Best Sim Card (poll)

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Which mobile operator do you use and are you happy with the service it provides?

Poll ended at Mon Sep 26, 2022 10:01 pm

I use Metfone and would recommend it.
2
8%
I use Metfone and I'm ok with the service most of the time
1
4%
I use metfone but would not recommend it.
1
4%
I use Smart and and would recommend it.
7
29%
I use Smart and I'm ok with the service most of the time
6
25%
I use Smart but would not recommend it.
0
No votes
I use Cellard and would recommend it.
3
13%
I use Cellard and I'm ok with the service most of the time
3
13%
I use Cellard but would not recommend it.
1
4%
I don't use any of the above (please ellaborate below)
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 24
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Re: Best Sim Card (poll)

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xandreu wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 1:37 pm Thanks for the responses. It seems like Smart is coming out on top. I used to use their Smart@Home service which I found to be pretty reliable so it's looking like I may opt for that.

I see that they offer an e-SIM option. I have an iPhone 13 which accepts e-SIMs. Anyone know if there is any advantage to getting an e-SIM over a regular one?

Thanks
I travel a lot for work. Some places, there is no e-sim option (or it’s a protracted pain in the arse, requiring me to hand over my phone which is a no).
I used the e-sim for my Smart Number, and the sim slot will be used whenever I need a local sim, or drop in a company sim if they provide one.

Also, I can get a working number without requiring prior access to WiFi or a mobile network.
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So as of the 11th of November Smart officially shut off Smart Thommorng

This sort of sucks as that $1 converted into $1666 or the equivalent of 41G of data - so I would usually subscribe to that each week and usually top it up with an extra 50c twice later in the week (my work is fully online recently)

Now they are forcing people on to Smart Laor which despite it's name is quite far from laor as you get a measly 5g of data per week. That barely does me 30 hours

Technically it's still possible to subscribe to Thommorng by using the code *1700*1333# - but one has to input the code several times before it's accepted as they are phasing it out and also they will nobble any extra balance you may have on your phone if you persist on using this service that is supposed to be defunct

I'm surprised that smart are ending this data package war and wonder if it's because the various companies have come to some private agreement to stop them costing each other money

What other sims have ridiculously good data packages atm??
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Jerry Atrick wrote: Mon Nov 21, 2022 2:16 pm So as of the 11th of November Smart officially shut off Smart Thommorng

This sort of sucks as that $1 converted into $1666 or the equivalent of 41G of data - so I would usually subscribe to that each week and usually top it up with an extra 50c twice later in the week (my work is fully online recently)

Now they are forcing people on to Smart Laor which despite it's name is quite far from laor as you get a measly 5g of data per week. That barely does me 30 hours

Technically it's still possible to subscribe to Thommorng by using the code *1700*1333# - but one has to input the code several times before it's accepted as they are phasing it out and also they will nobble any extra balance you may have on your phone if you persist on using this service that is supposed to be defunct

I'm surprised that smart are ending this data package war and wonder if it's because the various companies have come to some private agreement to stop them costing each other money

What other sims have ridiculously good data packages atm??
Metfone has a $8 to 4000$ exchange with a 30 days validity and a price of 0,025 per MB. Not as good as what Smart had on offer but a pretty large amount of data for 8$.
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I purchased a Smart SIM card that is unlimited for 30 days. Never purchased a foreign SIM card before. What do I need to do after the 30 days are up?
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