Swindled in Switzerland.
Went to a convenience store near our hotel and bought a Lebara CH SIM card. The proprietor told me the SIM, data and SMS pack would work without roaming charges in the rest of Europe. I asked twice.
This information was false.
Within ten minutes of crossing into Germany I got a message from Lebara CH that I had low credit on my SIM card.
19.90 CHF in 10 mins gone.
695Mb un-used data useless.
43 SMS un-used useless.
To aggravate matters. We crossed into Germany in the evening on a Saturday so all the shops were already closed. Sunday same deal. And the coupe de grace is Monday was a holiday [Whit Monday] and shops were closed again.
Moral of the story: one SIM card per country you visit.
FYI: The proprietor was Indian, so much for Asian solidarity in the EU.
via GMail
Went to a convenience store near our hotel and bought a Lebara CH SIM card. The proprietor told me the SIM, data and SMS pack would work without roaming charges in the rest of Europe. I asked twice.
This information was false.
Within ten minutes of crossing into Germany I got a message from Lebara CH that I had low credit on my SIM card.
19.90 CHF in 10 mins gone.
695Mb un-used data useless.
43 SMS un-used useless.
To aggravate matters. We crossed into Germany in the evening on a Saturday so all the shops were already closed. Sunday same deal. And the coupe de grace is Monday was a holiday [Whit Monday] and shops were closed again.
Moral of the story: one SIM card per country you visit.
FYI: The proprietor was Indian, so much for Asian solidarity in the EU.
via GMail
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