The Holland prepaid SIM card for The Netherlands with a cell phone is the most convenient and economical solution for staying in touch while in Holland. All incoming calls, while your travel Holland are FREE, regardless of where they originate. Pay the local rate for local calls and use your Holland cellular phone like you do at home. And, unlike home, your Netherlands SIM card is prepaid so there is no need for a contract.
What's included?
The O2 Holland prepaid SIM card (Network Access Card) for your cell phone
Eur 10 (US $10.00) worth of airtime
FREE incoming calls
Voicemail
SMS text messaging
Data capable
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
*Note: Your Holland SIM card will require a SIM-unlocked compatible international cellular phone.
Activating Your Service
Your Holland SIM card will provide you with a Holland cellular phone number that is printed on under the last bar code, on the reverse side of the O2 packaging and begins 061. The Holland cell phone number may also be found printed on the envelope containing your SIM card as well as below the actual SIM card in the section titled ‘Het mobiele nummer is:”.
To start using your O2 service simply:
Insert the O2 Holland SIM card into the mobile phone*
Turn on your phone
Enter the default Pin “0000” (4 zeroes)^
Start calling**
Customer service for your Holland prepaid SIM card is available 24 hr./day by dialing 1244 at any time from your Holland cellular phone. *You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized Holland SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the Holland SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold contacts of the Holland SIM card facing the metal contacts of your international cellular phone.
**When calling overseas from the United States to your Holland cellular phone number callers will need to dial 011 followed by the country code 31 and then your Holland cell phone number. To call abroad from your Holland cell phone simply dial 00 followed by the country code and phone number.
^Your phone may or may not prompt you for a PIN code. The PUK is only required to unblock you phone if you enter in a PIN code incorrectly 3x. Follow your cell phone manual instructions to correctly use the PUK to unblock your phone along with PIN2.
Adding Talk Time
From time to time, your prepaid Holland SIM card may need to be recharged with airtime credit. The mechanism for adding airtime is through the purchase of recharge cards (also called airtime vouchers), which are available at most convenience stores, tabac shops and petrol stations throughout Holland. They may be purchased in denominations of 10 Euro or 20 Euro and you receive the equivalent in airtime.
To charge the Netherlands SIM with a recharge card proceed as follows:
Open up the packaging of the recharge card.
Rub off the gray protective layer.
A 14-digit number will be revealed.
Dial 1224
Follow the instructions to load your voucher code.
Remember: Do not purchase another Holland SIM chip when your airtime is depleted!!!
Holland Domestic Rates
Domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls within Holland while you are in Holland. All incoming calls regardless of where they originate and the tariff plan you choose are free with the O2 Holland SIM card.
The default plan is call the “Piek & Dal”, however this may changed, for free, once/month. More frequent changes will incur a €5/change.
Piek & Dal Plan (Default)
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Peak
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Off-peak
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Landline
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Cell phone
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Landline
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Cell phone
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0.45 Euro ($0.50)
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0.45 Euro ($0.50)
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0.10 Euro ($0.11)
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0.20 Euro ($0.22)
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Vast (fixed line) & Mobiel
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Call Any Time
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Any Domestic Number
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24 / 7
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€ 0,35 ($0.39)
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Holland International Rates
International rates are per minute for international outgoing calls within Holland from your Holland SIM card while you are in Holland. All incoming calls, regardless of where they originate, are free with your O2 Holland SIM card.
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North America
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Western Europe
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Europe
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Rest of world
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€ 0.80 / $0.88*
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€ 1.00 / $1.10
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€ 0.75 / $0.82
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€ 1.75 / $1.90
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International Roaming Rates
Currently you can use your O2 Holland service in 38 countries around Europe and the rest of the world. The 38 countries are split into 2 zones and each zone has its own set of calling restrictions so please read this section carefully.
O2 recharge vouchers are not available outside of Holland. Consequently you may want to consider bringing along some spare airtime recharge vouchers while roaming.
1) You can receive calls regardless of where they originate while in zone 1 or 2.
2) You can make domestic calls while in zone 1 or 2
3) You can ONLY call internationally to Zone 1, Zone 2 and Holland.
| Calling within zone or to Holland* |
Calls from one Zone to the Other |
| Zone 1 |
Zone 2 |
Zone 1 to 2 |
Zone 2 to 1 |
| € 1.25 ($1.37) |
€ 1.90 ($2.09) |
€ 1.50 ($1.65) |
€ 2.45 ($2.68) |
Zone 1: Andorra, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Malta, Germany, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Austria, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, UK, Sweden and Switzerland
Zone 2: Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Lithuania, Morocco, Ukraine, Turkey, South-Africa, and the US**
* Includes cost of ALL all incoming calls.
** The US networks do not always connect outgoing calls.
International roaming with a Netherlands SIM card is not the cheapest but it can be convenient if say you cross into France or Germany for a weekend. This way you don’t have to buy a new SIM card for just 2 days in a new country.
Service Life
Each recharge extends the validity of the SIM card for 12 months from the date of the recharge. If you do not recharge your SIM card within that period, the SIM card and accompanying phone number will expire.
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