TAKE TWO! ONE WILL BE BETTER. Advice especially for newbies.

dg7feq · 05-02-2013, 17:05

all electronic devices with a flash memory have a limited lifetime. However to reach that on a GSM SIM card is nearly impossible. We have 10 year + SIM here at work which are used for device end-test (so they are switched on and off many times per day) and all are still working - despite the plastic is wearing out of course...

snidely · 06-02-2013, 00:10

That's what T-Mobile told me. I had the impression it was just not turning the phone on and off - but the number of connections to the system. I had the impression that jumping from 2G to 3G and back counted. This seems to happen multiple times a day. Otherwise - couldn't they have simply said your SIM has obviously died and you need a new one. There was no reason for them to make up such a story.
mike

Bossman · 06-02-2013, 10:42

I concur - I carry at least 2 international sims as well. One too many times, I have got to my destination country (especially the Caribbean) an some of these international sims just will NOT work, period! On the times that they do, the rate one is charged is usually different than the advertised rate. Last April in Montegao Bay, Jamaica, my tmobile prepaid sim saved me. With Truphone and Telna, even though registered on the local networks, Non of the calls reached me. I was charged 1 min for every call of course. I ditched them quickly! For now, it's Ekit and piranha. I'll get a chance to test out Piranha in Nigeria next week. Where I will be for 10 days. Will be used only for incoming US calls. I have a couple of local Nigerian sims. One is strictly for data.

EDF30 · 28-03-2013, 22:23

Thanks for all the help from the experts!

I think I will try the Piranha sim, I can have it shipped to my house before my trip, test it out and learn how it works.

I checked the providers for the various countries I will visit. Hopefully I will have good coverage on my journey. I love the internet and forums like this one, as you can find out just about anything from experts that have been there and done that.

Netherlands

KPN
TMobile
Vodafone

Germany

Eplus
02
Tmobile
Vodafone

Austria

Mobilkom
Orange
Tmobile

Italy

Tim

France

Bougues
Orange
SFR

Is TIM a good nationwide coverage network for Italy? I will spend a week of the trip going to Venice, Lake Como, and Italian Riviera.

Thanks again for all the help!

ranerio · 09-04-2013, 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by EDF30

Thanks for all the help from the experts!

I think I will try the Piranha sim, I can have it shipped to my house before my trip, test it out and learn how it works.

I checked the providers for the various countries I will visit. Hopefully I will have good coverage on my journey. I love the internet and forums like this one, as you can find out just about anything from experts that have been there and done that.

Netherlands

KPN
TMobile
Vodafone

Germany

Eplus
02
Tmobile
Vodafone

Austria

Mobilkom
Orange
Tmobile

Italy

Tim

France

Bougues
Orange
SFR

Is TIM a good nationwide coverage network for Italy? I will spend a week of the trip going to Venice, Lake Como, and Italian Riviera.

Thanks again for all the help!

Yes Mr, TIM has got very good coverage in Italy. Wind offers a better value plan if you want to use a lot of data, but it takes like 24-hours to activate.

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dg7feq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,164 Join Date: 04 Feb 2006 Location: Germany Country:	05-02-2013, 17:05 all electronic devices with a flash memory have a limited lifetime. However to reach that on a GSM SIM card is nearly impossible. We have 10 year + SIM here at work which are used for device end-test (so they are switched on and off many times per day) and all are still working - despite the plastic is wearing out of course... 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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snidely (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 451 Join Date: 09 May 2005 Location: Berkeley, California and Miami Country:	06-02-2013, 00:10 That's what T-Mobile told me. I had the impression it was just not turning the phone on and off - but the number of connections to the system. I had the impression that jumping from 2G to 3G and back counted. This seems to happen multiple times a day. Otherwise - couldn't they have simply said your SIM has obviously died and you need a new one. There was no reason for them to make up such a story. mike Make use of T-M's UMA/wifi free calling from any place in the world with access to wifi. I use an LG G6, wife an S7) A/o Oct 20, 2013 no need for intl prepaid as T-Mobile U.S. includes voice roaming at 20¢/min (in and out)., unlimited text (in and out), and unlimited data in 140+ countries. My Plan -[6 lines] U.S. T-Mobile unlimited minutes (incoming and outgoing), unlimited text, fast data on each line. that $145/mo. total! . (In U.S. no surcharge for calling a cell.) If a line exceeds 2G of data in a month, pay $10 more for that line. [That only happens a couple times/year.

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Bossman (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,257 Join Date: 22 Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Country:	06-02-2013, 10:42 I concur - I carry at least 2 international sims as well. One too many times, I have got to my destination country (especially the Caribbean) an some of these international sims just will NOT work, period! On the times that they do, the rate one is charged is usually different than the advertised rate. Last April in Montegao Bay, Jamaica, my tmobile prepaid sim saved me. With Truphone and Telna, even though registered on the local networks, Non of the calls reached me. I was charged 1 min for every call of course. I ditched them quickly! For now, it's Ekit and piranha. I'll get a chance to test out Piranha in Nigeria next week. Where I will be for 10 days. Will be used only for incoming US calls. I have a couple of local Nigerian sims. One is strictly for data. Phones: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Samsung Galaxy A50, ASUS zenfone 3, Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), 3 UK, Piranha Mobile

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EDF30 (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 6 Join Date: 15 Mar 2013 Country:	28-03-2013, 22:23 Thanks for all the help from the experts! I think I will try the Piranha sim, I can have it shipped to my house before my trip, test it out and learn how it works. I checked the providers for the various countries I will visit. Hopefully I will have good coverage on my journey. I love the internet and forums like this one, as you can find out just about anything from experts that have been there and done that. Netherlands KPN TMobile Vodafone Germany Eplus 02 Tmobile Vodafone Austria Mobilkom Orange Tmobile Italy Tim France Bougues Orange SFR Is TIM a good nationwide coverage network for Italy? I will spend a week of the trip going to Venice, Lake Como, and Italian Riviera. Thanks again for all the help!