![]() To find out your new number, call 222 then follow prompt (English available). The new SIM card is locked by the default PIN "0000". Users from some countries ( list) can use the international Orange top-up site to recharge by credit card without additional fees (if you stick to €). You can buy top-up vouchers at their outlets, electronic top-ups online on your account require a Romanian credit card. Currently, the €5 SIM comes pre-loaded with a €6 credit including 300 minutes of voice, unlimited domestic text and 4 GB of data. Online a free SIM can be ordered to be sent to a Romanian postal address. Orange PrePay SIM cards are available at many newsstands or Orange shops (locator) for a small fee. They have covered 97% of the population by 4G/LTE already in 2017 ( coverage map ). In 2014 Orange started 4G/LTE and in 2016 they signed a deal to share 4G/LTE with Telekom through national network sharing. It has a good coverage and speeds in the country. For specifics check the European Union chapter and every provider below. ![]() Note that Romanian providers either give out only a small share of some of their larger packages without surcharges according to a FUP or don't allow international roaming on their plans at all. In most European countries you can now 'roam like at home' at domestic rates rather than excessive roaming rates. Romania is part of the EU, where from 2017 new international roaming rules have been enforced. Therefore to all prices given below you need to add 19% taxes, which is quite unique in Europe. Note this practice only applies to prepaid topups - advertised prices for every other good and services include VAT. That's why you effectively get about a quarter less based on what seems a very bad exchange rate. When topping up, refill rates quoted in EUR are net rates without 19% VAT, which is deducted in the conversion to RON. All prices are advertised in EUR (euro, €), as below, but local currency remains RON (Romanian Leu). Romania has adopted a creative way to conceal VAT (value added tax) or TVA (taxa pe valoarea adăugată). While SIM cards of Orange, Vodafone and Telekom stay valid for 12 months after the last top-up before being suspended, with DigiMobil this period is only for 6 months and Lycamobile for 3 months. International credit or debit cards are confirmed to work on the sites of the major operators for top-ups. Beware that these top-up machines don't give any change and all money once put into the machine is loaded into your account. You can refill how much you need at recharging points or shops all over the country. Just ask for a prepaid card with number (if the seller does not understand English ask around somebody to translate). They come without credit and are for free. Up to now you can also find free SIM card starter packs in shops close to (or inside) metro stations (before entering the station). An attempt to introduce mandatory registration via an emergency ordinance has failed in 2020. Romania is one of the few EU countries remaining where a SIM card can still be purchased without any registration. ![]() Digi Mobil operates 4G on 900, 21 MHz (B8, B1, B38).
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