SIM only plans

What is SIM only?

With a SIM only plan you get a SIM card (or eSIM) but no phone. You pay a fixed monthly price for a bundle of data, minutes and texts, and you use your own device.

Advantages

• Usually cheaper than a plan with a phone, because you are not paying off a device.
• No BKR credit registration: you are not borrowing money for a phone.
• You choose the term: monthly cancellable, 1 year or 2 years.
• You can usually keep your current number for free.

Contract length: monthly, 1 or 2 years

In the Netherlands a fixed contract lasts 2 years at most. The longer you commit, the lower the monthly price often is. Monthly cancellable is slightly more expensive, but you are not tied down. After the fixed term you can cancel your plan on a monthly basis.

How much data do you need?

What do you need to sign up?

• A valid ID document.
• A bank account (IBAN) for the monthly direct debit.
• Often a Dutch address and a BSN. No BSN yet? Read mobile without a BSN.
• You must be 18 or older.

Keeping your number

Want to keep your current Dutch number? Ask your new provider for number porting; they will cancel your old plan for you. If you are still in a fixed contract, your old provider may charge for the remaining months.