rangeRoamer

The concept here is simple. We reward you for paying in advance, and the more you are willing to pay in advance, the more we reward you. By choosing the platinum RangeRoamer card, you will receive the $39 Gold card for free, and we give you $300 of airtime to get started, and you receive 15% bonuses on all prepaid minutes you buy for the next 2 years. Not a bad deal at all...and the bonus minutes mean your effective calling rate drops to about $0.69 cents outgoing, and $0.59 cents per minute incoming. All of this is billed per minute and without any connection fees, surcharges, or other confusion that results in excess charges. Furthermore, this SIM card has an extended prepaid validity period, so if you do buy more minutes than you end up using on this upcoming international trip, they will still be valid over the next 2 years for use on any future trips.

As the only international SIM card on the market that offers both prepaid and postpaid options, without credit checks, and with straightforward billing, we rate this SIM card a 5 out of 5 on payment options. In addition to multiple payment methods (all credit cards and debit cards accepted) you also receive access to a free web-based tool that lets you review all your call charges and billing history in detail. This makes expense reporting for business use a 1 minute job, and, for leisure travelers, helps you rest easy that you are paying exactly what you're supposed to be paying, and nothing more.

We define convenience as "doing less and getting more" and we therefore rate this SIM card a 5 out of 5 on the convenience scale. If your credit card declines (which actually happens pretty commonly when traveling overseas and your credit card company thinks your charges out in Timbuktu are suspiciously different) at least your international SIM card and cell phone service will continue to work so you can call them! By not having to worry about your prepaid airtime status at any given time, you can have the best of both worlds: bonuses and discounts for paying beforehand, or no penalties for paying after the fact.

Upgrading to the Platinum SIM card extends your prepaid airtime validity period to 24 months (instead of the standard 3 months.) Unlike most competitors, we keep extending your airtime validity period 24 months from your last call date or last purchase, so this means you can essentially keep your card and airtime valid into perpetuity just by showing at least 1 call or charge every 24 months. If you forget to do that, or you just choose to go postpaid instead of prepaid, your SIM card remains valid for 24 months from your last usage date, again on a rolling basis.