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[inquisitor]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

I've just found out that the iPhone - at least unless jailbroken - does not provide access to the SIM Toolkit (STK),...

Correction: the iPhone does support the SIM Toolkit, which can be found under Home > Settings > Phone > SIM Applications.

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

Correction: the iPhone does support the SIM Toolkit, which can be found under Home > Settings > Phone > SIM Applications.

the STK is often well hidden. I have a crappy Sony Ericcson phone here where the STK is sorted in "Fun and Games"... Oh well...

[UKSTEVE]

[QUOTE=inquisitor;42059]I wouldn't say that roaming is that expensive, but given the low mobile termination fees in most toggle countries and the lack of roaming fees for inbound calls, Lyca definitely needs to keep an eye on roaming costs."

No necessarily Inquisitor - if Lycamobile has volume traffic deals with cellcos in various countries, then the Toggle traffic will help to raise the volume at minimal cost to them.

Also, don't forget that this traffic is cream as far as the local cellcos are concerned, since they will generate their OWN MTR revenues from at last some of the traffic.

Toggle is very much a low-cost value-added service for all concerned IMHO.

+Steve

[inquisitor]

Lyca does not have own roaming agreements but buys roaming service for countries outside of their MVNO footprint from Vodafone. Actually toggle SIM cards use a Dutch Vodafone IMSI once you use it in a non-toggle country and Vodafone of course have the lowest cost when they use their own networks.

[UKSTEVE]

Thanks Inquisitor - yes, the parentage of the Toggle service does seem a little mixed, especially here in the UK, where Toggle uses O2 as its MVNO partner, yet Lycamobile use Vodafone!

+Steve

[ronwi]

I am in the US now, where the Toggle SIM has free incoming calls. Very unusual for a roaming SIM to have free incoming in the US.

I am going to Spain next week, so I set up the Spanish DID. I tested and the calls come through to me here in the US at no charge on both the UK and Spanish number.

I am wondering if whilst in Spain I will be able to still receive calls on the UK number, even with the Spanish IMSI on the SIM (the UK number is cheaper to call.)

I also note that while a Spanish Lyca SIM has a per call connection fee, the Toggle SIM appears to have no such fee.

[willemijns]

LYCAMOBILE groupe lycatel has opened now a MVNO in USA... actually they offer free inbound roaming fees but in a couple of weeks you will have a
USA DID number....

[inquisitor]

Originally Posted by ronwi

I am wondering if whilst in Spain I will be able to still receive calls on the UK number, even with the Spanish IMSI on the SIM (the UK number is cheaper to call.)

Yes, you will be able to receive calls on the British number at no extra charge, thus for free.

I also note that while a Spanish Lyca SIM has a per call connection fee, the Toggle SIM appears to have no such fee.

Lyca charges call setup fees in most countries, while toggle doesn't yet.

[ronwi]

Interestingly, the rates on the Dutch Toggle card are mostly higher - even with the conversion. Looks like calls in the Netherlands have a 9 cent setup fee, and when in the other Toggle countries calls are 12 cents per minute (despite the wording of the site that says you pay only the Dutch rate in the Toggle countries.)

Using Toggle Abroad - Toggle

[gaztelugatxe]

Hello

Anyone tried data?

Is there a list of calls available?

Regards