What SIM card to get for India?
Feb 1, 2007, 9:23 am
#16
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message is delivered. I use it all the time and works great!
Feb 1, 2007, 11:32 am
#17
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"00" or "011" prefix may or may not work in some places.
Also...
GSM to GSM is great.. but GSM to CDMA or TDMA may or may not work.
It has to do with the destination provider.
if you send an SMS to Sprint or Verizon, it may or may not make it...
but to a cingular or t-mobile, it will work just fine.
Also...
GSM to GSM is great.. but GSM to CDMA or TDMA may or may not work.
It has to do with the destination provider.
if you send an SMS to Sprint or Verizon, it may or may not make it...
but to a cingular or t-mobile, it will work just fine.
I had no problems txting within India tho..
Feb 1, 2007, 5:49 pm
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between Pune and Delhi. Had good reception.
Only time I had an issue was in PEK, when the phone could not lock on to the
service for a couple of hours within the city.. but thats about it.
Feb 1, 2007, 6:49 pm
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WHat i didn't like is the fact every single person who calls does a miss call.. I had to refill every week.. Always Rs.350
Feb 1, 2007, 6:53 pm
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Feb 1, 2007, 7:13 pm
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Jul 21, 2008, 10:22 pm
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What SIM card to get for India?
An India Prepaid SIM Card, together with a tri-band unlocked GSM cell phone, will allow you not only to have a local cell phone number for India but also to pay local rates and without a contract. The rates are extremely advantageous especially for incoming calls from anywhere in the world. For your next trip to India, make sure to purchase a prepaid SIM card.
Mar 26, 2009, 6:07 pm
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Is this advice still valid? Airtel the best choice for travellers?
Going to chennai for three weeks, possibly a week andhra (hyderabad/tirupati), and connecting in mumbai on my return flight. I have an unlocked motorola SLVR from france which i believe is quad band. Mostly incoming calls with some local calls, but would be nice if calls back to the US were fairly cheap.
Going to chennai for three weeks, possibly a week andhra (hyderabad/tirupati), and connecting in mumbai on my return flight. I have an unlocked motorola SLVR from france which i believe is quad band. Mostly incoming calls with some local calls, but would be nice if calls back to the US were fairly cheap.
Mar 26, 2009, 10:29 pm
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I use Hutch (now Vodafone India) and have never had a problem roaming in India or internationally with it.
Is this advice still valid? Airtel the best choice for travellers?
Going to chennai for three weeks, possibly a week andhra (hyderabad/tirupati), and connecting in mumbai on my return flight. I have an unlocked motorola SLVR from france which i believe is quad band. Mostly incoming calls with some local calls, but would be nice if calls back to the US were fairly cheap.
Going to chennai for three weeks, possibly a week andhra (hyderabad/tirupati), and connecting in mumbai on my return flight. I have an unlocked motorola SLVR from france which i believe is quad band. Mostly incoming calls with some local calls, but would be nice if calls back to the US were fairly cheap.
Mar 30, 2009, 6:44 am
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Is this advice still valid? Airtel the best choice for travellers?
Going to chennai for three weeks, possibly a week andhra (hyderabad/tirupati), and connecting in mumbai on my return flight. I have an unlocked motorola SLVR from france which i believe is quad band. Mostly incoming calls with some local calls, but would be nice if calls back to the US were fairly cheap.
Going to chennai for three weeks, possibly a week andhra (hyderabad/tirupati), and connecting in mumbai on my return flight. I have an unlocked motorola SLVR from france which i believe is quad band. Mostly incoming calls with some local calls, but would be nice if calls back to the US were fairly cheap.
Apr 29, 2009, 1:01 am
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I would reccomend Vodafone since it's very easy to recharge online! I've used an international CC in past to recharge a Vodafone card and haven't had any issues. Airtel is decent too but I'm not sure if you can recharge online using an international CC.
