Mobile Phones in Germany

john86_2

I will need use of a mobile phone in Germany. My work phone does not have the "roam" facility. Is it best to purchase a German sim card? and if so and i purchase a sim card from the same network as my phone, vodaphone, do I have to have my phone unblocked?

i will need to phone mobile phones in Italy and the UK from Germany

Thanks
John

peddy

I suspect you will still have to get the phone unlocked as even though it may be a Vodafone network your phone will be locked to Vodafone UK.

MinervaUK_2

For anybody interested in Vodafone's network unlock code (NUC) policy:

It's possible to request an NUC at anytime from customer services. You can do this either by contacting 191, going into a Vodafone store or getting in touch by email using the ‘contact us’ option on https://www.vodafone.co.uk.

You'll just need to provide the following information:

- Make and model of handset
- IMEI number (you can find this by entering * # 0 6 # and pressing send)
- Address including post code

Vodafone then contact the manufacturer to obtain the NUC code. If the handset is under twelve months old then there would be a charge of £19.99 to unlock the handset which is either debited from the account (if contract) or needs to be applied onto the handset as calling credit (if pay as you talk). If your handset is over twelve months old then you can get an NUC code free of charge.