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International Cards

If you travel a lot and always go to different countries it can be much more comfortable to use only one prepaid number which can be used (almost) worldwide.
Here we list some of the "international offers" available by now.

Estonian (+372) based sim-cards

Travelsim is one of the oldest companies to have launched a prepaid international card, using an Estonian (EMT) number.
Rates are rather good (expecially for eastern Europe, including Russia) and the service is usually reliable.
PrepaidGSM has a referral agreement with the Travelsimhop dealer, so here we link to this online shop for Travelsim.
XXSIM uses the same platform as Travelsim, but it's a Swiss service. Rates are basically the same as Travelsim.

Travelsim
Travelsim Prepaid card name: Travelsim
Activation fee/credit: € 29.90/€ 10.00
€ 59.90/€ 50.00
€ 99.90/€ 100.00
Card validity: 24 months after activation/refill
Country code: Estonia (+372)
Where to buy it: Official Site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 17/03/09
XXSIM
XXsim Prepaid card name: XXSIM
Activation fee/credit: € 12.00/€ 0.00
Card validity: 12 months after activation/refill
Country code: Estonia (+372)
Where to buy it: Official Site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 23/03/12

Jersey (+44.7xxx), US and Australian based sim-cards

Tru, formerly Truphone, is by now the most interesting offer using Jersey, US and Australia prefix.

Tru (Truphone Limited)
Tru Prepaid card name: Tru For You
Activation fee/credit: € 19.99/10.00
Card validity: At least 1 billed event every 90 days
Country code: US or UK or AUS
Where to buy it: official site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 16/12/10

British (+44.7872) prepaid international sim-card plus local prepaid sim cards.

Cellularabroad offers the National Geographic prepaid international sim card, a reliable service, if not the cheapest, with high quality support.
They also sell national prepaid cards for several countries for people who want to get their sim in advance.

Cellularabroad (National Geographic)
Cellularabroad Prepaid card name: National Geographic Talk Abroad
Activation fee/credit: US$ 59.00/29.00 (€ 47.10/23.15)
Card validity: At least 1 activity every 9 month
Country code: UK, plus US for incoming
Where to buy it: official site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 22/06/12
SIMsmart prepaid
SIMsmart prepaid Prepaid card name: SIMsmart prepaid
Activation fee/credit: US$ 20.00/20.00 (€ 16.25/16.25)
Card validity: 1 billed activity every 6 months
Country code: UK +44
Where to buy it: official site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 16/08/12

Belgian (+32) based sim-cards

Maxroam has launched its latest offer using a Belgian based simcard. They have no free incoming calls in any place, but for the rest all rates are extremely attractive. The same applies to Buzzroam.

Cubic Telecom Limited trading (MAXroam)
MAXroam Prepaid card name: MAXroam
Activation fee/credit: € 15.00/10.00
€ 30.00/30.00
€ 50.00/55.00
Internet sim: € 49 including dongle and 10MB
Card validity: At least 1 billed event every month or you get an € 1.00 surcharge
Country code: IDD number, plus Belgium (+32) number for SMS
Where to buy it: Official Site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 03/08/10
Global Roaming Solutions Ltd (Buzzroam)
Buzzroam Prepaid card name: Buzzroam
Activation fee/credit: US$ 35.00/10.00 - € 26.50/7.50
US$ 49.00/25.00 - € 37.25/19.00
US$ 99.00/80.00 - € 75.25/60.75
Card validity: no expiration
Country code: Belgium (+32) plus IDD numbers
Where to buy it: Official Site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 03/08/10

Isle of Man (+44 79245 and +44 78722) based sim-cards

Several companies offer IoM based international sim-cards, but with different prefixes. The offers with the above mentioned prefixes can be called by British mobiles at no extra charge (free if you have free minutes to mobiles), as if they were "normal" British mobile numbers.

07 MOBILE (former Travel Sim UK)
07 MOBILE Prepaid card name: 07 MOBILE
Activation fee/credit: GBP 29.99/ USD 15.00 - € 36.85/11.51
Card validity: unlimited
Country code: UK IoM (+44.7924), US +1
Where to buy it: 07 MOBILE homepage
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 22/10/12

Isle of Man (+44 77000) based sim-cards

During 2006 and 2007 dozens of new international operators came out, all offering Isle of Man prefixes, some with good offers, some a bit less, surely too many to be all listed here. Unfortunately most of them seem to have died in September 2007, when the service provider which offered them the IoM prefix closed its activity, with very few information about what happened. Some International providers moved to other service providers with Jersey or Estonian prefix.
Geosim started its operations again in 2008, still with IoM prefix number, as well as GT-Sim, which has different offers, and also including a dual-sim phone.

ekit / Telestial (Passport)
ekit Passport Prepaid card name: Passport Lite - Passport - Passport Plus
Activation fee/credit: US$ 5.00/5.00 - US$ 29.00/10.00 - US$ 49.00/10.00
Card validity: At least 1 activity every 9 month
Country code: UK IoM (+447924), US (+1)
Where to buy it: Telestial Homepage
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 29/01/09
WorldSIM
WorldSIM Prepaid card name: WorldSIM
Activation fee/credit: US$ 39.99/15.00 - € 30.50/11.50
Card validity: 12 months
Country code: UK IoM (+447624 or +447924)
Where to buy it: official site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 29/04/09
Global Termination Holdings HK Limited
GT-Sim Prepaid card name: GT Sim
Activation fee/credit: € 19.95/0.00
€ 59.95/60.00
Card validity: At least 1 activity every 3 month (or you get charged)
Country code: UK IoM (+447924)
Where to buy it: GT-SIM Homepage
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 25/03/09
Geodesa Limited
Geodesa Prepaid card name: Geosim
Activation fee/credit: £ 17.99/5.00 (€ 19.38/5.39)
Card validity: 12 months
Country code: UK IoM (+447624 or +447924)
Where to buy it: Official Site
Prepaid offer: click here
Last updated: 29/01/09

Postpaid International Offers

The most long established postpaid global sim-card is the one sold by Mobal, which is a British O2 postpaid contract, without any monthly charge, you just pay as you use. It's surely the most reliable service among global sim-cards, but rates are very expensive.
Telna Mobile is a newcomer in the area of global sim cards, but not in the telecom industry as it has been providing fixed long distance service since 2002. The card has an annual fee of US$ 49, with rates lower than Mobal. A web interface allows to check voicemail messages without paying for airtime.
PrePaidGSM has an affiliation program with both Mobal and Telna Mobile, so if you decide to buy and use one (or both) of these offers, please click on the links provided on these pages in order to help PrePaidGSM. Thanks!

Mobal
Mobal Prepaid card name: Mobal
Activation fee: US$ 9.00 - € 6.80
Card validity: Unlimited
Country code: UK (+44)
Where to buy it: Mobal official site
Postpaid offer: click here
Last updated: 19/09/08
Telecom North America Inc
Telna Mobile Prepaid card name: telna Mobile
Annual fee: US$ 19.00 - € 12.70
Card validity: As long as annual fee is paid
Country code: US (+1)
Where to buy it: telna Mobile official site
Postpaid offer: click here
Last updated: 21/10/09