Comments on: Mini-review: SIM4Travel Roaming SIM http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/10/mini-review_sim4travel_roaming_sim.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:31:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chaz http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/10/mini-review_sim4travel_roaming_sim.html/comment-page-1#comment-243107 Chaz Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:03:29 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=10506#comment-243107 I finally got around to using mine recently and was shocked by the 39p dailly access fee. I never saw this spelled out in their tariffs when I purchased it - I think this was added in recently. Also, after reading the fine print - hidden away - I discovered that the SIM card stays active for 270 days (whatever that means) but after 90 days of inactivity they charge you 2 GBP every 30 days to keep your credit valid! Another hidden fee. As far as I am concerned this deal is a major ripoff and will never use them again. I am currently looking (carefully) at other vendors such as gosim, oneroam, rangeroamer, etc however in the short run using my virgin uk and vodafone gr sims on roaming is a better deal. I went through the numbers and discovered that one needs to make a 4 minute call (either send or receive) before sim4travel begins to be cheaper than roaming on the other cards in the EU. I finally got around to using mine recently and was shocked by the 39p dailly access fee. I never saw this spelled out in their tariffs when I purchased it – I think this was added in recently. Also, after reading the fine print – hidden away – I discovered that the SIM card stays active for 270 days (whatever that means) but after 90 days of inactivity they charge you 2 GBP every 30 days to keep your credit valid! Another hidden fee. As far as I am concerned this deal is a major ripoff and will never use them again. I am currently looking (carefully) at other vendors such as gosim, oneroam, rangeroamer, etc however in the short run using my virgin uk and vodafone gr sims on roaming is a better deal. I went through the numbers and discovered that one needs to make a 4 minute call (either send or receive) before sim4travel begins to be cheaper than roaming on the other cards in the EU.

]]> By: Chaz http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/10/mini-review_sim4travel_roaming_sim.html/comment-page-1#comment-233207 Chaz Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:03:29 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=10506#comment-233207 I finally got around to using mine recently and was shocked by the 39p dailly access fee. I never saw this spelled out in their tariffs when I purchased it - I think this was added in recently. Also, after reading the fine print - hidden away - I discovered that the SIM card stays active for 270 days (whatever that means) but after 90 days of inactivity they charge you 2 GBP every 30 days to keep your credit valid! Another hidden fee. As far as I am concerned this deal is a major ripoff and will never use them again. I am currently looking (carefully) at other vendors such as gosim, oneroam, rangeroamer, etc however in the short run using my virgin uk and vodafone gr sims on roaming is a better deal. I went through the numbers and discovered that one needs to make a 4 minute call (either send or receive) before sim4travel begins to be cheaper than roaming on the other cards in the EU. I finally got around to using mine recently and was shocked by the 39p dailly access fee. I never saw this spelled out in their tariffs when I purchased it – I think this was added in recently. Also, after reading the fine print – hidden away – I discovered that the SIM card stays active for 270 days (whatever that means) but after 90 days of inactivity they charge you 2 GBP every 30 days to keep your credit valid! Another hidden fee. As far as I am concerned this deal is a major ripoff and will never use them again. I am currently looking (carefully) at other vendors such as gosim, oneroam, rangeroamer, etc however in the short run using my virgin uk and vodafone gr sims on roaming is a better deal. I went through the numbers and discovered that one needs to make a 4 minute call (either send or receive) before sim4travel begins to be cheaper than roaming on the other cards in the EU.

]]> By: Chaz http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/10/mini-review_sim4travel_roaming_sim.html/comment-page-1#comment-231206 Chaz Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:03:29 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=10506#comment-231206 I finally got around to using mine recently and was shocked by the 39p dailly access fee. I never saw this spelled out in their tariffs when I purchased it - I think this was added in recently. Also, after reading the fine print - hidden away - I discovered that the SIM card stays active for 270 days (whatever that means) but after 90 days of inactivity they charge you 2 GBP every 30 days to keep your credit valid! Another hidden fee. As far as I am concerned this deal is a major ripoff and will never use them again. I am currently looking (carefully) at other vendors such as gosim, oneroam, rangeroamer, etc however in the short run using my virgin uk and vodafone gr sims on roaming is a better deal. I went through the numbers and discovered that one needs to make a 4 minute call (either send or receive) before sim4travel begins to be cheaper than roaming on the other cards in the EU. I finally got around to using mine recently and was shocked by the 39p dailly access fee. I never saw this spelled out in their tariffs when I purchased it – I think this was added in recently. Also, after reading the fine print – hidden away – I discovered that the SIM card stays active for 270 days (whatever that means) but after 90 days of inactivity they charge you 2 GBP every 30 days to keep your credit valid! Another hidden fee. As far as I am concerned this deal is a major ripoff and will never use them again. I am currently looking (carefully) at other vendors such as gosim, oneroam, rangeroamer, etc however in the short run using my virgin uk and vodafone gr sims on roaming is a better deal. I went through the numbers and discovered that one needs to make a 4 minute call (either send or receive) before sim4travel begins to be cheaper than roaming on the other cards in the EU.

]]> By: Ben Smith http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/10/mini-review_sim4travel_roaming_sim.html/comment-page-1#comment-230714 Ben Smith Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:49:45 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=10506#comment-230714 Thanks John - I'll amend the post re: the number. Didn't think the service charge was very note-worthy given I save more than that if I recieve one call in 2 of the locations tested. What do you think? Thanks John – I'll amend the post re: the number. Didn't think the service charge was very note-worthy given I save more than that if I recieve one call in 2 of the locations tested. What do you think?

]]> By: bigjohn http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/10/mini-review_sim4travel_roaming_sim.html/comment-page-1#comment-230709 bigjohn Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:24:43 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=10506#comment-230709 They dont use normal UK Mobile Numbers, they use Jersey Mobile Numbers and calls to them are rarely allowed from UK mobile network inclusive minutes.<br><br>They have also recently introduced a 39p a day service charge. They dont use normal UK Mobile Numbers, they use Jersey Mobile Numbers and calls to them are rarely allowed from UK mobile network inclusive minutes.

They have also recently introduced a 39p a day service charge.

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