World-Wide data... any options?

[bemymonkey]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for a prepaid SIM card that'll get me online more or less anywhere I go, without having to buy a new local prepaid SIM card every time (they usually expire by the time I visit again). Mostly Western Europe (BeNeLux) and SE Asia (Thailand)...

I need:

-Some kind of data flatrate (throttling to 64kbit/s is OK) - day, week, month packages preferred
-At least UMTS speeds (if coverage is available, of course), preferably higher
-Easy way to top up, preferably online (Paypal, credit card)
-Long validity (a year or longer)

Calls, on the other hand, don't matter at all. Won't be receiving or making any at all on this card...

Any suggestions?


Thanks in advance!

[fsotirop]

a reliable (personaly tested) and cheap option for roaming within Europe would be Searoam , €0.22/min. for outgoing calls. SeaRoam - Low Cost Roaming Also their calls are rated at a minimum duration of 60 seconds and then in units of 30 seconds thereafter. Good customer service and attractive data rates for €0.50/mb within Europe.


But because you plan using mainly data , ekit Global Premium Service sim (also tested as reliable) has excellent European data rates (except France) for only $0,39/mb that's aprrox. €0.30/mb (best rate on market).
the price of this sim is also attractive , only $10 per sim with 10months airitime validity and 15months sim validity. Excellent customer service.
ekit, Mobile Info

[bemymonkey]

Hi fsotirop, thanks for your reply!

I was hoping to find a package that offers domestic-style data packages - say 100MB over 7 days for 10€. Is anything like this available in the international arena at all?

At 0.30€/MB I can almost use my regular German SIM card

[dg7feq]

for EU you can use a german SIM (e.g. Simyo or BLAU) which habe the 50 MB / 7 Days / 5 Euro package...

[fsotirop]

Originally Posted by bemymonkey

Hi fsotirop, thanks for your reply!

I was hoping to find a package that offers domestic-style data packages - say 100MB over 7 days for 10€. Is anything like this available in the international arena at all?

At 0.30€/MB I can almost use my regular German SIM card

best data package for usage within EU this moment is for 4.99eur for a week including 60mb, from German-alditalk. 60 MB / 7 Days / 4.99eur. package .
if you exceed the 60mb you will be charged for 0.49/mb. after a week (since last activation) you can activate again the same package.
you can buy the alditalk simcard either at aldi-stores in Germany or at ebay.de


also vodafone ireland offers 50mb per day for 3eur. for usage to most european countries. these simcards can be found at ebay.co.uk .
you can also recharge vodafone-ireland sims with foreign network's vodafone topup cards while abroad.


also have a look at europasim Europa SIM-Card - Mobile internet in Europe, everywhere, anytime, for just ? 6 per day with 150 MB included (corresponds to ? 0.04/MB) they offer for 6eur. per day 150 mb but they need a passport or id for activation.

finally, maxroam for their data-only simcards offer these packages.
Daily Pass 30MB €9.00
Weekly Pass 100MB €29.00
Monthly Pass 200MB €55.00
http://www.maxroam.com/Info/Custom/M...1.aspx?cur=EUR

[tux]

And also Vodafone Italy offers 50MB/day, at 2,5€

[fsotirop]

tux can you please post a link about this offer of vodafone-italy? what is the apn to use this offer?

[tux]

http://www.areaprivati.vodafone.it/1...obile_internet

APN:
- wap.vodafone.it
- mobile.vodafone.it
- iphone.vodafone.it

[fsotirop]

thanks tux. sent you a private message.