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Question for any US or Canadian users especially in the New York/Toronto areas:
do they have prepaid simcards available there, if so how much? ...these are simcards sold on their own which have a phone number and you just put them in your phone and buy calling credit...no monthly bills.
can you send sms text messages to users abroad?
every now and then i travel abroad and i like to keep my roaming options open.
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Posted: 2002-02-21 22:08:00
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Yes do you have pay as you go in the US?
I remember talking to someone i know who lived in america and he said you have contracts where you will get 1000mins a month for $50 and the minutes are for outgoing and incomming calls!!! Do you really have to pay to recieve a call?? I can understand paying for recieveing calls when roaming in another country but when in your own country it seems stupid.
Please could someone clarify this for me
Jamo
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Posted: 2002-02-21 23:14:00
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i'm talking about a deal where you pay roughly $20 for a sim card that has a phone number and you buy top up cards to add credit to your account but your not contracted to pay monthy or for 12 months minimum
1. what network offers it
2. how much for the sim card
3. calls cost and any minimum charges incurred etc.
no timewasters or tyre kickers please.
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Posted: 2002-02-21 23:26:00
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I know what your talking about, I was just extending your question, I was saying i have never heard of pay as u go sim cards in the states, and believe me i've looked!!
Jamo
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Posted: 2002-02-21 23:54:00
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From
www.voicestream.com, a US 1900 GSM carrier (owned by T-mobile). The rates don't look cheap, do they? Generally, prepaid phone plans are used by those with bad credit in the US, as the rates are so steep.
EasyspeakTM Prepaid Service by VoiceStream
No Monthly Service Fee; No Activation Fee; No Contract; No Credit Check
Easyspeak Prepaid cards are available at any VoiceStream store and many authorized retailers. To keep your phone active just purchase a card and get the following rates:
Refill
Card Minutes Expiry
$10 25 Minutes 15 days
$25 100 Minutes 30 days
$50 250 Minutes 60 days
$100 500 Minutes 60 days
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Posted: 2002-02-22 00:12:00
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Paying for incoming calls is a US GSM and every other carrier phenomenon. I bet VS would increase their customer base 100 fold if like in europe you did not have to pay for incoming calls.
It is ridiculous, but this standard has been set by the other carriers, where you pay for air time
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Posted: 2002-02-22 00:25:00
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I have prepaid VoiceStream service. In the past, I could not send any SMSs to phones outside the US. A couple of months ago, I sent a message to a friend in Bahrain and he received it, but when he replied, I did not get it. Now however, I am able to send and received messages. I also tried to phone in UK and it works. However, I sent to Denmark but they didn't receive it. But they're gradually improving since their take-over by Deutch Telecom.
Yes, you get charged for both outgoing and incoming calls. I buy a $25 refill that lasts for a month and it give me $37. Rates are $0.30 for local outgoing calls and $0.99 for long distance. Incoming calls are charged at $0.30 when you are in your local area, no matter where the call is originating from. SMSs are free to receive and $0.10 per outgoing message. There is no status report service.
You get caller ID, call waiting, and voice mail. However, you are restricted from changing call forwarding settings, so you're stuck with voice mail if call waiting is off and someone calls or when no reply or unreachable (phone off or no service).
I don't use the phone much for calling, so it's an affordable solution. It is great for messaging, which is what I use it for most of the time.
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Posted: 2002-02-22 03:52:00
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Hi everyone,
i am posting from toronto, i hope this info is any of help to any of you.
Our prepaid system on GSM in toronto is different from what any of u expect.
Basically, you cannot get prepaid on GSM yet, however, they are still working on it and will be available soon,
I speak from experience, i work at a mobile communication store in toronto for "Rogers AT&T Wireless.". what we have as prepaid now are regular TDMA cell phones, not GSM, however, we do have GSM phones on regular monthly plans.
I hope this has clarified your requests.
regards, to u all.
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Posted: 2002-02-22 04:44:00
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Hey All,
This is a great site I visit it everytime I get the chance, never really posted anything until now. I live in Toronto and own a T68, Esato is one of the only sites I refer to for information about my phone cuz not much ppl here have the slightest idea about this phone.
Wanted to clearify the situation for Decoy7 and the above post. In Canada, or more specifically in Toronto if you want to go pay as you go GSM there is basically only one choice Fido. Rogers AT&T has only started to get into the GSM system whereas Fido has been GSM as long as they have been around. Basically all you have to do with Fido is buy there sim card for $25 Canadian and fill it up with air time vouchers that come in $10, $25 and $50 amounts. No commitment cuz no contract necessary. Just wanted to add a note: Rogers AT&T has traditionally stuck to the TDMA system cuz all their other competitors work on a TDMA system as well. Having been with every major privider (as well as minor) I pretty much have a pretty clear idea of exactly what the market is like. Hope it helps you out Decoy7, if not feel free to post again.
P.S. The Ironic thing is that even though I told you to go with Fido I am myself on AT&T's GSM system....only reason why I still stuck to it is to save my existing telephone number and oh yeah I managed to get WAP working on the Rogers AT&T system with my T68.
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Posted: 2002-02-22 07:08:00
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Forgot to add if you need information about voucher amounts and validity periods visit
www.fido.ca and all the information is there but it works alot like the previous posts with the dollar amount and expiration dates.
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Posted: 2002-02-22 07:12:00
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