Sim4travel T&C: daily charge

ls129 · **Sim4travel T&C: daily charge -** 23-04-2009, 14:21

My UM +44 card stopped working. fortunately only 3EUR left in the account.
This is the third sim card i loose due to their going bankrupt in the last 3 years.
does anyone know how to access the voicemail of UM without the sim?

Regarding Sim4Travel, i found some disturbing facts:

Sim4Travel : Terms and Conditions Update

Dear SIM4Travel Customer,

SIM4travel will be making some changes to our terms and conditions. These changes refer to amends to our tariffs.

These terms and conditions will be applied to your account on the 12th October 2008

8.5 The Services are subject to the additional charges as detailed below

Network Service Fee – on each and every day that the service is used for inbound or outbound calls and outbound SMS, the customer will be charged a daily fee, (this fee is based upon each period of 24 hours from midnight to midnight GMT).
Credit Holding Fee - if your account has been inactive for 90 days or more, a Credit Holding Fee will be activated and You will be charged an initial fee, and then a further Credit Holding Fee will be made for every subsequent 30 days that the account remains inactive. (30 days is calculated from midnight on 90th Day of inactivity to midnight 30 days later).
The Credit Holding Fee shall continue to be charged until such time that the Customer’s account becomes active or is closed or is terminated due to insufficient funds being available to satisfy the Charges). Please see the FAQ’s section of the Support page of the Website for fee details.
Please refer to the “Our Rates” page of the Website for details on Charges

Also

We charge a 39p daily connection fee when using the service
If you use your sim card every day, This will cost you £142.35 / $284.00 per year

This is in there F.A.Q

How long does my credit last?
Your credit will last for 90 days from your last outbound or inbound call or text message.

Can I extend my credit life beyond the 90 day expiry?
SIM4travel provide a service where your credit is put "on hold" after the 90 day inactivity period. Instead of losing the credit, the credit is still available to use. This service is charged at £2.00 every 30 days.

What is a daily connection fee?
SIM4travel charge a daily connection fee of 39p to use the SIM4travel service. This charge is taken on a daily basis while you are using the SIM4travel service. There is no charge when the service has not been used. When you arrive home and switch off your SIM, no daily recurring charge is taken from your account.

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ls129 (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 13 Join Date: 29 Sep 2007 Country:	Sim4travel T&C: daily charge - 23-04-2009, 14:21 My UM +44 card stopped working. fortunately only 3EUR left in the account. This is the third sim card i loose due to their going bankrupt in the last 3 years. does anyone know how to access the voicemail of UM without the sim? Regarding Sim4Travel, i found some disturbing facts: Sim4Travel : Terms and Conditions Update Dear SIM4Travel Customer, SIM4travel will be making some changes to our terms and conditions. These changes refer to amends to our tariffs. These terms and conditions will be applied to your account on the 12th October 2008 8.5 The Services are subject to the additional charges as detailed below Network Service Fee – on each and every day that the service is used for inbound or outbound calls and outbound SMS, the customer will be charged a daily fee, (this fee is based upon each period of 24 hours from midnight to midnight GMT). Credit Holding Fee - if your account has been inactive for 90 days or more, a Credit Holding Fee will be activated and You will be charged an initial fee, and then a further Credit Holding Fee will be made for every subsequent 30 days that the account remains inactive. (30 days is calculated from midnight on 90th Day of inactivity to midnight 30 days later). The Credit Holding Fee shall continue to be charged until such time that the Customer’s account becomes active or is closed or is terminated due to insufficient funds being available to satisfy the Charges). Please see the FAQ’s section of the Support page of the Website for fee details. Please refer to the “Our Rates” page of the Website for details on Charges Also We charge a 39p daily connection fee when using the service If you use your sim card every day, This will cost you £142.35 / $284.00 per year This is in there F.A.Q How long does my credit last? Your credit will last for 90 days from your last outbound or inbound call or text message. Can I extend my credit life beyond the 90 day expiry? SIM4travel provide a service where your credit is put "on hold" after the 90 day inactivity period. Instead of losing the credit, the credit is still available to use. This service is charged at £2.00 every 30 days. What is a daily connection fee? SIM4travel charge a daily connection fee of 39p to use the SIM4travel service. This charge is taken on a daily basis while you are using the SIM4travel service. There is no charge when the service has not been used. When you arrive home and switch off your SIM, no daily recurring charge is taken from your account.