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Forum: Europe 30-05-2009, 23:36
Replies: 72
Views: 109,909
Posted By MATHA531
Let's start with the obvious....there is a good...

Let's start with the obvious....there is a good chance the phone is (sim) locked. Think of a computer booting up. The computer goes through a whole series of checks. So does a mobile phone. When...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-05-2009, 01:43
Replies: 15
Views: 7,601
Posted By MATHA531
3 did that as well for some of its European...

3 did that as well for some of its European customers but as I think I have read, it's ending that.

Also, Australia is a poor example as the way mobiles operate is more or less on the European...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 28-05-2009, 01:15
Replies: 15
Views: 7,601
Posted By MATHA531
Well the concepts are not really new....more than...

Well the concepts are not really new....more than 30 years ago, the bell system controlled much of the local telephone companies in the USA and they claimed they had to use inflated long distance...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-05-2009, 17:47
Replies: 15
Views: 7,601
Posted By MATHA531
Well that is sort of what I said in the other...

Well that is sort of what I said in the other thread....it really does gall me about international roaming rates, especially on the part of T Mobile USA when, as I've said at other times, if one...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 27-05-2009, 16:54
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By MATHA531
The demise of UM certainly came like a bolt out...

The demise of UM certainly came like a bolt out of the blue, but clearly the signs were there i.e. the 0,19€ set up fee for receiving free calls but when all is said and done, unless I really miss my...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-05-2009, 20:09
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By MATHA531
I asked that question and was told you pay only...

I asked that question and was told you pay only the 19¢ in FREE countries to receive calls on the +1 number.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 26-05-2009, 18:29
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By MATHA531
From my understanding, I think there's a...

From my understanding, I think there's a footnote, the answer is no...if there is free roaming, no surcharge.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-05-2009, 00:10
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By MATHA531
Well a normal part of sim card fact is that when...

Well a normal part of sim card fact is that when the card comes with a PIN, you have the ability to change the PIN to anything you want. Have done that with several sim cards.......apparently ekit...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-05-2009, 14:50
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By MATHA531
Got the card through telestial and putting it...

Got the card through telestial and putting it through some testing....

Am in the USA....calls to the +1 number complete fairly quickly...have no idea of the quality of the call as I am not...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 23-05-2009, 13:43
Replies: 22
Views: 8,677
Posted By MATHA531
The genesis of international cards were, of...

The genesis of international cards were, of course, the asininely high roaming rates that telcoms have used as a cash cow.....we see how many of the international cards have met their demise due to...
Forum: Germany 23-05-2009, 11:46
Replies: 13
Views: 9,215
Posted By MATHA531
Question for the technology geeks (which I most...

Question for the technology geeks (which I most certainly am not):

Is there a way for the equipment or whatever to differentiate between an American (or Canadian) landline number or a mobile...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-05-2009, 10:18
Replies: 201
Views: 80,566
Posted By MATHA531
A call coming into my mobile phone (which has a...

A call coming into my mobile phone (which has a US number) is forwarded to the US number and I am in the UK......what do I pay to receive the call in the UK?

(Inother words, if somebody calls the...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-05-2009, 20:20
Replies: 17
Views: 7,789
Posted By MATHA531
Let me try to explain my thinking on this... ...

Let me try to explain my thinking on this...

In the "glory" days of UM (AKA riing), I used both cbw and enlinea for my calls out along with the free calls in. I was paying something like 14¢...
Forum: UK & Ireland 17-05-2009, 12:04
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
Here's the quote I was referring to: "With...

Here's the quote I was referring to:

"With our promotion you can sit on the beach with your phone switched on knowing you can take and make a call just as you would if you were in your back...
Forum: UK & Ireland 17-05-2009, 00:16
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
Stu... Do remember that verizon is not a...

Stu...

Do remember that verizon is not a gsm carrier......vodafone did make a bid to buy AT&T's gsm network when it went up for sale which cingular purchased and changed the name back to AT&T....
Forum: UK & Ireland 17-05-2009, 00:15
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
While I do agree with Andy about probably what it...

While I do agree with Andy about probably what it means, the operative word is probably. After all, the gist of the press release is that for the three month period all calls throughout the...
Forum: UK & Ireland 15-05-2009, 19:44
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
babble... It should only take one...that's...

babble...

It should only take one...that's what happened as I pointed out elsewhere in the USA...today it is unheard of on most of the USA cell carriers to have a litimed calling area...the USA...
Forum: UK & Ireland 15-05-2009, 13:21
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
The solution is simple....get a vodafone UK sim...

The solution is simple....get a vodafone UK sim card for the summer!

(Incidentally, I am still not sure of one thing.....their advertising talk of lying on the beach (presumably in some sunny...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 15-05-2009, 04:41
Replies: 17
Views: 7,789
Posted By MATHA531
But it wasn't always this way.....I remember a...

But it wasn't always this way.....I remember a trip I took in 2005 to Central Europe...I used call forwarding on my Verizon landline through my ld carrier AT&T to my riing (UM was called that then)...
Forum: UK & Ireland 14-05-2009, 22:59
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
Well obviously, if I were in Germany even if I...

Well obviously, if I were in Germany even if I didn't go to the UK, I could easily pick up a vodafone UK sim card for next to nothing on ebay, top it up with a vodafone de voucher, and be able to...
Forum: UK & Ireland 14-05-2009, 21:38
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
Please forgive me if I ask too many questions as...

Please forgive me if I ask too many questions as I am a little slow to pick up on things but they eventually come to me.....

So let's see...I get a free Vodafone UK sim card and sign up for...
Forum: UK & Ireland 14-05-2009, 20:36
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
Ok..I see now it does seem to apply to all their...

Ok..I see now it does seem to apply to all their PAYG tariffs....the question still that I would like answered...do I get the 5p/minute to the USA from all the European countries (and Australia and...
Forum: UK & Ireland 14-05-2009, 20:33
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
...and with all this being true, can Orange and...

...and with all this being true, can Orange and O2 be far behind? (Didn't list T Mobile UK...according to some things I have read, they're getting out of the UK business)
Forum: UK & Ireland 14-05-2009, 20:31
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
...and that being the dase, does it mean I get...

...and that being the dase, does it mean I get the 5p/minute to call the USA say from Germany as I'm supposed to pay the same thing I pay in the UK?
Forum: UK & Ireland 14-05-2009, 20:30
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
Now I see it...as far as the 5p to the...

Now I see it...as far as the 5p to the USA...gotcha

But is this available on all their PAYG plans?
Forum: UK & Ireland 14-05-2009, 20:28
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
I'm confused...I can't find info about the free...

I'm confused...I can't find info about the free Vodafone Passport form 01 June on the web site but here's what it says about Vodafone passport with the 75p fee:

*Vodafone Passport is available on...
Forum: UK & Ireland 14-05-2009, 20:24
Replies: 80
Views: 28,110
Posted By MATHA531
Well, they still want, according to the above,...

Well, they still want, according to the above, 99p to call the USA and Canada...hardly a bargain eh.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-05-2009, 12:23
Replies: 17
Views: 7,789
Posted By MATHA531
A total guess by me.... This business has...

A total guess by me....

This business has been very gravely affected by the push by the eu to cap roaming rates. Europeans (and I'm not so perhaps some of them here can chime in) used to cross...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-05-2009, 15:19
Replies: 177
Views: 51,386
Posted By MATHA531
Whilte I agree with your sentiments and am...

Whilte I agree with your sentiments and am certainly not necessarily a fan of Yackie (although I have nothing against them either), I don't think they can be blamed for the fiasco of O9 which until...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-05-2009, 10:22
Replies: 177
Views: 51,386
Posted By MATHA531
And what, sir, is going on with your sim card I...

And what, sir, is going on with your sim card I have in my possession and is apparently worthless?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 29-04-2009, 14:14
Replies: 173
Views: 51,309
Posted By MATHA531
Can somebody explain to me what the highlighted...

Can somebody explain to me what the highlighted sentence means in simple English?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 24-04-2009, 15:44
Replies: 173
Views: 51,309
Posted By MATHA531
Same here. RIP United Mobkile

Same here.

RIP United Mobkile
Forum: Europe 22-04-2009, 14:46
Replies: 22
Views: 13,042
Posted By MATHA531
I believe, and the many Europeans here can...

I believe, and the many Europeans here can correct me if I'm wrong, the ultimate purpose of all this is to turn the eu into something akin to the USA with the various countries playing the role the...
Forum: Germany 21-04-2009, 16:42
Replies: 12
Views: 11,411
Posted By MATHA531
I had a vodafone de sim card for several years...

I had a vodafone de sim card for several years (interestingly enough, they just disabled it despie the fact I sent a couple of text messages and have apparently stolen my credit. I thought this was...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-04-2009, 14:58
Replies: 173
Views: 51,309
Posted By MATHA531
Here's the problem with +423....for several years...

Here's the problem with +423....for several years they were fine. Check with the various ld carriers of the world to see the termination fees for calls to +423...in the USA I don't know of any...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-04-2009, 01:26
Replies: 173
Views: 51,309
Posted By MATHA531
Well I wouldn't say I'm necessarily all that...

Well I wouldn't say I'm necessarily all that optimistic; however didn't many of the Isle of Man sim cards come back from the dead a couple of years ago? Does sound like a funding problem, don't you...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-04-2009, 08:08
Replies: 173
Views: 51,309
Posted By MATHA531
So let's cut to the chase... 1. My UM+44...

So let's cut to the chase...

1. My UM+44 gives the fatal sim card registration failed message which usually coincides with a dead account (that was my first indication O9 had kicked the bucket)....
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-04-2009, 05:20
Replies: 173
Views: 51,309
Posted By MATHA531
The 423 or the 44?

The 423 or the 44?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 11-04-2009, 20:44
Replies: 173
Views: 51,309
Posted By MATHA531
Years from now, when they look back on this era,...

Years from now, when they look back on this era, will there still be several unanswered questions most notably being this....for a while UM was by far the most stable of the international roaming...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 10-04-2009, 15:55
Replies: 10
Views: 7,877
Posted By MATHA531
Mr. Easy Roam: Sir in all due respect to...

Mr. Easy Roam:

Sir in all due respect to you, how do you know your company is so much smarter than UM? (And no, I'm not a UM employee or apologist or anything like that)....what evidence do you...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 09-04-2009, 14:31
Replies: 10
Views: 7,877
Posted By MATHA531
Just some skepticism...UM has been promising a...

Just some skepticism...UM has been promising a dual UK/USA sim is coming (of course so is Xmas)

Easy roam and others of the same type (Geosim?) have been saying a dual UK?USA sim is coming (so is...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 05-04-2009, 21:11
Replies: 173
Views: 51,309
Posted By MATHA531
Any news on their dual +1/+44 card promised...

Any news on their dual +1/+44 card promised imminently some imminent time ago?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 30-03-2009, 13:40
Replies: 137
Views: 55,470
Posted By MATHA531
Are they still charging for outbound calls that...

Are they still charging for outbound calls that are not answered i.e. they charge you from the callback on? If so, a no go to me.
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 14-03-2009, 15:59
Replies: 137
Views: 55,470
Posted By MATHA531
I agree with much of the above.....the only...

I agree with much of the above.....the only addition I might add is that significant to the whole discussion is cheap outgoing as well as free incioming at least for me. I know, I know, this is not...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 14-03-2009, 12:25
Replies: 137
Views: 55,470
Posted By MATHA531
Annual fee on e-kit?

Annual fee on e-kit?
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 14-03-2009, 09:26
Replies: 137
Views: 55,470
Posted By MATHA531
How about e-kit passport? Available on ebay for...

How about e-kit passport? Available on ebay for $20 with $10 credit...free reception in the usual places in Europe but 49¢/minute US outgoing? (Don't know if there's a set up fee for calls)
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 14-03-2009, 01:49
Replies: 137
Views: 55,470
Posted By MATHA531
So of course, we now have maxroam (and probably...

So of course, we now have maxroam (and probably celtek if it's still operating) now charge for incoming calls, now charge you for outgoing calls even if they're not completed, charge you to check...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 13-03-2009, 07:39
Replies: 137
Views: 55,470
Posted By MATHA531
It sure isn't....with most any British sim, it...

It sure isn't....with most any British sim, it would be 38p which, at the rate sterling is dropping, will soon be equal to 0,38€
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 09-03-2009, 14:23
Replies: 7
Views: 5,519
Posted By MATHA531
Free inbound roaming in the USA......I thought...

Free inbound roaming in the USA......I thought the way the cell phone operators operate in the USA prevents that from happening (we pay for airtime here both to call and to receive it is not caller...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 06-03-2009, 05:15
Replies: 38
Views: 16,209
Posted By MATHA531
Well so far, the only one that has been...

Well so far, the only one that has been relatively stable, and I understand the word relatively is well very relative, has been United Mobile...for the most part they've worked and I haven't lost a...
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