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    How long will my Vodafone pay-as-you-go dongle be valid for in Tenerife?

    Greetings from snowy East Sussex, I do hope you've all dried out after those dreadful storms. The pictures looked quite something.

    OK, I bought a Vodafone PAYG internet dongle when I was in Tenerife last year but the credit has now expired. I was wondering if anyone knew exactly how long the actual number is kept? I won't be back until next Christmas and I can't seem to top it up on the Vodafone Spain site but would like to keep it active if I can.

    Could anyone give me a bit of advice please?

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    Hi there, I'm also from snowy E.Sussex. I dont know how long your credit lasts for, but i wonder if its got anythin to do with all spanish sims had to be registered or you lost the number.

    Sorry I dont know more.

    Lets hope the snow doesnt settle

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    Re: How long will my Vodafone pay-as-you-go dongle be valid for in Tenerife?

    Hi Ecco
    Can't help but I am v interested in getting a dongle while I'm over there. How much, where & which one is best please. Thanks.

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    Re: How long will my Vodafone pay-as-you-go dongle be valid for in Tenerife?

    Quote Originally Posted by Welsh wendy View Post
    Hi Ecco
    Can't help but I am v interested in getting a dongle while I'm over there. How much, where & which one is best please. Thanks.
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    Re: How long will my Vodafone pay-as-you-go dongle be valid for in Tenerife?

    I'm in Tenerife at the moment and have bought an Orange one for 49 euros plus 20 euros credit which lasts for 7 days and gives me 1 gig before it slows down. I could buy daily use which is about 3.90 euros a day. As the instructions are in Spanish I will have to do some research when I get home to see if there are any rules about having to top up so many times to keep the registration.

    Sorry I can't be of any more help.

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    Re: How long will my Vodafone pay-as-you-go dongle be valid for in Tenerife?

    Bought a vodaphone dongle in Tenerife, paid approx €48 and paid an additional €50 for 30 days usage.
    I understand that I can pay additional money to extend this.
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    Re: How long will my Vodafone pay-as-you-go dongle be valid for in Tenerife?

    Thanks to everyone for their replies.

    Ellisa1 - I've heard we're having settled snow by the end of the week. This has been a long winter!

    Thanks to some very helpful off board PMs, here's what I have figured out with the Vodafone dongle:

    The expiry date of the SIM card if you don't top it up is on the cellophane wrapper it came in (the one with the bar code on). Mine has now expired so I can't top it up on line at Vodeafone.es. It looks like they last about 8 months.

    The Vodafone site does sell data sim cards only for 29 Euros. However, it's not a pay online facility, it's strictly cash on delivery. You need to supply either your NIE number OR passport number and nationality and have these with you when the card is delivered.

    You also need a Spanish mobile phone number as they text you 48 hours before delivery.

    It's the same principle for a dongle and card purchase from their web site.

    As I don't have a Tenerife address I can't use that option. What a palaver!

    Hope the information helps others though.

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    Re: How long will my Vodafone pay-as-you-go dongle be valid for in Tenerife?

    I have a UK o2 mobile broadband dongle which is unlocked for use in the uk as it accepts 3, T Mobile and BT Mobile sim cards ive tried in it.

    Would anyone happen to know if I could therefore buy a spanish network pay & go sim card and use it in it and which of the networks would be cheapest and have best coverage in Los Cristianos? If so can I just walk into a phone shop and buy a sim card would anyone know?

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    Re: How long will my Vodafone pay-as-you-go dongle be valid for in Tenerife?

    Hi just returned from Tenerife, I bought vodaphone pay as you go mobile broadband. The answer is 3 months if not topped up all credit is wiped and you will need a new number current rate 19 euros 14 days. New number and sim 24 euros hope this helps.

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