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by 32032141 2603 days ago
This isn't for personal use, so no calls. The data rate is probably around 2-5c/MB for Canada (though its not on the pricing list, that seems to be average), which puts it above even Rogers consumer plans. Google Fi is intended for consumer use and is 1c/MB in Canada (up to a cap, and then unlimited).
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rsync 2603 days ago
"This isn't for personal use, so no calls."

Very little of Twilio is for "personal use" but you can still deploy it as such and there is another class of Twilio SIM product (programmable SIM) that you can do anything (voice, sms, etc.) you want with.

I have built my own little personal telco out of twilio and couldn't be happier ...

Well, except for an <email> verb in twiml - that would make me much happier ...

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sb8244 2603 days ago
It's hard to tell if this is similar to their programmable SIM offering or not...

I have programmable SIM deployed in my iOS test phones and use it to place calls and texts from the phones (no contract is nice). I also pay about 12.5$/GB because I have the higher commit turned off

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