SIM card Slovenia and Croatia

[Karen1]

I will be doing a 15 day bike trip through Slovenia and Croatia in September.  The area covered will be urban and rural.  Does anyone have experience with SIM cards in these two countries?  I am looking for phone, text and data capability.

[Acekiller]

the other option is freedompop

[Karen1]

An unlocked IPhone 6

[Karen1]

Ah thanks for the screenshot.  I was obviously looking at the wrong page - I was looking at unlimited data.  I will have a second look

[koimr1]

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@Karen1 wrote:

Thanks for the information.  I had a look at Knowroaming.  It looks great, but unfortunately is not available in Slovenia.  Good to know for another trip though.

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Actually, if you go here Slovenia is on the supported list:

and

You mentioned you use WhatsApp, this might be of interest to you then (WhatsApp usage is free with KnowRoaming):

[sheytoon]

@Karen1

What phone are you planning on using by the way? Is it already unlocked?

[Karen1]

Thanks for the information.  I had a look at Knowroaming.  It looks great, but unfortunately is not available in Slovenia.  Good to know for another trip though.

[Karen1]

Thanks I will look at your links.  I have no experience with SIM cards in foreign countries as I usually try to get by with wifi, whatsapp, etc.  

[sheytoon · Accepted solution]

I don't have personal experience, but I usually find a list of the operators and browse for their sites before I go on a trip. Using Google Translate, you should be able to find out their pricing.

I usually pick the larger operators because their coverage is generally better. Here are the oeprators in order from largest to smallest.

Croatia:

Hrvatski Telekom

VIP

Tele2

Slovenia:

Telekom Slovenije

A1

Telemach

T-2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_Europe#Croatia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_Europe#Slovenia

Have fun! Sounds like a great trip!

[koimr1]

I just came back from Europe and although I wasn't in Slovenia nor Croatia I got pretty close (Austria and Hungary).

I used a KnowRoaming SIM and had no issues with data/voice/text almost anywhere I went, including some locations in the Alps.

Because of my travel arrangements I needed to provide an Austrian number before I left Canada so that's why I went with KnowRoaming.

If you don't need the same then I would suggest getting a SIM card once you're there - much cheaper and better rates (in fact you might be shocked at how much we pay for regular service here in Canada as opposed to Europe).

While I was over there I could probably get a SIM card from various providers on almost every city block and definitely in every train station/airport.