Contents 1 Sunrise 1.1 GoDayflat 1.2 T@ke Away PrePaid 1.3 Availability 1.4 SIM sizes 1.5 Tethering 2 Orange 2.1 Startup cost 2.2 Orange Me PrePay 2.3 SIM sizes 2.4 Tethering 2.5 Coverage 3 Swisscom 3.1 Default data rate 3.2 Data feature packs 3.3 Fair use policy 3.4 Availability 3.5 Sim sizes 3.6 Tethering 3.7 Prepaid for "iPad" 4 Coop Mobile 4.1 Startup cost 4.2 Data feature packs 4.3 Availability 4.4 SIM sizes 4.5 Tethering 4.6 Coverage 5 ok.-mobile 5.1 Startup Cost 5.2 Internet Usage Fees 5.3 Availability 5.4 Configuration 5.5 Mobiles 5.6 SIM Sizes 5.7 Tethering 6 Comments

SunriseEdit

GoDayflatEdit

19.90 CHF for SIM card. 20.00 CHF included Select data-option "Sunrise Surf" 7.50 CHF / month; includes 250MB / month

NEW: Per Day 1 CHF / Unlimited ( for Activated: send a SMS to Nr. 5522 with DAYFLAT)

T@ke Away PrePaidEdit

• T@ke Away PrePaid - 3 CHF / hour, unlimited usage. Plus 19.90 CHF for the SIM card.

• T@ke Away basic (12 Months)- 3.50 CHF / day, unlimited usage (without subscription free, they call it a subscription). Drawback of this option is the high initial price: the SIM card is 40 CHF.

AvailabilityEdit

Online at sunrise.ch

SIM sizesEdit

Both mini SIM and micro SIM available.

TetheringEdit

Yes.

OrangeEdit

Startup costEdit

Both mini SIM and micro SIM are free.

Orange Internet Everywhere PrePaid for use with laptops: 49 CHF for dongle, includes first 3 days use within first three months.

Orange Internet Everywhere Day for use with laptops: 199 CHF for dongle (or 1 CHF / 24 Month)

Orange Me PrePayEdit

Mobile Internet Day 2 CHF / day, unlimited usage

There will be no limit in terms of MB but a Fair Use Policy is implemented above 100 MB/month. Above 100 MB, speed is downgraded down to 64 kbps. Online at orange.ch

SIM sizesEdit

Both mini SIM and micro SIM available.

TetheringEdit

Yes.

CoverageEdit

Has the worst network in Switzerland, they didn't invest in the last 12 months in their network. Where there is no UMTS coverage they only have GPRS speed (and that's often). They wanted to save the money for an EDGE network.

SwisscomEdit

See the report Traveling to Switzerland: How to get online?

Default data rateEdit

1 CHF / MB, maximum of 5 CHF / day, see link for details

Data feature packsEdit

Staying less than 10 days: Natel Easy BeFree only CHF4 / day, see BeFree Easy

• A day is the 24 hour period from midnight to 23:59 the same day

• So surfing from your mobile from 2340 until 0020 the next day would incur a charge of CHF 8

• First SIM card costs CHF 19.90 and has CHF 20 credit

• Days you do not use the phone for data (or for voice or SMS), there is no charge

• Similar to data, there is unlimited Switzerland SMS for CHF1/day, and unlimited voice in Switzerland for CHF 3/day

Or

Staying longer than 10 days: Natel Liberty Uno

• Buy 40 CHF of credit
• Buy the data package by sending 'start data2gb' to 444
• It's 40 CHF, includes 2GB or 30 days whichever comes first

Fair use policyEdit

May reduce speed after 2 GB.

AvailabilityEdit

Prepaid cards must be registered in a Swisscom sales outlet. Please take along a valid passport or identity card (a driving licence is not accepted) to register in person.

You can add credit to your SIM card at all major gas stations or using a credit card online at : http://www.swisscom.ch/res/mobile/tarife/aufladen/index.htm

Sim sizesEdit

Both mini SIM and micro SIM available.

TetheringEdit

Yes.

Prepaid for "iPad"Edit

CHF 19,90 gives you a SIM + CHF 20,- credit. See: http://www.swisscom.ch/res/internet/mobile-unlimited/tarife-ipad/index.htm

NATEL® data easy flex
	Option 100 MB (standard)	Option 300 MB	Option 2 GB
Who is it for?	For occasional surfers	For daily surfers	For frequent surfers
Data volumes	100 MB / calendar day	300 MB / 30 days	2 GB / 30 days
Price	5.-	19.-	39.-

Coop MobileEdit

Startup costEdit

SIM Card: 15 CHF, includes 15CHF prepaid balance.

See link for more information (in german).

Data feature packsEdit

9,90 CHF 300 MB / month. You can also get a 3-month free trial of this data service.

See link for more information (in german).

AvailabilityEdit

You can get the SIM at any Coop Supermarkt with Kiosk, Coop City Warenhaus, Coop Bau+Hobby Markt, Fust and Interdiscount.

Activation of SIM takes 1 to 2 business days!

SIM sizesEdit

Unknown.

TetheringEdit

NO TETHERING with PRE PAID option!

CoverageEdit

Also on Orange's network - Warning as in Orange Section apply !

ok.-mobileEdit

Introduced in December 2010, this is a prepaid product using the Orange network (see above).

More information can be found on ok-mobile.ch. There is also a Facebook "fan page", where many users and some friendly support folks hang out and exchange information, mostly in German.

Startup CostEdit

SIM cards are CHF 15, with an initial balance of CHF 15.

Internet Usage FeesEdit

Internet usage is CHF 2 per day or CHF 10 per month.

AvailabilityEdit

Mobiles, SIM cards, and refills are sold through newsagent's chains, in particular "k kiosk" and "Press & Books". These can be found at most train stations, which makes it attractive for travelers. Refill over the Internet doesn't seem possible at this time.

They promise that activation should be done in an hour. You can speed up the process by printing out the registration form at home, fill it out, and bring it to the outlet.

ConfigurationEdit

APN name: click

MobilesEdit

In a few larger k kiosk stores you can buy mobiles. Currently there are two types: a simple one for CHF 20, and a smartphone for CHF 100. The smartphone is a ZTE "Blade" Android phone branded as (Orange) San Francisco. It ships with Android 2.1 with some Orange-specific modifications. E.g. the Google Talk client was removed. The mobiles are SIM-locked to the Orange (Switzerland) network for 24 months.

SIM SizesEdit

As far as I know, only standard (large) size SIMs are sold. So bring scissors if you have an iPad.

TetheringEdit

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