While Go Sim has some good rates with voice, their data rates are horrible (0.85 E/100 Kb).
On 26/02/09 8:15 PM, "Ivan Kovacevic" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Go-Sim works as well... But it depends on where you are going and whether > there is a single carrier with good (cheap) coverage across these countries. > There is lots of overlap, but some carriers fare better. > > If you are going to travel in continental Europe, I believe they have laws > which make roaming really cheap (UK and Ireland not included). So it could > be that any SIM will work. > > Still, if you are only going to one or two countries, I would stick with > using a local SIM and would forward the Canadian cell number to the local > DID in these countries via SIP (Toronto Fido DID ---> Toronto SIP DID ---> > Euro Cell DID) > > If you get lots of incoming calls, you can get a Fido forwarding plan for > almost nothing ($3 for 2,500 local forwarding minutes). Or you can leave > your temporary EU number on your Fido VM message (and I believe you can > access the FIDO VM system remotely via a toll-free DID). > > If you are only looking for data, it may be better to get a data card in > Europe (again pretty cheap) and use VoIP... But laptops are so 2006... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Remzi Semsettin Turer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:41 PM > To: Jim Van Meggelen; Asterisk Users Group > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Anybody got advice on how to stay connected while > in Europe > > Jim, > > I have used United-Mobile (united-mobile.com) and those guys are the best > for the buck, both for data and voice. In many European countries, the > incoming calls are nearly free (there is 0.19 E setup charge, nothing per > minute) and their data rates are 1.29 E/Mb (compared to Fido's $30/Mb, it is > like 15 times cheaper). Outgoing calls are cheap too. I know many of the > upper level execs there as well, they are great people (we met at Mobile > World Congress last year and CTIA as well). > > Highly recommended. You can pay via credit card or Paypal. And you can keep > the SIM active by using it at least once every 9 months, so you don't have > to order a new SIM every time you travel. And here is the bonus, their data > rate to US is also 1.29 E/Mb (in Canada their roaming rate is higher, so if > you test it, be careful). > > > On 26/02/09 7:31 PM, "Jim Van Meggelen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sorry if this is a bit OT, but I'm going to Europe for a week in May, >> and I'll be in several countries. >> >> I bought an unlocked Nokia E71 phone, so I figure it'll handle whatever >> is out there, but if I try and use my Fido SIM card while overseas I >> will pay in ways that I don't want to think about (I've heard plenty of >> horror stories about massive roaming charges, and even more for data). >> >> I've been trying to figure out if I can get a Vodafone card or something >> that'll allow me to get data when I'm out and about (I've gotten hooked >> on using Google maps with the GPS in my E71). A little experiment just >> now showed that the data I'd consume, at the rate Fido charges, would >> end up costing me potloads of money for very little actual data (they >> charge $0.03 per kb, which adds up really fast. >> >> Anybody have any experience or advice to offer? >> >> Much obliged, >> >> Jim > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
