Cellos88GT
Well-Known Member
So tomorrow my girlfriend and I leave for Europe, we'll be going to Sardinia for two weeks to meet up with my family and then we'll be spending another week or so in Croatia. Now, I've just unlocked my iPhone 4S for international use with a Verizon rep over the phone as I plan to buy a SIM card in Germany to use during our time there. I have a few questions though....
My family and I have purchased phones in Italy in the past but we found that in Italy, one had to not only be an EU citizen but they also needed to provide proof of residency or some kind of mailing address. My family and I are all dual-citizens and my parents own property in Italy so this was never a problem. Is this also the case for purchasing a SIM in Germany? or do they sell special pre-paid ones to travelers?
In the worst case, I could wait until I get to Sardinia and have my parents provide all the necessary papers to acquire a SIM but doing anything like this on that island becomes 20x more difficult than it needs to be. So if I could, I'd prefer to handle this in Munich during our layover.
I'm also welcome to any other related advice.
Cheers.
My family and I have purchased phones in Italy in the past but we found that in Italy, one had to not only be an EU citizen but they also needed to provide proof of residency or some kind of mailing address. My family and I are all dual-citizens and my parents own property in Italy so this was never a problem. Is this also the case for purchasing a SIM in Germany? or do they sell special pre-paid ones to travelers?
In the worst case, I could wait until I get to Sardinia and have my parents provide all the necessary papers to acquire a SIM but doing anything like this on that island becomes 20x more difficult than it needs to be. So if I could, I'd prefer to handle this in Munich during our layover.
I'm also welcome to any other related advice.
Cheers.