Split - data SIM in Poland

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The worst problem is with Heyah because it requires activation either via www or via customer care

Heyah GPRS is not that difficult to activate via WWW. Besides, anyone who is going to use Heyah has to fiddle with it at the beginning to join the Heyahklub (to get 10 percent extra on topups), which is a no-brainer. It's possible that if you get your SIM at a Heyah Island (small sales booth in a shopping mall) they might activate GPRS for you, but I wouldn't count on it.

Heyah is presently an excellent value for GPRS, for several reasons:

1) 2x promotion. Until 31.1.2007, new users who top up for the first time get their credit doubled. (Note: Join the Heyahklub FIRST, you'll still get 10 percent extra as well.) Existing users must first top up with 20 PLN or more, and then the second topup within 5 days is doubled (up to 400 PLN).
2) Megapaczka (Megapack) - GPRS packet and discount in one. Monthly fee 5 PLN for 5 MB, and, after using the packet, 0.10 PLN/50 kB (50% off the regular rate). One of the cheapest data rates anywhere.
3) Heyahklub, as mentioned. Everyone should join, it takes two SMS to do so. Amount of credit increases by 10 percent each time you top up.
4) UMTS. Heyah now works with it, even though they don't tell you this. UMTS is not available everywhere, but should work in most major cities.

So putting all of this together, if you get a 5 zloty SIM (with 4 zloty credit), join the Heyahklub, and then top up with (for example) 50 zloty (wait until after you get the Heyahklub confirmation), you'll have 4 + 50 + 5 (10% bonus) + 50 (2x bonus) = 109 zloty credit for 55 Zl. Then activate the Megapaczka with *110*1*1# - it costs 5 Zl, and includes 5 MB traffic; that's 10 zloty for December and January. After that, you'll still have 99 zloty to spend on calls and data; at the Megapaczka rate of 0.10 Zl/50 kB, or just under 25 MB of data if you don't call anyone. In total, 35 MB of data transfer for 55 zloty (about 15 euro).

It makes the annoyance of logging onto the Heyah Selfcare website to enable GPRS worthwhile.