Will be arriving at the airport, but picking up our rental car downtown. I%26#39;d heard of someone getting a good deal in London on a low-end cell phone - $50 incl SIM card and $25 in airtime - and would love to find a deal like that... but would rather not spend much time hunting around for it. Any suggestions?
If a deal like that isn%26#39;t to be found, I%26#39;ll definitely look at getting an unlocked GSM phone here in Canada and buying a SIM card there, just thought I would check here first for suggestions and advice. Thanks!
Barto
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I borrowed a friend%26#39;s unlocked, GSM phone and purchased a SIM card at the airport for 40 Euros which was more than enough for 3 weeks spent in Germany. If I remember correctly the cheapest cell phone I saw for sale in Terminal 1 was for about 70 euros.? Try to get a phone before you leave. I think there are some stores on Zeil in the city that sell from what I%26#39;ve read on this forum - don%26#39;t know about good deals, however.
If you encounter a company called rentacell, run as fast as you can from them. They rent SIM chips and others who have posted have not been able to get an 800 Euro security deposit credited to their accounts.
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For a low-end cell phones for little money you need to go to the big discounters - Tchibo, Alsi, Lidl.. while the latter two are usually outside of city centers, you will find Tchibo (a coffee seller) in just about any shopping area, pedestrian zone, bigger train stations etc. Probably at the airport too, but surely at many standorts in Frankfurt itself.
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pre-paid SIM-locked mobile phone packages
T-Mobile
Xtra Pac Samsung SGH-C260
EUR 29,95 (incl. EUR 5,00 in airtime)
Xtra Pac Nokia 1650
EUR 39,95 (incl. EUR 5,00 in airtime)
Xtra Pac Sony Ericsson K200i
EUR 39,95 (incl. EUR 5,00 in airtime)
Vodafone
Sony Ericsson J110i
EUR 29,95 (incl. EUR 5,00 in airtime)
Vodafone 125
EUR 39,95 (incl. EUR 5,00 in airtime)
These are the cheapest offers of such packages by the two biggest network providers. Basically available around any corner. Not that you can find even better deals.
A SIM-Card alone is typically EUR 19,90 (incl. EUR 10,00 in airtime)
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Wow, great replies, and quick, too!
I had read about some of the problems with Rentacell - definitely looks like one to avoid at all costs.
Google Maps showed a number of locations for Tchibo, so that gives us some good options right off the bat.
If I come across a %26#39;screaming deal%26#39; here for an unlocked phone before we go, then I%26#39;ll do that and just get a SIM card after arrival...otherwise will check out Tchibo or some of the other names mentioned.
Any other advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and thanks to all who responded so quickly!
Bart
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Last summer I took my unlocked GSM phone to Germany. I bought a SIM card in the Frankfurt airport at a Place called FOTEC in the %26quot;B%26quot; terminal. It was with a company called Blauworld and cost 39 Euros which included a 10-Euro call credit. Their rate for calls back to N America is a whopping 9 cents Eu per minute.
I saw the same card later at Tchibo stores for 19 Euros.
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http://www.blauworld.de
SIM Card is now EUR 19,95 (incl. EUR 10,00 in airtime).
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All of the phones listed above by ‘abalada’ are dual-band [900/1800 MHz] and will only work in Europe. If the phones are also ‘locked’, they would only work with a T-Mobile DG or Vodaphone SIM card. 30 € ≈ $46 USD / 40 € ≈ $61 USD
eBay offers used ‘unlocked’ quad-band Motorola V180 cell phones for $29 + $9.95 USD. This GSM phone will work world-wide with any SIM card. search ‘v180 quad’
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Yes, eBay would probably be the %26#39;best%26#39; solution, but I%26#39;ve run out of time to get something shipped over in time. I do have one local option of an unlocked Palm Treo 600, so I might go for that and just get the SIM card by itself.
Thanks for all the info!!
Barto
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Are there prepaid SIM cards in Germany that can also be used in Czech Republic, Austria, and Switzerland?
I%26#39;ll be spending the most no. of days in Germany, but would like to find a SIM card that I could use for the few days that I am out of Germany.
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will my blauworld SIM bought in Frankfurt airport (to avoid the annoyance of trying to make it work if I buy at grocery store) work in Netherlands and Belgium?
thanks
JoeRay
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