Im going to spend the next 2 months in Germany with short visits to Denmark, UK and the Netherlands.
I dont use my phone much and dont need no Internet packges, but I wanna be able to make a short local phone call.
I have an old nokia phone if it makes any difference in choosing the sim card.
How does it work? Where can I get one? What is the price range?
I am so clueless about this stuff, any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
Johnny
Make sure your phone is unlocked and can accept foreign SIMs. Germany uses the 900mhz and 1800mhz GSM frequencies like most of the world (excluding the Americas). It also has 3g service at 2100mhz.
Check out this forum for more information on their offerings:
http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/germany/
and this break down on German deals:
http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/germany.html
Fonic appears to be ver popular.
Hi....
Please also note, some simcards only work in the country of purchase.
One you cross the border, they pack-up.
I suggest to get yourself a simcard in your home country. Choose an operator
with affordable European roaming rates. Test the phone and stuff at home.
This avoid the hassle of getting yourself connected in each of the countries
This saves you visiting phone shops and trying to explain what you want and
probably get stuff you don't need anyway.
In case your phone gets lost with the simcard, ask for an extra "empty" simcard.
Your old number can be transferred to the simcard, using the long number
printed on it. The old sim card get disconnected in this process.
Print the support line number and put it with the spare simcard.
Alternatively, buy a German prepaid simcard from O2 or T-mobile
the best roaming options. You need a passport and something official with
your home address on it. Print the address of the nearest comm. shop from
the website shop locater and get things done locally.
Here 2 examples of getting a prepaid simcard in Germany; (its for 3G internet, but the process is the same)
O2 prepaid simcard in Germany
T-mobile prepaid simcard in Germany
Cheers!
" I have an old Nokia phone "
Please tell us which model of Nokia is it ????
in the U.K.
visit ASDAMOBILE.COM / SIM PACK ( ASDA supermarkets )
cost of sim is £ 0 . 50 and you can buy credit over the counter.
to locate an ASDA store see.....ASDA.CO.UK / STORES.
good luck.
I don't know which Nokia I have, they are all the same to me =)
Getting a Sim card in my home country is not an option as it will be super expensive to make local phone calls within Europe (5 euros/min from what they have told me).
I think ill probably just buy a German Sim card and hope the roaming rates aren't expensive.
thank you