How can I effectively compare data plans available in a country?

6/20/2013 5:39:25 AM

I would recommend looking at this website. It has a list of all prepaid providers world wide

http://prepaidwithdata.wikia.com/wiki/Prepaid_SIM_with_data

8/13/2011 10:00:04 AM

First off, I would use Skype, Google Voice (through GMail outside the US) or any other VOIP-like provider. They offer a tariff of ~2c/min and ~30c/min (mobile) for calling to Italian numbers. Obviously if the other person has Skype, you only pay for the internet connection. Your only problem then would be to get an affordable prepaid mobile data plan unless you can manage to only call to Italy from the University and your dorm.

Virtual providers, at least in the Netherlands, are a perfect option. Some like Ben (T-Mobile) or Hi and Telfort (KPN) are simply ‘budget’ brands of their subsidiary, so there’s nothing wrong with them.

As for comparing mobile phone or data plans, the Dutch site comparison site to go to is bellen.com. Which is an independent site and compares all the important providers (even some of the large virtual ones). Lucky for you, they even have a page with affordable calling options to Italy. They list a range of prepaid options, where the cheapest one is 20 c/min and a couple that are slightly more expensive and also charge a starting tariff.

Another alternative is calling through 0900-numbers, which can be significantly cheaper. However, when calling them from a mobile phone, you’ll be charged with the minutes you’re calling and whatever the 0900-number charges. Some options would allow you to call to a mobile number in Italy for 10 minutes for only less than 1 euro.

If you need a mobile data plan (because you plan to use Skype or email) it should be possible to get a 2Gb data plan for 30 euro/month. In that case, I would either pick a very cheap prepaid number to call in the Netherlands itself and use mobile internet to connect with everyone else.

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