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12 months ago today we launched MAXroam at TC40, today in honour of that event we launch MAXroam V2
So what’s new?
Firstly and most importantly
Data roaming – from 0.005/kb
USA Roaming – from €0.39 per minute
These are two huge milestones for us, USA as it the most visited country by global cellular customers and Data as its the last frontier for the rip-off operators.
• New, more user friendly design
• Improved online store allowing you to buy more than one SIM per order
• New videos guides to help you use MAXroam better
• New blog
• More options for airtime amounts with 3DSecure and Verify By Visa I don’t see any issues
• Improved Call Billing
• Auto Top Up – Never run out of credit, set a minimum level of credit and top up by a specified amount
• Data – from 0.005/kb
• USA Roaming – from €0.39 per minute
• Coverage now in 175 countries with over 450 partner carriers

Full press release below

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MAXroam V2 further pummels telcos with new voice and data roaming

Bigger and bolder MAXroam hurts the feelings and pockets of telcos even more than before 100,000 customers, $1Million in savings in 10 months Up to 90% discount on USA roaming rates Data roaming in 75 countries and much lower than carrier prices Coverage now in 175 countries with over 450 partner carriers

On the event of the anniversary of their debut at Silicon Valley event TechCrunch 40, telecoms rebels MAXroam today launched new voice and data services to bring even more savings to businesses and consumers when they travel with their mobiles. The new services drastically cut the cost of voice roaming costs in the USA but now also bring data roaming for as little as 0.005c/kb. A new website also allows even more granular control of a customer’s roaming preferences.

Pat Phelan, MAXroam president, said: “It’s been a year since TechCrunch 40 and in that year we’ve signed up 100,000 customers and saved people over $1Million in roaming fees. We’ve promised our customers that we’re going to keep fighting for lower charges and pass the savings on to them. In this release we’ve secured an even bigger win for customers on voice roaming with exceptional savings. And in a move unprecedented in the telecoms industry, is now bringing a robust challenge to the data roaming prices of telcos.”

Phelan outlined that when MAXroam and other Telco 2.0 companies made life tough for the telcos and their voice charges, the telcos themselves shifted their focus to data roaming to as their new cash cow. But MAXroam V2 means this cash cow is due for slaughter.

Added Phelan: “Everyone now accepts that more and more of our telecoms usage will be data, and that eventually everything – including voice – will be sent over data streams. While the telcos are slowly reducing voice charges, they’re still excessively charging on data. Until now, there wasn’t much we could do about it. What MAXroam previously did for roaming monopolies with voice, we’re now doing with data. ”

* Contact Details *
Pat Phelan President
Cell: +353-87-2049-121
USA (1) 714-820-3583
Email: pat.phelan@cubictelecom.com

* What is MAXroam? *

With MAXroam, your callers won’t even know you’re traveling. Simply forward your regular mobile number to your selected MAXroam number and start roaming.

* Seamlessly forward your existing number to your MAXroam number – contacts from home call you exactly as they normally do.
* Optionally give local callers your new local MAXroam number – they get easier calling and savings, too.
* Add up to 50 numbers to one SIM from 52 countries around the globe – your international contacts can now call a local number to reach you wherever you are in the world.

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