A SIM card to send WhatsApp messages from abroad
There are many occasions in which users travel outside their countries and find themselves incommunicado at the risk of generate a huge bill for the roaming or roaming data And it is that, despite the fact that its elimination for 2017, data rates abroad are still abusive for a few megabytes. That is why initiatives such as ChatSimA low-cost SIM card that allows you to use messaging applications as WhatsApp Abroad Without limit and without spending an extra euro
This is a curious initiative of Italian origin. A company that has developed a card SIM of 10 euros per year that allows the use ofWhatsApp, Skype, Hangouts , WeChat or Kakaotalk, among other tools known more by users around the world . All this without worrying about the expense of MB or adding costs to the rate All this from abroad and avoiding the dreaded roaming
Its operation is simple. The company has reached agreements with the main telephone operators in more than 150 countriesIn this way, it allows the SIM card to automatically connect to the agreed networks to carry out the trtransfer of data from messaging applications Of course, it is limited to the exchange of text messages and emoticons Thus, it is possible to use WhatsApp without any problem throughout the year, from any country, without incurring expenses of more than the 10 euros that the card entails.
Now, it is not possible to send or download photos, videos or make calls over the Internet (VoIP) if you do not purchase a additional data package In this way the messaging becomes free and unlimited, but the extra content is not. And it is that they consume more MB of Internet, so it is necessary purchase additional credits These Packages are priced at another 10 euros and have 2,000 credits, which, depending on the location and coverage, means around 250 minutes of one callA good option to control consumption and avoid some more expensive rates from operators. Even more so if we take into account that, in more and more countries, it allows the use of high-speed 4G networks
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That yes, ChatSim has a notable handicap or problem for users of most of these messaging applications: phone number And, in the case of WhatsApp, a different number means a different account . Something that can upset many contacts. All this without forgetting that, as it is a SIM card, it requires the procedure of terminal card change A nuisance for those who do not have a smartphone with dual SIM slot or dual SIM That is why it has also reached agreements withLumia (Microsoft) and Wiko to distribute its card with dual SIM terminals.
For now we will have to wait a little longer to get a ChatSIM, since they will be put a the sale in several countries from next day 3, being available on the web page of the service and also on physical stores A whole utility that, despite being designed for developing markets such as some countries in Asia and Latin America , it is really useful to maintain communication with any user who is traveling abroad and does not want to spend extra money on messaging. This is really important when you take into account that 77 percent of people between the ages of 25 and 34 use messages more than calls
