looking for global roaming +44 sim, betamax friendly

ls129 · **looking for global roaming +44 sim, betamax friendly -** 30-11-2012, 10:05

Thanks to this forum i've been using Channel island SIM cards for years. They come and go and I've had to change the number and supplier a few times but all was well until recently.

My current sim with travelsim / 07mobile stopped accepting calls from Betamax network. This means that most of my co-workers, friends and family can't call me on this SIM number because everyone uses Betamax. I can't do callbacks so unfortunately i have to find a new solution.

Has anyone recently done a comparison between all the new prepaid UK sim cards (such as Lebara and O2) in terms of roaming fees and call charges?

mingelli · 30-11-2012, 11:44

I have found the following +44 sim to be workign with betamax
WorldSIM - FREE INTERNATIONAL ROAMING and telestial ekit.

fsotirop · 30-11-2012, 12:59

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Originally Posted by mingelli

I have found the following +44 sim to be workign with betamax
WorldSIM - FREE INTERNATIONAL ROAMING and telestial ekit.

can i please have the prefix +447 (need 3digits more) of worldsim simcard?

mingelli · 01-12-2012, 10:21

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Originally Posted by fsotirop

can i please have the prefix +447 (need 3digits more) of worldsim simcard?

Hi my Worldsim card number is 447872 .
It works with betamax and is free to receive in many countries.

fsotirop · 01-12-2012, 10:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by mingelli

Hi my Worldsim card number is 447872 .
It works with betamax and is free to receive in many countries.

can you please supply 1more digit?

mingelli · 01-12-2012, 16:29

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Originally Posted by fsotirop

can you please supply 1more digit?

Here is the number

4478722

fsotirop · 30-11-2012, 12:58

Is129 you better choose piranha mobile simcard..their +4474185 number is not a high termination number so is accessible from all telephone operators!
plus they offer a free US number without additional charge when receiving calls through it.

Eustar · 01-12-2012, 02:16

Is129

I recommend the experience

Vodafone Passport – Save Money Calling the UK from Abroad on Pay as you go – Vodafone (uk) or vodafone portugal!

Or

Maxroam - International Travel SIM Card - Cheap Roaming Data / Calls (uk)

Or

www.xxsim.com (estonia)

bbob · 03-12-2012, 16:29

Betamax / voicetrading is again offering access to +447 numbers. Had problems the last 2 month calling these number. Complained and finally got an email a few days ago saying it's fixed but they are using a higher rate for this number.

voicetrading is now charging around 15 cent per minute.
That said eu rates for incoming calls inside euo is max 9 cent.
Using voicetrading to call me dutch or belgium mobile cost around 3 cents. Total 12 cents.
This means that whenever inside europe it might just be cheaper to use a regular eu sim and any provider can only charge 9 cents for incoming.

That said a uk number might still be cheaper than an estonian. Also giving out a +44 number just looks better.

Stu · 04-12-2012, 02:16

Many US cellphones can't forward to US 800 numbers. Don't ask me why. You can sometimes get the blocked lifted by level 2 customer service, but I find it is easier to just use a standard phone number. Callcentric is giving away US phone numbers (New York) which can do international call forwarding.

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ls129 (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 13 Join Date: 29 Sep 2007 Country:	looking for global roaming +44 sim, betamax friendly - 30-11-2012, 10:05 Thanks to this forum i've been using Channel island SIM cards for years. They come and go and I've had to change the number and supplier a few times but all was well until recently. My current sim with travelsim / 07mobile stopped accepting calls from Betamax network. This means that most of my co-workers, friends and family can't call me on this SIM number because everyone uses Betamax. I can't do callbacks so unfortunately i have to find a new solution. Has anyone recently done a comparison between all the new prepaid UK sim cards (such as Lebara and O2) in terms of roaming fees and call charges?

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mingelli (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 149 Join Date: 22 Mar 2009 Location: Italy roaming on my yacht Country:	30-11-2012, 11:44 I have found the following +44 sim to be workign with betamax WorldSIM - FREE INTERNATIONAL ROAMING and telestial ekit.

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fsotirop (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 362 Join Date: 28 Jan 2012 Country:	30-11-2012, 12:58 Is129 you better choose piranha mobile simcard..their +4474185 number is not a high termination number so is accessible from all telephone operators! plus they offer a free US number without additional charge when receiving calls through it.

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Eustar (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 85 Join Date: 22 Nov 2011 Country:	01-12-2012, 02:16 Is129 I recommend the experience Vodafone Passport – Save Money Calling the UK from Abroad on Pay as you go – Vodafone (uk) or vodafone portugal! Or Maxroam - International Travel SIM Card - Cheap Roaming Data / Calls (uk) Or www.xxsim.com (estonia) My favorite sim and VoIP for roaming in Europe and worldwide: UWT-mobile and Xxsim: for call+sms in Europa extern and Worldwide ToggleMobile: for internet+call+sms only in EU intern (VoIP/Sip) FriendCaller or SipCall.ch: Worldwide sms+call

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bbob (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 499 Join Date: 20 Feb 2007 Country:	03-12-2012, 16:29 Betamax / voicetrading is again offering access to +447 numbers. Had problems the last 2 month calling these number. Complained and finally got an email a few days ago saying it's fixed but they are using a higher rate for this number. voicetrading is now charging around 15 cent per minute. That said eu rates for incoming calls inside euo is max 9 cent. Using voicetrading to call me dutch or belgium mobile cost around 3 cents. Total 12 cents. This means that whenever inside europe it might just be cheaper to use a regular eu sim and any provider can only charge 9 cents for incoming. That said a uk number might still be cheaper than an estonian. Also giving out a +44 number just looks better.

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	04-12-2012, 02:16 Many US cellphones can't forward to US 800 numbers. Don't ask me why. You can sometimes get the blocked lifted by level 2 customer service, but I find it is easier to just use a standard phone number. Callcentric is giving away US phone numbers (New York) which can do international call forwarding.