Determining SIM rates

ggking7 · **Determining SIM rates -** 17-04-2008, 15:36

I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out how much this or that local SIM card charges for calls. In foreign countries, the local SIM card companies often have local-language-only websites. Is there a website that aggregates this information?

dg7feq · 17-04-2008, 15:50

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Originally Posted by ggking7

I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out how much this or that local SIM card charges for calls. In foreign countries, the local SIM card companies often have local-language-only websites. Is there a website that aggregates this information?

yes, THIS one here where you post --> http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/operators.html

ggking7 · 17-04-2008, 16:26

Very nice. I'm looking at Brazilian Sim card info and I can't find anything about calling rates to the US though.

Effendi · 18-04-2008, 07:54

There's some info about international calls only for the operator OI; other operators' rates are unknown...

ggking7 · 18-04-2008, 13:26

Thanks Effendi, it looks like $1.43/minute to call the US from Brazil with Oi. Wouldn't it work to buy a calling card like this:

http://callingcards.callingmart.com/...hp/Continental

which has local access numbers in Brazil, and use it to save a lot of money? The US rate with that card is $0.036/minute. So to call the US, I would pay Oi (for example) the local calling rate, and Continental $0.036/minute for a huge savings over calling direct with Oi.

dg7feq · 18-04-2008, 20:10

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Originally Posted by ggking7

Thanks Effendi, it looks like $1.43/minute to call the US from Brazil with Oi. Wouldn't it work to buy a calling card like this:

http://callingcards.callingmart.com/...hp/Continental

which has local access numbers in Brazil, and use it to save a lot of money? The US rate with that card is $0.036/minute. So to call the US, I would pay Oi (for example) the local calling rate, and Continental $0.036/minute for a huge savings over calling direct with Oi.

Yes, that sounds like a good idea in your case.

Chris

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ggking7 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 63 Join Date: 03 Feb 2008 Country:	Determining SIM rates - 17-04-2008, 15:36 I'm having a lot of trouble figuring out how much this or that local SIM card charges for calls. In foreign countries, the local SIM card companies often have local-language-only websites. Is there a website that aggregates this information?

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ggking7 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 63 Join Date: 03 Feb 2008 Country:	17-04-2008, 16:26 Very nice. I'm looking at Brazilian Sim card info and I can't find anything about calling rates to the US though.

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	18-04-2008, 07:54 There's some info about international calls only for the operator OI; other operators' rates are unknown... Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim

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ggking7 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 63 Join Date: 03 Feb 2008 Country:	18-04-2008, 13:26 Thanks Effendi, it looks like $1.43/minute to call the US from Brazil with Oi. Wouldn't it work to buy a calling card like this: http://callingcards.callingmart.com/...hp/Continental which has local access numbers in Brazil, and use it to save a lot of money? The US rate with that card is $0.036/minute. So to call the US, I would pay Oi (for example) the local calling rate, and Continental $0.036/minute for a huge savings over calling direct with Oi.