Hi,
I am interessted in the offers of different telecom providers of different countries. I make the beginning and hope for large participation. Please post your tariff model in respect to the structure:
Continent: Europe
Country/state: Austria
Provider: Hutchison 3G "Drei"
Radio technology: No GSM, UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA)
Tariff name: 3ShowTime XL
Tariff covers: call minutes in same network 1000 + call minutes in fixed network 1000 + call minutes in other networks 1000 + data traffic 100MByte + approx. 30 TV channel included
Tariff costs: EURO 19,-
Reduced-price phone + price for it: none
Validity period: none
Billing period: monthly
Additional tariff packages: data traffic 3Gbyte EURO 9,-, 100 SMS EURO 3,-
Sum: EURO 31,-
Felt network quality: (1...excellent, 5..damn poor): 2,5
I am excited
Continent: Europe
Country/state: The Netherlands
Provider: T-Mobile
Radio technology: ?
Tariff name: Relax
Tariff covers: 150 call minutes for every month, unlimited internet
Tariff costs: EURO 26
Reduced-price phone: HTC Touch diamond (free)
Validity period: 2-years
Billing period: monthly
Additional tariff packages: 25 sms for each month 2.50 €
SUM: 28.50
range network quality: 2
It sux to have hardly any sms for each month, even with 25 I regurlarly exceed the limit and pay extra per month but the unlimited internet and free phone is nice
Continent: North America
Country/state: United States, California
Provider: AT&T
Radio technology: GSM, HSDPA/UMTS 850/1900Mhz
Tariff name: FamilyTalk Nation 1400
Tariff covers: Unlimited Mobile2Mobile within AT&T, Unlimited Nights and weekends, 1400 general minutes.
Tariff costs: $80 for first line, $9.99 for each successive line (5 total)
Reduced-price phone: Yes
Validity period: 2 Years
Billing period: Monthly
Additional tariff packages: Unlimited Data for $30 per line, unlimited texting $30 total for five lines
Sum: About $200 for a family of 5 (some of us have data, some do not)
Feeled network quality: 3
I dare you to post a more expensive plan!!
Continent: North America
Country/state: México
Provider: Telcel
Radio technology: GSM, 3G
Tariff name: National flat rate
Tariff covers: 800 call minutes for every month, limited internet up to 1gb
Tariff costs: EURO 88
Reduced-price phone: HTC Touch diamond (free)
Validity period: 18 month
Billing period: monthly
Additional tariff packages: 85 sms for each month 8 €
SUM: 96 Euro - 130US Dollars - 1,625 Mexican Pesos
Range network quality: 5
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Continent: North America
Country/state: United States, New Jersey
Provider: AT&T
Radio technology: GSM, HSDPA/UMTS 850/1900Mhz
Tariff name: FamilyTalk Nation 700
Tariff covers: Unlimited Mobile2Mobile within AT&T, Unlimited Nights and weekends, 700 general minutes.
Tariff costs: $60 for first line, $9.99 for each successive line (2 total)
Reduced-price phone: Yes (Tilt 2 / Pantech Matrix)
Validity period: 2 Years
Billing period: Monthly
Additional tariff packages: Unlimited Data for $10 per line / both lines, unlimited SMS $30 total for both lines
Sum: About $112.50 for 2 lines (I receive a %25 corporate discount(discounts main line, and data packages) and have a friend at AT&T who sets my PDA as a basic Phone data plan)
Feeled network quality: 3.8
Continent: North America
Country/state: United States, North Carolina
Provider: AT&T
Radio technology: GSM, HSDPA/UMTS 850/1900Mhz
Tariff name: FamilyTalk Nation 700
Tariff covers: Unlimited Mobile2Mobile within AT&T, Unlimited Nights and weekends, 700 general minutes.
Tariff costs: $60 for first line, $9.99 for each successive line (5 total)
Reduced-price phone: Yes
Validity period: 2 Years
Billing period: Monthly
Additional tariff packages: Unlimited Data for $30 per line, Messaging Starter (200 msgs monthly) $5 each for two lines
Sum: About $120 for 2 lines (1 without data)
Feeled network quality: 4.3 - coverage is spotty. In many areas outside Raleigh, I can get a good quality off-air digital tv signal, but low-signal or no service from AT&T. Verizon has a much more consistent footprint in the area.
AIRCEL Tariff I use
Continent: Asia
Country/state: India
Provider: AIRCEL
Radio technology: GSM, UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA)
Tariff name: Mumbai50
Tariff covers: No free calls or local or national SMS's.
Call Charges: Voice Calls INR 1.00, SMS INR 1.00 local (same network), INR 1.00 national, and INR 5.00 international
Tariff costs: INR 50/-
Additional tariff packages: Call pack: All local voice calls to mobiles @ INR 0.30/minute INR 75/- monthly
SMS pack: 1500 local and national SMS per month to all mobiles - INR 75/- monthly
Reduced-price phone + price for it: none
Validity period: none
Billing period: monthly
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Continent: Europe
Country/state: England (United Kingdom)
Provider: o2
Radio technology: GSM, UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA)
Tariff name: N/A
Tariff covers: Unlimited Data, 1000 Any Network Any Time Minutes, 1000 Texts
Tariff costs: GBP :- 35
Reduced-price phone + price for it: HD2 - £50
Validity period: none
Billing period: Monthly
Additional tariff packages: N/A
Costa Rica
Here in my country telecommunication rates are very cheap, this service is provided by a state company I.C.E., so the rates are low, and the quality is barely acceptable. There are two basic plans: Postpaid for GSM, TDMA and 3G, and prepaid for 3G. Here I post the plan I´m actually using: postpaid. More info here (Exchange rate: 530 colones /$ aprox):
Continent: America
Country/state: Costa Rica
Provider: I.C.E. (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad)
Radio technology: Four bands (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) for GSM, WCDMA/HSDPA (3G) and TDMA (yes, TDMA still)
Tariff name: Postpaid for GSM, 3G and TDMA
Tariff covers: No limits
Tariff costs: Bond guaranty of $24.
Basic Rate: $6.2 with sales tax included (Includes 60 minutes of calls)
Cost per minute:
Full rate: Monday to Friday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.: $0.064.
Reduced rate: Monday to Friday 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.: $0.049.
Weekends and Holidays: Friday 7:00 p.m. to Monday 7:00 a.m. $0.049.
SMS: $0.0032 each SMS
Reduced-price phone + price for it: Several in "Kolbi" plans
Validity period: None in pospaid. Several in prepaid
Billing period: Monthly
Additional tariff packages: GPRS or 3G internet connection: $7.45 monthly flat rate
Sum: Depends on your consumption
Felt network quality: (1...excellent, 5..damn poor): 3.5
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Continent: Europe
Country/state: Bulgaria
Provider: MTEL
Radio technology: GSM, EDGE/HSDPA/UMTS
Tariff name: MTEL Corporate
Tariff covers: Free in corporate group with no limit, 120 free minutes a month at MTEL, no free minuties with other networks
Tariff costs: n/a
Reduced-price phone: n/a
Validity period: n/a
Billing period: Monthly
Sum: About 25 Euro
Continent: Europe
Country/state: UK
Provider: Orange
Radio technology: 3G/HSDPA
Tariff name: Dolphin 45
Tariff covers: 1,200 UK mins(any network), Unlimited sms, 500MB Internet
Tariff costs: £45
Reduced-price phone: HTC Desire (free)
Validity period: 18 Months
Billing period: monthly
Additional tariff packages: £8 months 1/2 price LR(cashback) + 40% discount (retail)
SUM: £17.00 (after all discounts)
Continent: Europe
Country/state: Italy
Provider: 3 ITA
Radio technology: No GSM, UMTS (HSDPA, HSUPA)
Tariff name: SuperInternet
Tariff covers: 3gb internet + 600 skype minutes + unlimited windows live access (all under 3 coverage only)
Tariff costs: EURO 5,- (first month free)
Reduced-price phone + price for it: none
Validity period: 1 month
Billing period: monthly
Additional tariff packages: None
Sum: EURO 5,-
Felt network quality: (1...excellent, 5..damn poor): 2,5
Continent: Europe
Country/state: UK
Provider: T-Mobile
Radio technology:
Tariff name: T-Mobile
Tariff covers: unlimited (fair use of 1gb) internet + 300 minutes any network + unlimited UK landline
Tariff costs: GBP15.00 per month
Reduced-price phone + price for it: HTC Touch2
Validity period: 24 month
Billing period: monthly
Additional tariff packages: None
Sum: GBP15.00/mth
Felt network quality: (1...excellent, 5..damn poor): 3
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Continent: Europe
Country/state: The Netherlands
Provider: Vodafone
Radio technology: GSM/3G(umts/hsdpa)
Tariff name: Vodafone prepaid
Tariff covers: just prepaid.. 9ct per sms and 29ct a minute for a call
Tariff costs: -
Reduced-price phone + price for it: none. Bought my TD separate
Validity period: -
Billing period: -
Additional tariff packages: -
Felt network quality: (1...excellent, 5..damn poor): 2
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Continent: Europe
Country/state: UK
Provider: Orange
Radio technology: 3G/HSDPA
Tariff name: dolphin - Dolphin 25 Websave
Tariff covers: 200mins unlimited text and internet and mms.
Tariff costs: £20
Reduced-price phone: Samsung I8910Hd
Validity period: 18 Months
Billing period: monthly
Additional tariff packages: None
SUM: £20
Continent: Europe
Country/state: Belgium
Provider: Mobile Vikings
Radio technology: EDGE, 3G
Tariff name: Standard (only one tarif)
Tariff covers: 1000 sms messages, 1GB internet --> for one month
Tariff costs: 15 € (this is call credit/sms credit if you're over 1000 sms)
Reduced-price phone: None
Validity period: /
Billing period: monthly
Additional tariff packages: None
SUM: 15 €
range network quality: 2 (3G: 4 they only started activating their 3G network)
This is the best mobile internet provider in belgium.
Calling price is 24€cent/min or 14ecent/min if you pay 40 euro
They use Base's network
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Using T-mobile in USA, there is a $10/month flat fee for unlimited free calls to landlines in the following countries:
country name - dialing code
Andorra -376
Argentina - 54
Australia - 61
Austria - 43
Bahamas - 242
Belgium - 32
Brazil - 55
Brunei Darussalam - 673
Canada - 1
Canary islands - 34
Chile - 56
China - 86
Columbia - 57
Costa Rica - 506
Croatia - 385
Cyprus - 357
Dominican Republic - 829
Estonia - 372
Germany - 49
Greece - 30
Guadeloupe - 590
Guernsey (UK) -
Hong Kong - 852
Hungary - 36
India - 91
Ireland - 353
Israel - 972
Italy - 39
Japan - 81
Jersey (UK)
Jordan - 962
Latvia - 371
Luxembourg -352
Macao - 853
Macedonia - 389
Malaysia - 60
Martinique - 596
Mexico - 52
Netherlands - 31
New Zealand - 64
Norway - 47
Panama - 507
Poland - 48
Portugal - 351
Romania - 40
Singapore - 65
Slovenia - 386
South Africa -27
South Korea - 82
Spain -34
Switzerland - 41
Taiwan - 886
Thailand - 66
Turkey - 90
UK - 44
Uruguay - 598
Venezuela - 58
Zambia - 260
Well the title was a little deceiving, but damn. Is that their long-distance package? $10/month for unlimited calling to those landline locations? That sure as hell beats my providers long distance package. Can you provide a link for this?
I live in So. CA and go to Tijuana every once in a while. All calls to and from Tijuana from my tmobile are treated as anytime minutes.
I do not have any Long Distance plans.
I am not sure if this applies to Tijuana only or all the rest of Mexico.
very interesting, i didn't even know they had such service
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1. is all cellphone with lte cat3 (100 mbps dl, 50 mbps ul) will also support dc-hsdpa?
2. is all cellphone with lte cat3 (50 mbps dl, 25 mbps ul) will also support dc-hsdpa?
3. is all cell tower with lte cat3 (either with 100 mbps dl, 50 mbps ul or 50 mbps dl, 25 mbps ul) will also support dc-hsdpa?
4. my lovely isp will upgrade cell tower from hspa+ [21 mbps dl, 5,76 mbps ul (2100mhz)] to lte cat3 [either with 100 mbps dl, 50 mbps ul or 50 mbps dl, 25 mbps ul (1800mhz)]. will nokia lumia 900 rm-823 can support either lte or dc-hsdpa?
If it supports the LTE band, it will get LTE. If the phone supports DC-HSPA+, it will get DC-HSPA+ if the carrier puts it out. You don't always get DC-HSPA+ just because you upgrade an HSPA+ tower to LTE. But you will likely see better HSPA+ speeds because of the upgraded backhaul.