| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  07-04-2019, 22:41 | 
	
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				 Hi. I'd like to give a short review of the AIS... 
 Hi. I'd like to give a short review of the AIS SIM2Fly SIM from my Asian travels in Feb/March 2019.
 I bought it in Thailand where they heavily market it at the airports and in AIS stores. The Asian...
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	| Forum: Germany  06-11-2018, 23:21 | 
	
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				 honestly Svenn:  
  
What is this name-dropping... 
 honestly Svenn:
 
 What is this name-dropping of this or that provider or plan all about?
 
 > You've mentioned a SIM "from other countries". But why do you post it in the Germany category? Is...
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	| Forum: Germany  27-10-2018, 15:42 | 
	
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	| Forum: Germany  22-10-2018, 07:55 | 
	
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				 No. Iliad is a MNO. Italy got a new 4th network... 
 No. Iliad is a MNO. Italy got a new 4th network with Iliad this summer after the merger between Tre and Wind was approved. Iliad uses mostly TreWind's antennas through RAN sharing.
 
 Iliad started a...
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	| Forum: Germany  11-10-2018, 18:53 | 
	
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				 well, €1.60 per GB isn't really the lowest... 
 well, €1.60 per GB isn't really the lowest prepaid rate for Germany, if you are a bit more creative (as I know you are from your previous threads.....).
 
 If you want to stick to o2/Telefónica...
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	| Forum: Germany  10-10-2018, 23:06 | 
	
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				 it depends to what you compare it:  
-> it's... 
 it depends to what you compare it:
 -> it's quite cheap for German prepaid prices.
 Germany is a rather pricey EU country for mobile data.
 50 GB at €80 means that 1 GB goes at €1.60 which is...
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	| Forum: Germany  04-09-2018, 08:28 | 
	
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				 Generally, you can use UK SIM cards at the... 
 Generally, you can use UK SIM cards at the domestic UK rate in Germany. That's right. But there are restrictions:
 - EE: throttles all roaming traffic to 2 Mbit/s
 - Three: confines all roaming to...
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	| Forum: Germany  30-08-2018, 20:34 | 
	
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				 I was able to top-up most UK providers with a... 
 I was able to top-up most UK providers with a German credit or debit card. I'm not sure whether it worked directly with Vodafone UK, but the PayPal bypass surely works.
 
 EE works with out-of UK...
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	| Forum: Germany  30-08-2018, 14:35 | 
	
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				 What an advice for the bin from you:  
  
no... 
 What an advice for the bin from you:
 
 no 4G/LTE: generally no 4G/LTE international roaming on Three UK SIM cards. This means a very limited coverage as 3G is not built up outside towns and cities...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  10-08-2018, 12:53 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  13-07-2018, 07:45 | 
	
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				 Svenn has said so many things here that don't... 
 Svenn has said so many things here that don't make sense. But may be he is right this time.
 
 To me it's not quite clear what he is doing or up to:
 Sim2Fly is a special Thai roaming SIM by AIS with...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  26-06-2018, 16:13 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  26-06-2018, 10:57 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  26-06-2018, 06:41 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  22-06-2018, 07:19 | 
	
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				 It's 10 € per day for unlimited internet.  
Why... 
 It's 10 € per day for unlimited internet.
 Why do keep on telling only parts of the story?
 That's equal to 300 € per month, isn't?
 And you have to buy a new plan every day?
 Do you really pay 300 €...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  21-06-2018, 14:58 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  12-06-2018, 18:02 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  12-06-2018, 17:45 | 
	
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				 Again. The question is: what are you up to?  
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 Again. The question is: what are you up to?
 
 A SIM card that works abroad. - what's so special?
 Most SIM cards include international roaming and work in other countries.
 You keep on mentioning...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  10-06-2018, 18:15 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  10-06-2018, 15:59 | 
	
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				 Hi Svenn.  
We had a very similar thread on... 
 Hi Svenn.
 We had a very similar thread on Telefon-Treff Forum where you hyped this very SIM. You got a quite harsh response from me about your comments.
 
 And here it goes again: You are promoting...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  05-06-2018, 10:11 | 
	
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				 Yeah. You simply don't seem to understand. ... 
 Yeah. You simply don't seem to understand.
 There are no unlimited roaming SIM cards on the market. It's a hoax of the industry. Many SIM cards advertise as unlimited, but in fact are not.
 Unless...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  05-06-2018, 08:23 | 
	
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				 Hi Svenn.  
  
You are now opening the 2nd new... 
 Hi Svenn.
 
 You are now opening the 2nd new thread about the BNE SIM card.
 User reports about this SIM are very mixed indeed.
 
 It tastes all a bit like product placement. BNE uses only the...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  02-06-2018, 20:16 | 
	
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				 Hi.  
As some of you may know, I'm the admin of... 
 Hi.
 As some of you may know, I'm the admin of the Prepaid Data Wiki.
 
 When it comes to international SIM cards, they are struggling hard to maintain their position or find a new niche in the...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  15-04-2018, 20:21 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  14-04-2018, 23:39 | 
	
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				 OK. You have a qualifiying US plan of T-Mobile... 
 OK. You have a qualifiying US plan of T-Mobile with unlimited throttled roaming.
 This is restricted to US citizens only with a least reasonable credit score and postpaid contracts of T-Mobile US...
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  13-04-2018, 10:58 | 
	
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	| Forum: Italy  13-04-2018, 10:31 | 
	
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	| Forum: International GSM prepaid cards  10-10-2017, 22:00 | 
	
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	| Forum: Europe  24-09-2017, 07:51 | 
	
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	| Forum: UK & Ireland  21-08-2017, 20:26 | 
	
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				 Hi Powerlifter.  
  
About roaming period:... 
 Hi Powerlifter.
 
 About roaming period: They've used to deactivate roaming in some cases when users used their SIM cards only for roaming. This was reported as soon as after 2 months of permanent...
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	| Forum: Europe  08-08-2017, 20:55 | 
	
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				 Thanks for your compliments and suggestions. I... 
 Thanks for your compliments and suggestions. I really appreciate them. I'm checking to replace some "FUPs" in the introduction by other (less technical) terms that mean essentially the same like...
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	| Forum: Europe  08-08-2017, 00:01 | 
	
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	| Forum: Europe  06-08-2017, 12:45 | 
	
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				 That's exactly why I took the effort to check... 
 That's exactly why I took the effort to check every single European operator. There are some:
 - where roaming is blocked
 - where surcharges have been granted by the regulator
 - where you need a...
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	| Forum: Germany  03-08-2017, 09:05 | 
	
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				 Just to follow up on this:  
One month into the... 
 Just to follow up on this:
 One month into the new regulations, there is still a mess and chaos about prepaid registration in Germany, especially what foreigners are concerned.
 
 The government and...
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	| Forum: Germany  06-07-2017, 20:03 | 
	
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				 Updates 06/07/17 
 A few days into the new regulations for prepaid registration, there is still lots of confusion, how and where to buy a prepaid starter in Germany.
 
 Generally, it has got much harder for some...
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	| Forum: Germany  29-06-2017, 10:52 | 
	
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				 New online registration in Germany 
 Just a reminder for everyone. From 1st of July a new online registration scheme will be enforced in Germany. The old system with just filling in a name and address on an online form proved to be too...
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	| Forum: Spain & Portugal  26-06-2017, 16:50 | 
	
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				 The extra rules were applied to me one or two... 
 The extra rules were applied to me one or two years ago, when I bought my last Tuenti SIM in a store.
 I later asked the customer support and they confirmed this. So it seemed to be official policy....
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	| Forum: Europe  23-06-2017, 22:27 | 
	
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	| Forum: Europe  15-05-2017, 01:01 | 
	
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				 Hi to Vietnam.  
From 15 June 2017 the EU will... 
 Hi to Vietnam.
 From 15 June 2017 the EU will adopt the Roam like at home principle. This means you can buy a SIM card in the first EU country and use it in another EU country at the domestic rate.
 ...
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	| Forum: Europe  02-05-2017, 22:07 | 
	
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	| Forum: Europe  18-04-2017, 15:24 | 
	
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				 Excuse me. But I really can't agree. There are... 
 Excuse me. But I really can't agree. There are certain places where you can use Three UK roaming, but it has a lot of issues involved.
 
 When you recommend something you should at least say which...
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	| Forum: Europe  15-04-2017, 13:26 | 
	
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				 Hi. I used the bad weather on Good Friday to... 
 Hi. I used the bad weather on Good Friday to write the new article for roaming in the EU/EEA for the Wiki.
 
 Please check it out: http://prepaid-data-sim-card.wikia.com/wiki/European_Union_NEW
 And...
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	| Forum: Europe  03-04-2017, 07:51 | 
	
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				 This will be one of the new catches:  
Many... 
 This will be one of the new catches:
 Many telcos here have actually raised rates for roaming outside of the new EU/EEA roaming area. The same is true to "foreign calls". These are IDD calls from the...
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	| Forum: Europe  03-04-2017, 07:16 | 
	
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	| Forum: Europe  21-03-2017, 16:57 | 
	
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	| Forum: France  03-03-2017, 16:04 | 
	
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				 Sorry, but to give the user this information... 
 Sorry, but to give the user this information only, means to fool him/her. Changing plans is a bit more complicated and costly:
 
 Source: http://mobile.free.fr/assistance/488.html
 
 Migrer du...
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	| Forum: Europe  17-09-2016, 20:55 | 
	
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	| Forum: Italy  15-09-2016, 21:58 | 
	
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				 Wind/Tre merger, Iliad new 
 What will become of the Italian market?
 The EU has now approved the merger of Wind and Tre, nos. 3 and 4 of the Italian market. Vimpelcom and Hutchision were lobbying hard for the deal to go through...
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	| Forum: Mobile Phones  29-08-2016, 17:46 | 
	
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				 Hi.  
I think there is some misunderstanding... 
 Hi.
 I think there is some misunderstanding here.
 
 Having 3G or 4G/LTE access on both SIM slots means that you can change SIM1 to SIM2 as the 'fast' slot. This becomes more and more standard in the...
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	| Forum: Germany  17-08-2016, 10:06 | 
	
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				 Hi RockJock. Welcome to Germany.  
  
You are... 
 Hi RockJock. Welcome to Germany.
 
 You are right: Vodafone has different plans for prepaid. The Vodafone Smartphone Special that you are mentioning is one of the most common.
 
 Be aware that...
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