Sim card in the Gulf
Keeping Danny in Sandwiches
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 1999
Location: UK
Age: 76
Posts: 1,294
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Sim card in the Gulf
Any advice on what Pay asU go Sim card is best for using in the Arabian Gulf and Oman. I am wondering whther it is possible and better to buy a local card or to buy one of the internation cards before leaving the UK. I am in the gulf for 3 weeks visiting Oman to Bahain and everthing in between, using the card locally and to the UK.
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Land of Beer and Chocolate
Age: 56
Posts: 798
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
This is where the fun starts.
One "international" sim, Lycamobile can be cheap for international calls but the roaming prices, if you buy the card in the UK, are a good cure for constipation. That is one thing you must seriously look at if activating a card like Lyca in the UK.
A "local" sim card? that may also be an issue due to roaming charges from country to country. You could end up spending a hell of a lot more by buying a card for a network in Oman and using it in Bahrain.
I would look at the other "international" sims, and seriously check out the prices. Some others might have more info than me. A quick look points to the "One" sim card being a possibility 0.75USD per minute for a call to the UK and 0.15USD pm to receive any call. There must be others, but other people will have to help you there.
One "international" sim, Lycamobile can be cheap for international calls but the roaming prices, if you buy the card in the UK, are a good cure for constipation. That is one thing you must seriously look at if activating a card like Lyca in the UK.
A "local" sim card? that may also be an issue due to roaming charges from country to country. You could end up spending a hell of a lot more by buying a card for a network in Oman and using it in Bahrain.
I would look at the other "international" sims, and seriously check out the prices. Some others might have more info than me. A quick look points to the "One" sim card being a possibility 0.75USD per minute for a call to the UK and 0.15USD pm to receive any call. There must be others, but other people will have to help you there.
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Land of Beer and Chocolate
Age: 56
Posts: 798
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
And the cost of each card is something you also have to take into consideration, GG, as visiting 4 countries could prove expensive with that method, especially with unused credit on a sim
Keeping Danny in Sandwiches
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 1999
Location: UK
Age: 76
Posts: 1,294
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You are all identifying the issues that I thought would be a problem. I have noticed one card that is free on inbound calls in some countries and reasonable for outbound calls.
I did wonder someone had found a magic sim card that covered all the bases as I clearly can't buy 4 cards. It might be that I will have to bite the bullet and keep O2
I did wonder someone had found a magic sim card that covered all the bases as I clearly can't buy 4 cards. It might be that I will have to bite the bullet and keep O2
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Bracknell, Berks, UK
Age: 52
Posts: 1,133
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You are all identifying the issues that I thought would be a problem. I have noticed one card that is free on inbound calls in some countries and reasonable for outbound calls.
I did wonder someone had found a magic sim card that covered all the bases as I clearly can't buy 4 cards. It might be that I will have to bite the bullet and keep O2
I did wonder someone had found a magic sim card that covered all the bases as I clearly can't buy 4 cards. It might be that I will have to bite the bullet and keep O2