Orange Holiday Europe Package – 20GB Internet Data in 4G/LTE + 120 mn + 1000 Texts in 30 Countries in Europe

I know from past experience, I can get a cheaper SIM card if I land, go shopping and buy one, then follow the set up and activation, etc. This time, I had the phone number for the card in advance to give to my family and friends; I popped the SIM card into the phone while on the plane, and landed with full access. I had no connectivity issues during my trip but I was not far out of civilisation at any point. The data package was a great bonus.

I don't want to belabor the points that others have already made, but first things first to check how "nicely" your phone will play with this card. For best results, your phone must be completely unlocked, and it must take a physical SIM card. Not kind of unlocked, not "my carrier can unlock it for me with a code", or any variation thereof. For reference, I have a Moto G7 Plus (US version) that I currently use with Mint Mobile. I know this may be painfully obvious for some of you, but your phone MUST take a physical SIM card. If you can't take a physical SIM card out of your phone, you cannot use this SIM card (again, painfully obvious). If you can access a physical SIM card slot but you're also somehow running a dual-SIM setup, please make sure to disable the other signal. Also, remember to turn ON mobile roaming. Now onto some observations: If you have one of those little SIM remover tools, great. If you have a safety pin, great. Assuming your phone meets the usability criteria, this is plug and play. I didn't even have to restart my phone. Prior to landing in Barcelona, I switched out the SIM cards, and was ready to rock and roll by the time I walked off the jet bridge. If you're heavy handed and are prone to breaking things, please have someone help you punch out the right size SIM, or you may be very sad. You don't need to register if you get this particular package and only need it for less than 30 days. You'll get texts reminding you to do so, blah blah blah, but just ignore them if you're traveling for less than that time period. Speeds were different from the coast of Barcelona through the coast of Civitavecchia (and Rome), but all more than adequate. Obviously I can't speak for all of Europe because I didn't go to all of Europe, but I've uploaded some photos with captions of where the results took place. In some spots I was able to hit what was shown in my status bar as true 4G (and not just LTE) and maxed out ~125 Mbps (Portofino Italy), and the slowest I had was a download speed of ~3 Mbps (Livorno/Pisa, Italy). The other areas that you'll see in my photos are Barcelona (14/21), Rome (26/10), and Nice (53/20). I wonder if this is due to the fact that all things being equal, this SIM card is what we'd call a prepaid MVNO in the states (like Mint Mobile), so customers who are post paid subscribers on each individual carrier's plans get priority. Plenty fast for just about anything you'd need it for, including navigating, social media, emails, etc. You're limited by the 20 gigs of data, of course, so probably not the best use of your resources to do Zoom or Microsoft Teams meetings with full video. For reference, on my 11 day trip, I used less than 8 gigs of data, and a good portion of that was listening to podcasts. I think I misread the description, but if you pop this into your phone, you cannot use it as a wireless hot spot for other devices. However, you CAN tether it to your laptop via USB cable, should you choose to do so. Mainly if you know...you're one of those people who can never truly disconnect while on vacation and feel a need to check into work emails, etc (do as I say, not as I do, bahahah).

It was recommended by a neighbour who travels a lot. Easy to use and invaluable to have in at more Wi-Fi than we needed as a family of 4 traveling for 2 weeks. Very handy to have a local number as well

Produit conforme à celui vendu dans les magazins Orange, et beaucoup plus simple/rapide à recevoir chez-soi au lieu de faire le tour des boutiques pour trouver celle qui l'a en stock.

Funcionó excelentemente bien para un viaje de 7 días en Francia, sin problema enlazó inmediatamente al insertar el chip en el aeropuerto. Hay que leer las instrucciones, que son muy sencillas por cierto