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Pre Paid Phones?
Posted: Sun 1st Feb 2009 07:02 pm
by Saynt
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?
Posted: Sun 1st Feb 2009 08:08 pm
by murphyscafe
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!!!
Posted: Sun 1st Feb 2009 08:55 pm
by Ash333
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.
Posted: Sun 1st Feb 2009 11:25 pm
by murphyscafe
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!!!!
Posted: Mon 2nd Feb 2009 05:11 pm
by Saynt
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.
Posted: Mon 2nd Feb 2009 06:06 pm
by Ash333
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
Posted: Mon 2nd Feb 2009 06:11 pm
by Ash333
Posted: Mon 2nd Feb 2009 06:49 pm
by Saynt
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.
Posted: Mon 2nd Feb 2009 06:54 pm
by NirvanaEJ
Is tri-band the same as a 3G phone?
Posted: Tue 3rd Feb 2009 01:48 am
by Saynt
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.
Posted: Tue 3rd Feb 2009 02:04 am
by ramses
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.
Posted: Tue 3rd Feb 2009 02:43 am
by Saynt
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.
Posted: Tue 3rd Feb 2009 12:17 pm
by Ash333
they have lots of branches and english speaking staff and will sort you one
Posted: Tue 3rd Feb 2009 01:18 pm
by codejd
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
Posted: Tue 3rd Feb 2009 02:06 pm
by Ash333
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kir19QRGzv8 ---- video demonstrates how to change sim cards, you need a paperclip