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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-09-2016, 17:44
Replies: 2
Views: 7,300
Posted By bourbonkiller
I've ordered a XXSim three weeks ago for a South...

I've ordered a XXSim three weeks ago for a South America journey. The SIM will cost, I think it's 9,90 or 12,90. If you do not order top up's, the SIM comes with zero balance.

You will need to...
Forum: Europe 27-04-2016, 13:13
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
I am wondering, what will be the roaming rates...

I am wondering, what will be the roaming rates for non Toggle-Mobile countries from 1st of may 2016? The calculator at their website still shows the recent prices...

BK
Forum: Mobile Phones 02-08-2015, 14:31
Replies: 8
Views: 12,470
Posted By bourbonkiller
Beside my love for Windows Phone (which is my...

Beside my love for Windows Phone (which is my daily phone os), my Piranha Sim sticks in a Blackberry Q5 I bought last summer as a O2 prepaid bundle in UK for GBP 99.00

When travelling, it is the...
Forum: Mobile Phones 02-08-2015, 14:23
Replies: 8
Views: 36,985
Posted By bourbonkiller
@ international. Best option in 2015 would...

@ international.

Best option in 2015 would be, if you look on certain platforms such as ebay if you find a cheap Blackberry q5 (maybe q10) or some dated qwerty moibles like the nokia e71, e72 or...
Forum: Europe 28-05-2015, 17:03
Replies: 7
Views: 10,010
Posted By bourbonkiller
I don't know where you stay, but have you thought...

I don't know where you stay, but have you thought about a togglemobile.nl simcard? It will give you a Netherlands mobile number whith free incoming calls in certain countries.

Other option could...
Forum: Europe 15-05-2015, 16:33
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
This is already good news. I've been waiting...

This is already good news. I've been waiting desperately for a Austrian number and tried to register one just a moment ago. It gives an error saying: Country alias is invalid

Will try in some days...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 22-02-2015, 13:31
Replies: 431
Views: 173,432
Posted By bourbonkiller
Hi guys, FYI: I've ordered a iNum incoming number...

Hi guys, FYI: I've ordered a iNum incoming number to my Piranha Sim. No setup fee and a monthly charge of 0,50 GBP.

It took no more then 24 hours to set it up and works like a charm. I've tried...
Forum: Europe 02-11-2014, 12:24
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Also no issues at my end. Worked propper in...

Also no issues at my end. Worked propper in Switzerland and also roaming in Austria...
Forum: Austria & Switzerland 23-09-2014, 08:59
Replies: 1
Views: 6,903
Posted By bourbonkiller
Orange Switzerland launches "roaming unlimited" Tariff

Again, not a prepaid offer, but might appeal some of you "heavy users". From the Orange website:

"call and text without limits at home or in EuropeWith Orange Me Unlimited Roaming at only CHF...
Forum: Austria & Switzerland 23-09-2014, 08:53
Replies: 0
Views: 5,933
Posted By bourbonkiller
New Offer from Swiss Post and Orange

"Das Abo" is not a prepaid offer, but a contract with one month minimum subscription. For CHF 39.00 per month it offer

- unlimited calls within Switzerland
- unlimited calls to EU/US
-...
Forum: Europe 22-09-2014, 07:02
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
@chrisneedtoknow Have a look at the...

@chrisneedtoknow



Have a look at the new orange.ch unlimited EU roaming offer, that might be ideal for you!
Forum: Europe 07-09-2014, 21:12
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
review of the 1GB data service

I've just returned from a multi country trip to Switzerland, Spain and Germany and have tested the new data package from togglemobile UK.

I must say, it's been a fantastic experience with no lags,...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-08-2014, 18:36
Replies: 7
Views: 5,241
Posted By bourbonkiller
Savemoneysim.com

Does anyone of you know about savemoneysim? I use their service for quite some time know and it saved me a lot of money in china and India this year.



I've got a sim card from them free of...
Forum: Mobile Phones 16-08-2014, 17:23
Replies: 18
Views: 29,427
Posted By bourbonkiller
There are a lot of cheap Windows Phones coming up...

There are a lot of cheap Windows Phones coming up within the next weeks, as Microsoft stopped cashing in for the OS and OEM's can use it for free now:

Xolo Q900s...
Forum: Mobile Phones 16-08-2014, 17:10
Replies: 18
Views: 29,427
Posted By bourbonkiller
I use Windows Mobile as my main phone os, maybe...

I use Windows Mobile as my main phone os, maybe you are interrested in some essential apps for WP8(.1) if you travel a lot:



Aldi Talk App: ...
Forum: Europe 16-08-2014, 16:41
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
I haven't discovered this yet, as I always switch...

I haven't discovered this yet, as I always switch manually because of Austrian and Swiss Networks available at my place and my worry, to switch into roaming mode without notice. However, my wife's...
Forum: Europe 16-08-2014, 10:57
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
It seems, you still don't get the point. Toggle...

It seems, you still don't get the point. Toggle is a Multi-National Data offer, not a EU roaming package. Austria is not even included in their offer, what happens if you take your Aldi-Talk SIM to...
Forum: Europe 15-08-2014, 23:28
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
I am not going to answer each of your detailed...

I am not going to answer each of your detailed picks, since it's simply not worth battling here. It's not my interrest to fight with you. We have all waited so long for such a Multi-National...
Forum: Europe 15-08-2014, 22:50
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
@ Inquisitor It is getting confusing and...

@ Inquisitor

It is getting confusing and hard to follow with edits of post whilst the other writes a new reply.

You are all Masters of prepaid gsm knowledge. But with all respect, this is the...
Forum: Europe 15-08-2014, 22:18
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
@ Inquisitor, I got your point quite right, but...

@ Inquisitor, I got your point quite right, but that might be your personal need or flavour. Take it the other way round. You sit in your hotel room, no free WIFI and need to download one or more...
Forum: Europe 15-08-2014, 21:44
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
sorry guys, but some of you are really insane....

sorry guys, but some of you are really insane. Talking of "overpriced data" for a 20 Pound / 1 GB package valid throughout the Toggle Mobile countries is just ILL.

Here is a overview of some...
Forum: Europe 14-08-2014, 10:35
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Something I haven't thought about as a...

Something I haven't thought about as a alternative may be mobilkom.li! They offer great roaming packages on top of their monthly subscriptions. Have a look here:...
Forum: Europe 14-08-2014, 10:05
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
@chrisneedtoknow, I can understand you very much...

@chrisneedtoknow, I can understand you very much - I am in the exactly same situation!

You write you have a sunrise flat at the moment? Why not port the number over to yallo which have great new...
Forum: Europe 09-08-2014, 12:23
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
@peterdoo, thank's for your very detailed report....

@peterdoo, thank's for your very detailed report. All you are mentioning does make perfect sense and I can agree to most of it. Since I live in Austria, I have a contract with 3GB local data. What I...
Forum: Europe 08-08-2014, 21:59
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
@peterdoo, calling the data roaming packages...

@peterdoo, calling the data roaming packages disappointing is far from normal. I have a business contract in Austria for my mobile and they charge me EUR 50 for 1 GB roaming data. When I leave my...
Forum: Europe 08-08-2014, 14:20
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
I've been aware of India but haven't checked the...

I've been aware of India but haven't checked the others mentioned since these are Toggle Countries and incoming should always be free.

I've bought two Toggle UK simcards this spring and on these,...
Forum: Europe 08-08-2014, 12:33
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
It is so typical Toggle. If there is light, there...

It is so typical Toggle. If there is light, there is also (minimum one) shadow. Just wrote a review about the SIM for the austrian UMTS-Link Forum and wanted to list the countries with free incoming...
Forum: Europe 08-08-2014, 10:18
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Toggle Roaming Data Bundles available

I've just checked for rates when going to Spain later this month and found out, that Toggle has launched (finally) roaming packages for their Toggle countries!
...
Forum: Austria & Switzerland 28-07-2014, 19:04
Replies: 2
Views: 8,562
Posted By bourbonkiller
New packages available for YALLO in Switzerland

Dear fellow prepaidgsm users. No one have shared the news about the Yallo packages here. It might seem a little bit expensive to non Switzerland mobile users, but within Switzerland this is a...
Forum: Austria & Switzerland 28-07-2014, 18:49
Replies: 9
Views: 17,578
Posted By bourbonkiller
Dear Drama Queen. Thanks for the update. It is...

Dear Drama Queen. Thanks for the update. It is most unlikely, that a TMO Simcard is roaming on A1 since they are competitors and there is definately NO national roaming agreement in place between A1...
Forum: Europe 22-07-2014, 18:48
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Your post gave me a hint. I've gone through all...

Your post gave me a hint. I've gone through all their toggle mobile countries and except Switzerland, they show for ALL toggle countries without a local number (even UK)

calls 18p
incoming 4p...
Forum: Europe 22-07-2014, 18:38
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Just follow this link:...

Just follow this link: http://www.togglemobile.co.uk/tariffs/en and then use the second part (non toggle countries)
Forum: Europe 22-07-2014, 13:07
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
update

Whilest I went over to facebook to send the CS a message the website seems to be down. Tried to reload the tariff page and got a error message. When enterring www.togglemobile.co.uk a empty page...
Forum: Europe 22-07-2014, 13:00
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Unhappy changed rates!?

Dear fellow togglemobile.uk users. I've just experienced changes on the togglemobile.co.uk website. As it looks like, they have changed rates. The only one that are obvious to me is the tariff in...
Forum: Europe 13-06-2014, 19:42
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Dear fellow Togglemobile users, I've been...

Dear fellow Togglemobile users,

I've been travelling extensivley this spring and my togglemobile UK SIM has served me very good in India. Call rates as follows:

Making calls ...
Forum: Europe 03-04-2014, 08:13
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
@ petkow I have tried to call my swiss...

@ petkow

I have tried to call my swiss toggle number with my swiss lycamobile sim and it does not recognise the toggle number as a lyca own number. By the way, this is in line with the information...
Forum: Europe 06-12-2013, 14:05
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Hey Christian, you are right, a wonderful...

Hey Christian,

you are right, a wonderful underlying idea with a mediocre operation. To me the card is quite reliable, never had too much of a problem calling out.

I haven't (or better...
Forum: Europe 03-12-2013, 13:37
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
I've sent an email to CS to ask for the...

I've sent an email to CS to ask for the availability of austrian numbers on Toggle, since they've recently launched lycamobile.at. Their answer is surprising, do they realy know about the other parts...
Forum: Europe 07-11-2013, 20:57
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Austrian Numbers sound great! I am living in...

Austrian Numbers sound great! I am living in Austria and already have a swiss and german number on my toggle sim. Hope they become available very soon...

BK
Forum: Europe 22-10-2013, 21:08
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
I've just been to Switzerland and Germany the...

I've just been to Switzerland and Germany the last days. Haven't used my toggle simcard for some time for active calling. During my way through Switzerland I've called friends in Germany on the fixed...
Forum: Europe 19-09-2013, 08:58
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
A new tariff SMS arrived tonight on my UK...

A new tariff SMS arrived tonight on my UK Toggle-Mobile card (Swiss Nr.):

Your toggle mobile local is 41xxxxxxxx. Calls and Texts are free to receive in Switzerland and pay no more than 9p/min to...
Forum: Europe 09-09-2013, 10:51
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Sorry, I haven't been aware of this. I live in...

Sorry, I haven't been aware of this. I live in Austria and with the just launched new contract offers, most operators took Switzerland out of the EU-Countries and almost tripled the prices for...
Forum: Europe 08-09-2013, 13:37
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Regarding the SMS with new tariffs, I haven't got...

Regarding the SMS with new tariffs, I haven't got one of these, but my mobile was switched off the last days. You should consider, that a mobile phone call within switzerland with all providers cost...
Forum: Europe 16-05-2013, 15:09
Replies: 609
Views: 343,287
Posted By bourbonkiller
Hi inquisitor, I've just experienced the...

Hi inquisitor,

I've just experienced the same with my swiss incoming number on togglemobile uk. As soon as I set call forward from any of my swiss mobile phones to the swiss togglemobile number, a...
Forum: Europe 15-10-2010, 21:00
Replies: 5
Views: 2,948
Posted By bourbonkiller
go and get a UK T-Mobile payg Simcard. Blackberry...

go and get a UK T-Mobile payg Simcard. Blackberry Service will cost you 5 GBP per month or 20 GBP for 6 months. There is a Blackberry roaming package for a monthly GBP 15.00. The hotline talked about...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 21-05-2010, 13:06
Replies: 7
Views: 4,105
Posted By bourbonkiller
It is very interresting to see, that mobilcom.li...

It is very interresting to see, that mobilcom.li is readying a new international data-simcard offer which should be ready to market by August this year. I don't know much about the bancruptcy of...
Forum: International GSM prepaid cards 17-03-2010, 14:39
Replies: 109
Views: 48,393
Posted By bourbonkiller
united mobile is dead, but...

Dear prepaidgsm friends,

it's a while since someone did a posting on this thread. I am working for a small hotel chain in Switzerland and we did suggest our clients (busoperators etc.) to buy a...
Forum: Europe 16-03-2010, 16:12
Replies: 11
Views: 30,137
Posted By bourbonkiller
Information to everyone that got stuck with a...

Information to everyone that got stuck with a Aldi payg and no GPRS connection. I came across the bug and it is so simple to make GPRS work like a charm.

When you get the provider settings from...
Forum: Austria & Switzerland 18-02-2010, 10:43
Replies: 1
Views: 3,972
Posted By bourbonkiller
Orange offers flat rate for EU mobile browsing

Following oranges announcment at MWC 2010 regarding the daily flat fee of 2 Euros for 2 MB of data MWC 2010: Orange offers flat rate for EU mobile browsing - V3.co.uk - formerly vnunet.com...
Forum: Europe 18-02-2010, 10:28
Replies: 11
Views: 30,137
Posted By bourbonkiller
Just a quick update on my roaming sim plans. I...

Just a quick update on my roaming sim plans. I did top up my Aldi payg Simcard with 10 Euros to keep her alive. The Simcard will register on all austrian networks but does not connect via GPRS. I...
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