Cubic's MaxRoam SIM goes live today. This is the SIM that lets you roam your phone internationally at local rates. David Pogue's article in the NY Times is a good and balanced write-up. As Andy Abramson noted, Pogue must have actually used the product.
I'll be grabbing one of these and sticking it into a spare handset. I'm sure it will save money. Last night, for example, I made a couple of calls to India. Who knows how much they cost me? And since taking my rarely used North American roaming off my Rogers plan, I'll need something next month at VON.
Oh, and one lucky person who buys a MaxRoam SIM today (September 27) will win an unlocked iPhone.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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