Recommendation for SIM card for use in Switzerland, France, Italy, and Germany?
Jun 14, 2017, 10:00 am
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Recommendation for SIM card for use in Switzerland, France, Italy, and Germany?
Hello,
I read through the recent posts in the France, Switzerland, and Germany prepaid SIM threads and the Roam Like At Home (RLAH) thread but didn't find an answer. Please move my question if this is not the correct location....
I will be starting a trip in Basel, Switzerland later this year and will be visiting Switzerland, France, Italy, and Germany. With RLAH, will I be able to purchase a SIM upon arrival and use the plan throughout the four countries we visit? It seems like that will be the case but I wonder if there are any nuances I missed.
Assuming I can use the same plan for the entire trip, any recommendations about preferred vendors/networks? Starting in Basel I can easily choose from network operators in France, Germany, and Switzerland. In the past, I tended to use MVNOs on O2 or Telekom in Germany or Orange in France or Switzerland (although their service in Basel a few years ago was pretty bad).
I will be using an iPhone 6S (Verizon) and will be following a route roughly along the lines of Basel -> Gruyere -> Jura -> Lyon -> Annecy -> Aosta -> Kastelruth -> Schonau -> Munich.
Any pointers on operators to avoid or ones to consider are greatly appreciated!
I read through the recent posts in the France, Switzerland, and Germany prepaid SIM threads and the Roam Like At Home (RLAH) thread but didn't find an answer. Please move my question if this is not the correct location....
I will be starting a trip in Basel, Switzerland later this year and will be visiting Switzerland, France, Italy, and Germany. With RLAH, will I be able to purchase a SIM upon arrival and use the plan throughout the four countries we visit? It seems like that will be the case but I wonder if there are any nuances I missed.
Assuming I can use the same plan for the entire trip, any recommendations about preferred vendors/networks? Starting in Basel I can easily choose from network operators in France, Germany, and Switzerland. In the past, I tended to use MVNOs on O2 or Telekom in Germany or Orange in France or Switzerland (although their service in Basel a few years ago was pretty bad).
I will be using an iPhone 6S (Verizon) and will be following a route roughly along the lines of Basel -> Gruyere -> Jura -> Lyon -> Annecy -> Aosta -> Kastelruth -> Schonau -> Munich.
Any pointers on operators to avoid or ones to consider are greatly appreciated!
Jun 14, 2017, 12:01 pm
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Join Date: May 2017
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Starting tomorrow (June 15th 2017), roaming fees in the European Union are forbidden as long as it's fair use. Switzerland is not part of the European Union, but e.g. Deutsche Telekom offers plans which doesn't have roaming fees for Switzerland, see this page.
How much data are you going to use?
O2's network is sometimes slowed down by heavy traffic. Resellers might not offer you full speed (LTE) or worse connectivity (my experience in the Vodafone network).
How much data are you going to use?
O2's network is sometimes slowed down by heavy traffic. Resellers might not offer you full speed (LTE) or worse connectivity (my experience in the Vodafone network).
Jun 16, 2017, 6:04 am
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Starting tomorrow (June 15th 2017), roaming fees in the European Union are forbidden as long as it's fair use. Switzerland is not part of the European Union, but e.g. Deutsche Telekom offers plans which doesn't have roaming fees for Switzerland, see this page.
How much data are you going to use?
O2's network is sometimes slowed down by heavy traffic. Resellers might not offer you full speed (LTE) or worse connectivity (my experience in the Vodafone network).
How much data are you going to use?
O2's network is sometimes slowed down by heavy traffic. Resellers might not offer you full speed (LTE) or worse connectivity (my experience in the Vodafone network).
Jun 16, 2017, 1:29 pm
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Join Date: May 2017
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Yes, it has also started in Germany. Be aware if they want to sell you something "National", you are more likely to encounter it from resellers.
Also check out French and Austrian carriers, these usually offer more data for the same price (the French ones more than Austrians the last time I cared about the topic).
Also check out French and Austrian carriers, these usually offer more data for the same price (the French ones more than Austrians the last time I cared about the topic).