Forum: Germany
19-10-2018, 21:33
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,734
Cellular plan prices in Israel were very high...
Cellular plan prices in Israel were very high until 2012, when Golan Telecom, then related to French Iliad debuted with (for the time) cheap "all included" plans. Prices ettled at the equivalent of...
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Forum: Germany
09-10-2018, 19:54
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,734
Is that considered cheap?
The differences of...
Is that considered cheap?
The differences of cellular services between countries amazes me, considering that the product is similar
At home I pay the equivalent of 12 EUR/month for 70 GB...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
11-04-2018, 12:57
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
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Forum: Italy
10-03-2018, 15:50
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,468
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Forum: Europe
05-11-2017, 19:29
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,936
Actually most luggage was left in Tel Aviv, and...
Actually most luggage was left in Tel Aviv, and reached Reykjavik a day later, and it took another day until we could collect our suitcases.
Despite the suitcase incident, this vacation was great,...
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Forum: Europe
07-10-2017, 09:41
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,936
Arrived in Iceland 3 days ago. My luggage did...
Arrived in Iceland 3 days ago. My luggage did not arrive, so I needed a SIM to communicate with WOW air. I bought a couple of Siminn SIM cards (ISL 2900 each) at the 10-11 kiosk in the arrivals...
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Forum: Europe
30-09-2017, 17:31
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,936
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Forum: Europe
23-09-2017, 15:25
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,936
A Week in Iceland
I am going to Iceland in October with my family.
We need two or three SIM cards which will be used primarily for navigation (our preferred navigation app is Waze), but also for communications...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
31-08-2017, 16:09
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,376
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Forum: UK & Ireland
08-06-2016, 15:20
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Replies: 2
Views: 15,566
Ee payg sim card
I bought this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/361301670961) SIM card for a coming trip to Scotland.
Please, can anyone tell me if it is preloaded with any credit, and whether it needs activation?
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
18-02-2016, 16:45
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
16-02-2016, 15:52
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
After a high profile political dispute with...
After a high profile political dispute with France Telecom/Orange the Israel Orange today started rebranding as Partner (http://www.partner.co.il/). No change in service for existing customers is...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
20-01-2016, 15:41
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,101
Agree about navigation, although I prefer Waze,...
Agree about navigation, although I prefer Waze, which is updated immediately (many times within minutes) after a new road is opened or ungergoing construction etc., and gives instructions according...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
18-01-2016, 17:34
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,101
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Forum: Europe
12-12-2015, 07:18
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,593
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Forum: Europe
02-11-2015, 17:30
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,593
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Forum: France
24-08-2015, 19:40
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Replies: 15
Views: 19,722
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Forum: BeNeLux
21-07-2015, 13:55
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,724
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Forum: Europe
29-06-2015, 18:59
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,207
Thank you, but I just returned from a lovely...
Thank you, but I just returned from a lovely holiday in Denmark.
I bought a Lebara SIM (DKK 49) at the airport and added a 2 GB data package (DKK 99), which was far more then enough for my uses,...
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Forum: Europe
06-06-2015, 16:18
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,207
Yhanss
I need mostly data (for use of Waze...
Yhanss
I need mostly data (for use of Waze navigation), voice will be nice but less important.
know the wiki but I am not sure whether it is up to date.
Anoher question: is VoIP over...
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Forum: Europe
05-06-2015, 15:41
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,207
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
03-05-2015, 03:05
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
wolfbln, I live in Israel, Hebrew is my mother...
wolfbln, I live in Israel, Hebrew is my mother tongue and I follow the local market.
Most MVNO's and all MMO's, except Golan (which is actually an MVNO), offer TRUE PREPAID, NON-CONTRACT lines. Just...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
02-05-2015, 19:15
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
The wiki needs an update. The Hot prepaid plan,...
The wiki needs an update. The Hot prepaid plan, as well as the improved Pelephone plan are new, marketed for less than a week. Other companies also have better offers than the basic rates those shown...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
02-05-2015, 16:40
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
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Forum: Europe
24-04-2015, 18:56
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,207
Going to Denmark
Almost a year has passed since I asked for information about Finnish prepaid SIM cards, and now I am planning a summer holiday with my wife, this time in Denmark.
I plan a one week vacation, and...
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Forum: Greece and Cyprus
01-11-2014, 14:12
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Replies: 0
Views: 5,433
SIM for a short stay in Athens
Next weekend I am going to Athens for 4 days. Can anybody recommend a SIM card for both light surfing and maybe a few calls? Can it be purchased in the airport around 8-9 pm?
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Forum: BeNeLux
12-10-2014, 20:42
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,724
Thank you.
I am aware that in Europe...
Thank you.
I am aware that in Europe incoming calls are free, as long as you are on your home network. I mentioned incoming calls just to stress that a "pure" data SIM will not meet my needs.
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Forum: BeNeLux
09-10-2014, 13:27
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Replies: 6
Views: 11,724
SIM card for data and voice in Belgium
I am going for a few days to Belgium. Need a SIM card, mostly for data (waze and skype), but also for incoming calls. Which local SIM can be easily found, for a reasonable price, for the card and...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
25-09-2014, 11:31
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
BTW - formally Israeli SIM cards expire after...
BTW - formally Israeli SIM cards expire after inactivity for 12 months but experience, at least with Orange, is that usually they remain valid indefinitely. Validity of credit depends on type of top...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
15-09-2014, 16:36
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
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Forum: Austria & Switzerland
12-09-2014, 13:23
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Replies: 11
Views: 16,325
Also be sure to have a valid Austrian vignette...
Also be sure to have a valid Austrian vignette attached to your windscreen before you get on the Autobahn. It costs EUR 8.5 for 10 days (in any gas station, but ask at the car rental office), and...
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Forum: Europe
02-07-2014, 18:22
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,593
Going to Finland
Next week I will be going to Finland with my wife for a week.
Can anybody give me advice on choosing a prepaid SIM card mainly for data (navigation, Skype and some surfing). We will stay in southern...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
08-06-2014, 14:56
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
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Forum: Europe
08-06-2014, 14:36
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,094
An "unlimited" top up...
An "unlimited" top up (http://www.orange.co.il/he-il/cellular/service_plans/bigtalk_cards/) for Orange will give you unlimited voice+test messaging in Israel + 1GB data for NIS 139 (USD 40) . Add NIS...
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Forum: Europe
06-06-2014, 13:00
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,094
I doubt that it's worth the bother of buying a...
I doubt that it's worth the bother of buying a local SIM for a 2-3 days stay in Israel.
The SIM easiest to obtain is the YouPhone SIM, sold at many (but not all) post offices, as well as at the...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
07-12-2013, 10:44
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,265
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
04-07-2013, 15:10
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
You are right - you may get the two months free...
You are right - you may get the two months free promotion, at least with an Israeli credit card, I am not sure about the promotion when using a foreign one, although no restriction is posted on the...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
03-07-2013, 13:00
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
03-07-2013, 12:45
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
YouPhone uses the Orange (partner) network. ...
YouPhone uses the Orange (partner) network.
AFAIK hMobile's starter kit includes no credit.
Just to update on Rami-Levy - prepaid data packagas can be purchased and cost NIS 55 (EUR 11.64)/5MB or...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
16-06-2013, 17:18
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
Another MVNO recently joined te prepaid market,...
Another MVNO recently joined te prepaid market, with a plan called "pretalk": Youphone (http://www.youphone.co.il/pretalk.aspx). SIM cards can be purchased at the MEGA and am:pm supermarkets and Alon...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
28-04-2013, 16:13
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
hMobile (http://www.homecellular.co.il/)...
hMobile (http://www.homecellular.co.il/) (HomeCellular), an MVNO riding on Cellcom's network (GSM 1800, 3G2100/850) offers a prepid SIM with wide range of top up possibilities. SIM cards can be...
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Forum: Spain & Portugal
15-04-2013, 12:42
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,695
Where was it?
Did the price include the SIM...
Where was it?
Did the price include the SIM card or anything else?
It appears that SIM card prices in spain went up sharply. If I remember well two years ago I paid EUR 15 for a Movistar card,...
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Forum: Italy
13-04-2013, 11:55
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,132
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Forum: International GSM prepaid cards
10-04-2013, 11:40
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,746
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Forum: Italy
22-03-2013, 13:39
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,055
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
06-02-2013, 14:21
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
There is no Orange (or any other cellular...
There is no Orange (or any other cellular carrier) shop at the airport - all were closed several years ago. Orange prepaid SIM cards and top ups can be purchased at any post office and in most...
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
16-01-2013, 14:34
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
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Forum: Europe
11-12-2012, 17:38
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Replies: 16
Views: 17,439
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Forum: Italy
29-09-2012, 19:18
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Replies: 10
Views: 20,037
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Forum: Africa, Asia and Pacific
27-09-2012, 19:53
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Replies: 51
Views: 37,050
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