On 2008-05-04, Jim! <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> On 02 May 2008 21:02:05 GMT, alexd <troffasky@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.

Dennis Ferguson