Pre Paid Phones?

Saynt · Post by **Saynt** » Sun 1st Feb 2009 07:02 pm

I was wondering about the availability of pre paid cell phones in Amsterdam. I am coming with 3 friends and we are gonna be splitting up probably quite a bit and we would like to keep in touch. So I was wondering where the best place to purchase these at?

murphyscafe · Post by **murphyscafe** » Sun 1st Feb 2009 08:08 pm

as long as ur own phones work over in dam, then i would say buy urselves 3 pay as u go sim cards! load 10 euros onto each n ur sorted!!!

Ash333 · Post by **Ash333** » Sun 1st Feb 2009 08:55 pm

is your existing phone tri band? if so, it'll work in Europe and you just need to do as Murphyscafe says and buy a SIM.

T Mobile sell one for 10 Euros.

murphyscafe · Post by **murphyscafe** » Sun 1st Feb 2009 11:25 pm

Ash333 wrote:is your existing phone tri band? if so, it'll work in Europe and you just need to do as Murphyscafe says and buy a SIM.

T Mobile sell one for 10 Euros.

thats the word for it!! couldnt remember! (too stoned!!!) tri-band! i was thinking multi-band for some reason!!!!

Saynt · Post by **Saynt** » Mon 2nd Feb 2009 05:11 pm

I will have the Iphone with me but that does not have a sim card. Plus I dont want to pay $1.50 a minute to talk. I figured it would just be cheaper to get some throw away phones like they have in the states.

Ash333 · Post by **Ash333** » Mon 2nd Feb 2009 06:06 pm

Saynt wrote:I will have the Iphone with me but that does not have a sim card. Plus I dont want to pay $1.50 a minute to talk. I figured it would just be cheaper to get some throw away phones like they have in the states.

Iphones take a SIM, at least in europe they do

Ash333 · Post by **Ash333** » Mon 2nd Feb 2009 06:11 pm

http://www.phonehouse.nl/

Saynt · Post by **Saynt** » Mon 2nd Feb 2009 06:49 pm

Ash333 wrote:
Saynt wrote:I will have the Iphone with me but that does not have a sim card. Plus I dont want to pay $1.50 a minute to talk. I figured it would just be cheaper to get some throw away phones like they have in the states.
Iphones take a SIM, at least in europe they do

Well I dont have the Iphone yet but I was told by my friend who has one that he did not see a place for the sim card. Will just have to find out when I get it . If they do I will get a sim card while I am over there. Where would the best place to get a sim card at. I figure at the airport would be a god place to get them.

NirvanaEJ · Post by **NirvanaEJ** » Mon 2nd Feb 2009 06:54 pm

Is tri-band the same as a 3G phone?

Saynt · Post by **Saynt** » Tue 3rd Feb 2009 01:48 am

3G is how fast it connects to a broadband network for internet usage. The Iphone is a tri-band and will work on most of the frequencies that Europe uses.

ramses · Post by **ramses** » Tue 3rd Feb 2009 02:04 am

I'm in the US and I've had the original iphone and now the 3g and yes, they do have sim cards. There is a slot for it on the top of the phone, kind of a bitch to get out though.

Saynt · Post by **Saynt** » Tue 3rd Feb 2009 02:43 am

Thx ramses. Now I just got to find a place that sells the sim cards. I would like to think the airport would have many places to pick something like that at.

Ash333 · Post by **Ash333** » Tue 3rd Feb 2009 12:17 pm

Ash333 wrote:http://www.phonehouse.nl/

they have lots of branches and english speaking staff and will sort you one

codejd · Post by **codejd** » Tue 3rd Feb 2009 01:18 pm

ramses wrote:I'm in the US and I've had the original iphone and now the 3g and yes, they do have sim cards. There is a slot for it on the top of the phone, kind of a bitch to get out though.

Saynt; your iPhone should have come with a "tool" to remove/replace the SIM card

Ash333 · Post by **Ash333** » Tue 3rd Feb 2009 02:06 pm

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kir19QRGzv8 ---- video demonstrates how to change sim cards, you need a paperclip