I saw the Aldi Talk prepaid SIM's poster in Aldi's store, I asked the staff there but they told me I need to live in Germany in order to get it. Is it true?
Thanks!
Hi,
Why would you not believe the staff ?
So you would believe EF replies more than the staff in Aldis who are selling the goods.
They are wrong, no actually they are right
Because I read from the website, it doesn't mention I need a Germany address:
http://www.alditalk.de/talk/so_funktionierts/
It only mentioned:
"In a few steps to your first call:
Get your ALDI TALK starter set in your next ALDI store.
(including The Starter Set for € 12.99: SIM card, phone number, 10 € starting balance)
Register your SIM card online. by phone, fax or letter
Insert the SIM card in a SIM lock-free mobile phone and enter the 4-digit PIN code.
Once your activation is done, you can enjoy the freedom of mobility with ALDI TALK."
The last time I was there asking about tax free shopping, the answers from the staff are wrong. I ended up go to the website and apply for it:
http://www.aldi-sued.de/de/html/serv...e_shopping.htm
That experience made me feel not all staffs know everything about the products they're selling.
That's a website for Aldi Germany...
Do you see anything on the Swiss Aldi Web Site ?
Just get an Aldi Suisse pre-paid SIM.
So if they had said yes you can have one I guess you would have brought it only to discover all your calls would have been on roaming except when you went shopping in germany. You were in germany and are surprised you cant use a swiss address which is just th same as the requirement here in recerse.
So did you ask in Aldi in Germany or Switzerland? If in Switzerland it would be strange indeed if you had to have an address in Germany.
Forgot to mention this, I was in a Germany Aldi asking for a German prepaid SIM.
I already have a SwissCom SIM in Swiss so I know what I was asking for.
Sorry for the confusion here. I was typing on a phone so my message is too short to make it clear.
Yes, I was in a German Aldi and asked for a Germany prepaid SIM. I asked them because I saw from the brochure that there's a "EU" program that seems to allow me to roam in all EU countries with the same price. I have quite a few different SIM for this purpose, and it would be great if I could just use one SIM to replace all those EU SIMs. I'm not familiar with this product, but kind of remembered read it somewhere from EF that some users here also use the Germany Aldi SIM, so I would like to double confirm.
From the registration form:
Hinweistexte:
1) Bitte geben Sie hier eine gültige deutsche Adresse , unter der Sie gemeldet sind an!
I think we all know what this means
Yes you need a German address to activate the SIM card, but this doesn't seem to be checked too rigorously. It seems to just check that the address exists and matches the given postcode.
Be aware that the plans (such as the month data plan) auto-renew every month, even if you do not have enough credit! That is to say, if you forget to cancel your plan when you are not using the phone, you can run up a debt. And if you have given a fake or friend's address, that's where things can become interesting.