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Don, This may be implied in your message, but does Orange work in Spain as well? Thanks!I use Orange, there coverage is very good. 25 Euros will buy you a reasonable amount of minutes for 60 days of service and they have shops and/or outlets in most major cities. You will need to have an unlocked phone.
Don, This may be implied in your message, but does Orange work in Spain as well? Thanks!
The original question was about service from Le Puy. As you can see from other posts there is Orange service in Spain but if you are doing with French credits they are subject to roaming charges, so you can always get another sim card in Spain or switch to other providers like Vodaphone or Movistar. I don't mind the roaming charges because the few times I've used my phone it was to send a text message. The EU is discussing the end of this ridiculousness of cross border roaming charges but the change is years off.Don, This may be implied in your message, but does Orange work in Spain as well? Thanks!
Thanks, Don. I am starting in SJPP so I think I will just wait until Spain to buy a sim card.The original question was about service from Le Puy. As you can see from other posts there is Orange service in Spain but if you are doing with French credits they are subject to roaming charges, so you can always get another sim card in Spain or switch to other providers like Vodaphone or Movistar. I don't mind the roaming charges because the few times I've used my phone it was to send a text message. The EU is discussing the end of this ridiculousness of cross border roaming charges but the change is years off.
Yes it does, but the use of a "foreign" SIM card becomes very expensive. It is best to take the cheapest packages in each country.[...] does Orange work in Spain as well?
Hi Suzanne. You might want to check out this web site, a licensee of National Geographic. http://www.cellularabroad.comIt seems that the cards are not that expensive...perhaps buy one of each, in its respective country?
Buz!!! This is great!!! Thank you!Hi Suzanne. You might want to check out this web site, a licensee of National Geographic. http://www.cellularabroad.com
It seems that the cards are not that expensive...perhaps buy one of each, in its respective country?
I might be a little behind the times because my Sim Card is well over 5 years old but I don't remember having to pay for it. I bought minutes and that was the only thing I purchased, the Sim Card came along with the purchase to allow me to have an assigned number. Things may have changed in the past 5 years, as well they do, but I think you will only be buying minutes.It seems that the cards are not that expensive...perhaps buy one of each, in its respective country?
Hi Suzanne. You might want to check out this web site, a licensee of National Geographic. http://www.cellularabroad.com
If you are talking about calling your family, download Skype and put $10 - $15 credit on the phone. It will last the whole time. I have a revolving account and have not used up the initial $10. You can call whenever you are near a wifi spot. Skype is much less expensive than the minutes on your sim card. Also download whatsapp http://www.whatsapp.com/ and have your parents do the same. I believe that then you can text them.So happy for all the input. Family is concerned about my not calling (very) frequentlyso it became important for me to get a handle on cost and availability of the card. I did tell them it may be Pamplona before I might hear their dulcet tones over the phone...but that I would try to wifi email...
I believe you can buy single-country SIMs from NatGeo at a cost that's more competitive than the multi-country cards which most travelers buy. The multi-country cards issue a UK number, which doesn't give you the best rates in other countries. We used a similar plan from http://www.telestial.com/ on a previous multi-country trip in Europe, and while that plan was cheaper than the NatGeo plan, it was still more than buying a single-country SIM from any of the major carriers in Spain.When you start from SJPDP, you're only walking in France for five miles and then you are in Spain, wait till you get to Pamplona to buy a SIM card.
Don't waste your money on a natgeo SIM unless you are going through several countries.
Lebara has some great deals and their site is in english. http://www.lebara.es
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