SIM card Archive

  • When I was in Hong Kong earlier this year I toyed with the idea of buying a 900/2100 band phone there but I couldn't find a reasonably contemporary Android phone for less than $300. Now that I've started doing research on prepaid SIM cards in London I've noticed that 3 UK has two nice looking 3G speed phones available for under £100 and they also offer 500mb of data on a £15 top up.

    Affordable Pay As You Go Smartphones in London

    Posted on June 24, 2011 | No Comments
    When I was in Hong Kong earlier this year I toyed with the idea of buying a 900/2100 band phone there but I couldn't find a reasonably contemporary Android phone for less than $300. Now that I've started doing research on prepaid SIM cards in London I've noticed that 3 UK has two nice looking 3G speed phones available for under £100 and they also offer 500mb of data on a £15 top up.

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  • At this point I'm only looking at the Pay As You Go (PAYG) plans becuase those are typically easier to use for visitors. In some places carriers offer 1 month contracts that are better but the websites often hide minimum terms or other gotchas in fine print so I'll enquire about those when I get to London.

    London Prepaid GSM and Mobile Data Options

    Posted on June 23, 2011 | 1 Comment
    At this point I'm only looking at the Pay As You Go (PAYG) plans becuase those are typically easier to use for visitors. In some places carriers offer 1 month contracts that are better but the websites often hide minimum terms or other gotchas in fine print so I'll enquire about those when I get to London.

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  • Earlier today we landed hard at Heathrow airport at just past 1:30pm local time. It was one of those landings that you could see coming because the ground was approaching much faster than normal. When we hit the tarmac one of the flight attendants in the back actually let out a yelp before wondering out loud who was driving the plane!

    Day 2 London and Italy: London, Beer, and Curry

    Posted on June 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Earlier today we landed hard at Heathrow airport at just past 1:30pm local time. It was one of those landings that you could see coming because the ground was approaching much faster than normal. When we hit the tarmac one of the flight attendants in the back actually let out a yelp before wondering out loud who was driving the plane!

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  • So if you're going to be picking up a sim card for voice anyways, why not look into whether or not you can use it for data? You can quickly access information on your smartphone while you are exploring, and if you have the right phone you might even be able to tether your notebook to your phone at the hotel.

    Italy Prepaid SIM Cards Part III: Mobile Data

    Posted on May 7, 2010 | No Comments
    So if you're going to be picking up a sim card for voice anyways, why not look into whether or not you can use it for data? You can quickly access information on your smartphone while you are exploring, and if you have the right phone you might even be able to tether your notebook to your phone at the hotel.

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  • There are 4 primary GSM providers in Italy: Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), Vodafone, Wind Telecomunicazioni, and Hutchison 3G Italia (H3G, 3 ITA, or 3). PrepaidGSM.net has a great page describing the operators and their plans. Also be sure to read through their Europe forums. Prepaid sim cards seem to be common for use by locals as well as tourists, and the websites of each carrier seem geared towards local users and have little or no English available. From what I can gather you can typically pick up these cards at dedicated storefronts for around 10 Euros. Rates for calls within Italy range from about 9 to 20 cents per minute and per-call fees of 0-16 cents, depending on which prepaid package you choose.

    Italy Prepaid SIM Cards Part II: Carriers

    Posted on April 9, 2010 | 2 Comments
    There are 4 primary GSM providers in Italy: Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM), Vodafone, Wind Telecomunicazioni, and Hutchison 3G Italia (H3G, 3 ITA, or 3). PrepaidGSM.net has a great page describing the operators and their plans. Also be sure to read through their Europe forums. Prepaid sim cards seem to be common for use by locals as well as tourists, and the websites of each carrier seem geared towards local users and have little or no English available. From what I can gather you can typically pick up these cards at dedicated storefronts for around 10 Euros. Rates for calls within Italy range from about 9 to 20 cents per minute and per-call fees of 0-16 cents, depending on which prepaid package you choose.

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