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Stu · 11-02-2007, 13:37

Any service which sells prepaid SIMs outside the home country to roamers will mark up the price. For folks on this forum, we'd wince at paying US$55 for someone buying a Hong Kong SIM when it could be bought for $10 on the ground there, but there are valid reasons for paying this markup.

Many people desperately want the contact number before they left. I WOULD have paid the fee for India because these companies will get the number registered before you land which saves you five days of weighting for the Indian government to get its rear in gear.

I bought a SIM for my neighbor's kid when he flew off to do volunteer work in Pakistan two years ago after the massive Tsunami (sp). The kid was a very young and naive 19. I thought giving him a lifeline before he left was worth something. 95% of the time, I have purchased the SIMs on the ground, but I confess there are 5% where I went with Plan B.

Postscript: I went through the guy's inventory on gsm-prepaid.net. It doesn't make any sense to me. Who would stock 3 different brands of SIMs for Spain? Then, of course, there is that Verizon SIM card. Just pop it in your unlocked gsm mobile and roam on Verizon's CDMA network. Great trick!

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Stu (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,091 Join Date: 11 Feb 2004 Location: Detroit (formerly Dubai) Country:	11-02-2007, 13:37 Any service which sells prepaid SIMs outside the home country to roamers will mark up the price. For folks on this forum, we'd wince at paying US$55 for someone buying a Hong Kong SIM when it could be bought for $10 on the ground there, but there are valid reasons for paying this markup. Many people desperately want the contact number before they left. I WOULD have paid the fee for India because these companies will get the number registered before you land which saves you five days of weighting for the Indian government to get its rear in gear. I bought a SIM for my neighbor's kid when he flew off to do volunteer work in Pakistan two years ago after the massive Tsunami (sp). The kid was a very young and naive 19. I thought giving him a lifeline before he left was worth something. 95% of the time, I have purchased the SIMs on the ground, but I confess there are 5% where I went with Plan B. Postscript: I went through the guy's inventory on gsm-prepaid.net. It doesn't make any sense to me. Who would stock 3 different brands of SIMs for Spain? Then, of course, there is that Verizon SIM card. Just pop it in your unlocked gsm mobile and roam on Verizon's CDMA network. Great trick!