Re: Two Questions

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:
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rent a sim in the country I'm going to.

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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.

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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.

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 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.
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 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.

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 If you want more advice, *talk* to us. Sofar you have given very
little information/feedback.
>

The best method is not asking the locals, but entering a shop that tends
to multiple brands in an immigrant district. My cousin did that in
Barcelona and surprised me by finding a very good deal I did not know about.
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Just a note: they will ask you to show an ID. This is counter-terrorism
measures since 9-11 and 11M