KnowRoaming SIM sticker
Nov 18, 2014, 11:39 am
#62
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Menlo Park, CA, USA
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yeah, I got the discount coupon too, for 20$ shipped to me, i'll give it a try. Especially with the 15$ free activation credit. Probably NOT the best deal when staying many days, weeks in one country, but being able to roam as they say country to country and get local access numbers and easily predictable calling OUT, makes sense.
Nov 18, 2014, 12:52 pm
#63
Moderator, Hertz; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: KRK
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yeah, I got the discount coupon too, for 20$ shipped to me, i'll give it a try. Especially with the 15$ free activation credit. Probably NOT the best deal when staying many days, weeks in one country, but being able to roam as they say country to country and get local access numbers and easily predictable calling OUT, makes sense.
I use Ooma at home, but lately with lots of travel around the country, I usually have lots of downtime in the car.
EDIT: Saw it only works in the UK (for Europe)
Nov 18, 2014, 2:23 pm
#64
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: DAY/CMH
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What intrigues me is the at home long distance. Out here in PL it would be 0.03$/min to call the USA. That's about the same price as skype to go which has been horrible lately. And if I can get USA number to ring to that phone for cheap, that would be perfect.
I use Ooma at home, but lately with lots of travel around the country, I usually have lots of downtime in the car.
EDIT: Saw it only works in the UK (for Europe)
I use Ooma at home, but lately with lots of travel around the country, I usually have lots of downtime in the car.
EDIT: Saw it only works in the UK (for Europe)
Forgive me if you've already posted about Toggle, but I wonder if you've tried it.
Nov 18, 2014, 2:25 pm
#65
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I was also using the callback option when I was in the UK and will be doing so when I will be visiting Norway and Switzerland in the upcoming weeks.
Jan 14, 2015, 3:38 pm
#66
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,960
Recently used KR on our 15 day trip around Europe. It was pretty awesome. A few errors here and there but saved us over $240 vs. roaming on ATT (Used over 2.3GBs of data). $7.99 for 24 of unlimited data is pretty awesome. You can find cheaper for local SIMs, but going across multiple countries its easier to not to have to stop and find local ones. KR has good instructions on how to use it. Worked in Austria, Poland, Czech, Hungary, Germany and Switzerland. Had another phone on AT&T and KR used mostly the same networks with the same speeds.
I got hit with a $10 AT&T charge for the 400kbs of data my phone pulled down before KR kicked in. What a scam.
Posted more details in my blog (in my signature) if you are interested in the full review.
I got hit with a $10 AT&T charge for the 400kbs of data my phone pulled down before KR kicked in. What a scam.
Posted more details in my blog (in my signature) if you are interested in the full review.
Jan 17, 2015, 1:50 pm
#67
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 239
I actually had a horrible experience with KR.
back in December 2014, I am with AT&T and I ordered a set from KR, installed it prior to my trip to Europe.
The initial experience was ok, upon arrival, the SIM card seem worked, switched to uk carrier, but very slow, and app is buggy, keep flash quite ,KN actually kept directing me to instal some carrier profile on my iPhone 6 Plus, and I did couple times, ever since I did that, my phone started to act weird. Internet is very slow and congested constantly. On my last night in Uk, it finally killed my iPhone, my iPhone kept restarting and became red screened and never came back again. I had to restore the entire phone completely and remove the sticker.
I still had 6 days in other countries so I decided to sign up for AT&T passport services. Pricy but at least the LTE was super fast and consistent. I asked for partial refund for knowroamin and not intend to try it again.
back in December 2014, I am with AT&T and I ordered a set from KR, installed it prior to my trip to Europe.
The initial experience was ok, upon arrival, the SIM card seem worked, switched to uk carrier, but very slow, and app is buggy, keep flash quite ,KN actually kept directing me to instal some carrier profile on my iPhone 6 Plus, and I did couple times, ever since I did that, my phone started to act weird. Internet is very slow and congested constantly. On my last night in Uk, it finally killed my iPhone, my iPhone kept restarting and became red screened and never came back again. I had to restore the entire phone completely and remove the sticker.
I still had 6 days in other countries so I decided to sign up for AT&T passport services. Pricy but at least the LTE was super fast and consistent. I asked for partial refund for knowroamin and not intend to try it again.
Jan 23, 2015, 12:29 am
#70
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 4,960
I actually had a horrible experience with KR.
back in December 2014, I am with AT&T and I ordered a set from KR, installed it prior to my trip to Europe.
The initial experience was ok, upon arrival, the SIM card seem worked, switched to uk carrier, but very slow, and app is buggy, keep flash quite ,KN actually kept directing me to instal some carrier profile on my iPhone 6 Plus, and I did couple times, ever since I did that, my phone started to act weird. Internet is very slow and congested constantly. On my last night in Uk, it finally killed my iPhone, my iPhone kept restarting and became red screened and never came back again. I had to restore the entire phone completely and remove the sticker.
I still had 6 days in other countries so I decided to sign up for AT&T passport services. Pricy but at least the LTE was super fast and consistent. I asked for partial refund for knowroamin and not intend to try it again.
back in December 2014, I am with AT&T and I ordered a set from KR, installed it prior to my trip to Europe.
The initial experience was ok, upon arrival, the SIM card seem worked, switched to uk carrier, but very slow, and app is buggy, keep flash quite ,KN actually kept directing me to instal some carrier profile on my iPhone 6 Plus, and I did couple times, ever since I did that, my phone started to act weird. Internet is very slow and congested constantly. On my last night in Uk, it finally killed my iPhone, my iPhone kept restarting and became red screened and never came back again. I had to restore the entire phone completely and remove the sticker.
I still had 6 days in other countries so I decided to sign up for AT&T passport services. Pricy but at least the LTE was super fast and consistent. I asked for partial refund for knowroamin and not intend to try it again.
The whole install a config profile thing is not well done. Its not easy to do and for a non-technical user is super confusing. To make it worse KR keeps claiming that when you return home you just press the button again and it deletes the profile - not true - it just asks you to install it again.
They have also now moved to a model where you buy credits in $25 increments and use that to purchase the $7.99/day of unlimited data. Wish you got the option to choose.
Jan 23, 2015, 12:03 pm
#71
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 239
Yeah I have a friend who has been having lots of issues with them. I just used it in Mexico with few problems so I am guess I am lucky, however it was super slow there.
The whole install a config profile thing is not well done. Its not easy to do and for a non-technical user is super confusing. To make it worse KR keeps claiming that when you return home you just press the button again and it deletes the profile - not true - it just asks you to install it again.
They have also now moved to a model where you buy credits in $25 increments and use that to purchase the $7.99/day of unlimited data. Wish you got the option to choose.
The whole install a config profile thing is not well done. Its not easy to do and for a non-technical user is super confusing. To make it worse KR keeps claiming that when you return home you just press the button again and it deletes the profile - not true - it just asks you to install it again.
They have also now moved to a model where you buy credits in $25 increments and use that to purchase the $7.99/day of unlimited data. Wish you got the option to choose.
It looks like the service and technology is not quite there yet and they still have a long way to go.
Jan 23, 2015, 12:51 pm
#72
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Detroit; Formerly Dubai
Posts: 3,652
It sounds like they have a relatively short way to go, but the last mile can often be very important in any delivery system. And the 2014 noble effort award in roaming SIMs goes to....
Jan 23, 2015, 1:04 pm
#73
Join Date: Oct 2014
Programs: DL DM
Posts: 239
Giving that tmobile offers free global roaming now, I might just get a temp card from T-Mobile next time.
Jan 23, 2015, 1:54 pm
#74
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Detroit; Formerly Dubai
Posts: 3,652
I have the Harbor Mobile TMobile tablet SIM for $18- month which gives me the data and the text, but not voice. It will work in a phone as a data device. 5 gigs of data a month over LTE and tethering is allowed.
Jan 27, 2015, 5:18 pm
#75
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: City of Angels
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