Is there a place to purchase the wizard in the San Diego area? Like radioshack? I need one that is preferably unlocked or does not require signing up with a network coz I plan to bring it back home outside the US.
I have one brandnew.. for 550.00 not unlocked but as you can see there is software on here for it... i'm in san diego.. contact me [email protected]
I'm going to spain on holiday for a couple weeks. (I know luxery )
But I do want internet when I'm there.
I want to buy a Huawei E160 USB-UMTS dongle.
And then I need a (UMTS) SIM card and an internet subscription.
Do you know company's who have prepaid cards?
I've searched, but only found old threads.
One thread of 2 years ago speeks about Movistar.es
That costed 21 euro for 4 weeks unlimited internet.
I'm also looking for that.
Is that still possible, or are there better alternatives?
Hope you can help me.
Thanx in advance!
hey! I'm from Barcelona (Spain) and have done some searching. It looks like the best option is buying a yoigo prepaid card. costs 3 euros every day you connect to the internet and you're allowed to download 100mb, then your speed is reduced to 64 kbps.
I was just looking for the same thing in the US, I'm going to cali in vacation and will be taking a nexus one to use it as gps, find hotels etc. do you know what options I have?
Just out of curiosity, where in spain are you going?
PS: here's a link http://www.yoigo.com/tarifas/internet_para_llevar.php
At&t used to for $20.00 a month.. untill the iphone came along and screwed everything up.
But i see that in europe you have to make a contract no matter if you want a phone from them or not.
In america, a plan and a contract are different things,
If you go to a cell phone company provider with your own phone, you do not need to sign a contract for 2 years to use thier service plans.
I am also going to spain (galicia) this summer, and i was going to call about that.
(And im sure you know, that At&t and T-mobile are the only GSM provider in the US)
TurboX2 said:
At&t used to for $20.00 a month.. untill the iphone came along and screwed everything up.
But i see that in europe you have to make a contract no matter if you want a phone from them or not.
In america, a plan and a contract are different things,
If you go to a cell phone company provider with your own phone, you do not need to sign a contract for 2 years to use thier service plans.
I am also going to spain (galicia) this summer, and i was going to call about that.
(And im sure you know, that At&t and T-mobile are the only GSM provider in the US)
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You don't need to make a contract in spain to get a prepaid card. Only thing you need to do is give them your ID for security purposes
josealb said:
You don't need to make a contract in spain to get a prepaid card. Only thing you need to do is give them your ID for security purposes
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that is right, it is not worth paying an 18 month contract if you are only staying here a couple of weeks, Personally I would recommend Vodafone cause they have better internet quelaity connection (at least in southern spain), and they offer prepaid sim cards and usb modems without a contract (although movistar, yoigo and orange offer them as well). The question would be, what part of spain are you traveling to and wich company has the better internet reception on that area... if you are traveling to rural areas, I would stick to the 2 major companies (Vodafone and Movistar). Hope it helps.
I'm going to Salou, about 150km south of Barcelona.
Thanx for your answers.
I hope yoigo has coverage over there.
And are there any other alternatives?
Hi,
I'm from Reus, a city near Salou (about 8km). The UMTS coverage in salou is good for all the service providers in spain.
My mobile ISP is Simyo with good prices, the only inconvenience is that don't have physical shops to buy prepaid modems/sim. My voice provider is Yoigo and they have good prices too.
My advice is that you go to a ThePhoneHouse shop, there are Vodafone, Orange and Yoigo, and they will tell you which solution was better.
You can find thephonehouse in tarragona (10km from salou) and Reus in
http://www.phonehouse.es/app/searchStore.do
Ok, I hope so that the coverage will be good.
And how are Vodafone and Orange? Are they more expensive and/or better?
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Ok, I hope so that the coverage will be good.
And how are Vodafone and Orange? Are they more expensive and/or better?
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Vodafone will almost always give you the best coverage, at a higher price. Orange is cheaper and with a little les coverage, Simyo borrows the network from Orange so its coverage will be the same at best.
I didn't know Vodafone offered prepaid cards, if they do I'd recommend you vodafone
PS: Offtopic, Salou is cool, I've been there in vacation often but it's full of tourists, I would recommend you to move a little bit if you wanna see more of Spain than beaches, maybe driving up to Barcelona
I will be in Canada on vacation in March for 2 weeks. We will be on Vancouver Island. We will be in Victoria for a few days, before heading to Tofino for the Pacific Rim Whale Festival. I want to get a prepaid sim card to use with my N4 while on vacation (primarily for internet access). Couple of questions.
1) How much do prepaid sim cards cost? Can I get one for just 2 weeks or, if I have to, for one month. How much internet do they include?
2) Any carrier I should choose or stay away from?
3) Where do you buy them?
TIA
Nobody?
I don't know any of the specifics of going prepaid.
You can however just go into a Telus or Bell store, or Best Buy, Future Shop etc...and get a SIM and be up/running.
Telus: http://www.telusmobility.com/en/BC/prepaid/index.shtml
Bell: http://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Cell_phone_plans/Prepaid_plans
Rogers: http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=WRLS_PREPAID_LANDING
I can't comment on who has coverage/best coverage on the island. I'm with Bell FWIW. And yes, cell phone costs are much higher than you're used to!
Enjoy Tofino, I've been there a couple of times.
just fyi, Rogers/Telus/Bell are the "big 3" carriers in Canada
Rogers also owns Fido and Chatr
Bell also owns Virgin and Solo Mobile
Telus also owns Koodo
These subsidiary brands might offer just slightly better plans. Though it seems like there's lots of competitions, be prepared to be offered the same plan across companies.
There's also Wind Mobile and Mobilicity that you could consider as their plans might be cheaper, but check the coverage.
Best places to shop around are those malls, as many carriers would setup booths that you could drop in and ask the details.
Have fun in Tofino
Hey all -
I'm taking a trip to Ontario coming up for a couple weeks. I've unlocked my AT&T S4 - just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on the best option for purchasing a SIM to use while I'm there. Most important will be data (1GB or less) as I'm going to be doing a lot of driving and navigation will be important.
netsyd said:
Hey all -
I'm taking a trip to Ontario coming up for a couple weeks. I've unlocked my AT&T S4 - just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on the best option for purchasing a SIM to use while I'm there. Most important will be data (1GB or less) as I'm going to be doing a lot of driving and navigation will be important.
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i've always been monthly subscriber, so i can't help much with the pay as you go part. If you plan on travelling north (north of northbay/sudbury area), stick to rogers/fido so that you can get 2g coverage, neither Bell nor Telus can offer that. If you are staying in the south end, go with whichever is cheapest as most of the areas have been blanketed with HSPA coverage.
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i've always been monthly subscriber, so i can't help much with the pay as you go part. If you plan on travelling north (north of northbay/sudbury area), stick to rogers/fido so that you can get 2g coverage, neither Bell nor Telus can offer that. If you are staying in the south end, go with whichever is cheapest as most of the areas have been blanketed with HSPA coverage.
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I'm going to be in the "southern" part basically -- Southhampton / Sauble Beach / Toronto / Niagara
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I'm going to be in the "southern" part basically -- Southhampton / Sauble Beach / Toronto / Niagara
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then go with whoever is cheapest for the pay as you go.
I'm traveling to Gran Canaria in June. We'll be staying just outside of Arguineguin and looking into Pre-Paid SIM cards to put into my American Unlocked Nexus 6P. So far my research is saying Orange has the best coverage and plan options (2GB) for a reasonable price. Does anybody from thats been to the area know of a better deal or better coverage? I put a few bullet points bellow
Stay away from Vodaphone since they use Band 20 and American model does not support
Bring Passport with me to purchase SIM since it will need to be registered
Coverage outside of cities is spotty at best