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World Youth Day and SIM cards

  • 16-07-2013 11:44am
    #1
    pilgrim82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1 ✭


    Hi guys, new here and looking for some advice, hope that's okay. I'm fortunate enough to be heading off to Brazil for World Youth Day next weekend, and I'm having trouble finding a phone solution. I don't want to use my normal provider, as the roaming charges in South America are insane. I was planning on getting a Brazilian SIM when I arrived, but apparently it's really hard for non-locals to get hold of one. I was about to give up entirely when a friend suggested a company called Telestial which sells sim cards for international travel.

    These Telestial guys are based in the US, but after a bit of research, I found several other companies in the UK, such as ekit, Maxroam and GOSIM. I was just wondering whether anyone had used one of these before. My friend says she found her one invaluable when she was at WYD Madrid a few years ago, but I was hoping for some feedback closer to home. At the very least I'd like to be able to contact my friend who will also be in Rio and buy her a drink!

    Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks, and god bless!


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  • #2
    tommy2bad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,255 ✭✭✭tommy2bad


    Don't know about sim cards and roaming charges but if you can access wifi could you use skype for calls and cabbage for texts?


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