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Spain Pay As You Go sim card for internet access

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  • park_gate
    park_gate Posts: 55 Forumite
    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    in MADRID :)

    And you point is what?

    Movistar shops are all over Spain so if one in Madrid sells them others might too.

    Although since posting this I have tried phoning a few shops between Calpe and Javea and had no luck.

    As Tuenti have a special offer on at the moment of a free SIM I decided at that price to go for one by mail order. They say deliver is 2 to 4 working days.

    T&C say it’s only for Spanish residence and I found when ordering that you need:
    • A Spanish address
    • A Spanish mobile
    • Upload a copy of your passport or NIE

    Terry
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    park_gate wrote: »
    And you point is what?

    Movistar shops are all over Spain so if one in Madrid sells them others might too.

    Although since posting this I have tried phoning a few shops between Calpe and Javea and had no luck.

    As Tuenti have a special offer on at the moment of a free SIM I decided at that price to go for one by mail order. They say deliver is 2 to 4 working days.

    T&C say it’s only for Spanish residence and I found when ordering that you need:
    • A Spanish address
    • A Spanish mobile
    • Upload a copy of your passport or NIE

    Terry

    My point is only Movistar shops in Madrid sell them. Though there are other shops that sell them, just not Movistar. Perhaps that has changed recently.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Anyone heading for Spain in the next week or so might be interested to know that Carrefour currently have a Promotion running until the 30th of June, featuring their Huawei E303 USB modem. Buy it together with their Prepago Internet Movil SIM(5€ included) and the whole package is 9€.

    That is cheaper than the Prepaid SIM with 5€ included on it's own. Had quite a discussion at the till as the cashier had no idea until she scanned both items and saw the hefty 40€ discount come up.

    100MB per day for 1€ plus IVA. So four days access included. You can add more credit at the till once you've purchased the package.

    Take your passport/ID with you.
  • nickcc
    nickcc Posts: 2,265 Forumite
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    Will be in Malaga next Saturday so will stop of at Carrefour on the way to Marbesa, thanks.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
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  • dazzaofdagenham
    dazzaofdagenham Posts: 1,517 Forumite
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    Damm.....don't go to Spain until 1st July
  • searchlight123
    searchlight123 Posts: 1,152 Forumite
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    NiftyDigits wrote: »
    IMG01875_20130622_1035.jpg

    i presume this is no good for an ipad as no usb socket is present - only for a netbook or laptop.
    i do have a netbook (asus eeepc 901) that has a built in sim slot using a vodafone payg sim in UK, can i then just purchase carrefour sim and use that in spain. it currently uses the vodafone mobile software so would i need to install new / different software to get the carrefour sim to work in it?
  • nickcc
    nickcc Posts: 2,265 Forumite
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    You need a Mifi unlocked for a Wifi only ipad, just bought the Huawei 5331 off Amazon.
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    tonygold wrote: »
    i presume this is no good for an ipad as no usb socket is present - only for a netbook or laptop.
    i do have a netbook (asus eeepc 901) that has a built in sim slot using a vodafone payg sim in UK, can i then just purchase carrefour sim and use that in spain. it currently uses the vodafone mobile software so would i need to install new / different software to get the carrefour sim to work in it?

    Indeed not, the point was that the package at 9€, is cheaper than the SIM alone which is 10€.

    Have no idea as to what is installed to your ASUS. Have you tried a SIM other than a Vodafone SIM? Will the software allow you to add differing Profiles?

    If not, you may need to install generic Mobile Connect software, to be found here

    You already have a link to the Huawei E5332. ;)
  • dazzaofdagenham
    dazzaofdagenham Posts: 1,517 Forumite
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    Any idea of a Spanish network that is fast enough to support Skype video calls ?
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