Very disappointing experience – don’t buy online
I had a really bad experience with Vodafone and I want to warn others not to make the same mistake.
I bought a Vodafone SIM online before traveling, thinking I’d have internet as soon as I landed. I paid a lot of money for it. But when I arrived in Egypt, my wife bought a Vodafone SIM at the airport — and it was almost 3 times cheaper.
Even worse, the internet from the online SIM barely worked during my entire 7-day stay. I couldn’t properly use basic apps like YouTube, and overall it was almost useless.
I contacted Vodafone support, and they told me to manually change providers, which didn’t fix the problem. I also discovered the SIM had a Netherlands number, which is not helpful when you’re traveling in Egypt and expect a local connection.
The only good thing in this situation was that my wife had internet from her airport SIM, so I could at least stay connected through her.
I will give one star — but not to Vodafone. That star is for Trustpilot for allowing honest reviews like this.
My advice: don’t buy Vodafone SIMs online. Buy one at the airport — it’s cheaper and actually works.
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