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Cellular Phone Forum / General / GSM / August 2005Swiss sim card
Hello Does anyone know where I can buy a Swiss sim card in the US? I found a sight on the net but they want $90.00, that seems like a rip off to me. If someone can point me in the right direction I would be most gratful. Thank you, Nicola >Hello > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >If someone can point me in the right direction I would be most gratful. You *always* get a better deal when you get a SIM *in* that country. You can get prepaid anywhere from CHF 48 to CHF 120 (25 - 78 Euros.) Most give you some credit along with the card. http://prepaidgsm.net - - > You *always* get a better deal when you get a SIM *in* that country. Do all GSM providers generally sell their sims cards without requiring purchase of a phone?  SignatureGeorge Johnson johnson AT santafe DOT edu http://talaya.net > Do all GSM providers generally sell their sims cards without requiring > purchase of a phone? I routinely buy SIM cards as I travel and I've never heard of one that required purchase of a phone. miguel SignatureHit The Road! Photos from 36 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu Latest photos: Queens Day in Amsterdam; the Grand Canyon; Amman, Jordan >> Do all GSM providers generally sell their sims cards without requiring >> purchase of a phone? > >I routinely buy SIM cards as I travel and I've never heard of one that >required purchase of a phone. You've not traveled much in the US then. T-Mobile and cingular will let you buy SIMs separately if you go to the right places. Not all "dealers" will sell you just the SIM. It's nothing like it is in Europe where you can get SIM packs most anywhere. Other places will sell you service only if you buy a phone. Some like Speak Out Wireless (a MVNO using cingular network) which is sold through 7-11 stores will not sell you a SIM separately. Net10 and TracFone will not sell you a SIM separately (more because the phones are "proprietary" than anything else.) - - >>> Do all GSM providers generally sell their sims cards without requiring >>> purchase of a phone? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > "proprietary" than anything else.) > - - I wouldn't compare the practice of "GSM" providers such as Cingular and T-Mobile in the US with the practices of GSM providers in the rest of the world. It is very, very easy to buy a GSM SIM from a local wireless provider in most countries other then the US and use it in any GSM-capable phone (provided it operates of the frequencies used outside the US, which is another limiting factor), and even receive incoming calls for free without having to buy a minute of outgoing airtime. The USA is really behind the rest of the world as far as making it convenient for travelers to use their wireless phones while visiting. >> I routinely buy SIM cards as I travel and I've never heard of one that >> required purchase of a phone. > > You've not traveled much in the US then. T-Mobile and cingular will > let you buy SIMs separately if you go to the right places. Not all > "dealers" will sell you just the SIM. On my one GSM experience in the USA, I walked into a Cingular shop (the first phone-shop-looking place that I encountered on the way from the airport to where my meeting was) and they were happy enough to sell me a SIM card without any issues. The coverage (in DC, LA, and Phoenix) was a lot better than I'd been led to expect, as well. miguel SignatureHit The Road! Photos from 36 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu Latest photos: Queens Day in Amsterdam; the Grand Canyon; Amman, Jordan >> You *always* get a better deal when you get a SIM *in* that country. > >Do all GSM providers generally sell their sims cards without requiring >purchase of a phone? Most are more than happy to sell you one, The linking of selling phones together with SIM cards is a marketing tool that the networks came up with to attract new subscribers. They would often sell phones at subsidised prices in order to get customers to sign up with their network for a contracted period of time. If someone wants a SIM card only with no phone, that would be a even better deal for the network. Chris They are all very expensive and there is none on eBay. You can wait til you get there, where it will be reely cheap compared to the onlin prices. Unless you really need to give out the number before you leave here are a couple charging $78 and $69 respectively. Plus shippin ofcourse....and that will probably push it close to $90. http://www.planet3000.com/SIM_CTRY_switzerland2_DTL.shtml http://www.cellularabroad.com/swissppsc.html ntmarzolino@gmail.com Wrote: > Hello > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Nicol -- mrcamp > Hello > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Nicola That is a rip off dont pay that. Much cheaper to buy one when you get there. Signaturehttp://stores.ebay.co.uk/experimentalist-co-uk www.simcard.me.uk www.poms.co.uk www.experimentalist.co.uk/forum/index.php Nokia 6630 & 6680 Unlocking help & Free Sim Cards. Australian, USA, UK Pay As You GO Sim Cards. Mobile Phones - Satellite Phones Will post to USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Germany, France. |
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