[Techtalk] portland, OR sim cards for germany

[Carla Schroder]

Thanks, good to know. I'm not homeless, I have an address :)

Carla

On Fri, 21 Aug 2015 23:28:18 +0200
svye lunite <svyelunite at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> Just for a little more info, you can buy sim cards at any of the two
> airports.  Don't buy ortel as their network coverage is deficient to
> say the least. O2 and Vodafone have network in the subway if that's
> important to you. And you do need an address when you buy a sim card.
> 
> I live in Berlin so shout if you need anything.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Silvia
> On 21 Aug 2015 21:32, "Sonja Krause-Harder" <krauseha at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Carla,
> >
> > you can buy german SIM cards in Germany. Everybody speaks English
> > here, so if you don't have a completely incomprehensible accent, or
> > manage to supress it for a few minutes, you won't have a problem ;-)
> >
> > If you need data and plan on visiting the countryside around Berlin
> > it maybe worth to check the coverage in advance. My O2 only works in
> > cities in eastern germany, T-Mobile should be a bit better. All
> > three big german mobile network carriers (T-Mobile, Vodafone, O2)
> > have coverage maps on their web sites (and english versions of
> > their web sites too). If you stay in Berlin it doesn't matter.
> >
> > Prices for prepaid data change all the time. I last bought some
> > extra when I moved in March and paid 35 EUR for 5 GB with Vodafone
> > -- but you might already find something cheaper if you check the
> > web sites. Holler if you need help.
> >
> > If you need cheap international calls, Lebara may be worth a look
> > as well.
> >
> > It is possible that you need to give a street address in the shop
> > when you buy a prepaid SIM. If you're not comfortable with making
> > one up or giving the hotel address, send me an email and I give you
> > mine, just in case.
> >
> > cheers,
> > Sonja (not in Berlin, alas. You don't plan to be in Nuremberg too,
> > do you?)
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Carla Schroder <carla at bratgrrl.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey all,
> > >
> > > We are traveling to Berlin next week (yaaaay fun!). We're flying
> > > out of Portland, is there anywhere in Portland where we can load
> > > our cheapo LG travel phones with sim cards for Germany? I've
> > > looked at some of the cheap providers, and I don't want an
> > > Estonian phone number, but a real German service provider with a
> > > DE phone number.
> > >
> > > This phone > http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009IRGQPO
> > >
> > > Carla
> > >




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