calls from the u.s.

old boy · 01-01-2009 10:21pm #1

i was in the u.s. for christmas, my roaming would not work, so i went to at&t, got a u.s. sim 50 u.s. which allowed me to ring europe, calls cost $1.10 per minute, to some u.s. fones nothing, texts cost $0.20 to europe and the u.s. texts cost $0.20 to recieve, hope this may be of advantage to some one, as vodafone says their texts cost euro 0.29, and calls euro 1.20

suppafly · 02-01-2009 1:14am

well ya if your going to the US and u'll be there for a week and a bit and want to be contactable u can get a sim card. $50 seems a bit though. i don't think i paid that much. also u can get a phone and sim card for like $15 in walmart over there and it has minutes on it too

Preset No.3 · 02-01-2009 3:57am

I go to the US about twice a year. Bought a prepay phn on the virgin network. Phone cost $15 and $20 credit would last me a week. Txts home are 10c!

sdanseo · 02-01-2009 5:58am

Free wifi in the hotel and skype ftw, free to computers and dirt cheap to landlines.

Saruman · 05-01-2009 5:14pm

Preset No.3 wrote: »

I go to the US about twice a year. Bought a prepay phn on the virgin network. Phone cost $15 and $20 credit would last me a week. Txts home are 10c!

I did that once too a couple of years back and brought it back when i read the small print which said i needed to top it up by $20 every few months or it would be deactivated and would obviously lose any credit and probably have to pay a reconnection fee.

Is it better terms now? I know most US networks still charge for incoming calls and texts!

krayZpaving · 05-01-2009 6:08pm

A much better solution, which works everywhere, is MAXroam. It's Irish, which is a good start, and the rates are great. Roaming in the USA, they're as follows:

Incoming Call €0.38
Outgoing Call To Cellular In Ireland €0.60
Outgoing Call To Landline In Ireland €0.50
Call To a Local Landline In USA €0.46
Call To a Local Cellular Phone In USA €0.46
Sending an SMS From USA €0.21
Calling Your Voice Mail €0.47

You get to assign a landline number from one of about fifty countries (including Ireland and the USA) to your phone for free, and can add more for a monthly charge. That means you can allow Irish people to call you for the price of a local call (often free with their phone package) even when you're abroad.

calls from the u.s.

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