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[Knowroaming.com] Free international Whatsapp (including Whatsapp Call)

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Anyone have any vouchers they are not using. Its ridiculous you have to put in $25. I just want a small amount for emergency calls.
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cool canuck wrote: I've switched over to Keepgo and am happy with it. I'm only using it for Canadian whatsapp purposes but it is a global sim that is supposed to work worldwide. I'm using about 200mb a month with no hiccups. $49US for the sim plus 1GB of data, so a bit steep to start. 3GB Refill is only $85US ($110 CAD) so i'll be at looking at $9/month at that point. For US travel i use knowroaming.
Thanks or sharing, did you buy their sim from their website or somewhere in Canada?
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redkulat wrote: Thanks or sharing, did you buy their sim from their website or somewhere in Canada?
I bought from their website as i had a referral code to save 15%. Billed in USD and I got it in like 3 business days.

If you travel then it's nice that you can have one sim that will automatically work worldwide with no changing sims or settings. I found a favourable Engadget review from 2012 when it was called "iphonetrip", so this company has been around for a while: https://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/iph ... martphone/
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When I switch over to KR, what happens to my Rogers sim account, i.e. would I still be paying the $10 /day fee for roam like home feature?
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krist8 wrote: When I switch over to KR, what happens to my Rogers sim account, i.e. would I still be paying the $10 /day fee for roam like home feature?
Chatted with support yesterday, confirmed the my Rogers sim will be dormant, if I switch to KR sticker, so no roam like home charges.
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I used their service recently and got burned. Loading is a minimum $25 but i just needed a one week $12 for 1 Gig data package. After that 1GB was used up their default rate is like $0.20/meg. So the $12 went almost a week and then the remaining $13 was burned through in a matter of minutes. That despite they tout their $7.99 per day global unlimited data package, which is not applied to your account automatically. Instead they gouge you worse than rogers/bell.
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cool canuck wrote: I used their service recently and got burned. Loading is a minimum $25 but i just needed a one week $12 for 1 Gig data package. After that 1GB was used up their default rate is like $0.20/meg. So the $12 went almost a week and then the remaining $13 was burned through in a matter of minutes. That despite they tout their $7.99 per day global unlimited data package, which is not applied to your account automatically. Instead they gouge you worse than rogers/bell.
I do not understand what your problem is. If you did not buy the $7.99 /day/unlimited package and apply it, then you are using pay as you go. Are you expecting KR to cap pay as you go for $7.99 a day unlimited?
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Anyone knows if knowroaming's background data problem still as bad as it was? I remember I topped up $25 USD last year. As I traveled and arrived a different country I would turned on the phone to switch to a different KR Profile, it took $1.xx off just for that. The credits were depleting for no meaningful use. I gave up topping it up as I continued my journey. Cheaper and more reliable to pick up a local sim card.

It's been a year since and I still have about 75 cents remains in the credit. Not sure if I can still use the sim if I top it up? Does anyone know?
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Just bought a sim sticker for my wife. Use code TRIP70 to get 50% discount. But mailing charge is $8US.
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just noticed that I have not been charged for using whatsapp. Check Whatsapp website, and it says free whatsapp for people who deposited money in account. So is the policy changed? Anyone noticed the same?
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policy has changed.
25.00 usd gets you 30 days unlimited whatsapp. talk,text,photo,video,emoji. after 30 days whatsapp will take usage rate out of your airtime balance until you top up another 25.00 usd again which will then give you another 30 days unlimited.
krist8 wrote: just noticed that I have not been charged for using whatsapp. Check Whatsapp website, and it says free whatsapp for people who deposited money in account. So is the policy changed? Anyone noticed the same?
are we there yet?
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fox29 wrote: Avoid knowroaming! You'll end up losing all your $ and data ASAP due to 'phantom data' usage aka data in the background that you cannot control. KR refuses to fix. Waste of time and $. FYI I am an advanced user and could not control the data leakage via many methods...
Thanks for the info and this thread saved me Big time from buying a KR global SIM and then realizing the minimum top up is $25USD. Would've been pissed! Such shady marketing, not to inform perspective clients of these hidden policies or rules... Will stick with Roam Mobility, given that it works well in the US.
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