Callkey Latest/Is there hope? [merged threads]

[Przemolog]

Originally Posted by MATHA531

Let's call it like it is....

Callkiey is dead....the sim cards issued by the resellers with the Isle of Man numbers provided by callkey are dead and there is no chance of resusitation. The only question left is how many will get their credit back in some form or another.

One large disaster all around.

The current status of the Manx international SIM stuff makes me think that Callkey didn't pay what they should to Manx Telecom. Otherwise, if the whole business had been profitable to Manx Telecom, they would probably have offered some replacement service - the loss of a few thousands customers who bring profits would be noticeable for a company operating on the market so tiny as IoM.

BTW, I wonder why CallBlue and Yackie abandoned Manx sims before they stopped working - they knew something before or just "more luck than reason"

[Stu]

I've already written my money off. I've lost about US$75 in credit. Whle I don't like losing money, I consider it one of the risks I assume in playing in what is a fringe market.

[bbob]

Prions what manx distributor are you talking about.

[prion]

Originally Posted by bbob

Prions what manx distributor are you talking about.

ekit sim card

[MATHA531]

Serveice Update
19th November 2007 10:20
We are of the understanding that significant progress has been made regarding resumption of service and await confirmation of this.
Additionally, we will be in a position to issue replacement SIMs shortly to those customers who have registered.
Existing GeoSIM customers that wish to register for free replacement SIM should it be deemed necessary to send replacements out, are asked to register their interest here or at http://www.globalsimcard.co.uk/replacement_sim
Customers are reminded not to pass on their GeoSIM to any reseller or third party offering to "Trade In" their SIM. If you pass on your GeoSIM it will compromise your GeoSIM admin account security and our ability to transfer any call credit if necessary. It will also mean that you will forfeit your number and not be able to make or receive calls if the service is reactivated, which is still a possibility.
Thank you for your continued patience.

Sure wouldn't hold my breath.

[wolfgang]

I don't think there is too much hope. Since end of September nothing serious happened, only updates on their homepage every two weeks - but nothing substantial. I regard my assets as lost but would be very happe if a similar system. I am registered for a free replacement SIM and I've got no response until now or any personal information. They know my address. An email would have been the least they should have sent to their customers.

[hrgajek]

Hello,

the IoM Reseller Globalsim Germany (www.globalsim.de) announced in a recent newsletter, that they are sure, the old (Callkey) IoM SIM-Cards will be reconnected in midth of January, 2008. The old +44 7624 1xxxxx number and the amount will be there again, Globalsim says. Customers who don't believe in this or don't want to wait, are offered a germany based "Eco MaxxSIM" which is based on the german virtual "vistream" network (powered by Materna), which uses the Radio-Network of E-Plus in Germany.

International those vistream SIM-cards use a dual IMSI SIM-card which acts as a original E-Plus SIM and offers SAT based Callback-Roaming. Reports of users are ... quite mixed, some exotic countries (the Caribic, Former Yugoslavia countries) don't work at all or at unknown times of a day, only.

The Tariffs of Eco MaxxSim are just under construction, private tests resulted in 15 euro-cent per Minute to Germany fixed-landlines and 19 euro-cent per Minute to other mobile Providers. Calls to vistream-based-providers are free of charge at the moment, but be careful, this can be changed without further notice.

Swisscom Natel offers a 33% bonus if you recharge your NATEL by creditcard online at www.swisscom-mobile.ch this SALE ends today Nov. 30th

[bbob]

mid jan does not seem like a good alternative and we have heard before next week, next month it will be up. Nothing to take serious and does make you wonder how long they will be up next time.

Alternative dual sim seems like some home brew system and not a good alternative .

What you do see is some german based comapnies not offering roaming free but very low roaming rates to eu countries.

For now the only true seriously working sim card using a +44 number seems to be united mobile.

[prion]

Originally Posted by bbob

For now the only true seriously working sim card using a +44 number seems to be united mobile.

Not only. There are other companies who use Jersey telecom previously using Manx (e.g. Cherymmobile). Also Tellestial sims do still work on Manx network (+44 number)

[andy]

Originally Posted by bbob

For now the only true seriously working sim card using a +44 number seems to be united mobile.

There are several

Callblue (Jersey Telecom)

Cloud9 (Wire9)

ekit (Manx Telecom)

United Mobile (Jersey Telecom)

Voiceserve (forwarded)

Xfone/Swiftnet (forwarded)

Some of the former Callkey resellers have switched to supplying one of these. I'm not aware of problems with 4 of them (I have no feedback on Voiceserve, which uses the same SIM as Xfone)

There are rumours of 3 or 4 UK products in the near future, and I certainly wouldn't discount them or possible new info about the Callkey SIMs as only wishful thinking.

I can't see why you are keen to decry the dual IMSI ones either. Sunsim seems to work fine with eplus and its other arrangement, though I haven't been to places mentioned by hrgajek, and I assume the other brands on vistream would be similar.