{"id":6510,"date":"2015-07-13T23:29:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T21:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moving2madrid.wpengine.com\/fr\/best-mobile-phone-deals\/"},"modified":"2017-04-11T12:56:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T12:56:42","slug":"best-mobile-phone-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moving2madrid.com\/fr\/best-mobile-phone-deals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Mobile Phone Deal for Just-Landed Expats in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You know you should have a Spanish phone number when Spaniards arrive late and do not warn you !<\/p><\/div>\n

Just landed in Madrid ? The first thing you need is a Spanish mobile phone number to make friends, find a flat and start your new Spanish life.<\/p>\n

Go for the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solution for now<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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As you have just arrived, you should not commit to a 18-month plan – the minimum time you have to commit in Spain to have a mobile phone contract. Your new lifestyle means also you do not exactly know what kind of consumption you will have.<\/p>\n

Go for the \u00ab\u00a0Pay As You Go\u00a0\u00bb solution for now, see how it goes and upgrade to the most adapted 18-month plan as soon as your consumption pattern is stable.<\/p>\n

Please note: all prices on all sites for mobile phones and in this article are without VAT (21%).<\/p>\n

Or if you prefer to get professional help to get the best right away, thus saving an average of 200 \u20ac a year just on bills, or 2000 \u20ac on time and temp accommodation saved, ask now for your free relocation consultation !<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The New Kid on The Block: Tuenti
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Forget the big guys: Movistar, Vodafone and Orange. Go for Tuenti<\/a>.
\nSimply put, the big guys are 2 to 3 times more expensive than this contender: The \u00ab\u00a0Big Guys\u00a0\u00bb charge 8-25 cents vs 3 cents with Tuent for instance.<\/p>\n

Oh, and Tuenti no requires minimum consumption, and they have also the cheapest PAYG data plan: 1 GB for 7 \u20ac.<\/p>\n

And you can order via internet, have it delivered at home, and manage everything via a website in English afterwards in your personal area. That’s why I recommend Tuenti.<\/p>\n

If you are in Madrid, I recommend you go to the flagship Movistar store on Gran V\u00eda 28 where you will have Movistar people who speak English and will help you out to get a Tuenti sim card.<\/p>\n

Just order the sim card alone, or with a mobile phone, from their site<\/a> and you will receive at home a few days later – easy.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have any address, you can go to one of their shops in Madrid<\/a> (it’s Movistar shops in fact), and get a sim in no time.<\/p>\n

Disclosure: I have no interest in Tuenti, apart from making sure my readers and my clients get the best deal in Madrid !<\/p>\n

By the way, quality is roughly the same since Tuenti uses the best network: the one from incumbent and formely public company Movistar.<\/p>\n

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If you know more or less how many minutes, calls and sms you are going to spend, then go there and enter the information to get the best deal automatically: https:\/\/www.doctorsim.com.<\/p>\n

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The Big Guys have interesting deals for 18 months plans, with all included internet and calls, especially when you combine with having internet with the same provider.<\/p>\n

For now, go for PAYG with Tuenti, and when your bill stabilizes, shop around for the best all-in-one package with mobile, landline and internet.<\/p>\n

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Remember, that to get a contract, you will need a NIE or to go to other companies that allow to have contracts with a passport – more details here:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/moving2madrid.com\/best-internet-landline-tv-providers-spain\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Yours Madridly,
\n+Pierre-Alban Waters & The Moving2Madrid Team
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