Two heads are better than one; GeoSIM prepping Dual IMSI SIM card
UK-based mobile service provider Geodesa Limited just made a pretty exciting announcement and we can only hope this is the start of a continuing trend. For those unfamiliar with Geodesa, the company’s core product is the GeoSIM — a SIM card with attached service that does away with insane international roaming charges across a pretty massive expanse. It’s newly announced upcoming product, the GeoSIM Dual IMSI SIM card, will take things one step further and provide two local phone numbers — initially one US and on UK number — on a single SIM, thus facilitating free incoming calls in both regions and hugely discounted outgoing calls / SMS. Blurb time:
We are really excited about this ‘market shaking product’ which is generating a great deal of interest from customers and resellers already. In the past, travellers roaming on a US network have had to pay for incoming calls on their mobiles and paid higher charges for making calls. From mid April, all that will change when we roll out GeoSIM Dual IMSI. The USA will effectively become part of Europe in terms of the GeoSIM call rates and free incoming calls. GeoSIM customers will be able to call and receive at the current rates available in Europe or the US no matter which side of the Atlantic they are on.
Interest piqued, frequent fliers? Yes, ours is as well. The GeoSIM Dual IMSI SIM card (guys, work on that name a bit please) will launch in April and we’ll definitely keep an eye on Geodesa to see how the service is received and when it might expand in terms of available number locales.
[Via IntoMobile]
How awesome! The way technology advances so quickly is totally amazing. Straaiight up. I can’t wait to see how this plays out.
btw – Cuute little two headed turtle!!
Wow that sounds fantastic. Also hope it works in Canada !
Great fucking news!
+1
And sign me up for the two US-based number service when it comes out!
Wow! Two turtles with one body! Amazing!
what a cute turtle!
CUTE TURTLE!! =]
Gemalto already makes this. It’s an application that can be loaded into their Javacards. It’s marketed as a hack for MNVOs who resell two different networks in different countries and want to use roaming agreements on both, say Virgin Mobile, if they were GSM.
teenage mutant ninja turtle… two out of four aint bad
It’s a good Idea, but I guarantee local prepaid SIMs will still be a lot cheaper. Also this will probably use a callback system which never works half the time. Also can’t you already do this with a MaxRoam SIM when their system is actually working?