Is the need for an "International" SIM Card ending?

[andy]

Originally Posted by snidely

And to rub more salt into the wounds of "foreigners" - all U.S. carriers offer unlimited voice for $100 (much less on T-Mobile, Sprint, and some small carriers).

I'm not sure those wounds need treatment.

Originally Posted by snidely

Seems to me, IF someone is going to be in one country like yours, and can get unlimited data for 30 Euros - that wold be the way to do - IF you didn't have to sign up for a long term plan.

On prepaid here, you can get unlimited calls texts and internet for £30 a month. Some customers on that network do even better than that.

with fewer minutes, there are some even dafter offers, either prepaid or one-month contract, such as 150 minutes, unlimited texts and internet, £10 a month prepaid, or 100 minutes, 100 texts, 100 MB, £5 on a one month notice contract

the cheapest prepaid data for phone use here will have been free for a year by December this year, 100 megabytes a day fair use, just a £10 starter credit needed - ok, it's a promotion, and was extended, but there all the same

so, yes, a global SIM might not be needed here for someone coming only to here, but I'd still use it for free incoming calls in Europe (and elsewhere if I go), though outgoing calls on it might be watered down by using a local SIM or VoIP and wi-fi

[petkow]

Yes the UK has it good. I don't actually think there is any other country where the cost of mobile telephony is as low as in the UK. I really do miss that aspect of living there, but then the weather really sucks!

[MATHA531]

Originally Posted by andy

I'm not sure those wounds need treatment.



On prepaid here, you can get unlimited calls texts and internet for £30 a month. Some customers on that network do even better than that.

with fewer minutes, there are some even dafter offers, either prepaid or one-month contract, such as 150 minutes, unlimited texts and internet, £10 a month prepaid, or 100 minutes, 100 texts, 100 MB, £5 on a one month notice contract

the cheapest prepaid data for phone use will have been free for a year by December this year, 100 megabytes a day fair use, just a £10 starter credit needed - ok, it's a promotion, and was extended, but there all the same

so, yes, a global SIM might not be needed here for someone coming only to here, but I'd still use it for free incoming calls in Europe (and elsewhere if I go), though outgoing calls on it might be watered down by using a local SIM or VoIP and wi-fi

....and don't forget the dirt cheap international calls available on most of the UK networks or through third party entities!

[netterchef]

Originally Posted by andy

I'm not sure those wounds need treatment.
the cheapest prepaid data for phone use will have been free for a year by December this year, 100 megabytes a day fair use, just a £10 starter credit needed - ok, it's a promotion, and was extended, but there all the same

With vodafone.ie you get 50 MB per day worldwide for 0.99 € - no promotion!

Vodafone.ie faq:

What about roaming and Mobile Internet?

Vodafone Mobile Internet is the same price when roaming abroad as at home. The service will be accessible from any country where we have a 3G or GPRS roaming agreement.

When you top up, you can make calls for 6 months and receive calls for 12 months.

Once you top up, all previous credit (unless it has expired) then becomes valid. After 12 months, your credit expires.
For example, if you go 9 months without topping up and have €5.00 credit left, you won't be able to make calls. But if you then top up by €10.00, all €15.00 of your credit will be available for making calls over the next 6 months.

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by netterchef

With vodafone.ie you get 50 MB per day worldwide for 0.99 € - no promotion!

the only downside is that you need to use the WAP apn (live.vodafone.com) to use this tariff.
Several services wont work on the WAP gateway.

Chris

[netterchef]

Originally Posted by dg7feq

the only downside is that you need to use the WAP apn (live.vodafone.com) to use this tariff.
Several services wont work on the WAP gateway.

I'm using it with NOKIA E60 and JoikuSpot parallel on notebook and iPhone. Services which are working:

WWW,HTTPS,RDP,FTP,SFTP,SMTP,POP3,IMAP,SSH,MSN,SKYP E,SIP,openVPN(UDP und TCP)

[depee]

Originally Posted by netterchef

I'm using it with NOKIA E60 and JoikuSpot parallel on notebook and iPhone. Services which are working:

WWW,HTTPS,RDP,FTP,SFTP,SMTP,POP3,IMAP,SSH,MSN,SKYP E,SIP,openVPN(UDP und TCP)

Do you have a pay as you go card, or is it a contract?