ekit dual number [US & UK] SIMs

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?......

snidely · 26-07-2009, 23:50

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Originally Posted by MATHA531

Why?......

Because I assume the physical number is overseas (+44?). It costs lots of money to terminate a call on a mobile number virtually anyway in the world outside US/Canada.
If Ekit is providing a U.S. physical number, then they would have to pay the carrier who handles the call in the country you are in overseas.
Of course I might be all wrong

...mike

PhotoJim · 27-07-2009, 14:19

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Originally Posted by MATHA531

Why?......

Most countries' mobile numbers have a higher termination rate (e.g. UK landlines ~2-3 cents Canadian for me to call; UK mobiles 17-50 cents for me to call). The caller is paying a higher rate because a large part of the rate difference goes to the mobile network provider to pay for the airtime. The mobile phone owner does not pay because the caller is paying.

On a US or Canadian number, the termination rate is the same as for a landline so there is no differential to pay to the mobile provider. The mobile phone owner pays because the caller is not paying.

Someone has to pay for incoming calls. In most countries in the world the caller pays. In Canada and the US, as well as a few other countries, the callee pays.

highered · 28-07-2009, 21:58

It seems like a very good service.
The thing I find most confusing are the differences between Passport, Passport Plus, SIMple, and SIMple Plus.

The other thing that's weird...
The prices on their Ebay site are very good, but their website prices are really expensive!

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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.

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highered (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 17 Join Date: 02 Aug 2007 Country:	28-07-2009, 21:58 It seems like a very good service. The thing I find most confusing are the differences between Passport, Passport Plus, SIMple, and SIMple Plus. The other thing that's weird... The prices on their Ebay site are very good, but their website prices are really expensive!