AUSTRIA
| Useful things to know: |
| Prefix: |
+43 |
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| Money: |
Euro |
| Electricity: |
230V - 50Hz |
| Time Zone: |
GMT+1.00 (CET) |
General information about prepaid cards in Austria
Prepaid cards can be bought in all shops which sell mobile phones, but sometimes also in supermarkets, tobacco
shops or at petrol stations. You do not need an ID-card or any other documents to buy a prepaid card. All prepaid
cards are totally anonymous.
Usually the SIM-card does not need to be activated. You can simply put it in your mobile phone and start talking.
Top-ups can be bought nearly everywhere (all supermarkets, post offices, tobacco shops, ATMs or simply online).
If you buy a top-up in a supermarket it is usually just printed on the receipt which you get at the cash desk (i.e. you
do not get a scratch card).
All larger providers (A1, T-Mobile and Orange) own a discounter-MVNO which is operated by them (bob, Telering and Yesss!).
But it is not possible e.g. to buy a top-up for A1 and then to use it for bob or the other way round, independent of the fact
that both brands are operated by the same company.
GSM and 3G Operators
| A1 (Mobilkom Austria AG) |
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Prepaid card name: |
B-Free |
| Activation fee/credit: |
€ 14.90/5.00 (voice sim)
€ 19.90/1GB (data only sim) |
| Card validity: |
12+1 months |
| Net frequency: |
GSM 900/1800 - W-CDMA |
| Logo, Net Code: |
A1, 232 01 |
| Coverage: |
GSM-World |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
03/08/09 |
| T-Mobile Austria GmbH |
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Prepaid card name: |
Klax |
| Activation fee/credit: |
€ 14.90/9.00 (voice sim)
€ 9.90/512 MB (data sim) |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
GSM 900/1800 - W-CDMA |
| Logo, Net Code: |
A.max, T-Mobile AT, 232 03 |
| Coverage: |
GSM-World |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
03/08/09 |
| Orange Austria Telecommunication GmbH |
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Prepaid card name: |
Orange Wertkarte |
| Activation fee/credit: |
Voice sim: € 9.90/€ 5.00
Data sim: only in bundle with a modem |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
GSM 1800 (EGSM 900) - W-CDMA |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Orange AT, one, 232 05 |
| Coverage: |
GSM-World |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
22/09/09 |
| 3 (Hutchison 3G Austria GmbH) |
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Prepaid card name: |
3ReLoad |
| Activation fee/credit: |
Voice sim: € 19.90/5.00
Data sim: € 14.90/1 GB |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
W-CDMA (plus GSM roaming on A1) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
3 AT , 232 10 |
| Coverage: |
GSM-World |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
22/01/10 |
Virtual Operators
| bob (Mobilkom Austria AG) |
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Prepaid card name: |
bob wertkarte |
| Activation fee/credit: |
€ 14.90 (100 free minutes or 100 free SMS) |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
MVNO (GSM 900/1800) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
bob, 232 01 |
| Network: |
A1 |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
03/08/09 |
| Tele.ring (T-Mobile Austria GmbH) |
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Prepaid card name: |
Mücke - Free Willi |
| Activation fee/credit: |
Voice sim: € 9.90/€ 5.00
Data sim: only in bundle with a modem |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
MVNO (GSM 900/1800 - W-CDMA 2100) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
tele.ring, 232 03 |
| Network: |
T-Mobile |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
21/09/08 |
| YESSS! Telekommunikation GmbH |
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Prepaid card name: |
YESSS! Wertkarte |
| Activation fee/credit: |
Voice sim: € 9.99/6.12
Data sim: € 9.99/10.00 |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
MVNO (GSM 1800, WCDMA 2100) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Yesss, 232 05 |
| Network: |
Orange |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
22/09/09 |
"Ethinic" (cheap international calls) Virtual Operators
| YOUTALK (MITACS Telekomservice GmbH) |
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Prepaid card name: |
YOUTALK |
| Activation fee/credit: |
€ 20.00/10.00 |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
MVNO (GSM 900/1800) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
YOUTALK, 232 03 |
| Network: |
T-Mobile |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
03/08/09 |
| eety-Telecommunications GmbH |
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Prepaid card name: |
eety classic |
| Activation fee/credit: |
€ 14.90/5.00 |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
MVNO (GSM 1800) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Eety, 232 05 |
| Network: |
Orange |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
21/09/2008 |
| WOWWW! (ICC Calling Cards GmbH) |
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Prepaid card name: |
WOWWW! |
| Activation fee/credit: |
€ 9.90/11.00 |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
MVNO (GSM 1800) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
wowww!, 232 05 |
| Network: |
Orange |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
03/08/09 |
| YOOOPI! (Disell Handels GmbH) |
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Prepaid card name: |
YOOOPI! |
| Activation fee/credit: |
€ 0.00/1.00 |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
MVNO (GSM 1800) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
yooopi!, yesss!, 232 05 |
| Network: |
Orange |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
03/08/09 |
| Vectone Mobile GmbH |
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Prepaid card name: |
Vectone Mobile |
| Activation fee/credit: |
€ 0.00/0.00 |
| Card validity: |
12 months |
| Net frequency: |
MVNO (GSM 900/1800) |
| Logo, Net Code: |
Vectone Mobile, 232 01 |
| Network: |
A1 |
| Prepaid offer: |
click here |
| Latest Update: |
03/08/09 |
Mobile Number Portability
If you are calling a ported number (therefore on a different network than the listed prefix would suggest) you will hear a short
announcement when dialing.
There's also a page on T-Mobile's website where you can chek if a number has been ported or not:
http://mnp.t-mobile.at
