Interesting Maritime Roaming SIM.

Stu · **Interesting Maritime Roaming SIM. -** 20-07-2013, 21:50

I caught this article today which was targeting primarily Filipinos serving on ships. I wasn't sure whether or not the Maritime deal would be helpful to others but I posted it up there for discussion:

Globe makes call, text affordable to seafarers | ABS-CBN News

rfranzq · 20-07-2013, 23:56

Of course, being a Filipino might help make this useful.
The market is there apparently!

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Close to 500,000 Filipino seafarers are serving on international commercial fleets as of end-2012.

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The Globe Seafarer SIM Card can be used on most networks using a global interconnection with over 650 GSM networks worldwide.

Does any other roaming SIM claim 650 GSM networks?
Also, landlocked countries might not be available.
Tough luck Paraguay, Switerland, Slovakia!
Then again maybe the Rhine and the Danube have Filipino seafarers on them.

rfranzq · **OK, here is the URL -** 21-07-2013, 01:20

SEAFARER SIM | Affordable call and text rates worldwide exclusively available to Seafarers in the Philippines

DRNewcomb · 17-09-2013, 12:11

The Filipino carriers have long had good rates for texting back home while abroad. It was easy to activate. You just had to send a text to a service number before you left the Philippines.

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	Interesting Maritime Roaming SIM. - 20-07-2013, 21:50 I caught this article today which was targeting primarily Filipinos serving on ships. I wasn't sure whether or not the Maritime deal would be helpful to others but I posted it up there for discussion: Globe makes call, text affordable to seafarers \| ABS-CBN News

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rfranzq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 774 Join Date: 21 Apr 2009 Country:	OK, here is the URL - 21-07-2013, 01:20 SEAFARER SIM \| Affordable call and text rates worldwide exclusively available to Seafarers in the Philippines

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	17-09-2013, 12:11 The Filipino carriers have long had good rates for texting back home while abroad. It was easy to activate. You just had to send a text to a service number before you left the Philippines.