when this was first announced, so it would become repetitive if I merge it there.

[ls129]

sorry, i posted it on the wrong thread.
it was supposed to go on the thread that has the sim-card replacement offer for the UM victims

[ls129]

Originally Posted by VladS

A 39p per day fee, charged only when your service is used, is in my opinion a better value than UM's or eKit's per connection fees.

I don't really think there are that many people using this card on a daily basis. Did you use your UM card every day? How much did you pay in connection charges over the course of the last year?

I for one need a mobile phone for daily use because i travel a lot in Europe.
The 39p daily fee is not exactly advertised on the front page of sim4travel or under the "fees" page.