Uk Global Sim

[andy]

Originally Posted by BBB

... most of the UK mobile operators charge it as an international destination.

... Lichtenstein mobile numbers used to be be cheap - and then overnight the cost to (reliably) call them from the UK went from 8p (UKP 0.0 to 32p (UKP 0.32).

... There seems to be some confusion as to whether this is to new customers or all customers. There was also promise of being able to get account details - balance etc online or by text msg but that hasn't happened.

I would use mine a lot more for outgoing if at the very least I could get a balance automatically rather than having to ring customer services - and the rates were more obvious

Sorry, but may I correct a few items please?

UK mobile networks do not all count IoM as an international destination.

It is still possible to call Liechtenstein mobiles from UK for rather less than 32p, though the 4p and 7p routes no longer work; 10p is possible from landlines and 17p or 20p from O2 and Orange. I haven't checked what BT's rate is now, but it was 19p or so [their mistake].

Account detail information, including tariffs and billing, is available online by logging in to the account, almost as in accordance with the instructions supplied with the SIM, but now via www.callkey.com rather than the callkeyone domain.

A text message is received after every call, giving cost of that call and remaining balance. If that doesn't satisfy you, then call 187 and you get a text reply of the balance, free of charge.

And 0044 have clarified that unless CallKey give notice of it, rates will remain the same on the older SIMs.
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It is possible to use the account with other mobiles, and landlines, but only webform trigger or sms callback to the mobile sending. It could do with a wap version to set up landlines.

Like all the other global SIMs, it's possible to use a separate callback service for cheaper calls. Try Voipfone, for 9.5p = 17c, as ticex and I discussed at some length on another thread.

Depending on the OP's rate for UK mobiles, Voipfone also may be worth looking at, forwarding to it for 15c per minute. Get a free US number from IPkall or FreeDigits, and point this at the SIP address - so I'm told; I haven't tested it yet. Maybe this is better for calls/diversion from US mobiles than landlines, as you'd still have long distance charges from landline to Washington State or Idaho, though you can rent another area code from FreeDigits.

I would check the policy of all the CallKey dealers on future charges, but it would appear to me that 0044's now fewer countries with free incoming calls would take people towards other suppliers if they do not also do this.