SIM card in Iceland<\/a> is sold without presenting a passport or other form of identification.<\/span><\/p>\nAt the place of purchase, ask, if necessary, to cut your SIM card to micro or nano-sim.<\/span><\/p>\nAlso, the seller can help with the choice of tariff, activation, settings and replenishment.<\/span><\/p>\nAs a rule, the settings in the phone are changed automatically, if not you need to do it manually.<\/span><\/p>\nAfter the first attempt to call or access the mobile Internet in Iceland, the operator will send the necessary settings, after entering which you need to restart the device.<\/span><\/p>\nYou can get local sim cards:<\/span><\/p>\n\nAt Keflavik Airport – at the ticket office in duty-free and Elko stores (only Siminn and Vodafone).<\/i><\/b><\/li>\nOn Icelandair flights (Siminn and Vodafone only), WOW air (Nova) flights.<\/i><\/b><\/li>\nIn chain stores (Vodafone and Siminn only).<\/i><\/b><\/li>\nIn branded stores Siminn, Vodafone, Nova.<\/i><\/b><\/li>\nAt gas stations of the N1 network (Siminn and Vodafone), Shell and Olis (Vodafone).<\/i><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nShould I rent a GPS in Iceland?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n No need, just buy a local sim card with an internet package.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Download offline maps (Maps.me, Google.Maps) before your trip as GPS uses too much traffic.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Here are some options Popular operators in Iceland with their rates:<\/span><\/p>\nSiminn<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0This operator is considered the best on the island.<\/span><\/p>\nTariffs are high, but the connection is the most reliable.<\/span><\/p>\nFor tourists, there is a map with data only and a map with calls and data.<\/span><\/p>\nS\u00edminn Prepaid Data “Internet SIM card” includes 10 GB, and S\u00edminn Prepaid Starter Pack “combo card” includes 5 GB, 50 minutes for calls and 50 SMS. Sim costs \u20ac18.<\/span><\/p>\nWhen the internet and calls are over you can buy an additional data package for an existing SIM card online.<\/span><\/p>\nVodafone<\/b><\/p>\n
The main competitor of Siminn both in terms of prices and quality of communication.<\/span><\/p>\nThe coverage area of Vodafone is almost the same as that of Siminn (in some places the connection catches even better).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCall+Internet starter package for \u20ac12.5 includes 1 GB of data and unlimited on-net calls for a month. After the initial amount of data has been used up, every 15 MB will cost \u20ac1.<\/span><\/p>\nYou can also buy an additional data package for 1-500 GB (tariffs). Starter package for Internet only Prepaid 3G\/4G Internet costs \u20ac11 and includes 3 GB, after which you can buy additional data packages of 1-500 GB (tariffs).<\/span><\/p>\nNova<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Not the best choice, but for communication in the metropolitan area will be ok.<\/span><\/p>\nTariffs are the lowest: 5 MB by default costs 5\u20ac 0.4, you can also buy packages for 1-150 GB (tariffs) and unlimited for a month for \u20ac63.<\/span><\/p>\nIs There Free Wifi In Iceland?<\/b><\/h2>\n Yes. There is Free WiFi in Iceland.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
It’s not hard to find free Wifi in Iceland – there are access points at airports, in many cafes, hotels and campsites. Also in large cities there are many<\/span>payphones.<\/p>\nBut this is not a full-fledged alternative to mobile communications, but only an addition to it.<\/span><\/p>\nWi-Fi and payphones, of course, are not available on the highway and in remote areas.<\/span><\/p>\nYou can use free wifi but better do not rely on it- for example, when entering passwords, banking data and other confidential information, you should use only mobile Internet for your own safety.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0I think that the only correct solution in this matter is to provide yourself with reliable mobile communication. You can choose from Icelandic mobile operators, or to use roaming from a native operator.<\/span><\/p>\nIs It Difficult To Drive In Iceland?<\/b><\/h2>\n Yes-but only in winter.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0In winter, a full-fledged trip around the country is unlikely to succeed, since only the main ring road and several other tracks are open in winter, and many hotels and restaurants do not work during the low tourist season.<\/span><\/p>\nDo You Need An International Drivers License To Drive In Iceland?<\/b><\/h2>\nWill My Phone GPS Work In Iceland?<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNo.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
If you are in Iceland for a short time, a foreign driving license is usually valid.<\/span><\/p>\nFor those who live in Iceland, it is recommended to upgrade to an Icelandic driving license anyway.<\/span><\/p>\nThis will greatly simplify all services related to driver’s licenses.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat Clothes Should I Wear in Iceland?<\/b><\/h2>\n Never try to get by with a minimum of clothes, taking something universal.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
In conditions of constantly changing weather, it is better to use layering in order to take off an extra sweater at any time and not sweat (or vice versa).<\/span><\/p>\nYou need to dress like this: under the jacket – a fleece jacket (in winter a fleece + sweater), under the bottom of a thermal T-shirt (or a regular T-shirt in summer), under membrane pants – thermal pants.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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