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Subject: Re: Two Questions
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2024 18:32:50 -0000 (UTC)
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Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> wrote:
> On 4 Dec 2024 16:36:10 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid>
> wrote:
> 
>> Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 3 Dec 2024 20:11:38 +0100, "Carlos E.R."
>>> <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 2024-12-03 17:28, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>>>> Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
>>>>>> micky wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> rent a sim in the country I'm going to.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> A SIM for any EU country ought to allow free roaming to any other EU
>>>>>> country, so the O/P won't need three SIMs.
>>>>> 
>>>>> And for the EU you probably don't need to rent a SIM, but just buy
>>>>> one, probably with a pre-paid plan.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ken said "I'll be in Europe (Spain, France, Italy)...". If he visits
>>>>> them in that order, Carlos may be able to give some suggestions/pointers
>>>>> for Spain. If Ken could indicate how much minutes/'texts'/GB he would
>>>>> need per unit of time, that would help.
>>>> 
>>>> Orange had a nice offer two years ago, but I don't know currently. 
>>>> Almost unlimited usage for 50 or 60 euros, for a month.
>>> 
>>> Thanks, but much more than I'm  willing to spend. I hope to never need
>>> to use it, but just want something available in case I need to.
>> 
>> You said you wanted to be able to call a taxi, in case you need one.
>> If so, you need to be prepared and that something is "available" is of
>> little help in such cases, you need to *have* it.
>> 
>> My advice: If you have a dual-SIM phone, buy a local pre-paid SIM when
>> you arrive. Will probably only cost you the credit supplied on the SIM,
>> i.e. some 10 dollars or so. If you don't have a dual-SIM phone, but can
>> swap SIMs (i.e. you can't be contacted on your US number, but can still
>> use things like WhatsApp), do the same (pre-paid SIM).
> 
> 
> Thanks. It turns out that I had forgotten that I already have such a
> SIM, one that I bought a year ago, for a trip I had to cancel.

It's probably expired. SIM don't last very long if you don't use them.