Remember KnowRoaming? That seemingly magical sticker SIM supposed to be attached on top of your usual one, so you can avoid expensive roaming charges? It's finally available for purchase -- so long as you live in one of the countries it supports. KnowRoaming works with a GSM Android, iPhone or Windows mobile device and connects you to a local carrier as soon as leave your home country (where it stays dormant) and enter one of its supported locations. We first heard of it in 2013, when the startup was trying to raise money for production through a KickStarter campaign. It started shipping kits to its backers in February this year while it was still in beta, but after 12 months of testing, it's now ready for a wider release.
You can get one of KnowRoaming's sticker kits for $30 straight from the company's website and buy credits through its accompanying Android, iOS or web app when you're ready to use it. Those credits are used to purchase unlimited data for $7.99 per day, to pay for data as you use it, or to make phone calls over a network to anyone you want. Call rates, on the other hand, vary per country (calling someone in the UK, for instance, will cost 3 cents per minute to a landline or 23 cents per minute to a cellphone), but you can always check them on the website before you dial. Planning to get a kit soon? If you're going out of the country within the next two weeks, make sure to try the service out to get $15 credited to your account for free.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile
Source: KnowRoaming
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