Decent service I bought a phone and card from Telestial two years ago and it worked without a hitch. I then misplaced the phone and therefore the SIM card expired. We found the phone about a week before we were set to travel and Telestial was fantastic about getting us a new SIM card quickly. However, when we went to charge the phone, the phone wouldn't charge. When I called to inquire there was an incredibly long wait time and via email took them 8 hours to inform us that the battery was probably dead and we were past the one year warranty. Fortunately, my husband was able to purchase a battery locally so we can take the phone with us. Lessons learned: keep the phone handy and activated.

Sadly, not for me I really wanted this company to work. I purchased a SIM card for my travel to Italy, and was confused as to why I received a SIM card with a +44 (UK) area code. I have tried to enter the Italy area code before my entire phone number, removing the UK area code, keeping it, basically every combination I could create with my phone number, trying to make it work. I can make calls, but cannot receive them. My number simply never goes through. Essentially, I wasted a lot of time and money on a SIM card that is rendered useless. When I called Telestial, they were very polite, but of little help in solving my problem. Unfortunately, this is not the company for me.

Telestial used to be a good company but … Telestial used to be a good company but they have changed. For us in North America we used to get a U.S. number with our U.K./Global number. They changed that so the US number is $2/month and they make it difficult to keep your balance active to. When they made their service change they said they sent us an email (which I never received) about my old sim being inactive and having to get a new one. There are better international mobile services out there. Telestial also refuses to refund my balance to me as well. Go with a different company.

Simply the Best with Network even in the remotest part of the WORLD This is my second sim, my first sim got damaged and I had to get another one. I travel abroad frequently and like keeping in contact with family and friends as often as possible. My US line works perfectly well wherever I am in the world. The network is perfect and charge rates is quite okay. Recharging is quite easy either online or via phone. I will always recommend Telestial to frequent travelers abroad.

Nice phone with easy operation The phone arrived on time and was easy to understand as far as setting up. We are travelling to Italy and hope it works well there. The only concern I have so far is that as soon as you turn the phone on it starts using data. If you don't know how to turn it off you have a bill right away or your data plan gets eaten up. There should be very specific instructions on how to disable this so the data isn't wasted on useless updates of pre-installed apps. I lost all my credit without even using the phone. Very upsetting.