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[inquisitor]

@NFH
I'm surprised since this you are the first to report such issues with self-cut nanoSIMs. Those 60µm difference in thickness between nanoSIMs and its predecessors should be within production tolerances of the iPhone's SIM slot and SIM holder.
Anyway take a file or some sandpaper and let your SIM run over it for a couple of times.

[inquisitor]

I've just found out that the iPhone - at least unless jailbroken - does not provide access to the SIM Toolkit (STK), but on any other phone you should find this item somewhere in the menu (old Nokias just call it "Services") or among the apps (Android). Once you start the STK, you will see a first item called "toggle". After selecting "toggle" in the next menu level you may chose between manual and automatic IMSI selection. There you would need to select manual IMSI selection, which will reveal a list of activate IMSIs for your SIM card. In your case it should list "Global", "UK" and "Poland". Here you would select "Global" and then perform a manual network search after which you would try to register on each of the listed networks. If your registration fails for a certain network retry it four times to rule out that it's just the steering mechanism which prevents you from registering.

[NFH]

I've tried in an old HTC HD2, and even with the global IMSI selected, it still won't register on other UK networks.

[inquisitor]

Originally Posted by NFH

I've tried in an old HTC HD2, and even with the global IMSI selected, it still won't register on other UK networks.

That makes sense. Since all toggle SIMs have a British IMSI and so can access O2 UK they have probably disabled roaming with the global IMSI in the UK. For the other countries it's more complicated because you would need to bar roaming based on each customer's set of IMSIs, which may be too complex at this time.

Originally Posted by willemijns

i'm not agree... i have a delightmobile based on KPN NL... i always have access
to the #1, #1 and #3 FR netwiorks.

The fact that KPN perhaps doesn't steer its roaming customers to a certain French network, doesn't mean that Vodafone NL gets the same wholesale prices on all French networks.

i know vodafone is affilied in some parts with SFR France but it is not a good reason !

Vodafone owned a 44% stake in SFR until 2011 when they sold it to Vivendi who are the sole owner now. But I could bet that they are still partnering with Vodafone like other independant MNOs do (e.g. Mobilkom Austria, Swisscom), especially for roaming wholesale. That's why SFR is surely Vodafone NL's and so toggle's (at least while using the global IMSI) cheapest roaming partner in France and thus their preferred network.

[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...

[dg7feq]

Our card is excessively used in france at the moment and performs very well. Our guy there already saved more than 100 Euro compared to our normal t-mobile business contracts. Calls are very reliable and voice quality is good too. Data was not tested as the handset doesnt support it...

[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.