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=='''ComfortWay'''==
=='''ComfortWay'''==
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[[File:ComfortWay.jpg|thumb]]
Comfortway
first
appeared
in
2013
when
subscribers
were
offered
routers for purchase with
SIM
-cards
of
the
a
Czech
operator
and
corporate
roaming
tariffs
for
travelling
in
Europe
.
With
ComfortWay
you
need
to
purchase
this
router
which
adds
to
the
cost
and
makes
it
only
useful
for
regular
travelers.
In
2016
they
developed
their
new
virtual
SIM
solution
.
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[[File:ComfortWay.jpg|thumb]]
'''''ComfortWay'''''
company
has
become
the
first
to
implement
'''[http://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-releases-remote-provisioning-specification/
Remote
SIM
Provisioning
specification]'''
releazed
by
GSMA
and
produce
its
own
carrier
agnostic SIM
in
2016
.
The
core
difference
and
the
main
advantage
of
the
ComfortWay '''CwSim''' comparing
to
traditional
SIM
cards
is
being associated not
only
with
one
network
operator,
but
receiving
and
using
profiles
of
many
different operators depending on the
location
.
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===='''Mobile Hotspot'''====
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They still sell two MiFis as a choice:
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*ComfortWay Mini looks like a rebranded Huawei E585: 2G, 3G, max. download 7 Mbps, max. upload 5.76 Mbps, connects up to 5 devices for 39 EUR including 5 € credit.
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*ComfortWay Pro looks like a rebranded ZTE MF60: 2G, 3G, max download 21 Mbps, max. upload 5.76 Mbps, connects up to 8 devices for 59 EUR including 10 € credit.
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Their routers are available [http://main.comfortway.com/en/ online] to be delivered in 3-15 days within the EU for free or plus 37 € by DHL Express paid by credit card, PayPal or bank transfer. Or in their [http://de.comfway.com/point-of-sales.html outlets] at some European airports mostly. Top-ups can be made online by Mastercard, Visa or PayPal.
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They offer two rates for EU and EEA data:
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*Business: 150 MB of EU roaming data for a daily flat fee of 6 €.
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*Standard: flat rate of 0.05 € per MB across the EU
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Other countries (20+) like Canada, USA, China or Russia are only available for 0.29 € per MB.
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As part of the deal, the SIM card is locked to the device and not available seperately. With their offer they mainly address business travellers. With a default data rate of 0.05 €/MB, they currently beat all "international" prepaid SIM cards in the EU. Yet the product is not much convenient and has a series of shortcomings such as a need to carry a router and charge it constantly,
===='''Virtual SIM'''====
===='''Virtual SIM'''====
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The Virtual SIM-card technology allows selecting a data plan of any local mobile operator in one click via the ComfortWay mobile app. It's supposed to eliminate all difficulties and problems faced by travelers during purchasing of local prepaid SIM-cards
on
arrival
to a new country. ComfortWay has developed the technology of secure downloading of mobile profiles over
-
the
-
air.
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The Virtual SIM-card technology allows selecting a data plan of any local mobile operator in one click via the ComfortWay mobile app. It's supposed to eliminate all difficulties and problems faced by travelers during purchasing of local prepaid SIM-cards
when
arriving
to a new country. ComfortWay has developed the technology of secure downloading of mobile profiles
"
over
the
air
"
.
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''CwSim'' card will allow to abandon the roaming model of consumption of mobile operators’ services and will give users an opportunity to be connected directly to local mobile operators and use their Internet tariffs in more than 130 countries.
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'''Tariffs'''
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{|
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|Tariff
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|Countries
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|% of inbound travelers
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|-
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|Super prices (5 - 10 EUR / GB)
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|41
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|46,3%
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|-
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|Local prices (12 - 19 EUR / GB)
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|16
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|32,4%
+
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|-
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|Low prices (20 - 29 EUR / GB)
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|39
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|6,3%
+
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|-
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|5 EUR / day (150 MB)
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|26
+
|7,3%
+
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|-
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|8 EUR / day (150 MB)
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|16
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|0,6%
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|}
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The ''CwSim'' card is available for purchase at
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the price of 990 rubles since August, 2016. It is possible to buy it from the ''ComfortWay'' distributors listed on the [http://comfortway.com/ official site].
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6 mio. € were raised for this project in 2015, Commercial launch of the ComfortWay Virtual SIM-cards is planned for 2016 starting with European, Asian and Russian markets. This SIM card is still at a pre-order state for €29 and no reviews about the quality of service are available yet. They claim to cover 100+ countries for as low as €10 per GB which would be a sensational price for an international SIM. Be careful as long as there are no reliable reviews.
===='''Website'''====
===='''Website'''====
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* http://
www.eng.comfway
.com/
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* http://
comfortway
.com/
en/
== '''Goodspeed''' ==
== '''Goodspeed''' ==