On Sun, 04 May 2008 10:33:33 GMT, Dennis Ferguson
<dcferguson@pacbell.net> wrote:

>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.

Do you know if this SIM allows mobile broadband data connections also?
I can't see any reference to that on their web site, and they only
quote rates for voice calls and SMS.

Chris