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> I have just got hold of one of these Global roaming SIMs which has a
> Isle
> of Man incoming telephone number. Before purchasing I checked tha
> 07624
> was inclusive on O2 contracts so my family could contact me free o
> charge.
>
> However, the SIM has come with an 07924 number (also allocated to Man
>
> Telecom), which bizarrely is NOT inclusive on an O2 contract. If 0762
> and
> 07924 are both Manx Telecom and are both band fm1 from landlines, wh
> is one
> inclusive and not the other on an O2 contract?
>
> Does anybody know whether 07624 and 07924 numbers are inclusive o
> calls
> from other mobile networks?
>
> JP
>
>
>
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> I believe the 07924 numbers are the new range for the IOM sims, and its
> just a matter of time before the UK carriers realize that. OTOH, you may
> be able to specifically ask for a 07624 number. I am the US myself, and
> have on of these (07624 range) for my international travels. Also, my
> family in the UK can contact me in the US (IOM sim is fowarded to my US
> mobile for free) from inclusive minutes on their mobiles. They use
> Tmobile and Vodafone.
>
> I believe this same problem exists with Skype., They charge a much
> lower rate for the 07624 numbers compared to the 07924 numbers. There
> was a posting about this issue in the international forum at
>
> http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/
>
> Jeremy Porteous;679288 Wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > I have just got hold of one of these Global roaming SIMs which has an
> > Isle
> > of Man incoming telephone number. Before purchasing I checked that
> > 07624
> > was inclusive on O2 contracts so my family could contact me free of
> > charge.
>
> > However, the SIM has come with an 07924 number (also allocated to Manx
>
> > Telecom), which bizarrely is NOT inclusive on an O2 contract. If 07624
> > and
> > 07924 are both Manx Telecom and are both band fm1 from landlines, why
> > is one
> > inclusive and not the other on an O2 contract?
>
> > Does anybody know whether 07624 and 07924 numbers are inclusive on
> > calls
> > from other mobile networks?
>