There are many SIM cards available in the world which offer unlimited calling bundles at affordable rates. Gone are the days when unlimited calls were considered a luxury. The basic job of a SIM card is to make calls and the companies worldwide know this, that’s why they offer unlimited free calling plans along with other benefits like data and SMS. Many telecom companies offer plans which include not only unlimited local minutes, but unlimited international calling minutes too. In this article, we’ll talk about SIM cards which provide unlimited calling plans at reasonable prices. Let’s learn about them briefly one by one.
1. AT&T, USA
AT&T is the largest mobile network company in the United States of America in terms of revenue as well as in terms of the number of subscribers. The company offers a SIM card named AT&T Unlimited SIM card which provides not only unlimited calling minutes throughout the country but also outstanding network coverage. It is a prepaid GSM SIM card with several plans offering unlimited calling. There are 4 such plans offered by the company i.e. (i) Plan Unlimited Internet (65 USD), Plan Unlimited Internet with 10 GB Mobile Hotspot (75 USD), Plan North America (40 USD), and Plan USA (30 USD). In the first three plans, you get unlimited free calling within the US, unlimited calls from the USA to Mexico and Canada, and unlimited roaming in Mexico and Canada. In the last plan, you only get all the calls within the US for free.
2. Lebara Mobile, UK
Lebara Mobile has plans built for international calling. All its SIM-only deals come with international calls as well as domestic calls either for free or at a very cheap rate. In many cases, you will get free minutes to about 41 destinations, and to some destinations you get unlimited free calling minutes. The first plan is the 6 GB Plan, giving you unlimited local minutes and 500 international minutes (to 41 countries) monthly for 10 GBP. The second plan is the 10 GB Plan, in which you get unlimited local as well as unlimited international minutes (to 41 countries) monthly for 15 GBP. Lebara also offers cheap international calling rates on its PAYG SIMs.
3. Reliance Jio, India
Reliance Jio is the largest telecom company in India in terms of the number of subscribers and in terms of revenue. It has revolutionized the Indian telecom market with its dirt-cheap plans, forcing its competitors to reduce their prices to stay in the competition. Unfortunately, Jio or in fact any service provider in India doesn’t offer free international calling minutes. But, Jio has some very cheap and lucrative domestic calling plans. With its 91 INR plan, 155 INR plan, 239 INR plan, and 186 INR plan you get unlimited domestic voice calls for 28 days. Its 395 INR, 666 INR pack, and 719 INR pack include unlimited domestic calls valid for 84 days. And with 899 INR and 1559 INR packs, you get unlimited local minutes valid for 336 days. All these packs don’t include just free domestic calling minutes but also other things like data, SMS, etc.
4. Chatr Mobile, Canada
Chatr is a flanker brand of Rogers (a Telecom giant in Canada), and it targets budget-minded and entry-level consumers, that’s why its plans are very affordable. Chatr mobile is owned by Rogers, that’s why it uses Rogers’ network, as it doesn’t have its own mobile network infrastructure. Rogers has the best network coverage in Canada, hence you can be assured to have a quality network. Chatr Mobile offers unlimited local calling minutes within Canada at very affordable prices. For example, you can have unlimited local calling minutes valid for 1 month for 25 CAD, 35 CAD, 40 CAD, 50 CAD, and 55 CAD with varying data bundles.
5. Spark, New Zealand
Spark is the largest and the oldest wireless carrier in New Zealand. It has one of the best network coverage in the country, and its 4G network is better than its counterparts. A local Spark SIM card costs 5 NZD (New Zealand Dollar). It also provides Spark Travel SIM cards for tourists visiting the country providing data bundles, local minutes, local SMS, and international minutes (to about 20 countries). In Spark Travel SIM card, for 59 NZD, 89 NZD, and 129 NZD, you get unlimited local minutes and 200 international minutes with 3 months validity. However, you need to remember that the Spark Travel SIM card can’t be renewed. If we talk about the local SIM card, you get unlimited local calling minutes for just 79 NZD for 28 days.
6. Lobster, Spain
Lobster is a Spanish SIM card but everything you get is in English be it the user manual, customer support service, bills, or anything else. It provides plans which have unlimited calls and texts not only within Spain but to other countries such as the UK, Denmark, Gibraltar, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. The bundle sizes it offers are small, medium, and large. All three bundles offer unlimited calls within Spain, to the UK, and many other countries with a validity of 28 days. The price of small, medium, and large bundles is €12, €18, and €24 respectively. In Lobster, you don’t need to tie to any contract, just renew your plan after every 28 days or as and when you need. That means you are free to stop and start the services whenever you like. You can receive your SIM card after the online or offline registration process using your debit or credit card.
7. iD Mobile, UK
iD Mobile is a UK-based telecommunications company that provides unlimited calls within the country at very cheap rates. It is an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) of Three. It also offers international roaming at affordable prices in its several available plans. Apart from that, what makes it more attractive is that its SIM cards don’t come with any contract, hence you can cancel the plan anytime. Some of its plans which include unlimited local minutes and roaming to some 50 countries are available for £6, £8, £10, £15, and £20. All these plans have various data packages. The SIM card itself is delivered for free and if you collect it from its stores, it is again free.
8. RED by SFR, France
SFR is a French telecom company and RED is its low-cost subsidiary brand. There are three main reasons why to prefer RED by SFR in France over other carriers in the country. The first and the foremost reason is its price. It is an incredible value for money SIM as you get unlimited calls and texts along with 70 GB of data for €10 to €15 per month. The second reason is, you get an amazing network coverage of SFR at very competitive rates in the country. The third reason is there are no hidden charges in it. Their contracts ain’t binding, no opening fees, and no cancellation fees. Let’s take an example – one of its plans offers unlimited calls and texts within France, 70 GB of data in France, and 10 GB of data in Europe, for €13 per month, and that too without any cancellation fee or contract. Sounds great for low-budget consumers like students or travelers.