ekit dual number [US & UK] SIMs - Page 12

MATHA531 · 26-07-2009, 01:24

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Originally Posted by rfranzq

You want ekit's SIMple calling SIMs. There are two different ones on eBay. They have a usa flag in the picture. The US one is $9 +3 shipping=$12.

The UK ones are 10+1 UK Pounds. Check each's rates and features.

The US 'claims' to have a 50cent connection fee while in the USA. When I tried mine it was only 35 cents.

Voicemail in free to retrieve in the US and Canada.

Ah ha.......yup it does say that making or receiving calls in the USA include a 50¢ surcharge but here's what's unclear...

It says receiving calls say in the UK (or anywhere else in what they call zone 1 is free)...the question is does the call have to come in on the +44 number or is it free to receive in the UK if a call is made to the +1 number (it doesn't seem very clear) or do you pay the 9¢/minute to the +1 number with the 50¢ surcharge?

adam917 · 26-07-2009, 01:29

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Originally Posted by MATHA531

Ah ha.......yup it does say that making or receiving calls in the USA include a 50¢ surcharge but here's what's unclear...

It says receiving calls say in the UK (or anywhere else in what they call zone 1 is free)...the question is does the call have to come in on the +44 number or is it free to receive in the UK if a call is made to the +1 number (it doesn't seem very clear) or do you pay the 9¢/minute to the +1 number with the 50¢ surcharge?

Don't you pay 19 cents a minute to receive calls on the +1 number whilst in Zone 1 when using the +44 number?

Bossman · 26-07-2009, 01:47

Just too much confusion regarding these Ekit sim cards. There has to be an easier way to clarify which is which and what the rates are.

littleyip · 26-07-2009, 01:54

I am pretty sure that outside of North America, you pay 19c/min surcharge to receive calls on your +1 number.

MATHA531 · 26-07-2009, 02:04

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Originally Posted by littleyip

I am pretty sure that outside of North America, you pay 19c/min surcharge to receive calls on your +1 number.

Well that I agree was clearly indicated on the original ekit passport dual sim card.....but in reading all the material on ebay regarding the US simple card which also has a +44 number, there is no indication of that, none whatsoever.

MATHA531 · 26-07-2009, 02:07

Go to ebay...put in a search for ekit sim card and click on any of the offers with the US flag on it.....read through all the material and please show me where it says there is a 19¢ charge to receive calls in the UK or any of the other countries in that first list...it clearly says callin gthe USA/Canada from these countries is $0.49...nothing about a surcharge and it says free to receive....it doesn't say anywhere it's only free to receive if the call is made to the +44 number...there is absolutely nothing about the 19¢, at least not that I can find....this is as opposed to the original ekit card from telestial which first came out two months ago where it clearly indicated a 19¢ surcharge.

Of course, I might be missing something......

littleyip · 26-07-2009, 04:13

I suppose I am not sure I would trust the the Ebay listing as is. This is the info from Ekit's page:
ekit, SIMple Calling Plus SIM card

It says Free to receive calls in over 50 countries ON YOUR GLOBAL NUMBER so that is the +44 number. And it does mention the 19c/min.

MATHA531 · 26-07-2009, 04:21

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Originally Posted by littleyip

I suppose I am not sure I would trust the the Ebay listing as is. This is the info from Ekit's page:
ekit, SIMple Calling Plus SIM card

It says Free to receive calls in over 50 countries ON YOUR GLOBAL NUMBER so that is the +44 number. And it does mention the 19c/min.

That seems the way it should be.......

PhotoJim · 26-07-2009, 21:47

The company would go bankrupt quickly if it allowed free inbound calls on the +1 number. The only way to make that profitable is to have a monthly fee to cover the airtime usage.

MATHA531 · 26-07-2009, 22:05

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Originally Posted by PhotoJim

The company would go bankrupt quickly if it allowed free inbound calls on the +1 number. The only way to make that profitable is to have a monthly fee to cover the airtime usage.

Why?......

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Bossman (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,257 Join Date: 22 Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Country:	26-07-2009, 01:47 Just too much confusion regarding these Ekit sim cards. There has to be an easier way to clarify which is which and what the rates are. Phones: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Samsung Galaxy A50, ASUS zenfone 3, Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), 3 UK, Piranha Mobile

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littleyip (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 26 Join Date: 22 Dec 2008 Country:	26-07-2009, 01:54 I am pretty sure that outside of North America, you pay 19c/min surcharge to receive calls on your +1 number.

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MATHA531 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 869 Join Date: 15 Oct 2004 Country:	26-07-2009, 02:07 Go to ebay...put in a search for ekit sim card and click on any of the offers with the US flag on it.....read through all the material and please show me where it says there is a 19¢ charge to receive calls in the UK or any of the other countries in that first list...it clearly says callin gthe USA/Canada from these countries is $0.49...nothing about a surcharge and it says free to receive....it doesn't say anywhere it's only free to receive if the call is made to the +44 number...there is absolutely nothing about the 19¢, at least not that I can find....this is as opposed to the original ekit card from telestial which first came out two months ago where it clearly indicated a 19¢ surcharge. Of course, I might be missing something......

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littleyip (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 26 Join Date: 22 Dec 2008 Country:	26-07-2009, 04:13 I suppose I am not sure I would trust the the Ebay listing as is. This is the info from Ekit's page: ekit, SIMple Calling Plus SIM card It says Free to receive calls in over 50 countries ON YOUR GLOBAL NUMBER so that is the +44 number. And it does mention the 19c/min.

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	26-07-2009, 21:47 The company would go bankrupt quickly if it allowed free inbound calls on the +1 number. The only way to make that profitable is to have a monthly fee to cover the airtime usage. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.