experience with prepaidsimcard.org ?

f300 · **experience with prepaidsimcard.org ? -** 03-01-2012, 13:27

I learned about the site mentioned above from simcardabroad's signature and it looks fine assuming it does at all "what it says on the tin"; the selection of operators while not absolutely optimal is still more than "good enough" and being local decent operators big surprises aren't really to be expected.
I don't think we need to start discussing again the pros and cons of the local SIMs versus internationa ones; anyway this site looks like a good alternative especially for countries where it's harder for a non-resident to get a SIM (this is why I open this thread here, at "International GSM prepaid cards" even if they offer technicaly national SIMs).

To make a long story short - any experiences, comments, etc?

bylo · 03-01-2012, 13:54

First impressions:
• awfully expensive, at least from Canada, compared to buying SIMs locally on arrival, e.g. €60 for Germany, €80 for US.
• relatively small selection of countries, e.g. Germany but not Austria, Australia but not NZ.
• in the case of US, at least, SIM lasts only 30 days before top-up.
• SIMs appear to be from MVNOs rather than incumbent carriers (don't know how important that is, e.g. for coverage, speed, reliability, support.)

dg7feq · 03-01-2012, 18:42

yes, very expensive but might be something that people are willing to pay if they are too lazy or afraid to go to local stores.

simcardabroad · 31-03-2012, 16:58

Bylo - when you mention that the Germany SIM Card costs €60, you forgot to mention that is not an empty SIM that costs €60. The German SIM that costs €60 comes with flat rate 5GB 3G speed internet and €5 call balance included in the price.

PrepaidSIMcard.org also offer a 1GB German SIM for 29,90.

These prices also includes activation and registration of the SIM card, which is a manual process that requires that you understand German language. We also provide instructions in english with all SIMs (that we've translated ourselves - if you buy it locally you won't get that for most destinations).

The same goes with the US SIM that includes flat rate calls, data and up to 20 hours of international calls.

You are making a mistake comparing these SIM-cards, with empty SIM cards that is for good reason cheaper.

Some SIMs on prepaidsimcard.org are from MVNOs, that's right. But most are not.

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f300 (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 58 Join Date: 12 Mar 2008 Country:	experience with prepaidsimcard.org ? - 03-01-2012, 13:27 I learned about the site mentioned above from simcardabroad's signature and it looks fine assuming it does at all "what it says on the tin"; the selection of operators while not absolutely optimal is still more than "good enough" and being local decent operators big surprises aren't really to be expected. I don't think we need to start discussing again the pros and cons of the local SIMs versus internationa ones; anyway this site looks like a good alternative especially for countries where it's harder for a non-resident to get a SIM (this is why I open this thread here, at "International GSM prepaid cards" even if they offer technicaly national SIMs). To make a long story short - any experiences, comments, etc?

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bylo (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 143 Join Date: 03 Oct 2007 Country:	03-01-2012, 13:54 First impressions: • awfully expensive, at least from Canada, compared to buying SIMs locally on arrival, e.g. €60 for Germany, €80 for US. • relatively small selection of countries, e.g. Germany but not Austria, Australia but not NZ. • in the case of US, at least, SIM lasts only 30 days before top-up. • SIMs appear to be from MVNOs rather than incumbent carriers (don't know how important that is, e.g. for coverage, speed, reliability, support.) Phones: Samsung Galaxy Gio, Motorola KRZR K1, Nokia 1600b SIMs: 7-11 SpeakOut CA, tele.ring/A1/Yesss AT, Mobal R.I.P.: UM, UM+

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dg7feq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 873 Join Date: 04 Feb 2006 Location: Germany Country:	03-01-2012, 18:42 yes, very expensive but might be something that people are willing to pay if they are too lazy or afraid to go to local stores. Germany: o2 Genion, SIMYO, solomo pro, Netzclub (free data flatrate!) Thailand: truemove (phone+sms+wifi), TOT 3G (data) International: airbalticmobile+372, GYMSIM+44 Phones: Samsung C5212 DualSim, Vodafone 845 (Android)

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simcardabroad (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 6 Join Date: 04 Sep 2011 Country:	31-03-2012, 16:58 Bylo - when you mention that the Germany SIM Card costs €60, you forgot to mention that is not an empty SIM that costs €60. The German SIM that costs €60 comes with flat rate 5GB 3G speed internet and €5 call balance included in the price. PrepaidSIMcard.org also offer a 1GB German SIM for 29,90. These prices also includes activation and registration of the SIM card, which is a manual process that requires that you understand German language. We also provide instructions in english with all SIMs (that we've translated ourselves - if you buy it locally you won't get that for most destinations). The same goes with the US SIM that includes flat rate calls, data and up to 20 hours of international calls. You are making a mistake comparing these SIM-cards, with empty SIM cards that is for good reason cheaper. Some SIMs on prepaidsimcard.org are from MVNOs, that's right. But most are not. Foreign Prepaid SIM cards online on prepaidsimcard.org. Worldwide delivery.