Which sim card is the best to use when travelling around Europe? I bought a phone that i can use in any global network(including Japan) and has wi-fi, but i can't decide which card would work best in europe, and how would i use internet on the phone?
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
I use a SIM Card from United Mobile that gives me a UK phone number and 29 cent (euro) rates to and within most European countries, and back to the U-S and Canada. Incoming calls, in most cases, are free to me. See www.united-mobile.com. However, I'm not sure how your phone would work in Japan, since its services are PDC or WCDMA, not GSM, which is the mode used in most of the rest of the world, including Europe. Forget internet services by phone....they'd be extraordinarily expensive.
Posted by
Freedonia
16408 posts
It depends on what phone you have and the carrier. If your phone has a browser, use the wi-fi to connect to the internet and a sim card for phone calls. Why pay for data service you don't need.
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
It also depends on the countries you're visiting. What's your itinerary? There are some T-Mobile rate plans that include free wireless internet at any T-Mobile hot spot worldwide. T-Mobile is a dominant player in several European countries...
Posted by
OP
USA, NC
13 posts
most of western europe is where i plan on traveling also a few eastern eurpopean destinations(czech republic, Hungary) the phone i got is a nokia e61, i could have sworn that it has the wcdma capability. may have to check again.
Posted by
Ottawa, Canada
4555 posts
Yep, your phone does have WCDMA capability. There's one Japanese network that uses the WCDMA 2000 standard that's capable of fully working with your Nokia E61.