SIM Card Purchase for Bulgaria

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Cellular Abroad SIM Card for Bulgaria
A Bulgarian Prepaid SIM Card, together with a tri-band unlocked GSM cell phone, will allow you not only to have a local cell phone number for Bulgaria but also to pay local rates - and without a contract. The rates are extremely advantageous and even include unlimited FREE incoming calls from anywhere in the world. For your next trip to Bulgaria, make sure to purchase a prepaid SIM card.

Information and Talk Rates Chart

*You can find more detailed information on rates including roaming charges here.

Detailed Features

• A Bulgaria prepaid SIM card and cell phone number-you'll have the number before you depart
• Complete with 20 minutes starter credit
• Unlimited FREE incoming calls from anywhere
• Domestic rates as low as $0.18 cents per minute
• Calls back to the US and Canada only $0.88 cents per minute.
• Add more call credits as needed by purchasing easily-obtainable recharge voucher cards in various denominations
• Voicemail
• SMS text messaging
• No yearly contract, monthly charges, daily minimum charges, minimum minutes per call charges or credit checks

Preparing Your Phone for use overseas:
While you won't be able to use your SIM card until you get to Bulgaria, there are a few things you can do to test your equipment and prep your phone.

• Test that your phone charger works well with your phone and make sure your phone's battery can take and hold a charge. (All Cellular Abroad phones come with variable-voltage chargers.)
• If you are supplying your own phone, make sure you have the phone menus specifically set to use English (as opposed to the "automatic" setting.) Consult your phone manual if you don't know where the language setting is.
• Snap out the SIM chip from the SIM card and insert the chip into your GSM Phone with the metal portion facing down as to make contact with the contact prongs. (You'll usually find your phone's SIM card slot underneath the battery of your GSM cell phone. Consult your phone manual if unsure of the proper installation procedure.)
• Turn on your phone
• Enter the PIN1 number indicated on the envelope to have access to the phone menus. Note: It is a VERY good idea to diable the PIN-check feature on your SIM card. If unsure, consult your phone's user guide under "security", "PIN", or "SIM".
• Familiarize yourself with the phone menus. You can add phone numbers to your address book. Be sure to enter complete international phone numbers when dialing to another country.

Activating Your Service.

1. Go to Bulgaria
2. Be sure that battery is charged
3. Turn on your phone
4. Your first call activates your service

Checking Your Credit:
There are 2 ways to check your call credit.

1. Send a text message to 1966 with the message “euro.” You will receive a text message back telling you how much credit is on your account.
2. Call 1966 and follow the instructions.

Recharging Your SIM Card:
Additional call credit can be added by purchasing GloBul recharge cards. They are sold in denominations of 15 (~$9.30), 25 (~$15.50) and 40 (~$24.90) BGN at tobacco shops, magazine kiosks and any convenience store displaying the GloBul logo. Even if you have zero credit - since incoming calls are always free - you will still be able to receive calls.

Once you have purchased a recharge card, simply follow these easy instructions:
• Simply scratch off the grey protective layer to reveal your voucher code
• Dial 1330 from your own mobile phone
• Follow the instructions you hear to enter the code number
• Upon successful entry of the code, your account will be credited

Detailed Talk Rates

Domestic: US $0.37/min Outgoing

Zone 1 US Canada Russia fixed and mobile

Fixed networks
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greet Britain, Holland, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey. 1.188 BGN/min ($.89)

Zone 2 Fixed networks
Albania, Algiers, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Iceland, Latvia, Libya, Malta, Moldova, Morocco, Palestine, San Marino, Tunisia, Ukraine.

Europe Mobile 1.74 BGN/min ($1.31)

Zone 3 All remaining countries 2.208 BGN/min ($1.66)

All incoming calls are always FREE

Voicemail:
To activate your voicemail in English, send a text message to the number 1996 with "voicemail en" in the body. There is no charge to activate voicemail. To personalize your voicemail and check your messages, dial 1996 and follow the prompts. All calls to voicemail are free.

Customer Support:
Customer service for your Bulgaria prepaid SIM card is available 24 hr./day by dialing 123 at any time from your Bulgaria cellular phone. For problems with the phone or other hardware, contact Cellular Abroad at 001-310-862-7100 or email support@cellularabroad.com. If you are having a problem and you are unsure who to consult, please call Cellular Abroad or relay a message to us through a contact at home. Usually there is a simple fix. Our business hours are 8 AM to 6 PM Pacific Time, seven days a week.

Service Life:
You must add money to your SIM card at least once every 12 months or your account and corresponding phone number will be deactivated. The twelve month period begins from date of last recharge or initial activation.

Multi-Country Travel
You can also purchase other SIM cards as well for other countries to where you may be traveling. (This option is good for those planning on doing a lot of local calling.) We also offer an international roaming Talk Abroad™ SIM Card that is convenient for travel to multiple countries. (This option is useful for those wanting a single number for use in multiple countries and who will be making more calls back home than locally.)