Quick Question For German Vodafone Sim Card

[andy]

Originally Posted by 0700700

1. so 15euros gives me 9 months , and then i have another 6 months when the sim card can receive calls (making 15months)... is that right?

2. also when i add 15 euros and not use them, will they stay on the account when i apply another 15euros nine months later?

3. I was told i can buy vouchers from vodafone uk stores and they would work ? any experience

4. also calling 22922 apparently doesnt work from the uk , thats what the seller told me?

5. i will try though the sim card is one of the used ones and is already registered to some german company !

1. no, the credit adds to the life remaining for both call and receive. ?15 adds 9 months, and [I think] ?25 adds 15 months - in either case to a maximum life of 15 months. So if you add 9 months now, then topped up again between 3 and nine months from now, the expiry would be next July [18 months].

2. the credit value will remain, so the 2nd would increase it again

3. I haven't done this, but it is said to be possible, the call menu mentions foreign scratch cards, and Stan said about the ?2 premium on doing it.

4. it does work - I checked it last night for one of the replies (the call menu)

5. it all sounds a bit risky to me - eBay, expiry, PIN number, etc . You can usually get a new one in a shop for ?20 for ?10 value; by the time you've paid postage on this one, will it be any cheaper than ?10? ......... and it seems odd to me that the seller couldn't manage to look up info correctly for you about recharging in UK

* Aufladen des CallYa-Kontos auch mit den Guthaben-Karten* von Vodafone-Netzbetreibern im Ausland m?glich (siehe L?nderliste weiter unten).
* KontoServer kostenlos erreichbar - vertraute Bedienung, auch wenn keine deutsche CallNow-Karte verf?gbar ist.

"top up of the CallYa account also with credit vouchers of Vodafone networks in other countries (see list below)

AccountServer reachable free of charge - reliable operation, even if no German CallNow voucher is available."


more from the Vodafone recharge page ... top-up from abroad

Alles funktioniert genauso einfach wie daheim:

Rufen sie im ausl?ndischen Vodafone-Netz unter der Kurzwahl 22 9 22 den Vodafone-KontoServer an (eine Auslandsvorwahl braucht dabei nicht eingegeben zu werden).
Lassen Sie sich von der freundlichen Stimme des Vodafone-Mitarbeiters durch das Sprachmen? leiten, und
geben Sie die freigerubbelte Geheimnummer an.
F?r die Aufbuchung einer ausl?ndischen Guthabenkarte im Ausland f?llt ein

It all works very easily like this:

. call the 22922 shortcode from a foreign Vodafone network (no need for country prefix)
. let the friendly Vodafone employee's voice guide you through the menu
. enter the secret scratchcard number

- the rest is about the charge that Stan mentioned - ?2 except in Italy: ?2 on ?10, ?4 on ?16, ?5 on others

- and that a foregn top-up voucher can only be applied in its home country

As I said, to change the menu into English - 4 then 2
- to change the voicemail language needed an email, MATHA531 told us - mine is switched off


nb - I got the Vodafone SIM as my brother lives in Germany, and he could check out which calling cards would work from free 0800 numbers (not many). Starting from now, I might choose Simyo or Aldi (if it's available), and use a local area code calling card number, similar price for this but cheaper calls to German mobiles on the SIM tariff. Or, as Stan and others have mentioned, T-mobile has some other cheap calls options, some short-lived though.