International calls with T-Mobile DE?

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by MATHA531

But apparently, and my German is not all that good, I went to solomo's web site to try to purchase a sim card and muddled by way through to the point where i entered my name and mailing address as well as cc number and under land (which I assume means country) there was a pull down menu which only had a few countries listed (Belgium, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Switzerland, Denmark all countries that adjoin Germany but no England, no USA, no Canada, no Australia....they have very good rates and it would be a good sim card to get.

Most providers here ship only inside germany. But you can contact the customer care by email - they usually respond very quickly. Be aware to buy the "Pro" card, not the 08/5 card. The 08/5 has cheap rates inside germany but the international calls and roaming is more expensive.

Chris

[MATHA531]

Originally Posted by dg7feq

Most providers here ship only inside germany. But you can contact the customer care by email - they usually respond very quickly. Be aware to buy the "Pro" card, not the 08/5 card. The 08/5 has cheap rates inside germany but the international calls and roaming is more expensive.

Chris

Thanks Chris...my other reluctance with them is that I am sure (not that they are under any obligation to do so) that voice mail prompts and other prompts will be in German a language alas I am totally unable to function in.

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by MATHA531

Thanks Chris...my other reluctance with them is that I am sure (not that they are under any obligation to do so) that voice mail prompts and other prompts will be in German a language alas I am totally unable to function in.

I guess so. But i never used anything on the solomo card that required a voice-prompt. You know that people here hate voice mail so its usually the first thing people deactivate when getting new SIM cards

Chris

[patik]

Where can one find Solomo cards in Germany (preferably Munich)? I'm coming from the U.S. and I haven't been in Germany before (I have been elsewhere in the EU).

I would like to be able to buy one in a shop and get the whole thing taken care of in person (i.e. without having to log into a website to get the sim working).

[dg7feq]

Originally Posted by patik

Where can one find Solomo cards in Germany (preferably Munich)? I'm coming from the U.S. and I haven't been in Germany before (I have been elsewhere in the EU).

I would like to be able to buy one in a shop and get the whole thing taken care of in person (i.e. without having to log into a website to get the sim working).

they only sell online.

[snaimon]

Two things:

1. Last year I bought a SUNSIM (much like SOLOMO) card from USA shortly before I left and had it delivered to the (small) hotel where we were staying. Took a bit longer than I anticipated, but it did arrive and everything worked out fine.

2. One thing you might consider if you are going to be making multiple or long calls back to US is a T-Mobile NON-STOP card. 29 ecents for up to 2 hours to a landline. Now you can find services like ENJOYPREPAID and CLONCOM that have local numbers and rates of 5 US cents per min back to the US. Usually you can make a second or multiple calls WITHOUT HANGING UP. So, a call of > 5 minutes or longer (29 ecents + 25 US cents) would be cheaper than a 5 minute call with SOLOMO (9 * 5 = 45 ecents). This is MY plan.

Stan

[patik]

Originally Posted by snaimon

Last year I bought a SUNSIM (much like SOLOMO) card from USA shortly before I left and had it delivered to the (small) hotel where we were staying. Took a bit longer than I anticipated, but it did arrive and everything worked out fine.

May I ask how long it ended up taking? Did you just notify the hotel ahead of time and they held it for you?

Originally Posted by snaimon

2. One thing you might consider if you are going to be making multiple or long calls back to US is a T-Mobile NON-STOP card. 29 ecents for up to 2 hours to a landline. Now you can find services like ENJOYPREPAID and CLONCOM that have local numbers and rates of 5 US cents per min back to the US.

That sounds good. Just so I'm clear, you're saying to buy a T-Mobile Non-Stop sim, pop it in the cell phone, and use that to call the landline number that EnjoyPrepaid/Cloncom give you? Sounds pretty reasonable. I'm guessing you can buy those T-Mobile sims readily in Munich?

I'll be in Austria first for 6 days and I plan to get an eety sim for that. Also, my phone is a Blackberry -- I don't have service now (I got it on ebay), but I was looking forward to Solomo's cheap data rate, though the voice options are first priority -- internet access would just be icing on the cake.

[patik]

Originally Posted by dg7feq

they only sell online.

Grr! And I take it 01051mobile is not accepting new customers? That leaves United Mobile (which sounds like a big pain in the rear, and a bit awkward) or one of the more expensive carriers using a prefix (such as T-Mobile).

Is it possible to have it shipped to a hotel? I know what dates I'll be in Munich, should I just order it X days ahead of time and let the hotel know?