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Google Fi is great for this. Wherever I land abroad I'm connected within a minute and pay the same data rate that I do while at home.
What phone do you use for this or is it multiple phones, and what SIM or is it multiple SIMs?
Edit: And yeah it's a single SIM.
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Sure. This hasn't happened yet in all the years I've been doing this. Maybe it's because I don't use data on this card, only calls.
The relevant legislation has only been in force since 20170615 [0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_roaming_regulat...
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What phone do you use for this or is it multiple phones, and what SIM or is it multiple SIMs?
With Google Fi you have to have a Google Pixel Phone, and it just works. Google is a MVNO so they can buy tower time from any carrier. Edit: And yeah it's a single SIM.
I keep my T-Mobile SIM for when I fly into the US, I reload it for $30-60 and use it for a month. I'm rarely in the US.
I get back to Indonesia, I go to the local SIM store and buy 50GB of data for ~$13. With Twilio rates I'd be paying $1,250-5,000. Pass.
Nope. Not going to happen. I don't care about a multi-purpose SIM. I want cheap data. I keep my T-Mobile SIM for when I fly into the US, I reload it for $30-60 and use it for a month. I'm rarely in the US. I get back to Indonesia, I go to the local SIM store and buy 50GB of data for ~$13. With Twilio rates I'd be paying $1,250-5,000. Pass.
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PM for the Super SIM here. The problem we're trying to solve here isn't so much that the devices moves between countries, that's somewhat solved, especially in the EU. We want to help companies that deploy devices globally simplify their logistics and supply chain by being able to use a single SIM regardless of the destination of the device.
Will there ever be a consumer offering along these lines? (i.e. i am travelling around and don't want to have to get travel SIMs in every different country I visit).
This is great (one plan worldwide, but in places with weak currency like India, paying in dollars might turn out to be expensive), but overall isn't the industry moving in the direction of eSIMs (no physical SIM required)? Moreover, once OneWeb, Starlink and the like launch worldwide internet service, it might pretty much render the telecom industry as it is today irrelevant?
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PM for the Super SIM here. The problem we're trying to solve here isn't so much that the devices moves between countries, that's somewhat solved, especially in the EU. We want to help companies that deploy devices globally simplify their logistics and supply chain by being able to use a single SIM regardless of the destination of the device.
Will there ever be a consumer offering along these lines? (i.e. i am travelling around and don't want to have to get travel SIMs in every different country I visit).
I got really confused when I first saw this and though it was something for consumers not IoT devices (Sorry twilio team for the application for access shrug ). I really wish someone would nail this for consumer phones. I'm coming up on a year away from home in various countries and the constant sim swapping is beginning to get annoying. I actually bought a dual sim phone so that I can keep my Australian sim card in…
Still, it's an option, particularly if you're not paying your own phone usage and need to maintain a consistent number.