Hey I’m moving to Silvretta Montafon – Gaschurn for the winter season and I want to install an esim so I can get around , anyone know what provider I should choose or what is the best connection up there ? I found this program that says Tarriff without commitment but it looks too good to be true (I’ve fallen in the trap before with yearly contracts with offers that say cancel anytime and end up paying or calling them non stop)

https://www.drei.at/n/telefonie/tarife/d/sim-unlimited-m-0125

If anyone has any recommendations or maybe just give a reference to how much it costs to get an esim with unlimited plans and no contract like monthly top up.
Thanks

by ReasonableWeekend632

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  2. I dont know anything about local coverage however I can assure you that the deal you posted is valid.

    Before choosing a phone plan go to tarife.at There you can easily compare different providers and put it what you need and choose the cheapest option.

  3. Up and download speed are up to “max” so if you have to Share the antenna with lots of others these fancy numbers plumb down to 30 mbit before you can say inputlaag

  4. You can definitely get this SIM but note that this is a contract (post paid) and as such you might be rejected as a tourist. My recommendation would be to instead get the esim app version of the contract: https://www.drei.at/de/shop/tarife/handytarife/sim-only-d/eng.html

    It’s similar, a tiny bit more expensive but it works like a prepaid card. The only downside of that approach is that you need to manage the contract with the 3up app.

  6. Take HOT.
    Is 9,90€ for 60GB with LTE or 14,90€ for 70GB/5G

    And yes this a normal prices here, monthly without a 12 or 24 month contract is under 20€.
    Providers are for example: A1 (the biggest), Drei, Magenta (T-Mobile), Hot, Yess,…

    [HoT Tarifpakete zum HOFER Preis – HoT Telekom](https://www.hot.at/tarife/)

  7. Drei doesn’t have very good coverage.
    I would reccomend hot from Hofer (convenience store). They are very cheap, have contracts for 30 days and you can repurchase the contract every month. And they also have good coverage + possibilities for esims. You get nearly the same thing you showed here for 10€ and they are totally legit.

  8. You can also try a discounter mobile service like “Yesss”. They use A1 infrastructure and sell very good and cheap packages. I use Yesss since 2021 and couldn’t be happier.

  9. On the countryside your best bet is Magenta or A1

  10. 3 is one of the three major mobile network operators in Austria, and the plan is free of any hidden contract traps. In rural areas, you might get a slightly better connection with A1. A1’s discount providers are yesss and bob for example; both also offer affordable unlimited plans.

  11. The problem with unlimited 5G contracts is that LTE is quite often limited. This is something I would check in advance.

  13. drei is one of “expensive” brands and there is no trap. Austria has three mobile phone provider. (Drei a1 and magenta)

    all other provider rent the infrastucture and are cheaper like [https://www.spusu.at](https://www.spusu.at) I’d recommend a sub-provider like spusu.

  15. These are contracts, valid for 24 months. If you don’t stay that long, take prepaid, like HoT for example

  16. Drei also has an App called „up“ where you can get the eSIM for 30 days instead of a contract.

  17. I’ve had a similar unlimited contract from Drei. There was a one-off activation fee for the first month which was I think around 60 or so euros. Other than that, yes, it matched what it said on the tin. It’s a good deal!

  18. As I used to live in Montafon I can only say that the reception with drei.at got way better in the last years sometimes even better than A1 when it comes to download speeds. Generally I haven’t experienced any major roblems with drei, A1 or Magenta (these are the only 3 that have own cellphone antenna infrastructure in Austria – all others are leased into their networks) in the populated area in Montafon. But if you want to go skiing more often you should probably double check woth the r/vorarlberg community.
    Also bear in mind that there can always some specific problems depending on the materials used for building the house you live/work, where the antennas are standing etc. It is possible to have full blast 5G outside and at the dame time no reception at all inside a building. If possible check with other people who work/live at the same place as you.

  19. I have a similar one. Unlimited everything and about 25gb data in Europe. I pay 14€. my provider is Drei

  20. If you go in the alps try a reseller of a1 network like bob.at – better coverage in the mountains and its 18,9

  21. I was going to write a long post about “time-binding contracts”, and having to switch contracts after the guaranteed price period ends due to disproportionate “adjustment for inflation”, but…

    This offer genuinely looks *that* good. Not *that* unusual for Austria, but 20€ (never mind the 24-months-minus-20% without minimum contract duration) is a pretty good deal.

    For comparison, with discounters 1000 to 2000 minutes/sms with 50GB 4G internet are 10€/month, 70GB 5G 15€/month. These contracts have the advantage, that they are not adjusted for inflation, and will adjust performance to newever contracts without any upselling attempts. Choosing one of those 10€ deals is a bit cheaper, but if you stay only for one season, it won’t make much difference.

    Only thing to look out for is the network priority, which should be somewhere in the small print. But phone contracts generally have the highest priority, before “mobile network as home internet” tarifs. This is important when the network node is under full load, since load priorities can result in the internet connection becoming all but useless with slow effective transfer rates and extremely high latency. But again, with a mobile-phone contract, probably a non-issue.

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