[bourbonkiller]

This is neither weird nor complicated. Tele2 searched for a partner to launch their long awaited offer "mobile calls for fixed line charges" but couln't get any partner for a low price. This has been before the whole MVNO thing reached Switzerland.

So they started their idea with a own "City Net" in Zurich, offering extremly low prices. Since they had no partner for roaming outside their own City Net, they decided to go the "international" way.

Half a year later, they now found a partner for roaming the rest of Switzerland but they said, they will expand their own network further. Sunrise (TDC) will also let them roam on their GPRS / UMTS / EDGE Data-Network - but no offer available right now.

Fact is, that Tele2 cancelled their old offer on internet - there are no longer any "City Net" offers nor the old Swisscom-Rebranded Prepay offer any more. I just placed a order for their new offer which is:

No activation fee
No montly line rental
No initial payment

0,- Swiss Francs to get a SIM-Card which is postpaid. CHF 0,39 to all networks in Switzerland, CHF 0,10 (almost 7 Euro Cent) for calls to European Countrys Fixed Net and a surcharge of CHF 0,40 to foreign mobile networks (CHF 0,50 per minute)

Incoming calls while roaming seems to be like GT-Sim, they charge from CHF 0,60 - but active calls while roaming are quite cheap as well.

Have a look at www.tele2-mobile.ch

BK