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From: Ivor Jones on 4 May 2008 11:54 In news:slrng1r47s.vs.dcferguson(a)akit-ferguson.com, Dennis Ferguson <dcferguson(a)pacbell.net> typed, for some strange, unexplained reason: [snip] : If you want one with a number which is cheap to call in the UK I : have a Celtrek SIM, from : : http://www.celtrek.com : : which seems to roam on all networks. The UK inbound numbers they : supply are regular landline numbers so, while you pay for incoming : calls, it is inexpensive for callers. : : Their prices aren't too bad in the UK, though I got the SIM because : their prices are excellent in some Asian and Latin American countries : I occasionally travel to. : : Dennis Ferguson Where does it say about UK numbers..? All I can see there is that you get a US number, which for mobiles are normal format numbers anyway. Ivor
From: Dennis Ferguson on 4 May 2008 21:00 On 2008-05-04, Ivor Jones <ivor(a)thisaddressis.invalid> wrote: > In news:slrng1r47s.vs.dcferguson(a)akit-ferguson.com, > Dennis Ferguson <dcferguson(a)pacbell.net> typed, for some strange, > unexplained reason: > [snip] > >: If you want one with a number which is cheap to call in the UK I >: have a Celtrek SIM, from >: >: http://www.celtrek.com >: >: which seems to roam on all networks. The UK inbound numbers they >: supply are regular landline numbers so, while you pay for incoming >: calls, it is inexpensive for callers. >: >: Their prices aren't too bad in the UK, though I got the SIM because >: their prices are excellent in some Asian and Latin American countries >: I occasionally travel to. >: >: Dennis Ferguson > > Where does it say about UK numbers..? All I can see there is that you get > a US number, which for mobiles are normal format numbers anyway. > > Ivor See the FAQ, here: http://www.celtrek.com/faq.php#64 You can get one with a US, UK or French inbound number if you ask. Note that this is a VoIP lashup which is why you end up with landline numbers. You can't receive text messages on the inbound number, and the SIM itself is Israeli. Mine has been pretty reliable despite all that, however, and they even manage to get outbound caller ID to work right most places. I've been happy with it. Dennis Ferguson
From: Chris Blunt on 4 May 2008 21:06 On Sun, 04 May 2008 10:33:33 GMT, Dennis Ferguson <dcferguson(a)pacbell.net> wrote: >On 2008-05-04, Jim! <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> On 02 May 2008 21:02:05 GMT, alexd <troffasky(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 01 May 2008 21:14:54 +0100, Victor Delta wrote: >>> >>>> Any suggestions please - especially if they don't cost the earth?! >>> >>>A Manx Pronto SIM will give you a UK-style number and let you roam in the >>>UK, but I'm not sure about pricing. >> >> A quick look at the Manx Telecom website tells me that on the pre-pay >> tariff (which isn't actually that bad value) you can only roam onto >> the O2 & TMobile networks. >> >> However if you get a Manx Telecom Contract Sim then you can roam onto >> all the UK networks it seems ... >> >> Prefix is an 07624 number I believe ... wasn't this the same prefix as >> Truphone were using for their VOIP service ? If so there were reports >> of various UK networks charging extornionate rates to ring these >> numbers :( > >If you want one with a number which is cheap to call in the UK I >have a Celtrek SIM, from > > http://www.celtrek.com > >which seems to roam on all networks. The UK inbound numbers they >supply are regular landline numbers so, while you pay for incoming >calls, it is inexpensive for callers. > >Their prices aren't too bad in the UK, though I got the SIM because >their prices are excellent in some Asian and Latin American countries >I occasionally travel to. Do you know if this SIM allows mobile broadband data connections also? I can't see any reference to that on their web site, and they only quote rates for voice calls and SMS. Chris
From: R. Mark Clayton on 5 May 2008 06:01 "Victor Delta" <none(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:fvip9m$q39$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... > "Victor Delta" <none(a)nospam.com> wrote in message > news:fvd8cu$8mg$1(a)registered.motzarella.org... >>I live in Dorset and mobile reception in some parts of the county is >>pretty ropey to say the least. In any location, however, some networks are >>better than others - but overall no single network is perfect. >> >> My question is therefore is it possible to get a SIM card or whatever in >> the UK which enables one to 'roam' i.e. automatically switch between the >> networks and take the strongest signal. This is what appears to happen >> when one is abroad. >> >> Any suggestions please - especially if they don't cost the earth?! > > Many thanks for all the helpful responses. > > V Don't forget that you will need a dual / tri-band phone to get the full benefit as O2 and Voda are dual band in the UK, whereas Orange and T are not.
From: Roger Mills on 5 May 2008 08:51
In an earlier contribution to this discussion, Victor Delta <none(a)nospam.com> wrote: > I live in Dorset and mobile reception in some parts of the county is > pretty ropey to say the least. In any location, however, some > networks are better than others - but overall no single network is > perfect. > My question is therefore is it possible to get a SIM card or whatever > in the UK which enables one to 'roam' i.e. automatically switch > between the networks and take the strongest signal. This is what > appears to happen when one is abroad. > > Any suggestions please - especially if they don't cost the earth?! > > TIA > > V It may not come to anything but, interestingly, BBC Parliament was showing something relevant last night. A Conservative MP is trying to use the 10-minute Bill procedure to initate legislation which would encourage (but not compel) mobile phone companies to set up inter-operability arrangements to address just this issue. The analogy was drawn of cashpoint machines - where you can use Bank A's machine to draw money out of your account with Bank B. Similarly - it was suggested - if you have a mobile phone with Operator X, you should be able to access the network via Operator Y's mast if X doesn't have one in a suitable place. It was suggested that this would actually save money for the operators - who could pay for bandwidth on rival networks rather than extending their own infrastructure. Could be a while before anything happens, though. <g> -- Cheers, Roger ______ Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks. PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP! |