Cellular Internet in Iceland? [duplicate]

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Is it possible to purchase a pre-paid SIM card that with cellular Internet access in Iceland ? If so, in what parts of Iceland can I expect coverage ?

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Yes it is, and it's pretty good. I'm involved in a project that does lots of research on Glaciers (project link) and as such we spend a couple of weeks there a year. For the last couple of years we've been staying at a farm near Hofn (15km away) and we've used a vodafone 3G dongle to provide internet access for 10/11 people, and whilst it's not be amazingly fast it's been more than adequate for browsing emails and Skype video calls. It would always connect to a 3G signal - never having to fall back to GSM. The one problem with this was we needed an Icelandic identity number in order to buy the dongle.

We have also used the same dongle at Jöklasel, a cafe 840m meters above sealevel and by the side of the Vatnajokull, and have maintained a good enough link for skype.

We have also used on of the other local networks Simmin for data coverage (GPRS) actually on the glacier and they have also proven themselves to be pretty reliable. Their prepay SIM cards are freely available and data is pretty cheap.



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Does Iceland have good Internet?

Tech-savvy Icelanders rank among the top Internet users in the world, so you should not encounter many problems with finding an internet connection for your smartphone, laptop or other web-enabled devices. Also, tourist information centres often provide many types of services, including mailing or Internet access.

How is Internet coverage in Iceland?

The use of internet in Iceland is widespread. Iceland has been at the forefront of adopting new internet access technologies starting in the early 1990s with dial-up connections. Today, 1Gbit/s speeds are available to 90% of citizens through full-fibre networks.

Is there data in Iceland?

Mobile and internet service (3G/4G coverage) is usually very good in Iceland and mobile phones work in all major towns and popular routes around the country. The service can be limited in some rural and wilderness areas. There are three main phone networks in Iceland: S\xedminn, Vodafone and Nova.

Is there free Wi-Fi in Iceland?

You will find free Wifi in Iceland mostly in coffee shops in Reykjavik. You can rent a portable mobile Wi-Fi hotspot so that you can have your own wireless Internet connection all around Iceland. You will access Internet on the largest cellular network in Iceland.


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You can say that you have at least GSM nearly all over the island. We had GSM access even on Askja.

The tariffs are very flexible compared to other European countries (especially Germany). They provide modular packages for internet/phone traffic.

Staff in the mobile shop (Simmin) where very anxious to help us (in fluent english)! They provide an app to check your traffic/costs.

Hope this helps.

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