Cubic's cheap global dialing has nothing to do with the $140 phone. The magic is in the SIM card, the memory card that determines a customer's account information. For $40, they can buy the card
without the phone and slip it into any "unlocked" GSM phone, such as those used in the U.S. by T-Mobile or AT&T phone.
Cubic's plans are ambitious, disruptive and incomplete. Several pieces of its system have yet to be slipped into place, including tech support, customer service, documentation, data plans and domestic calling rates.
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