TAKE TWO! ONE WILL BE BETTER. Advice especially for newbies.

Bossman · 06-02-2013, 10:42

I concur - I carry at least 2 international sims as well. One too many times, I have got to my destination country (especially the Caribbean) an some of these international sims just will NOT work, period! On the times that they do, the rate one is charged is usually different than the advertised rate. Last April in Montegao Bay, Jamaica, my tmobile prepaid sim saved me. With Truphone and Telna, even though registered on the local networks, Non of the calls reached me. I was charged 1 min for every call of course. I ditched them quickly! For now, it's Ekit and piranha. I'll get a chance to test out Piranha in Nigeria next week. Where I will be for 10 days. Will be used only for incoming US calls. I have a couple of local Nigerian sims. One is strictly for data.

EDF30 · 28-03-2013, 22:23

Thanks for all the help from the experts!

I think I will try the Piranha sim, I can have it shipped to my house before my trip, test it out and learn how it works.

I checked the providers for the various countries I will visit. Hopefully I will have good coverage on my journey. I love the internet and forums like this one, as you can find out just about anything from experts that have been there and done that.

Netherlands

KPN
TMobile
Vodafone

Germany

Eplus
02
Tmobile
Vodafone

Austria

Mobilkom
Orange
Tmobile

Italy

Tim

France

Bougues
Orange
SFR

Is TIM a good nationwide coverage network for Italy? I will spend a week of the trip going to Venice, Lake Como, and Italian Riviera.

Thanks again for all the help!

ranerio · 09-04-2013, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDF30

Thanks for all the help from the experts!

I think I will try the Piranha sim, I can have it shipped to my house before my trip, test it out and learn how it works.

I checked the providers for the various countries I will visit. Hopefully I will have good coverage on my journey. I love the internet and forums like this one, as you can find out just about anything from experts that have been there and done that.

Netherlands

KPN
TMobile
Vodafone

Germany

Eplus
02
Tmobile
Vodafone

Austria

Mobilkom
Orange
Tmobile

Italy

Tim

France

Bougues
Orange
SFR

Is TIM a good nationwide coverage network for Italy? I will spend a week of the trip going to Venice, Lake Como, and Italian Riviera.

Thanks again for all the help!

Yes Mr, TIM has got very good coverage in Italy. Wind offers a better value plan if you want to use a lot of data, but it takes like 24-hours to activate.

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Bossman (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,257 Join Date: 22 Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Country:	06-02-2013, 10:42 I concur - I carry at least 2 international sims as well. One too many times, I have got to my destination country (especially the Caribbean) an some of these international sims just will NOT work, period! On the times that they do, the rate one is charged is usually different than the advertised rate. Last April in Montegao Bay, Jamaica, my tmobile prepaid sim saved me. With Truphone and Telna, even though registered on the local networks, Non of the calls reached me. I was charged 1 min for every call of course. I ditched them quickly! For now, it's Ekit and piranha. I'll get a chance to test out Piranha in Nigeria next week. Where I will be for 10 days. Will be used only for incoming US calls. I have a couple of local Nigerian sims. One is strictly for data. Phones: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Samsung Galaxy A50, ASUS zenfone 3, Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), 3 UK, Piranha Mobile

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EDF30 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 6 Join Date: 15 Mar 2013 Country:	28-03-2013, 22:23 Thanks for all the help from the experts! I think I will try the Piranha sim, I can have it shipped to my house before my trip, test it out and learn how it works. I checked the providers for the various countries I will visit. Hopefully I will have good coverage on my journey. I love the internet and forums like this one, as you can find out just about anything from experts that have been there and done that. Netherlands KPN TMobile Vodafone Germany Eplus 02 Tmobile Vodafone Austria Mobilkom Orange Tmobile Italy Tim France Bougues Orange SFR Is TIM a good nationwide coverage network for Italy? I will spend a week of the trip going to Venice, Lake Como, and Italian Riviera. Thanks again for all the help!