James Gussen

Hello,

I will be traveling to Germany and France soon, and I plan to use my
(unlocked) cellphone there with European prepaid sim cards and a
callback service (for frequent calls to the U.S.). I'm having trouble
figuring out which callback service to go with. Can anyone help?

(I spent a couple of hours on google groups but without much success.)

Since I'll be going back and forth between France and Germany a couple
of times, it has to be a service that allows me to change my numbers
on the fly.

Thanks a lot for any advice / shared experiences.

Jim Gussen

Szozu

"James Gussen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hello,
    > I will be traveling to Germany and France soon, and I plan to use my
    > (unlocked) cellphone there with European prepaid sim cards and a
    > callback service (for frequent calls to the U.S.). I'm having trouble
    > figuring out which callback service to go with. Can anyone help?

I live in France and have been using Callback World for a couple of years.
http://www.callbackworld.com/

The only problem is that it can sometimes generate phantom callbacks. Your
phone will ring and you will hear a recording to enter a phone number. I
simply hang up when that happens.

Lana

"How do I change or add a new callback number?
You may change your callback number (the number you wish to call from) at
any time by either calling your access number or you may change it via the
internet by accessing your Online Account Manager. Changes are
instantaneous.

Web Account Interface
The Callback World Online Account Manager allows you to:

Change your callback number instantly at any time.
View your call detail on a real time basis.
And, you can trigger a call from the internet from our web site at any
time."

A Mate

Yeah!! I've used them too - they're OK!!


"szozu" <hoppbunny at hotmail com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > "James Gussen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Hello,
    > >
    > > I will be traveling to Germany and France soon, and I plan to use my
    > > (unlocked) cellphone there with European prepaid sim cards and a
    > > callback service (for frequent calls to the U.S.). I'm having trouble
    > > figuring out which callback service to go with. Can anyone help?
    > I live in France and have been using Callback World for a couple of years.
    > http://www.callbackworld.com/
    > The only problem is that it can sometimes generate phantom callbacks. Your
    > phone will ring and you will hear a recording to enter a phone number. I
    > simply hang up when that happens.
    > Lana
    > "How do I change or add a new callback number?
    > You may change your callback number (the number you wish to call from) at
    > any time by either calling your access number or you may change it via the
    > internet by accessing your Online Account Manager. Changes are
    > instantaneous.
    > Web Account Interface
    > The Callback World Online Account Manager allows you to:
    > Change your callback number instantly at any time.
    > View your call detail on a real time basis.
    > And, you can trigger a call from the internet from our web site at any
    > time."

James Gussen

James Gussen <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>. ..
    > Hello,
    >
    > I will be traveling to Germany and France soon, and I plan to use my
    > (unlocked) cellphone there with European prepaid sim cards and a
    > callback service (for frequent calls to the U.S.). I'm having trouble
    > figuring out which callback service to go with. Can anyone help?
    >
    > (I spent a couple of hours on google groups but without much success.)
    >
    > Since I'll be going back and forth between France and Germany a couple
    > of times, it has to be a service that allows me to change my numbers
    > on the fly.
    >
    > Thanks a lot for any advice / shared experiences.
    >
    > Jim Gussen

Thanks very much to those who responded!

I think I am going to go with Callbackworld for Germany ($.34 from
German cell) and Telestial for France ($.33 from French cell) - those
seem to be the best prices.

Take care all -

Jim G