RangeRoamer vs. Sprint
General Sprint international roaming information:
If your Sprint phone supports Sprint international roaming, you can use it in 45 countries, but not in the majority of Europe, Asia, Africa, or Australia. If you are going to a country not in their list of 45 countries, you have to rent or buy a GSM world phone from them, as well as purchase a Sprint SIM card. Sprint's roaming rates are pretty simple: Canada is $0.65 per minute, Mexico is $1.00 per minute, and everywhere else in the world is a flat $1.50 per minute for inbound and outbound calls wherever they have roaming service.
In almost all cases, RangeRoamer is a more affordable solution. Also, the more you talk, the more the savings will accumulate.
| Sprint vs. RangeRoamer |
Sprint International Roaming |
Rangeroamer roaming |
| Incoming Call Cost |
$1.50 per minute |
FREE in 36 countries, others at much lower rates |
| Outgoing Calls Cost |
$1.50 per minute |
$0.69 per minute from 59 countries, others at subsantial savings |
| Global Phone |
$45 for 1 week, $55 for 2 weeks, $67 for 1 month, or buy one from them for
$195 to $395 |
Purchase and re-use, or rent for $39 |
| Roaming SIM & Activation Cost |
$36 activation + $30 for SIM |
$30, yours to keep for future use |
| Monthly Charge if Ongoing Service |
$6 per month |
$3.99 per month |
France, Italy, Germany Roaming Savings Examples:
This example applies to most Western Europe travel with Sprint vs. RangeRoamer
Low Usage Scenario:
14 day trip
phone used for 5 inbound minutes per day
5 outbound minutes per day
| Sprint vs. RangeRoamer |
Sprint Roaming Plan |
RangeRoamer Roaming Plan |
| Total Cost |
$335 |
$147 including some call forwarding |
With RangeRoamer you save $188
Medium-Low Usage Scenario:
14 day trip
phone used for 8 inbound minutes per day
8 outbound minutes per day
| Sprint vs. RangeRoamer |
Sprint Roaming Plan |
RangeRoamer Roaming Plan |
| Total Cost |
$460 |
$185 including some call forwarding |
With RangeRoamer you save $275
High Usage Scenario:
14 day trip
phone used for 25 inbound minutes per day
25 outbound minutes per day
| Sprint vs. RangeRoamer |
Sprint Roaming Plan |
RangeRoamer Roaming plan |
| Total Cost |
$1170 |
$399 including some call forwarding |
With RangeRoamer you save $771
These are CONSERVATIVE EXAMPLES. Why do we say that?
If you choose to buy a phone instead of rent a phone, our phones are $95 cheaper than Sprint phones; therefore, you could add another $40 in savings to these scenarios (since we already included $55 for rental, and if you bought, you wouldn't need to rent anymore so you could put that towards the purchase of a phone.)