"Cell" phone pay as you go data plan
Jun 10th 2013, 3:48 pm
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"Cell" phone pay as you go data plan
I'm a Brit living in the US, and will be visiting rellies in Spain next month. Can anyone recommend the best pay as you go sim chip available - that has data on it.
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Jun 10th 2013, 3:57 pm
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Re: "Cell" phone pay as you go data plan
I use masmovil http://www.masmovil.es/en/
quite reasonable they actually operate on the Orange system so you need to ensure you have their coverage. I have used them for data now on visits for a while mainly for Skype without any problems.
quite reasonable they actually operate on the Orange system so you need to ensure you have their coverage. I have used them for data now on visits for a while mainly for Skype without any problems.
Jun 10th 2013, 4:05 pm
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Re: "Cell" phone pay as you go data plan
Vodafone offers "smart" plans Pay as you go that are pretty reasonable:
Smart 8 - 500MB, 20 min voice, 20 Texts for €8 + IVA
Smart 16 - 1.5GB, 100 minutes voice, unlimited texts for €16 + IVA
You can walk into any Vodafone shop and get a SIM in a few minutes and away you go...
We found PayG to be a lot better value than a contract (presuming you already have a phone that is not locked to any provider).
You can pay whenever you need it rather than paying a monthly charge whether you use it or not.
Obviously there are other providers, but Vodafone has pretty good coverage in Spain.
Smart 8 - 500MB, 20 min voice, 20 Texts for €8 + IVA
Smart 16 - 1.5GB, 100 minutes voice, unlimited texts for €16 + IVA
You can walk into any Vodafone shop and get a SIM in a few minutes and away you go...
We found PayG to be a lot better value than a contract (presuming you already have a phone that is not locked to any provider).
You can pay whenever you need it rather than paying a monthly charge whether you use it or not.
Obviously there are other providers, but Vodafone has pretty good coverage in Spain.
Jun 10th 2013, 4:40 pm
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Re: "Cell" phone pay as you go data plan
Hi sanfranjones
Can you recomend the best pay as you go sim chip available - that has data on it.
Need it for 30 days using it Boston to Montreal and Toronto, then returning to Boston south of Lake Ontario.
Cheers
Can you recomend the best pay as you go sim chip available - that has data on it.
Need it for 30 days using it Boston to Montreal and Toronto, then returning to Boston south of Lake Ontario.
Cheers
Jun 10th 2013, 5:16 pm
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Re: "Cell" phone pay as you go data plan
In America a Virgin sim will probably be the best, can't help you with Canada though, probably cheaper getting a sim from US and Canada otherwise you will get dinged for roaming charges.
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-...lans/overview/
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-...lans/overview/
Jun 10th 2013, 7:03 pm
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Re: "Cell" phone pay as you go data plan
In America a Virgin sim will probably be the best, can't help you with Canada though, probably cheaper getting a sim from US and Canada otherwise you will get dinged for roaming charges.
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-...lans/overview/
http://www.virginmobileusa.com/cell-...lans/overview/
