Re: Advice Needed: Calling from India to US on a cellphone

"Otto Pylot" <otto@bogus.address.invalid> wrote in message
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> What is the best way to obtain a SIM card for her to use?

It depends on what you mean when you say "best". If you mean "foolproof" you
might want to look at
http://www.telestial.com/products/india_sim.htm or
http://www.cellularabroad.com/indiappsc.html
with the understanding that these services charge a hefty premium for their
service.
OTOH, maybe someone in the family inviting your daughter has a spare SIM she
can use while she's there.

I have no experience to give you any advice on calling to/from India. I
understand that Reliance India specializes in calls to/from India:
https://www.relianceindiacall.com/


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Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net

"Otto Pylot" <otto@bogus.address.invalid> wrote in message
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> What I meant is should we go for an online service before hand or just
> wait and purchase a card at the airport in Delhi, and from which
> provider?

Hmmm. Well, I havn't been to India yet, so I really can't say how hard it is
to get a SIM when she gets there.


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Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net

Donald Newcomb <DRNewcomb@NOT.attglobal.net> wrote:

: "Otto Pylot" <otto@bogus.address.invalid> wrote
: > What I meant is should we go for an online service before hand or just
: > wait and purchase a card at the airport in Delhi, and from which
: > provider?
:
: Hmmm. Well, I havn't been to India yet, so I really can't say how hard it is
: to get a SIM when she gets there.

I was there more than a year ago, someone better informed can certainly
correct me.

I don't think you can buy it at the airport. This means she's have to
go to a store in the city sometime. I don't know how long it would take
because of new security-related document checks. That's why I suggested
she should get her friend's family to buy one in advance.

When she arrives at the airport, she can and should use a
PCO---basically a pay phone with an attendant, but you have to say
"PCO" otherwise nobody local will know what you mean---to make calls.
This is probably also the best way to call USA whenever a PCO is
available to her.

There is probably no harm in taking a SIM from here for immediate use.
However these will be very expensive especially for India-to-India
calls. So the sooner she gets an Indian SIM the better.