Review of Truphone

davidtheprof · 05-06-2011, 21:08

We recently were in Australia for 2 weeks, and had no trouble with truphone sim cards using US and Australian numbers, as data was only 10c/MB compared to $30/day for hotel wifi!

here is something weird, though,
using an unlocked Samsung Vibrant on Froyo and I just put in the tru sim +1(857)362-7977 for my wife in her (identical) phone for a trip to Canada.
Testing it out while still in Boston, I found that it makes calls OK, picks up 3G data, but cannot receive calls while wifi is on! I switch wifi off, and it can receive calls, at least around 50% of the time.

When I call the phone, after about 5 rings, I get a man’s voice saying call cannot be connected, subscriber might be out of the service area.
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- just now tried to replicate this on my own Vibrant with a different tru sim (we have two), and no problems....

anyone had a similar problem receiving calls using truphone sim while connected to wifi?

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davidtheprof (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 159 Join Date: 05 Jun 2011 Country:	05-06-2011, 21:08 We recently were in Australia for 2 weeks, and had no trouble with truphone sim cards using US and Australian numbers, as data was only 10c/MB compared to $30/day for hotel wifi! here is something weird, though, using an unlocked Samsung Vibrant on Froyo and I just put in the tru sim +1(857)362-7977 for my wife in her (identical) phone for a trip to Canada. Testing it out while still in Boston, I found that it makes calls OK, picks up 3G data, but cannot receive calls while wifi is on! I switch wifi off, and it can receive calls, at least around 50% of the time. When I call the phone, after about 5 rings, I get a man’s voice saying call cannot be connected, subscriber might be out of the service area. ======================== - just now tried to replicate this on my own Vibrant with a different tru sim (we have two), and no problems.... anyone had a similar problem receiving calls using truphone sim while connected to wifi? Last edited by davidtheprof; 05-06-2011 at 22:03..