SIM cards purchase in Austria

[and2digi]

hey all...
well i have the same thing , going to Austria for a month and i would need a phone line but actually i am lost between all the available tariffs there ... i would mainly need an internet connection all the time more than the calls , so what do u recommend me ?

[HappyCamp]

I am visiting Austria and I ended up going with T-Mobile.

Process was pretty painless. I was able to figure out the plans using Google Chrome to translate the website from German.

For 9.90 Euros I was able to buy a pre-paid SIM card on the MEGAKLAX plan. For 14.90 euros they offer the SMARTKLAX plan, which is the same except you get 2,000 minutes & 2,000 MB of data.

It has:
1,000 free minutes to all networks inside Austria, while inside Austria.
1,000 free SMS to Austrian phones while inside Austria.
1,000 MB data while inside Austria

I went into the store and the person understood English so it was quite easy. I had written down that I wanted a MEGAKLAX SIM card. Paid my 9.90 euro. Stuck it in the phone and typed in the unlock code and it worked. It can be used as a Full-size SIM (not sure anyone uses that size anymore), Mini-SIM (most common) and Micro-SIM. I don't know if they offer Nano-SIM.

[Marschel]

You should have taken better yesss!. They currently offer 4,99€ for yesss! complete:

1,500 free minutes to all networks inside Austria, while inside Austria.
1,500 free SMS to Austrian phones while inside Austria.
1,500 MB data while inside Austria

first month and 9,90 monthly the following months.

https://www.yesss.at/tarife-wertkart...complete/7/110

[HappyCamp]

Originally Posted by Marschel

You should have taken better yesss!.

Thanks for the info. Hopefully the next forum member who buys an Austrian SIM card can take advantage of it

[willydat]

Originally Posted by HappyCamp

Thanks for the info. Hopefully the next forum member who buys an Austrian SIM card can take advantage of it

Looks like a limited time offer, so hurry!

(sorry could not find an end date on their website)

[bylo]

Originally Posted by Marschel

You should have taken better yesss!. They currently offer 4,99€ for yesss! complete:

One caution. In my experience a couple of years ago yesss's coverage was substantially poorer than A1 or T-M, especially outside of larger urban areas. I do a lot of hiking in the alps so coverage in remote areas is very important to me. If one plans to stay only in cities then I agree yesss is probably just as good.

[Marschel]

Attention! yesss! is since the merger of Hutchison and Orange a Brand and MVNO of A1!

[bylo]

Originally Posted by Marschel

yesss! is since the merger of Hutchison and Orange a Brand and MVNO of A1!

Thank you! I wasn't aware of that. I'll switch back to yesss next year.