 Poster: A snowHead
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I am about to go to Kaprun for a weeks fun and was wondering if Pre Paid Sim cards are available there.
On my last trip in March I managed to run up a £145 phone bill in 4 days mostly due to roaming charges so was looking at ways to cut this down.
Are they available and where do you buy them?
Many thanks
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Sat 27-12-08 22:51; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I have an Austrian pay as you go SIM card which I got from a Hofer store. A few years back, it cost me €20 which included €10 credit. I have to top up €20 per year to keep it active, but it saves me loads. The website (in German) is http://www.yesss.at/home.php
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Elizabeth B,
Thank you, what is a Hofer store?
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It's a supermarket.....I think it's the German branch of Aldi.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Thanks again, I'll try them when I'm out there
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blades, You can also get them from the post office. You will also need to have the phone unlocked from it's network.
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| Elizabeth B wrote: |
| It's a supermarket.....I think it's the German branch of Aldi. |
Umm, Aldi is German.
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In Austria Aldi is called Hofer (for some strange reason).... it may belong to the other brother (who owns Lidl) after their little argument....
As for phones.... Most O2 phones accept the A1 pay as you go sim (which is available in post offices) - top up €20 per year to keep active.
You can get a handset and a payg sim for as little as €30 from the post office - be warned though, the handset is always poo!
Still expensive for phoning abroad though!....
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I use uk O2. they have a service which is called myeurope extra
http://www.o2.co.uk/services/international/travellingabroad/paymonthlyabroad/myeuropeextra
You pay £10 per month (this can be only for the months you need, not for a minimum period and you receive calls for free. dialling out is at a reduced rate. I've used it for 2 years and it's saved me a fortune. You can get it on O2 payg.
Alternatively, try SIM4travel http://www.sim4travel.net/
Both of these options have a UK number, meaning that people who want to get hold of you are not necessarily put off by dialling an overseas number.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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i have a lebara sim card which i use on holidays, think its 10p a text can't remember the call costs but check their website out... www.lebara-mobile.co.uk also i got given a leaflet in bristol for Lyca Mobile so maybe check them out... www.lycamobile.co.uk
Chris
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How is an austrian card going to be cheaper. For me my uk 3 account charges 25p per min when roaming. My german sim charges more to phone the UK. Unless you plan on making local calls you are not going to save much
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You know it makes sense.
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3 I've found often has better signal in Austria than in rural UK.
If you're on one of their foreign networks they don't charge extra for calls or data abroad - see 3 like home. It's as simple as it sounds, so long as you're on 3 Austria calls and texts to the UK come out of your inclusive minutes and you're not charged to recieve.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I use the 3 like home when in Austria. The western side of Austria is covered which is convenient for me. Bregenzerwald and StAnton have good 3 coverage so I get to use my inclusive minutes without any roaming charges
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Poster: A snowHead
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| stevev wrote: |
| How is an austrian card going to be cheaper. |
When receiving calls it is free. When calling local numbers it is free/very cheap. I reckon that I save about £30 in a week in Austria, and I hardly use my phone.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| blades wrote: |
I am about to go to Kaprun for a weeks fun and was wondering if Pre Paid Sim cards are available there.
On my last trip in March I managed to run up a £145 phone bill in 4 days mostly due to roaming charges so was looking at ways to cut this down.
Are they available and where do you buy them?
Many thanks |
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-roaming-calls
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Im on a Vodafone contract and have activated the "Vodafone Passport".
Basically, every call i make has a 75p connection charge and then the calls are just using the inclusive minutes on my contract. (Which i never get full use of anyway) Cant say i'd be using it too much when im away anyway.
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When I go away I just stick a couple of euros per night in the pay phone to ring the family
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Do people still use those old things
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Elizabeth B,
That is the main cost I am suffering, the incoming calls are still charged to me for roaming so even though I rarley call out, I still end up with a huge bill
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turn your phone off!
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