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O/T Cell Phone over in europe?
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| Topic: | O/T Cell Phone over in europe? This thread has 15 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Wednesday June 3, 2015 at 22:21 |
3PedalMINI Loyal Member |
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Ok, can I get a sim card that I can use my Iphone 6 in europe? (verizon) (Germany-Switzerland-Austria and France) Im reading conflicting things.
If not can I get a "burner" ? would like to be able to call someone if I get in trouble or lost... BMW offers a "number" that you can call for ED customers that can help direct you or if you get in a pickle with the authorities they will talk on your behalf.
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| Post 2 made on Wednesday June 3, 2015 at 22:44 |
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Don't get a data plan so we can have a chance to miss you. ;)
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| Post 3 made on Thursday June 4, 2015 at 09:09 |
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On June 3, 2015 at 22:21, 3PedalMINI said...
BMW offers a "number" that you can call for ED customers You have ED? No wonder you have no gal pal... LOL Only way you can get a SIM card for your phone is if it's unlocked GSM. Check this out: [Link: ricksteves.com]Or this: [Link: clarkhoward.com]
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| Post 4 made on Thursday June 4, 2015 at 09:45 |
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You definitely can use a European SIM card in a Verizon iPhone 6. I do it all the time and there are no problems at all. Pop it in and off you go. I use a prepaid GiffGaff card in the UK. This article looks current and helpful on options on carriers in your destinations: [Link: kenstechtips.com]Have fun.
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| Post 5 made on Thursday June 4, 2015 at 16:12 |
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Why not just purchase an international calling card? They are cheap as heck.
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| Post 6 made on Thursday June 4, 2015 at 17:42 |
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Call your provider, I think that you will find that they have a plan that will allow you to purchase an amount of "overseas" usage. That way you don't have to worry about swapping sim cards back and forth.
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| Post 7 made on Thursday June 4, 2015 at 18:14 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Now, this advice comes from traveling in Saudi Arabia, so things could be more relaxed in Europe, but... there may be some kind of government registration you have to do to get a cell phone activated over there.
Going to the paranoid side of the idea, which is actually practical and not at all paranoid, the Saudi government realized at one point that people were buying prepaid phones and refilling them with minutes, going in and out of the country without the government having any idea who they were. They instituted a plan that requires a specific registration number for every person with resident status, and a plan for companies whose cell needs vary, and that number has to be entered every time you add minutes to the phone.
I'm not saying there's anything so restrictive where you're going. I'm saying I did not ever imagine there was such a thing, but you should check before you spend any time or money on it.
FWIW, it costs me MUCH less to call the US on my Saudi phone than to call the US on my US phone!
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| Post 8 made on Thursday June 4, 2015 at 19:56 |
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For a $20 card I can get 7 hours of talk time to Southern Brazil!
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| Post 9 made on Thursday June 4, 2015 at 19:56 |
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Europe is easy, grab a SIM card at the airport upon arrival and swap it. Note, remember to bring a small paper clip to pop your old SIM out and for changing it back upon departure home!
Safe travels and enjoy the time away.
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| Post 10 made on Friday June 5, 2015 at 19:34 |
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On June 4, 2015 at 17:42, Oz AVI said...
Call your provider, I think that you will find that they have a plan that will allow you to purchase an amount of "overseas" usage. That way you don't have to worry about swapping sim cards back and forth. That is a really expensive option on Verizon
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| Post 11 made on Tuesday June 9, 2015 at 13:59 |
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3Pedal, I just called all my clients with projects or with possible projects and told them that I was going to be on vacation and unreachable. I would have email access every few days. So my VM told them to email me and I would get back to them via email in a few days. Didn't have an issue.
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| Post 12 made on Tuesday June 9, 2015 at 14:16 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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On June 4, 2015 at 19:56, M Hi Fi said...
Europe is easy, grab a SIM card at the airport upon arrival and swap it. Note, remember to bring a small paper clip to pop your old SIM out and for changing it back upon departure home! Hilarious. If TSA ever gets their stuff together, they will have you in shackles for carrying a paper clip. I got a Samsung phone overseas (an old model that doesn't even flip). More correctly, the client supplied it, and it turns out the SIM cards are completely different in size.
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| Post 13 made on Tuesday June 9, 2015 at 17:42 |
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I went to Europe for a month and didn't bother telling clients that I would be gone.
None of their business how I'm spending their money.... ;-)
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| Post 14 made on Tuesday June 9, 2015 at 18:18 |
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The Nano-SIM size used in the iphone 6 3-Pedal asked about is easy to find in Europe
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| OP | Post 15 made on Tuesday June 9, 2015 at 23:40 |
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Thanks so much guys!
Just a month away! already letting current projects know!
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