Need prepaid sim advice while traveling to London, Paris, Monaco, Venice, Rome,Madrid

Motel75 · 10-04-2008, 10:52

Is the L6 you have a triband or a quadband model? Some L6s are quad, but most are triband, which may be a bit of an issue in Europe if the provider you want to use uses the band you don't have. (And which bands does your BlackBerry cover?)

f13dfx · 10-04-2008, 16:06

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Originally Posted by Motel75

Is the L6 you have a triband or a quadband model? Some L6s are quad, but most are triband, which may be a bit of an issue in Europe if the provider you want to use uses the band you don't have. (And which bands does your BlackBerry cover?)

Motel75:

Both models are quad band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900

dnewman1946 · **SIM for vacation in France and Spain -** 10-04-2008, 23:49

I will be traveling in France and Spain this September. I have a dual band (900/1800) Samsung SGH-s500 I bought in Indonesia a few years ago, and wanted to know if I can buy a SIM that will work in both France and Spain. Am I better off buying from the US or waiting until I get to Paris?

Thanks.

fedeprovenza · 10-04-2008, 23:55

don't you like international sims like Travelsim or icq um+? Imho they are cheaper than local sims (above all if you travelling not only in 1 country)

f13dfx · 11-04-2008, 00:51

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Originally Posted by fedeprovenza

don't you like international sims like Travelsim or icq um+? Imho they are cheaper than local sims (above all if you travelling not only in 1 country)

I like the rates, but I don't like the delay of the callback when you are dialing an overseas number. Also, with T-Mobile, I'm assured of an instant connection when I direct-dial my son in Canada

. At most, we'll only be using our phones to call each other just in case we choose to go our own way (ie. shopping) and for sure only once a day to call Canada and see how things are back home while traveling in Europe.

I also want a standard UK number versus some weird Estonian number.

f13dfx · **I received my 2 T-Mobile UK Sim Cards today!!! -** 27-04-2008, 05:10

Just like the heading says, I received them today! Popped them in my Motorola L6 and my daughter's Siemens M55 (both are unlocked) and the sim cards are ACTIVE!

I actually even received a text message from a promotional long distance company in the UK, more proof that the sim card is active. All I need to do now is top-up the cards when we arrive at Heathrow!

THANKS to all who replied

. Now I am able to give my UK cell phone # out to the shuttles I've arranged along our trip, as well as our relatives who we will be meeting up with.

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Motel75 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 573 Join Date: 15 Jun 2006 Location: Berlin Country:	10-04-2008, 10:52 Is the L6 you have a triband or a quadband model? Some L6s are quad, but most are triband, which may be a bit of an issue in Europe if the provider you want to use uses the band you don't have. (And which bands does your BlackBerry cover?) Current DE: Vodafone, Netzklub; PL: Klucz, Virgin; UK: Giffgaff, Vodafone; US: T-Mobile; CA: 7-Eleven; IT: Vodafone; UA: Kyivstar; FR: Bouygues; GR: Vodafone Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell

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dnewman1946 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 1 Join Date: 10 Apr 2008 Country:	SIM for vacation in France and Spain - 10-04-2008, 23:49 I will be traveling in France and Spain this September. I have a dual band (900/1800) Samsung SGH-s500 I bought in Indonesia a few years ago, and wanted to know if I can buy a SIM that will work in both France and Spain. Am I better off buying from the US or waiting until I get to Paris? Thanks.

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fedeprovenza (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 282 Join Date: 28 Jul 2007 Location: Garda lake (south-west) Country:	10-04-2008, 23:55 don't you like international sims like Travelsim or icq um+? Imho they are cheaper than local sims (above all if you travelling not only in 1 country) [COLOR="Magenta"]"Working" PrePaids: Wind, Vodafone, CoopVoce, , Travelsim (2), 02 Irish (2) My best sim?--> Wind +39-328 My phones: Samsung Galaxy Next S5570

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f13dfx (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 19 Join Date: 09 Apr 2008 Country:	I received my 2 T-Mobile UK Sim Cards today!!! - 27-04-2008, 05:10 Just like the heading says, I received them today! Popped them in my Motorola L6 and my daughter's Siemens M55 (both are unlocked) and the sim cards are ACTIVE! I actually even received a text message from a promotional long distance company in the UK, more proof that the sim card is active. All I need to do now is top-up the cards when we arrive at Heathrow! THANKS to all who replied. Now I am able to give my UK cell phone # out to the shuttles I've arranged along our trip, as well as our relatives who we will be meeting up with.