Prepaid Micro Sim for Europe

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Originally Posted by rfranzq

Use the rate checker on the home page of Piranha. It shows which networks are available. And the rates--and the data rates are there also.
If you have the phone set to automatically choose networks you will not need to 'enter codes.'
With Piranha you will get 2 or 3 operators in each country rather than possibly one if you go with '1st party operator'.

If you choose one SIM from a big time operator you risk the quality of one operators ability to connect with its sister networks. Perhaps you will choose the wrong one!

Anyone else have an opinion on this??


additional stuff:
You can get the SIM while still home and test it on your phone here to check that it is working.

ok thanks, starting to get this now

So better to get a sim that roams on most of the networks in each country rather than be stuck with just one provider like vodaphone. I see the data rates now, looks like about 50 cents per MB, not great but will probably work as I won't use it that much, will do most emails surfing etc at night with free wifi. Looks like the 35 pound ($52 usd) version might just fit the bill for a 3 week trip. Reading the user manual, Piranha uses call back for all roaming calls, does this work ok? Seems a bit cumbersome but I guess doable for a few calls a day. Setting up mobile data roaming looks a bit complicated, each country I have to chose and enable a carrier, enter some codes. The European Union is not really a union is it?

SMS messages looks normal, Voip is nice.

So if I go this route, just order the sim from Piranha to ship to my US address a couple weeks before my trip, test activate it to make sure it works, then reactivate upon arrival in Europe?