Talk:Croatia/@comment-91.152.194.62-20171223162241/@comment-24682153-20180111122204

Hi. I just did some testing with my Bonbon SIM sent to me in Germany by the provider. It comes with 20 kn pre-loaded. You'll get network connection rightaway, but you need to activate the SIM by simply calling a number. This call doesn't need to be answered. Then you can top-up on their website. It's a bit tricky as it's in Croatian language only and you might use a translator tool. Croatian is a Slavic language and not so easy to figure out. My German debit card was accepted and top-up was done instantly. 10% taxes are added and there might be a conversion fee by your credit card company applied.

For activating packages (and checking balances) you can use an USSD code: *121# option 1 is for activation, 2 is for deactivation, 3 shows package balance and 4 general balance. What the packages are concerned they are only displayed with their Croatian name (not the MB/GB). So be sure to choose the right one. There is also their app in the Play/App stores, but again it might be hard to translate it.

Another obstacle: I got 4G/LTE connection, but not for data roaming. You need to manually adjust the default APN from web.htgprs by adding a new APN profile with: internet.ht.hr Otherwise you only get 2G/3G data and no data on 4G at all. Good news: Roaming speeds on 4G/LTE don't seem to be throttled anyhow. I got full 4G speeds of more than 80 Mbit/s, even if a bought only a small bundle (that is limited to 7.2 Mbit/s in Croatia).

This is so far the most accessible SIM card in the EU based on Roam like at home with a good rate for data (and voice and SMS). There is no other operator that sends it out abroad like this. I also got 4G/LTE network of O2 in Germany, even if Telekom is preferred. So you can assume a very good 4G roaming coverage in other countries of the EU, not only on Deutsche Telekom networks.