sim cards overseas

[Pablo]

If we are making requests for sim cards - any thoughts on sim cards and micro sims (for the ipad) in India?

It's been 2 years since I was in India last but after the Mumbai Bombings they locked down the mobile network and you had to be an Indian National to buy a SIM card when I was there last. It used to be so easy to do it. I had someone buy one for me. Then all you need is a micro SIM card cutter and the sim should work in an iPad as long as you can activate it.

 

[straitman]

It's been 2 years since I was in India last but after the Mumbai Bombings they locked down the mobile network and you had to be an Indian National to buy a SIM card when I was there last. It used to be so easy to do it. I had someone buy one for me. Then all you need is a micro SIM card cutter and the sim should work in an iPad as long as you can activate it.

Pablo,

The post you replied to is from Oct 2010.

 

[Pablo]

Pablo,

The post you replied to is from Oct 2010.

So it is!! That'll teach me to look at the date of the post!!

 

[straitman]

So it is!! That'll teach me to look at the date of the post!!

No worries.

For what it's worth I got a sim in India in Jan without too many hassles. The biggest problem was getting it to actually work properly. I had to get my nephew to have some heavy discussions in Hindi with them :!:

 

[prozac]

This is also what I ended up doing in the Netherlands via Vodafone with a pre-paid sim that could be topped-up anytime online.