International or National SIM?

brikis98 · **International or National SIM? -** 06-07-2009, 06:35

I take a vacation in Europe once per year and usually take my unlocked GSM phone with me. I'm now looking for a good SIM card due to two recent changes: (1) my United Mobile SIM card seems dead and (2) I'm getting an unlocked iPhone.

Requirements

* Free incoming calls
* Reasonable rates to call the US

Really nice to have

* Free incoming text messages
* Reasonable GPRS data rates (for the iPhone)

Questions

Are there any international SIM cards that satisfy the above? Or should I just get a new SIM card each year depending on the country I go to? For example, this August, I'm heading to Germany, so should I just get some German SIM card?

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brikis98 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 7 Join Date: 06 Jul 2009 Country:	International or National SIM? - 06-07-2009, 06:35 I take a vacation in Europe once per year and usually take my unlocked GSM phone with me. I'm now looking for a good SIM card due to two recent changes: (1) my United Mobile SIM card seems dead and (2) I'm getting an unlocked iPhone. Requirements * Free incoming calls * Reasonable rates to call the US Really nice to have * Free incoming text messages * Reasonable GPRS data rates (for the iPhone) Questions Are there any international SIM cards that satisfy the above? Or should I just get a new SIM card each year depending on the country I go to? For example, this August, I'm heading to Germany, so should I just get some German SIM card?