Roam Around the World - With One Phone
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Telestial Launches SIM Card with Two Numbers: U.S. and International
BOSTON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Telestial (www.telestial.com), the largest
online travel communications retailer, announces the launch of the Telestial
dual-number Passport Roaming SIM, with U.S. and U.K. global cell phone service
all in one. The service provides a U.S. and U.K. number, where both numbers
are active simultaneously. The traveler can be called at any time on either
the U.S. +1 number or the U.K. +44 number and will also receive text messages
on either number. The dual-number Passport SIM provides two mobile services,
with two numbers with the ease of a single, prepaid account balance.
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The dual-number SIM means that customers who'd like a U.S. and international
number no longer need to carry two phones, or one phone and multiple SIM
cards. The dual-number Passport SIM is prepaid and works in over 130 countries
around the world. Compared to costly international roaming rates that range
from $1-5 USD per minute depending on the traveler's location, the new
Telestial dual-number Passport SIM provides customers low calling rates
overseas.
New Telestial Dual-Number SIM Features Include:
-- Calls made from the dual-number SIM: From $0.49 USD per minute
-- Incoming calls made to the U.K. number: Free in over 50 countries
(including the United States and Canada)
-- Incoming calls made to the U.S. number: $0.19 USD per minute
-- Text messages made from the dual-number SIM: $0.69 USD
-- Text messages received to U.K. number: Free
-- Text messages received to U.S. number: $0.10 USD
When customers travel overseas, they can provide friends, family and
colleagues with a U.S. number to reach them at anytime, saving them from
having to make expensive international calls. For international contacts,
either the U.S. or the U.K. number can be distributed. Business travelers can
correspond with their international colleagues as well as their American
colleagues without switching phones and frequent leisure travelers have the
added simplicity of only needing one phone.
"With the dual-number Passport Roaming SIM, travelers get the best of both a
U.S. and international prepaid cell phone service with some of the lowest
rates available. Business travelers and leisure travelers will love the
convenience of having one phone," said Ken Grunski, Telestial President.
"There's no other mobile service available for purchase like this on the
market today."
The service also provides significant savings for international travelers
coming to the U.S. Instead of paying an average of $1.50 USD per minute for
all calls made in the United States, international travelers coming to the
U.S. will benefit from much lower outgoing costs of $0.49 USD and incoming
costs of $0.19 USD.
Telestial Dual Number Passport Roaming SIMs can be purchased at
www.telestial.com for $29 USD, which includes a $10 USD calling credit.
About Telestial
Telestial is the largest online travel communications retailer, providing
deeply discounted international cell phones, pre-paid SIM cards and other
services enabling travelers to retain control over costs while staying in
touch overseas. Unlike phone rental options, Telestial eliminates problems
associated with incompatible cellular networks abroad or being tied to a U.S.
network that charges exorbitant international rates. Working with providers
worldwide, Telestial customers can get the same low local call rates that
international residents would pay, plus the convenience of an enabled phone
prior to arriving in an international destination. In 2008, Telestial launched
the Travel Journal, a free service that enables Telestial customers to
maintain an online trip journal for family and friends through mobile
messaging. Telestial ensures affordable and simple international calling
options for business or leisure with a wide selection of phone types and
packages. For more information, visit www.telestial.com
SOURCE Telestial
Erica Johnson, erica@pjinc.net; or PJ Inc., +1-212-629-8445
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