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There are a number of prepaid SIMs available in Spain for mobile Internet Access:

Yoigo
Simyo
Telefonica
Vodafone
Masmovil




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Anonymous Mas Movil Vs Yoigo 0 Yesterday, 10:44 AM EST by Anonymous
 
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Hey Guys,

I was the one who posted 'best prepaid sims to use in spain for internet' and i thought I would give you an update.

Upon hearing that MasMovil also had a reasonable deal, I went to Phone Warehouse and purcahsed one for 20 euro. The good thing about it is that your 20 euro will give you a sim card and, 20 euro credits to boot. The cost per MB is about .05 which is excellent if you are a casual user. But if you are a heavy user, Yoigo will still be the best bet. But, let me share my experiences.

Upon purcahsing the MasMovil card, you have to present your orginal Passport. After this, you have to call their customer service line and ask to talk to someone in English. In my case, I got my sim card at around 11AM and, the callback came at around 6PM the same day. Your internet will be useless until they give you a callback so this is quite annoying.

After this, they will ask you a series of security questions about your passport, etc. etc.
This is more troublesome compared to the process with Yoigo where you were up and running a few minutes after you get your sim.

Another difference with MasMovil is, if you transfer the sim to another phone, the internet setting will not transfer to the other phone and, I found it hard to find the configuration.
This was not the case with Yoigo where, if you transfer to another phone, Yogio will automatically send you the settings. Pretty cool.

However, the downside of Yoigo is when you use it with your laptop. In my experince, it was REALLY SLOW. This was not the case with MasMovil. When I plugged it into my laptop, it was very fast in 3G areas.

So there you have it. If you are using the internet primarily for phone browsing and fring, etc, Yoigo seems to be the cheaper bet. But, if you plan to use it for the computer, MasMovil is faster, but more expensive.

Hope this helps someone out there

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Anonymous Best Prepaid Sims To Use In Spain For Internet 2 Nov 1 2009, 12:41 PM EST by Anonymous
 
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Hey guys,

Just spent 3 weeks in Spain and I thought I would give you the low down on the prepaid Sim services:

1) Yoigo- Best overall value. I use fringe a lot and Yoigo pretty much gave me wall to wall coverage on the Camino de Santiago from Sarria to Santiago Compostela. And at 1.50 euro a day, that pretty incredible value.

2) Vodafone-Second best value. From where I went, (including Picos de Europa Area in Asturias) they had the best 3G coverage. Plus, thye give you all these free credits and stuff. The major kicker here is I am now in Greece, and I am using fringe using my Vodafone.es sim here. Pretty cool. Get the data plans that are practically unlimited on a weekly or monthly basis.

3) Movistar-could see no major difference with them and Vodafone. Plus the tariffs are expensive and they don't give any freebies.
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Anonymous Masmovil at which shops? 6 Sep 1 2009, 2:15 AM EDT by Anonymous
 
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Hey there :)

Could I buy a Masmovil sim card in a shop or is this sold only at the internet?

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