German Sim Card
Feb 7, 2007 | 11:55 am
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Feb 12, 2007 | 11:04 am
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If you only want them for receiving calls, you should be able to pick one up in most supermarkets.
Aldi as being one of the big ones has good rates (and recently started having ,24 euro per mb for data traffic), as have the others you can pick up.
should be roughly 15 euros or such with some value on it.
as receiving of calls and sms is free it does not really matter which one you choose unless all of your partners are on a special provider where it would make sense to stay in the network.
hth
Aldi as being one of the big ones has good rates (and recently started having ,24 euro per mb for data traffic), as have the others you can pick up.
should be roughly 15 euros or such with some value on it.
as receiving of calls and sms is free it does not really matter which one you choose unless all of your partners are on a special provider where it would make sense to stay in the network.
hth
Feb 12, 2007 | 11:17 am
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Should be fine - saves you hassle when getting one.
does your mobile support the german network?
otherwise you might just get one simlocked mobile fon with it, cheapest probably for 30 euros.
does your mobile support the german network?
otherwise you might just get one simlocked mobile fon with it, cheapest probably for 30 euros.
Feb 12, 2007 | 2:26 pm
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Feb 12, 2007 | 6:48 pm
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Like you plan to do, I used my unlocked U.S. T-Mobile Motorola V330 (quad), and my number was active before I left the store. If you need to refill, you can do so either on the "XTRA" website, or at any T-Punkt store. IIRC unused time is good for one year.
Feb 13, 2007 | 7:01 am
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I did this last November - the cost for the SIM and the included time (I forgot how much) was just under 15 Euros.
Like you plan to do, I used my unlocked U.S. T-Mobile Motorola V330 (quad), and my number was active before I left the store. If you need to refill, you can do so either on the "XTRA" website, or at any T-Punkt store. IIRC unused time is good for one year.
Like you plan to do, I used my unlocked U.S. T-Mobile Motorola V330 (quad), and my number was active before I left the store. If you need to refill, you can do so either on the "XTRA" website, or at any T-Punkt store. IIRC unused time is good for one year.
I am in a similiar situation except that I am going to Munich . Will be there Friday through Monday and really just need to be able to call home once a day. Would there be one of these T-punkt stores in the Munich airport?
Thanks!
Feb 13, 2007 | 3:37 pm
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Feb 13, 2007 | 3:56 pm
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I did a SIM card rental in the airport and got ripoff as they charge you a lot as deposit and never credit back to your credit card. So please buy the SIM card and never ever do the rental.