Data Sim Card or Pocket WiFi

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Benedict is planning an 8-day trip to Switzerland starting on April 28. He wants to know whether to rent a Pocket Wifi device or buy a Data Sim Card at Zurich Airport, looking for recommendations and pricing info. He’s traveling from Hong Kong and will return to Zurich on the last day.

Key takeaways:

Consider purchasing a Salt Sim Card at Zurich Airport for CHF 10, which includes CHF 20 credit for unlimited 4G data for up to 10 days.
You can also look into TravelersWiFi options for more flexibility if you prefer a mobile hotspot.
Check the opening hours of shops at the airport to ensure you can buy the Sim Card upon arrival.

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Reply 21 of 31 • 27 April 2017 at 20:39:44 #861317

Hi Benedict,

You wrote “Does the Salt SIM Card support Tethering?”

As far as I know. I have certainly not seen anything to suggest it does not.

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Reply 22 of 31 • 20 May 2017 at 3:40:16 #861318

Hi Benedict, hope you had a wonderful trip to Switzerland. Did the Salt SIM card workout for your for internet needs??

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Reply 23 of 31 • 2 June 2017 at 5:44:33 #861319

Sorry for my late reply. I finally gave up to buy the SALT SIM card as the shop is closed when we arrived the airport.

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Reply 24 of 31 • 3 June 2017 at 1:42:27 #861320

Hi Benedict,

What did you get in the end if you did not manage to get the SALT prepaid card? I’m reaching on 6 Jun at Zurich airport in the afternoon, so hopefully the shops are open.

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Reply 25 of 31 • 3 June 2017 at 9:46:19 #861321

Hi lpj0508,

This page with the options we tested might be useful: http://www.myswissalps.com/si mcard.

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Reply 26 of 31 • 4 June 2017 at 13:04:43 #861322

Good news all!

I’ve received a reply from Salt customer service. If everything is as what this customer service officer said, I will be getting this. Will share the experience here if it works out well.

Dear Mr. Loh,

thank you for contacting us.

I’m happy to hear about your interest in Salt. Allow me to clarify your questions:

There’s a fair use policy of 10GB / day, speed won’t be throttled.

Prepay sim cards can be used in hotspot devices and for tethering

Do not hesitate in contacting us once more if you need further assistance.

Kind Regards,

Nuno Moço
Customer Service

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Reply 27 of 31 • 4 June 2017 at 13:26:54 #861323

Hi Mr Loh,

See http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/around-switzerland-via-stp-flex-and-sbb-mobile-app for my Salt experiences.

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Reply 28 of 31 • 4 June 2017 at 13:39:46 #861324

Thanks for the cofirmation

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Reply 29 of 31 • 4 June 2017 at 20:48:42 #861325

Hi all. It has been a good experience with Salt prepay SIM card.i purchased one at the Zurich airport and it was active in 30 minutes. 20 CHF credit 10 CHF purchase. Per day 2 CHF for unlimited internet

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Reply 30 of 31 • 5 June 2017 at 0:38:26 #861326

We use this one in Swiss.

https://travelerswifi. com/

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Reply 31 of 31 • 5 June 2017 at 11:05:10 #861327

Hi

We used Salt prepaid card . We purchased it for 10 chf and got a credit for 20 chf. We had unlimited internet everyday for 1.99 chf and was perfect for our 10 days stay. We could ebev tether other devices.

Udayaditya