global sim advice please

dg7feq · 24-01-2012, 09:50

Indeed, the combination of a travel-SIM and a postpaid-SIM of your own country or a reliable operator prooved to be the most reliable solution.
We usually travel with a german Vodafone contract and either airbalticcard or local SIm cards. In any case of failure or difficulty we can still rely that the vodafone card will work (for tremendous costs but...).

Chris

UKSTEVE · 24-01-2012, 23:22

Like most others here I've lost a good few $$$$ on European SIM cards...

Now I just grab a local country SIM card and, if I'm not planning another visit in 12 months, sell the SIM card on eBay - there's a ready market on the UK eBay site...

I also use the Skype WiFi Connect service - costs about 10 cents a minute on most public networks around the world and allows outbound calls to most destinations for peanuts...

Hope this info helps... Steve

PS - if anyone wants UK SIM cards, just ask...

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dg7feq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,164 Join Date: 04 Feb 2006 Location: Germany Country:	24-01-2012, 09:50 Indeed, the combination of a travel-SIM and a postpaid-SIM of your own country or a reliable operator prooved to be the most reliable solution. We usually travel with a german Vodafone contract and either airbalticcard or local SIm cards. In any case of failure or difficulty we can still rely that the vodafone card will work (for tremendous costs but...). Chris Germany: o2 blue all-in L, simquadrat Thailand: truemove (phone+sms+wifi) International: xxSim+372, toggle +44/+49/+41/+31 Phones: Huawei Mate7, Huawei P9

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UKSTEVE (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 197 Join Date: 26 Dec 2004 Location: Sheffield UK Country:	24-01-2012, 23:22 Like most others here I've lost a good few $$$$ on European SIM cards... Now I just grab a local country SIM card and, if I'm not planning another visit in 12 months, sell the SIM card on eBay - there's a ready market on the UK eBay site... I also use the Skype WiFi Connect service - costs about 10 cents a minute on most public networks around the world and allows outbound calls to most destinations for peanuts... Hope this info helps... Steve PS - if anyone wants UK SIM cards, just ask... [size=2]Steve Gold PO Box 1014, Sheffield S10 5YG, UK Home mobie: Telefonica O2 Other UK mobiles: 3, Vodafone, Virgin Foreign SIMs: Toggle (multi); Germany (Fonic); Poland (Orange PL); Skype: stevewgold