Please Note:

Your Switzerland SIM Card (Sunrise) will require a SIM-unlocked GSM 900 / 1800 compatible international cell phone. If you do not have your own international cell phone, we have several models available for rental or purchase.

Your Switzerland SIM card will provide you with a Switzerland cellular phone number, which you will receive upon activating your SIM card. The number begins with 076.

To activate your Switzerland service, please

Then simply

Customer service for your Switzerland Megafone prepaid SIM card is available 24 hours a day by dialing 0800 707 707 at any time from your Switzerland cellular phone.

For your reference, the emergency numbers while in Switzerland are: 117 for Police, 144 for Ambulance, 118 for Fire

*You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized Switzerland SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert the Switzerland SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold contacts of the SIM card facing the metal contacts of your international cellular phone.

^ Your Switzerland SIM card requires a 4 digit PIN code which can be found under the black tab located within the duo-fold welcome letter affixed to the Switzerland SIM card. The PUK is only required to unblock your phone if you enter a PIN code incorrectly. Follow your cell phone manual instructions to correctly use the PUK to unblock your phone.

**When calling overseas from the United States to your Switzerland cell phone, callers will need to dial 011 followed by the country code 41 and then your Switzerland cell phone number. To call abroad from your Switzerland cell phone simply dial 00 (or '+') followed by the country code and phone number. Airtime Rates

Domestic Calls

The domestic rates are per minute for outgoing calls within Switzerland from your prepaid Sunrise Go SIM card while you are in Switzerland. All incoming calls, regardless of where they originate, are FREE. All calls are billed per second.

International Calls

For cheaper international and roaming calling rates consider the Passport international SIM card.

Zone 1: Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, UK, Italy, Canada, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Vatican, USA.

Zone 2: Andorra, Australia, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Island, Israel, Luxemburg, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Portugal, Madeira, San Marino Cyprus.

Zone 3: Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hong Kong, Japan, Kosovo, Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Ukraine, Hungary.

Zone 4: Egypt, Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, East Timor, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand.

Zone 5: Belize, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gambia, Georgia, Guatemala, India, Iran, Jamaica, Columbia, Kongo, Kuwait, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.

Zone 6: Afghanistan, Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Iraq, Cuba, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritius, Namibia, North Korea, Norfolk Islands, Panama, Somalia, St. Kitts und Nevis, St. Lucia, Sudan, Vietnam.

Roaming Calls (calls placed when traveling outside of the country)

Roaming is available with your Switzerland SIM card. Calling from outside of Switzerland within the roaming country or to other international locations is very easy with your Switzerland prepaid SIM card whilst you are abroad. Calls are charged per minute at the following rates below.

Type of Service From Region 1 From Region 2 From Region 3

Region 1: West & Central Europe, Island etc.

Region 2: USA, Canada, Australia, North Africa, Middle East etc.

Region 3: Africa, Asia, South America etc.

GPRS Data Rates (Wireless Internet)

GPRS and EDGE are data services available with your Switzerland Sunrise Go prepaid SIM card. A GPRS compatible phone is required and data transfer is charged at a rate of CHF 0.10 (US$0.08) / 20 KB. For support and configuration, please contact customer service on 0800 707 707.

Adding Airtime

Your SIM card includes CHF 5 (US$4.31) of initial airtime credit. Additional credit can be added by visiting any Sunrise Centre conveniently located throughout Switzerland. You can recharge your phone with either CHF 20 (US$17), CHF 30 (US$25), CHF 50 (US$17) or CHF 100 (US$17) at face value. To recharge your Sunrise Go prepaid SIM card, please follow the steps below.

Service Life

Once you arrive in Switzerland and make your first call, your prepaid SIM card will have an initial validity of 12 months during which you may receive unlimited free incoming calls. If you add airtime during this period it will be added to your existing airtime balance and the validity of your SIM card will be extended for another 12 months. If you do not add any airtime during the initial 12 months then your account will be suspended for 6 months during which you may call Sunrise support and request reactivation. Otherwise your mobile phone number will be recycled and any remaining airtime credit will be forfeit. To get connected again you will be required to purchase another SIM card.

Keeping in touch while in Switzerland can be very a frustrating and expensive experience without an international cell phone and Switzerland SIM card.

Sometimes a payphone takes coins (But how many is anybody's guess!!!), other times a proprietary calling card and still others only a credit card will do with accompanying instructions that would take a week to understand.

Switzerland cellular phone rentals can significantly cut down on the frustration of calling home while abroad but the airtime rates would bankrupt all but the thickest of wallets. Airtime rates for a Switzerland cell phone rental can typically start at $1.50 and may be as high as $2+/minute.

Think you got a deal on your world phone and plan on doing some international roaming? With international roaming charges the airtime rate you will pay is out of this world.

The Switzerland prepaid SIM chip is a quick and easy way to convert your existing world phone into a prepaid Switzerland cell phone for Switzerland and as discussed is more economical then a Switzerland cell phone rental. For your next assignment or vacation in Switzerland, this SIM chip (combined with an unlocked GSM World cell phone) helps you stay connected while avoiding those international roaming surcharges that always accompany your 'home' SIM card while abroad. We offer a growing selection of prepaid SIM Cards for other international destinations as well as a wide variety of GSM cell phone accessories and GSM international cell phones.