Marsa Alam SIM Cards

To book a SIM card or if you have any questions, please email Steven@marsaalam.com or contact him via WhatsApp on +20 1284332337.

Pick up a SIM card on arrival. Please let Steven know the data bundle you need and your arrival date, time and flight number and as you approach the exit door of the arrival hall you will find Steven’s representatives at the We – Telecom Egypt Desk. You can make the payment there and they will be happy to help you. Insert the sim card in your phone and it will work straight away. If, after leaving, you need any assistance or there is any problem please call or email and Steven will sort it out for you.

Alternatively, if you would prefer delivery to your hotel, the charge in the Marsa Alam area is only five euros for deliveries up to 25 km (as measured from the airport) and 10 euros for distances from 26 km to 50 km. For longer distances, please ask for the price.

Advantages of buying a SIM card bundle from Steven –

*If you want to use WhatsApp for calling home from Egypt, please remember to download a VPN from an app store. A VPN for WhattsApp encrypts your internet traffic and routes it to a server located anywhere you choose. So even while you are in Egypt, you can access the app as if you were in Britain or Germany. 

SIM CARD PRICES – SPECIAL OFFERS

Steven has special bundle offers for internet, call only and internet and call bundles. SIM cards are already available ready to use triple cut (all sizes) – mini, micro and nano. Simply insert the SIM in the slot, open mobile data and it’s ready. All bundles are valid for four weeks.

DELIVERIES AS FAR AS HURGHADA !

Steven can also deliver to hotels further away. Please check the price guide given on this page. In Hurghada the same fast service is offered for 10 euros for Hurghada hotels and 15 euros for hotels in El Gouna, Sahl Hasheesh and Makadi Bay.    

VODAFONE SIM CARDS BY DELIVERY

In addition to the excellent value Telecom Egypt cards available at the airport desk or by delivery, Vodafone cards can also be delivered to your hotel. You can see the prices listed in the tables below. Please note that delivery charges are extra. The cost of delivery to hotels in the Marsa Alam region is usually priced between 5 and 10 euros according to location, except there would be a higher price for delivering to Gorgonia, Shams Alam, hotels in or near Hamata and any other hotels/resorts in the “Deep South.” If you wish to combine international calls with any Vodafone data bundle, the cost would be 0.50 euros per minute. You can also combine 2,500 minutes of local calls with any Vodafone data bundle for just 5 euros extra. Please note that the prices given below includes the cost of the sim card.

DON’T PAY FOR EXPENSIVE HOTEL WIFI

Your connection using either a Telecom-Egypt WE or a Vodafone SIM card is likely to be far better and cheaper than the WIFI connection in the hotels. Most of us don’t think about the problem of connecting online during our holidays. We assume that there will be a good connection for free or at most only a few euros a day.

Unfortunately, however, few hotels in Marsa Alam currently offer free internet and then often only in the lobby area, while most hotels charge shockingly high prices. Why do they charge so much ?  Well, when you are surrounded by the desert, they think you don’t have any other options.  What’s worse is that after shelling out all that cash many tourists find that their connection is a lot slower than they had hoped.

STEVEN’S SOLUTION

Steven is currently offering to deliver fast Telecom-Egypt WE internet SIM cards for I phones, iPads, laptops, any smart phone or android, with up to 40 GB of browsing and downloads to your hotel for between 12  and 60 euros, depending on the package plus delivery charges. Due to its 44% holding in Vodafone, Telecom Egypt’s network has the best coverage in the Marsa Alam area of any mobile network and works in almost all areas of all resorts.  

Steven also supplies SIM cards for mobile phones as well as prepaid credit if you need it.  It couldn’t be easier. Just email steven@marsaalam.com or contact him via WhatsApp on +20 1284332337. You can  have it delivered to your hotel. Don’t forget to specify the size of SIM card you want, whether you want a data card or telephone card or a combination and the bundle you want with it.  You will find the SIM card ready and activated when it is delivered. 

RENT A ROUTER

You can rent a seven GB data SIM card with a 3G WIFI router for up to three weeks with a 60 euro refundable deposit. You pay only 10 euros for the use of the router up to the end of your holiday (for a maximum of three weeks) and you can use it in multiple devices.

ABOUT TELECOM EGYPT -WE.

Telecom Egypt has become one of the key hub operators for telecom services in the MENA region, and partners with Vodafone to provide world class mobile internet services. It was founded as a pioneer company in telegraphic services between Cairo and Alexandria way back in 1854, during the enlightened rule of Mohamed Sa’id Pasha who abolished slavery in the same year. The company even predates the completion of the Suez Canal by 15 years ! It has now evolved to become a major global force in telecommunications with a major partnership with Nokia and owning over 44% of Vodafone Egypt.

VODAFONE IN EGYPT

Since inception in 1998, Vodafone Egypt has grown over the years to become the leading mobile operator in Egypt, not only in revenue share but also the number one mobile operator with the largest customer base. Vodafone currently serves more than forty million customers offering a wide array of voice and data exchange services, 3G, ADSL and mobile internet services. 

In 2006, Vodafone Egypt launched its’ off-shore operations under the name of Vodafone International Services; a subsidiary dedicated to outsourcing business processes and IT services for Vodafone operators and beyond. 

Vodafone Egypt is proud to be a strong contributor to community development initiative through its’ corporate responsibility portfolio as well as Vodafone Egypt Foundation. Through collaborative partnerships with NGOs and civil society, Vodafone Egypt Foundation has contributed since 2003 to the areas of health and education for children, community development, the usage of mobile technology for development and access to communications. 

CONTACT STEVEN

Email steven@marsaalam.com or contact him via WhatsApp on +20 1284332337 for advice or to reserve your SIM card which will be ready and activated on delivery to your hotel.  He also offers a comprehensive, reliable and great value taxi service.

Photo acknowledgements: With laptop in the Egyptian desert – Tim Miroshnichenko via Pexels.com