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Prepaid SIM Cards - A low cost way to keep in touch while you travel!
| Prepaid SIM cards
to the rescue! Are you traveling
internationally and want to have access to a cell phone without paying
huge roaming fees from your home wireless carrier? Prepaid
international SIMs are your best option! The table below
lists some of
the top providers of international SIM cards. The notes
column
should help you get a good feel for the main points that differentiate
each international SIM card provider. Once you've zoned in
the service that appears to meet your needs, click on the link in the
Product/Pricing column to link over to their site to see the details
about the country or countries that you'll be visiting.
Visit
the International
Cell Phones page for a detailed discussion about cellular
access when traveling abroad and learn some of the ins and outs
of international SIM cards and phones.
If
you've had experience with international prepaid SIM card providers
that aren't listed here, and think they should be included, please
don't hesitate to contact
me. |
| | Destination
| Provider |
Product/Pricing | Notes |
Worldwide
TOP
PICK! | Telestial
| Passport Lite
Passport
Passport
Plus
($17 - $79) | - Offer
regional and local prepaid SIM cards for use around the world
- Usually
includes $5 with purchase
- Typically
includes free incoming calls from anywhere in the world
- Option to
keep one phone number that works in numerous countries around the world
| | Worldwide | CellularAbroad
| Country-Specific
National
Geographic Talk Abroad (prices vary) | - Offer
country specific and multi-country options
- Most
countries include unlimited free incoming calls
- Multi-country
SIM card offers free incoming calls throughout all of Western Europe
| | Europe | Call in Europe
 | Keep Talking In Europe
(starting
from $29) | - Includes
free incoming calls
- Offer
Keep My Number option allowing you to forward calls from your U.S. or
Canadian number ring through to your phone in Europe
| | Worldwide | MobilityPass
 | Global SIM Card
(prices vary) | - Can
purchase SIM cards for any device, including iPhones, smartphones, and
Blackberries
- Also offer
Worldwide Internet Access & Free SoftPhone suite
| | Caribbean | Mr. SimCard
 | LIME
"Roam Free" Caribbean SIM Card
($29.99) | - Works
on any unlocked GSM phone
- Includes
free incoming calls and incoming text messages
- No
roaming charges means you can use it in all ports when cruising in the
Caribbean
- Countries
included: Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, BVI, Barbados, Cayman
Islands,
Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts & Nevis, St
Lucia,
St Vincent & Grenadines, Turks & Caicos &
Trinidad &
Tobago
- Uses local rates
in country you're in
- Fund
on SIM card last for 12 months
- LIME
= Landline, Internet, Mobile, Entertainment
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