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Austria SIM Card

Prepaid Austria SIM Cards
Prepaid SIM Cards Frequently Asked Questions Buyer's Guide

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Ideal if you are traveling to multiple countries and are making national as well as international calls.

The prepaid SIM card for Austria is easily the least expensive solution for making and receiving cellular phone calls while you are in Austria. With a Austria SIM card you also need to Rent a cell phone for Austria or purchase one from our GSM mobile phone store. ALL incoming calls, regardless of their origin, are always, absolutely FREE! Outgoing rates, as outlined below, are extremely inexpensive as well. And since these Austrian SIM cards are prepaid, there is no need for a contract.

Having a cellular phone while traveling in Austria or internationally is indispensable in terms of security and convenience, and with a prepaid Austria SIM card, it is now also affordable! We also offer other overseas destinations. View our complete list of county specific prepaid SIM cards!  

Austrian SIM Card Features:

  • FREE incoming calls - always!
  • Low rates within Austria and overseas
  • An Austrian cellular phone number
  • $6 (5 €) starter airtime credit
  • Voicemail
  • SMS (text messaging)
  • No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check

note: Country specific SIM cards can only be used with GSM cellular phones. You will need to rent an Austrian cell phone or purchase one of our unlocked GSM phones designed for overseas use.

Call from the US to your Overseas SIM CARD number at SUPER-LOW RATES with International Calling!

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Activating Your Service:

Your Austria mobile phone number is located package containing the Austria SIM card next to the text "ihre Ruhnummer".

  • Insert your Austria SIM card into the mobile phone
  • Be sure that battery is charged
  • Turn on your phone
  • If prompted, enter your 4-digit PIN code
  • Start calling (Your first outgoing call actives the service)

The PUK is only required to unblock your cell phone if you enter in a PIN code incorrectly. Follow your cell phone manual instructions to correctly use the PUK to unblock your Austria SIM card if this occurs.


Adding Talk Time:

Your SIM card has an initial airtime credit of 5 € ($6.00) . Additional credit/airtime for your Austria SIM card is available through the purchase of a T-Mobile refill, which is an airtime credit voucher (not another SIM card), in Austria. These airtime vouchers are available in 4 denominations:

  • 20 € / $24
  • 40 € / $48
  • 60 € / $72
  • 80 € / $96

Simply scratch off the grey protective layer to reveal your reload code. When punched into the keypad of your international cell phone the reload code will credit your Austria SIM card the respective Euro denomination you purchased.

T-Mobile credit vouchers are available locally, in Austria, at local Tabac shops, convenience stores, T-Mobile shops and authorized dealers.

Remember: Do not purchase another SIM card when your airtime credit is depleted! Your only need a recharge voucher! And your incoming calls are always free even when you run out of airtime.


Austrian Cell Phone Rates:

Domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls within Austria from your prepaid Austria SIM card while you are in Austria. All incoming calls regardless of where they originate are FREE while you are in Austria.

Austria Domestic Rates (per minute)
Type of Call Rate
Land (fixed) lines 0.44€ ($0.53)
SMS / E-Mail 0.22€ ($0.26) / msg.

Austria International Rates (per minute)
Country Rate
USA and Canada 0.70€ / $0.84
Europe 0.70€ / $0.84
Russia 1.60€ / $1.93

International Roaming Rates:

International roaming with your Austria SIM card is not the cheapest alternative for staying in touch while on the road but it can be convenient for a weekend crossing into Switzerland or Germany for a weekend. With international roaming the benefit is that you don't have to buy a new SIM card and have a new cell phone number for 2 short days in a new country.


Service Life:

If you do not recharge your account within 12-months your Mobile phone number will be recycled and any remaining airtime credit will be forfeit. To get connected again you will be required to purchase another Austria SIM card. The 12-month period starts the day you arrive in Austria and turn on your cellular phone.


Coverage:

Cellular coverage in Austria is excellent, far exceeding typical cellular coverage in the US.

Your rental cell phone will work in these Austrian cities:
Graz Innsbruck Klagenfurt Linz Salzburg Vienna

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