Lisbon - Post Report Question and Answers
Do you have any recommendations regarding mobile phones? Did you keep your home-country plan or use a local provider?
I had two sim cards. One for domestic and intra-European calls, and another (lycamobile) to call my family and friends in other parts of the world, given better rates. - Sep 2016
I pay monthly for my phone. About 25 Euros and I never run out of time for calls and internet. - Aug 2015
Buy an unlocked phone from the States. Phones themselves are far more expensive than in the States. Service including data, are pretty cheap. - Jul 2015
Cellphones are easy to get, easy to change plans, easy to refill. The hard part is choosing which phone you want. - Jun 2012
All of Europe uses GSM and a US cell phone will not work here. Some can be unlocked. Buy a phone once you get here. You buy the phone outright them sign up for the service you want and it's cheaper than in the US and very easy pay as you go options. - Oct 2011
If you have a cellphone that will work in Europe you can get a chip and pay as you go. It's not cheap, however. Some of the companies (like Vodafone) are more expensive than others. - Aug 2011
Easily availible. - Aug 2010
They seem rather expensive, but competition is starting to push that down. - Sep 2008
