Re: Two Questions

On 2024-12-04 17:36, Frank Slootweg 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:

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).

For that price, it may not include much data.
https://www.movistar.es/tarifas-moviles/prepago/
- Prepaid plus tariff. Now with 40 GB at 5G+ speed with unlimited national calls and 200 minutes of international calls.
- Premium prepaid tariff. Now with 80 GB at 5G+ speed with unlimited national calls and 400 minutes of international calls.
- Total prepaid tariff. Now with 140 GB at 5G+ speed with unlimited national calls and also in the EU.
- Habla 6 prepaid tariff. This is the simplest voice-only tariff and the default tariff in general in the prepaid mode.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
They don't say prices. I found them at a newspaper, for the past summer.
<https://www.lavanguardia.com/andro4all/operadoras/movistar-multiplica-por-cuatro-los-gb-de-sus-tarifas-prepago-este-verano>
     Plus (10 euros): from 10 GB to 40 GB. Also includes unlimited national calls and 200 minutes for international calls.
     Premium (15 euros): from 20 GB to 80 GB. Also includes unlimited national calls and 400 minutes of international calls.
     Total (20 euros): from 35 GB to 140 GB. In addition, there are unlimited national calls and unlimited calls within the European Union.
Another provider.
<https://www.vodafone.es/c/particulares/es/productos-y-servicios/movil/prepago-y-recargas/tarjetas-prepago/>
Prepago S
50G
unlimited national calls
400 minutes international
10€ 28 days.
Prepago M
100G
unlimited national calls
800 minutes international
15€ 28 days.
Prepago L
150G
unlimited national calls
1200 minutes international
20€ 28 days.
Notice that with a SIM bought in Spain, making a phone call in Italy is an international call.
They mail you the SIM free or charge, but I don't know if to the USA.
Prepago XL
170G
unlimited national calls
1600 minutes international
30€ 28 days.
Prepago XXL
200G
unlimited national calls
2000 minutes international
40€ 28 days.
Then there are the small providers. Here there is a comparison:
<https://selectra.es/internet-telefono/movil/prepago>
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Cheers, Carlos.