Non International Sim-cards - Online

ygeffens · **Non International Sim-cards - Online -** 31-01-2007, 12:24

I'm looking for sites selling sim-cards that are specific for a particular country, and the should ship abroud.

I know about the discussion: travel to the country, and buy there.
I don't want that, I want the card before I leave.

At present, I'm looking for Brazil, The Netherlands, Germany.
But I want to make a list of sites, just in case.

Anyone?

Effendi · 31-01-2007, 14:54

There's full of those sites, one more expensive than the other... you can look at Orate for example... but it's really a nonsense to buy the cards at those prices, it's even cheaper to use roaming!

I can understand for Brazil, but you live very close to Netherlands and Germany, it's really much better to go there...

ygeffens · 31-01-2007, 15:28

The price for these cards they offer are indeed way to high.
Now I understand why people 'suggest' to buy a card when you are in the country. The major disadvantage is that you can't communicatie your number to the people left behind, before you leave.

Any other sites known by the gurus here?

snidely · 31-01-2007, 15:46

For many people, the extra $10 to even $20 is well worth the price to know that's one less thing to deal with when you land. After all, what's $20 when you are spending more than 100 times that on the total trip?

...mike

Hank C Burnette · 31-01-2007, 19:48

For the Netherlands, you can easily buy online a sim of the MVNO Ortel Mobile.

http://www.ortelmobiel.nl

DRNewcomb · 31-01-2007, 23:20

www.telestial.com
www.cellularabroad.com
www.simphonee.com

andy · 01-02-2007, 00:36

For Netherlands (or Belgium), I haven't tried ordering IDT mobile from abroad but it looks very likely to be possible. International rates about the same as Ortel and Lebara

thl · 10-02-2007, 16:01

As you ask for sites, i would like to recommend my http://www.gsm-prepaid.net ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by ygeffens

I'm looking for sites selling sim-cards that are specific for a particular country, and the should ship abroud.

I know about the discussion: travel to the country, and buy there.
I don't want that, I want the card before I leave.

At present, I'm looking for Brazil, The Netherlands, Germany.
But I want to make a list of sites, just in case.

Anyone?

andy · 11-02-2007, 02:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by thl

As you ask for sites, i would like to recommend my site

I would like to observe that if I want a T-mobile US SIM card, I think I could manage to get one cheaper than your €90

Likewise, a T-mobile Slovakia SIM cost me 399 SKK ~€10 a couple of years ago, so your €55 does not appear to match the instinct of members here to find the best deals

As most of us know, UK SIMs are often given away free, so your €50 to €80 fees look perilously close to extortion

As Effendi said, many such sites resell the SIM cards for such high prices that no saving over roaming charges can easily be foreseen. I am surprised you have the nerve to post this here.

Surely your €24 charge for a £10 UK SIM top-up is only for stupid people that have no concept of exchange rates?

And I can't understand why your O2 UK SIM has no roaming, or your Virgin UK SIM has no data roaming. Did you order these reduced specification SIMs specially? Or do you just not know enough about what you are selling?

Effendi · 11-02-2007, 10:30

I quote everything Andy said... and I add that we don't like spam on this site... I won't delete thl's post since I think it's more interesting to read what Andy wrote just after it...

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ygeffens (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 160 Join Date: 12 Jan 2007 Location: Arendonk, Belgium Country:	Non International Sim-cards - Online - 31-01-2007, 12:24 I'm looking for sites selling sim-cards that are specific for a particular country, and the should ship abroud. I know about the discussion: travel to the country, and buy there. I don't want that, I want the card before I leave. At present, I'm looking for Brazil, The Netherlands, Germany. But I want to make a list of sites, just in case. Anyone?

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	31-01-2007, 14:54 There's full of those sites, one more expensive than the other... you can look at Orate for example... but it's really a nonsense to buy the cards at those prices, it's even cheaper to use roaming! I can understand for Brazil, but you live very close to Netherlands and Germany, it's really much better to go there... Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim

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ygeffens (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 160 Join Date: 12 Jan 2007 Location: Arendonk, Belgium Country:	31-01-2007, 15:28 The price for these cards they offer are indeed way to high. Now I understand why people 'suggest' to buy a card when you are in the country. The major disadvantage is that you can't communicatie your number to the people left behind, before you leave. Any other sites known by the gurus here?

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snidely (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 451 Join Date: 09 May 2005 Location: Berkeley, California and Miami Country:	31-01-2007, 15:46 For many people, the extra $10 to even $20 is well worth the price to know that's one less thing to deal with when you land. After all, what's $20 when you are spending more than 100 times that on the total trip? ...mike Make use of T-M's UMA/wifi free calling from any place in the world with access to wifi. I use an LG G6, wife an S7) A/o Oct 20, 2013 no need for intl prepaid as T-Mobile U.S. includes voice roaming at 20¢/min (in and out)., unlimited text (in and out), and unlimited data in 140+ countries. My Plan -[6 lines] U.S. T-Mobile unlimited minutes (incoming and outgoing), unlimited text, fast data on each line. that $145/mo. total! . (In U.S. no surcharge for calling a cell.) If a line exceeds 2G of data in a month, pay $10 more for that line. [That only happens a couple times/year.

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Hank C Burnette (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 28 Join Date: 07 Jul 2006 Country:	31-01-2007, 19:48 For the Netherlands, you can easily buy online a sim of the MVNO Ortel Mobile. http://www.ortelmobiel.nl Back in Italy! Prepaids:Wind (I) Blau (D) T-Mobile (NL) T-Mobile (D) Deceased Prepaids:1 Mobile (I) Ortel (NL) Orange (F) Lebara (UK)

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	31-01-2007, 23:20 www.telestial.com www.cellularabroad.com www.simphonee.com Last edited by DRNewcomb; 31-01-2007 at 23:26..

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	01-02-2007, 00:36 For Netherlands (or Belgium), I haven't tried ordering IDT mobile from abroad but it looks very likely to be possible. International rates about the same as Ortel and Lebara

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Effendi (Offline) The great Dictator! Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,487 Join Date: 13 Jan 2004 Location: Trieste/Trst Country:	11-02-2007, 10:30 I quote everything Andy said... and I add that we don't like spam on this site... I won't delete thl's post since I think it's more interesting to read what Andy wrote just after it... Working Prepaids: IT: Wind, Vodafone IT, UNO Mobile; SM: Prima; UK: 3, Virgin; INT: TravelSIM, Truphone. Deceased Prepaids: CZ: Oskar, Eurotel; SK: Orange; DE: E-Plus, Aldi, Simyo; GE: Geocell; AM: Armentel; PL: Heyah, Plus; LT: Tele2; LV: Amigo; EE: Elisa; UA: Kyivstar; NZ: Vodafone; INT: UM, UM+, ICQSim. GSM/3G Phones: Nokia Lumia 630 dual sim