Nr. 1 2010 - Handelsflådens Velfærdsråd
Nr. 1 2010 - Handelsflådens Velfærdsråd
Nr. 1 2010 - Handelsflådens Velfærdsråd
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Hello ! Speech is silver –<br />
silence is golden they<br />
say. Everyone that has<br />
been a long time away from<br />
family and friends knows that<br />
the reverse applies. There is<br />
nothing like the voice of someone<br />
you love very much when<br />
you are on the other side of the<br />
world and possibly homesick.<br />
Previously, you could<br />
express this longing in long<br />
letters which might take<br />
months to arrive. Since then,<br />
different forms of radio,<br />
telephony, telex and lastly<br />
email have arrived. The<br />
latter makes it especially<br />
easy to keep in touch when<br />
the physical distance is<br />
great but in comparison to<br />
conversation, it is still a slow<br />
means of communicating.<br />
Satellite phones have<br />
made it possible, but<br />
somewhat expensive to call<br />
home when you need to,<br />
but this is rarely private and<br />
therefore many choose to buy<br />
telephone cards or use their<br />
mobile phones as soon as<br />
SeaRoam<br />
– the global SIM card<br />
over the past six months the danish government’s seamen’s service (hfv) has propagated the global siM card searoam.<br />
the card has been developed by the british firm Millennium, and is primarily targeted at the maritime sector. it was our<br />
desire to offer a siM card which can be used in as many locations as possible, thus providing a high degree of flexibility.<br />
unfortunately, the initial prices have not remained stable. for this reason we wish to take this opportunity to orientate our<br />
customers on the prices. it is our clear impression that the siM card is, in general, very popular even though there may<br />
be instances of problems in its use. Earlier this year we received a number of inquiries about the prices as they were not<br />
entirely transparent, as mentioned above. We also received many positive messages, including the attached message we<br />
received from Chief Mate Jess Martin holsting of the Edith Maersk. We are currently testing Millennium’s latest product,<br />
a dongle, and expect to be able to offer this during the summer.<br />
the weakest signal is<br />
available. The last option is<br />
the easiest but certainly not<br />
the cheapest.<br />
But then along came<br />
SeaRoam, who initially<br />
advertised very cheap calls<br />
and SMS. Eventually however,<br />
it turned out that calls from<br />
some countries were more<br />
expensive than the adver-<br />
tising had promised. But if<br />
we compare prices solely<br />
within Europe, such as<br />
Tele-Denmark Communications<br />
(TDC), we see that SeaRoam<br />
is cheapest.<br />
SeaRoam works a little<br />
differently than a normal SIM<br />
card and may be confusing<br />
at first. You must key in the<br />
telephone number and select<br />
call, the phone dials as usual<br />
but suddenly the phone rings<br />
as if you are receiving a<br />
call while you are making a<br />
call. But that is how it works<br />
and when you get through,<br />
SeaRoam is just as clear as if<br />
you had made the call with a<br />
TDC SIM card.<br />
by chief officer Jess Martin Holsting, Edith Maersk<br />
New global sim card!<br />
From 41 US cents a minute<br />
to almost anywhere in the world!<br />
Call anywhere from almost anywhere!<br />
Receive calls from as little as 8 US cents per minute<br />
No roaming charges<br />
Your own number worldwide<br />
Works on any unlocked phone<br />
Send SMS from 22 US cents<br />
Receive SMS FREE<br />
NO EXPIRY DATE on sims or top-ups<br />
You can purchase our global sim card at your seafarers’<br />
centre or from our web site.<br />
For full details of rates & other advantages please visit:<br />
www.searoam.com<br />
HOriSOnt 035°