Switzerland Sim Card

[inquisitor]

Originally Posted by NFH

Calls are charged in one minute increments which is total a rip-off.

Are you saying that there are countries with prepaid tariffs that are billed in seconds?

[NFH]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

Are you saying that there are countries with prepaid tariffs that are billed in seconds?

Yes, plenty. Some make a minimum charge of one minute, but to charge in one minute increments after the first minute is a particularly unfair commercial practice.

[kimdo]

Can I buy a Orange Me Prepaid Sim in Zurich airport? What will be the shop opening for sercices? Will the shop's staff help for the smart phone setting?

[NFH]

Originally Posted by kimdo

Can I buy a Orange Me Prepaid Sim in Zurich airport? What will be the shop opening for sercices? Will the shop's staff help for the smart phone setting?

Yes, it is open every day from 8am to 9pm. See Orange Center, Zürich-Flughafen - store locator - Orange Communications SA/AG

[NFH]

Orange Switzerland are charging a whopping CHF40 for nano-SIMs, including in Orange shops. This is confirmed by a moderator in Orange's own forums. This is a total rip-off.

[bylo]

You can buy SIM cutters quite inexpensively on eBay et al, e.g. iPhone 5 Sim Card Cutter Cut Convert Regular & Micro Sim to Nano Sim

They also come with adapters in case you want to use the cut SIM in a device that accepts previous sizes.

[NFH]

Originally Posted by bylo

You can buy SIM cutters quite inexpensively on eBay et al, e.g. iPhone 5 Sim Card Cutter Cut Convert Regular & Micro Sim to Nano Sim

Yes, I'm well aware of SIM cutters and I will buy a nano-SIM cutter soon, as they are falling in price on eBay, almost as cheap now as a micro-SIM cutter. However, I prefer to have a proper nano-SIM and I don't see any justification for charging more for one. I've been replacing most of my micro-SIMs with nano-SIMs, but Orange Switzerland is the only network charging anything for it.

[Farads]

Hi all

can somebody tell me, who is better prepaid data card in Swiss for long period, not for call.

[1040Berlin]

Promotion of OK.- (Switzerland): Till 14th July 2013 the prepaid SIM card for 15 CHF (EUR 12.20) includes 30 CHF instead of regular 15 CHF. Only at k kiosk and Press & Books stores.
(store locator).

[linksavage]

Originally Posted by inquisitor

@1040
Depending on how long you stay and much data volume you need I'd recommend either a Swisscom Natel Easy BeFree SIM which gives you unlimited internet access at CHF 4.00/day or a Sunrise go dayflat SIM for which there's the "Sunrise surf" option giving you 250MB for CHF 7.50/month or a Lebara SIM (also using the Sunrise network) offering 150MB for CHF 4.90/month and quite cheap international calls (e.g. Netherlands for CHF 0.19/min with the Lebara Simply tariff)

I will be in Zurich Switzerland next week for a few days, and need a prepaid sim card with unlimited data while there. I saw Inquisitor's post listed the "Swisscom Natel Easy BeFree SIM", which seems like a good option for me. Can it be purchased at the ZRH Zurich airport?

Thanks in advance ...