Telekom Hungary Domino SIM data not working
In Budapest, you can buy "DOMINO SIM KARTYA" SIM cards for 990 HUF (and no paperwork), with 500MB of data. The problem is that the card doesn't seem to register on my Android phone. The only website I can access is telekom.hu, and their 1777 support number has no operator option, and the recorded voice prompts are in terrible English. Calls and SMSes don't work either.
How can one activate data on this SIM card?
Best Answer
Read Data verification for prepaid subscribers
If you don't have an ID card issued by the Hungarian authorities, you are asked to visit one of our stores. An ID card issued by another country cannot be verified in the Hungarian register, you have to show your entry or residence documents to our colleagues.
Of course this is also written in an interesting English dialect, but the point is crystal clear: you need to go to a Telekom store to get this verification done. Have your passport with you or Hungarian residence card if you have one.
Activation is the next, relatively easy step which will be done in store. In Hungary typically there's no reason for insane amount of red tape, but in this case there is: organized crime previously bought an insane amount of SIM cards (some reports said 200 000) with the ID of a homeless person and some of that landed in the hand of the terrorists in Paris and Brussels. Opsie. Of course, they had inside help but still, they don't want this to happen again.
Treat it as a genuine Hungarian experience as the poor sods there need to deal with this much red tape all the bloody time.
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How to activate Telekom SIM card Hungary?
Activation is by app, online, calling 1777 or in person at any Telekom store. You will not be able to activate the same option (unlimited for 1 or 3 days) immediately after expiration. You will need to wait until the morning hours if the next day or choose a different option.Which Sim is best in Hungary?
Traveltomtom recommends a Vodafone sim card for Hungary. Their network is good and they have the best value deals for data packages. For $12 you get 5 GB data. Another great way to stay connected when traveling is a global travel sim card.How to activate Vodafone SIM Hungary?
But, in order to activate it, you need to visit a Vodafone store. According to existing regulations in Hungary as a foreign customer you can't activate it online.Which Sim is best in Budapest?
Within the capital and other large cities, Telekom and Telenor both have good service. Vodafone has the least coverage of the three main carriers, and while I've used it on past visits to Budapest, I now go for Telenor due to better coverage and value.Telekom Germany Deutschland Telekom
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I just tried this (bought the Domino card at Media Market), called the number, and the operator said that starting earlier this year, they will only activate the card if you have a Hungarian government-issued ID. Not sure if it's the same for other carriers like Vodafone, who I also saw in the mall. I actually went to two T-Mobile shops and they were both sold out of Domino cards; in both stores they said tourists buy them all, so I guess there are a lot of us carrying around useless (for us) SIMs.
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