Buying SIM card in Sevilla

camino0515-lt

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Francés 2015, VldP, 2019, Portugués, Finisterre 23

• Feb 13, 2019

• #1

Hi, is there a place in Sevilla to buy a SIM card on a Sunday late afternoon. I arrive at the train station. thanks

 

Caminata

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11 Camino's since 2012. Various ones repeated. Fra

• Feb 14, 2019

• #2

There is a Vodafone shop in the train station. Thats where I bought mine . Perhaps Google to see opening hours.

 

Donna Sch

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VdLP-Sanabres-Fisterra '15; Levante-Invierno '19

• Feb 14, 2019

• #3

Don't buy Movistar. They may have good coverage but my SIM has been nothing but trouble, not working for phone calls and texts.

 

econodan

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Caminos Catalan, Aragones, part of Frances, Ruta del Salavador, Primitivo, and Finisterre (2012);
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• Feb 14, 2019

• #4

I've had best coverage with Movistar, but also recently very good with Vodafone (and the latter seems easiest to find in a variety of smaller towns). When I bought a Vodafone SIM last month it was 15 euro for 5 GB data and 800 mins (which included calls to the US and many other countries).

The key (learned through painful experience) is to verify that everything works (calling, texting, and esp the data connection) before leaving the store. Also ask them to confirm that they've signed you up for the correct plan. I strongly recommend buying at an "official" Vodafone etc store, rather than a reseller.

In Spain most stores are closed on Sundays, but in a large place like Sevilla you might find one open.

Buen Camino

 

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Rainey

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de Madrid May 2018
del Salvador May 2018

• Feb 14, 2019

• #5

I bought Orange SIM when we arrived in Madrid in 2018 and topped it up on week 4 as we did ran out of phone call minutes so a review all the options. Service was good overall AND I agree that you should test the services before you depart on your adventure.

 

camino07

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Frances x5, Portuguese VdlP12, Sanabres, Aragones, Norte,Salvador,Primitivo, VdlP 17,Madrid18Norte

• Feb 15, 2019

• #6

I also am an Orange fan. I have had no problems on my various Caminos, even topped up once in a supermarket on the VDLP

 

Plataman

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Frances: (2009), (2013), Via de la Plata; (2016)

• Mar 4, 2019

• #7

In fall of 2018 I purchased Movistar SIM in Seville, daughter went with Orange.
Movistar offered 28 days for 15e, coverage was good but no grace period, and when it came time to renew, ( we were on the VLDP) , their stores are few and far between. If you are from North America, you cannot do an automatic top up, you have to find a store and get it renewed. My renewal stopped working three days later, when I finally reached a Movistar store, they concluded their clerk who did the renewal had not done it properly, but refused to fix it without me paying for another renewal. Not impressed. My daughter had a seamless experience with Orange, but there were a few rural areas, particularly north of Salamanca, where she had minimal or no signal.