Re: [86attendees] Good prepaid SIM cards for Europe?

John Bradley <ve7jtb@ve7jtb.com> Sun, 17 March 2013 22:50 UTC

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Subject: Re: [86attendees] Good prepaid SIM cards for Europe?
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T-Mobile is a pain in the ass in Germany when it comes to residency.   Every other country they tend to be one of the easier carriers to get a sim from.

When traveling in Germany I normally use a prepaid Vodaphone SIM.   I think they photocopied my passport when I originally got it.

John B.

On 2013-03-16, at 1:52 PM, Ted Lemon <mellon@fugue.com> wrote:

> On Mar 16, 2013, at 1:48 PM, "Eggert, Lars" <lars@netapp.com> wrote:
>> In Germany, T-Mobile usually wins the various comparisons for speed and coverage, and they have a prepaid plan similar to the US one I was pointed at: http://www.t-mobile.de/xtradata/0,24748,27850-_,00.html
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> My co-worker in Germany told me that you have to have an address in Germany to get one of these SIMs.
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