New World Sim Company truphone.com

[easyroam-]

Originally Posted by Sophia

I received the local sim card a few days ago. I'm happy with it so far, at least you can call and be called

You do know you have a inbound call charge of $0.70 per minute and to call within Canada will be $1.25 per minute.

999, 112, 911 services or any other emergency service is not available

Would a Canadian local sim be a better choice ?

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by easyroam-

999, 112, 911 services or any other emergency service is not available

i'm wondering how this could not be available - i mean this even works if you toast your SIM card...
Chris

[Sophia]

Originally Posted by easyroam-

Would a Canadian local sim be a better choice ?

No!

Even with the obligatory 1 call a month, in that case I only pay $1.05 per minute (not yet $1.25 thank goodness). It seems to calculate by the second as well, so it would probably be less than that.

Apart from that, I hate hate HATE the local companies here, period. I'm a spoiled European! I don't want to be FORCED to pay $10 top-up whether I need it or not, or lose my number! As WELL as pay $0.45 per month obligatory emergency fee, as WELL as tax, as WELL as pay seperately for call waiting, voicemail and call display, never seen such a rip off.

I cannot imagine why 911 would not work, though I have not tested it yet, for obvious reasons. However even without a simcard, it says "emergency calls only", I thought being able to make emergency calls was pretty much a given in any country.