Rates - http://www.whatsim.com/en/rates
WhatSim, a SIM Card for WhatsApp
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Re: WhatSim, a SIM Card for WhatsApp
#12Is this legitimate? They do not even use SSL in the purchase page http://www.whatsim.com/en/buy-now .
At first i felt the same, but after i fill the form and continue, it will redirect to payment gateway page, which is using HTTPS.
Seems like it is legit. The payment gateway page shows that payment goes to ZeroMobile.it. Yeah.. i think they need a better flow.
Re: WhatSim, a SIM Card for WhatsApp
#13That's interesting, but what are the rates for regular data and phone calls? I won't carry an extra phone for each messenger ;-) The site only lists the price for legacy MMS. Also, which country prefix will the phone number have, or do you get multiple numbers? People are usually hesitant to call numbers from other countries. Edit: I would definitely pay 10 EUR for something like this on top of my current plan. In th…
From the FAQ at http://www.whatsim.com/en/faq : Can I make calls, send text messages or surf the Internet? No, WhatSim only allows you to chat with WhatsApp.
Unless you can do all that via Whatsapp chat :)
Wow, what a potential!
Re: WhatSim, a SIM Card for WhatsApp
#14Is this legitimate? They do not even use SSL in the purchase page http://www.whatsim.com/en/buy-now .
At first i felt the same, but after i fill the form and continue, it will redirect to payment gateway page, which is using HTTPS. Seems like it is legit. The payment gateway page shows that payment goes to ZeroMobile.it. Yeah.. i think they need a better flow.
but how can I know that this payment gateway is legitimately going to go towards WhatSim's account? Going from HTTP to HTTPS basically makes anything about this a crapshoot
Re: WhatSim, a SIM Card for WhatsApp
#15That's interesting, but what are the rates for regular data and phone calls? I won't carry an extra phone for each messenger ;-) The site only lists the price for legacy MMS. Also, which country prefix will the phone number have, or do you get multiple numbers? People are usually hesitant to call numbers from other countries. Edit: I would definitely pay 10 EUR for something like this on top of my current plan. In th…
> I won't carry an extra phone for each messenger Then you're probably not part of the target market. In a lot of developing countries (India etc), WhatsApp is the primary reason to get a phone.
but developing countries still prefer to talk over chat.. if it comes to phone. young people in india use WhatApp as an alternative to email. so like we dont pay for email address.. no one will pay for WhatApp.. there are alternative like viber.. quite popular in india
Re: WhatSim, a SIM Card for WhatsApp
#16That's interesting, but what are the rates for regular data and phone calls? I won't carry an extra phone for each messenger ;-) The site only lists the price for legacy MMS. Also, which country prefix will the phone number have, or do you get multiple numbers? People are usually hesitant to call numbers from other countries. Edit: I would definitely pay 10 EUR for something like this on top of my current plan. In th…
> I won't carry an extra phone for each messenger Then you're probably not part of the target market. In a lot of developing countries (India etc), WhatsApp is the primary reason to get a phone.
Plus many phones in those markets are dual-SIM, so you would still have a voice / data SIM installed.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I won't carry an extra phone for each messenger Then you're probably not part of the target market. In a lot of developing countries (India etc), WhatsApp is the primary reason to get a phone.
Plus many phones in those markets are dual-SIM, so you would still have a voice / data SIM installed.
Don't most dual-SIM phones allow only one of the SIM cards to be used for data connections?
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#18Rates - http://www.whatsim.com/en/rates
So it takes sending/receiving 50 photos in the cheapest zone (5 in the most expensive one) to empty 5€ worth of credits. Isn't it a bit expensive? Then maybe this is targeted for the frequent travelers.
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#19Wow, what a terribly misleading written FAQ:
Does WhatSim work on all phones?
Yes, it works on all unlocked phones.
That question should be answered with a NO then. It doesn't work on all phones.
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#20A friend of mine is getting one, as she doesn't want to get roaming charges during her vacation, but still wants to talk to people on WhatsApp. Seems to solve this problem quite well. :)
Assuming you're in the US, has your friend considered T-Mobile's Simple Choice plans? Text and (throttled) data roaming is free in dozens of countries, and voice is only 20c/min. Skype and FaceTime Audio is perfectly fine on the throttled data, too.
Sorry, EU. Hopefully this happens though: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_roaming_regulati...