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Which Polish cell phone (+ Internet) operator is the best?


LublinTeacher  3 | 8  
4 Aug 2013 /  #1
Hello!

I have Samsung s4; So I need internet package

So; a package with SMS- CALL- INTERNET

Which operator is the best? What are the prices?

NOTE: I want pre-paid ones.
Monitor  13 | 1810  
5 Aug 2013 /  #2
I think that quality of all networks is similar. Perhaps service in call centers differs.
Most of people move to Play, so I guess that this company has the most fair prices.

Prices:

call costs
0,29 zł minute to all networks
0,09 zł SMS to all networks
0,19 zł MMS to all networks
0,01 zł transfer of data (for 300 kB)

internet:
5 zł 10 MB 150 MB 3 days
10 zł 15 MB 300 MB 7 days
20 zł 0.45 GB 1 GB 14 days
30 zł 1.17 GB 2 GB 30 days
50 zł 3.61 GB 5 GB 60 days
75 zł 5.91 GB 8 GB 90 days
125 zł 11.52 GB 15 GB 120 days

2 GB - 30zł should be enough for 1 months for smartphone. It looks that the bigger packet you choose, the more MB you have per month for the same price.
Marius  1 | 33  
5 Aug 2013 /  #3
Which operator is the best? What are the prices?

I use T-Mobile (formerly ERA), and I am satisfied about their network and service. They're prolly not the cheapest, tho.

Play is cheaper, but their network coverage is worse. I have some friends using Play, and they have no signal in some places, including their rooms/flats...so sometimes they need to lean out of the window/get onto the balcony to have a conversation. Especially fun in the winter with -15C! :))

Orange is a bit better, so I've heard, but their service seems to be lacking.

The prices: best to check yourself on the websites, that should be easy to find out.
dany_moussalli  13 | 259  
5 Aug 2013 /  #4
2 GB - 30zł should be enough for 1 months for smartphone. It looks that the bigger packet you choose, the more MB you have per month for the same price

this is exactly what i need ,can you give me the exact name of this offer in polish ? and the addresses of the company "play" in poznan and whether they have customer service in english or not ?

also ,how do you people recharge ? you go to one of their branches ?

the offer you gave is better than the one that i wanted to purchase : orange.pl/kid,4002009309,id,4002009310,title,taryfy-Or ange-na-karte,article.html
normalnyfacet  - | 31  
5 Aug 2013 /  #5
Most of people move to Play, so I guess that this company has the most fair prices

I am fairly certain that these SIMs can only be used for data (and possibly text messaging), so they might not necessarily be the best choice for a smartphone (unless you are happy to forego the phone part of the equation)
dany_moussalli  13 | 259  
5 Aug 2013 /  #6
correct me if i'm wrong ,but i understood that the offer here : play.pl/oferta/internet/internet-na-karte/all-inclusive/19.html

is that if you charge your phone with 30 zl (for example ) you'll get a 30 zloty balance that you can use (0,29 zł minute to all networks, 0,09 zł SMS to all networks etc ... ) + 2 gb worth of internet ?
Monitor  13 | 1810  
5 Aug 2013 /  #7
pakiet means that you pay once and get Internet credit only. but in Play you can top up phone with 30pln and you get valid calls for 1 year, so that's not big limitation.
dany_moussalli  13 | 259  
5 Aug 2013 /  #8
so the 30 zloty = 2 gb only gives you internet credit ?
normalnyfacet  - | 31  
5 Aug 2013 /  #9
correct me if i'm wrong

looks like it's me whose wrong (or I'm on a different tariff or something)
Monitor  13 | 1810  
5 Aug 2013 /  #10
so the 30 zloty = 2 gb only gives you internet credit ?

yep
dany_moussalli  13 | 259  
5 Aug 2013 /  #11
sorry if i'm asking lots of questions but .. what about the phone calls and SMS ,are they prepaid or postpaid ?
Monitor  13 | 1810  
5 Aug 2013 /  #12
prepaid:

0,29 zł minute to all networks
0,09 zł SMS to all networks
0,19 zł MMS to all networks
0,01 zł transfer of data (for 300 kB)

Postpaid is only when you sign contract with a company.
katiekatie  - | 4  
18 Sep 2013 /  #13
Marius, I use Play and the part about people that sometimes need to lean out of the window is probably about me ;-). Play is really really cheap but I hate this no signal thing.
Polsyr  6 | 758  
19 Sep 2013 /  #14
I use Plus. Both prepaid and postpaid. No problem with signal or service so far.
kepler  4 | 19  
19 Sep 2013 /  #15
I've heard that Play is cheap but other operators surcharge calls to its network. Is it still true?
Harry  
19 Sep 2013 /  #16
Yes and yes.
kepler  4 | 19  
19 Sep 2013 /  #17
Do you know the reason why? It always bugged me.
Harry  
19 Sep 2013 /  #18
Basically, because P4 (who own the Play brand) is still building its network, it is allowed (by the Polish telecomms regulator) to charge higher interconnect fees for calls terminating in its network. So when customers of say T-Mobile call a number on the Play network, P4 is allowed to charge T-Mobile more than Orange or Polkomtel are allowed to charge for from T Mobile which terminate in their network. Generally the network operators (and the MVNOs) just pass that extra cost straight on to the customer, although not always.

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