{"id":91970,"date":"2017-11-26T13:19:58","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T12:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=91970"},"modified":"2021-11-08T10:32:29","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:32:29","slug":"phone-stores-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/phone-stores-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Phone Stores in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New expats, long-term students, and tourists all need a <strong>phone<\/strong>, if not at least a&nbsp;<strong>SIM card<\/strong>, to adapt to Spain&#8217;s international <strong>phone<\/strong> coverage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Spain, getting started with this is quite cheap due to the company and government regulations requiring a Spanish number for incoming or outgoing calls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-104539\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-20-3 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-104539 ml-slider\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_104539\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_104539' class='rslides'>\n            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" target=\"_self\"><img width=\"850\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/en-7.jpg\" class=\"slider-104539 slide-104540\" alt=\"touristic apartments in barcelona\" rel=\"\" title=\"Banner medio turismo inquilinos\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a Spanish <strong>mobile<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>phone<\/strong> or <strong>SIM card<\/strong>, life in Spain becomes much easier. Here are a couple of places to consider buying a <strong>phone<\/strong> or <strong>SIM card&nbsp;<\/strong>in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/phone-stores-barcelona\/#Where_to_buy_a_SIM_card_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Where to buy a SIM card in Barcelona\">Where to buy a SIM card in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/phone-stores-barcelona\/#Vodafone_Orange_and_Movistar\" title=\"Vodafone, Orange, and Movistar\">Vodafone, Orange, and Movistar<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/phone-stores-barcelona\/#El_Corte_Ingles\" title=\"El Corte Ingl\u00e9s\">El Corte Ingl\u00e9s<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/phone-stores-barcelona\/#The_Phone_House\" title=\"The Phone House\">The Phone House<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/phone-stores-barcelona\/#Problems_with_your_first_mobile_phone\" title=\"Problems with your first mobile phone?\">Problems with your first mobile phone?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_buy_a_SIM_card_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Where to buy a SIM card in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vodafone_Orange_and_Movistar\"><\/span>Vodafone, Orange, and Movistar<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These are the big three telecommunication companies in Spain with their own respective stores scattered all over Barcelona. If you have a preference for one of them, you can go to their individual stores to buy a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/traveling-with-a-smartphone-barcelona\/\">smartphone<\/a> <\/strong>or SIM card.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If unfamiliar with any of them, you can do a little research and comparing online beforehand, but all of them are a good option to go with because they have various prices and packages based on how much data you need for calls and texts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91989\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91989\" class=\"wp-image-91989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/4260777236_396572a66a_c.jpg\" alt=\"Vodafone sign\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-91989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Ciutat Vella, <strong>Movistar<\/strong> and <strong>Vodafone<\/strong> stores can be stumbled upon quite easily, and&nbsp;<strong>Orange<\/strong> has their own special store in one of the <strong>Corte Ingles<\/strong> stores (read below) and along Passeig de Grac\u00eda.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Again, the choice is based on preference and what deal is the best for you, so look into them before making a decision.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" rel=\"nofollow\">Book accommodation for a few nights in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"section-hero-header-title\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"El_Corte_Ingles\"><\/span>El Corte Ingl\u00e9s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>El Corte Ingl\u00e9s<\/strong>, the largest department store chain in Europe, the major <strong>phone<\/strong> <strong>carriers<\/strong> and brands can all be found inside the massive store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you&#8217;re closer to one of these places than an individual store and you are interested in clothing or other <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/computer\/\">electronics<\/a> <\/strong>too, then go on in to browse.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91988\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91988\" class=\"wp-image-91988\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/97416415_51a93c08fb_b.jpg\" alt=\"El Corte Ingles store\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-91988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Visualhunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Inside, you can also find the main companies listed above as well. <strong>Samsung<\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong>Telecor<\/strong> also have <strong>mobiles<\/strong> and <strong>SIM cards<\/strong> compatible with your needs.<\/p>\n<p>Addresses:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Avinguda+Diagonal%2C+471%2C+08036&amp;oq=Avinguda+Diagonal%2C+471%2C+08036&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.382j0j7&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 471, 08036<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+de+Catalunya,+14,+08002+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a2f11271f04d:0xc904d2b0653b855b?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjB2PjM4sjXAhVNZlAKHa_ABhoQ8gEIJzAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, 14, 08002<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Passeig+d'Andreu+Nin,+51,+08016+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4bd20d71aed21:0xee377838f89b9d43?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjYwNXV4sjXAhWDJ1AKHbCICrkQ8gEIJzAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Passeig d&#8217;Andreu Nin, 51, 08016<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Pla%C3%A7a+de+Catalunya,+23,+08002+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a2f6b3cfdfe7:0xecc6b352219c0fe1?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjLgfLd4sjXAhWMJVAKHb9xAbMQ8gEIJzAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, 23, 08002&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/mobile-phones-in-barcelona\/\">Whats The Deal on Mobile Phones in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Phone_House\"><\/span>The Phone House<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As part of the <strong>Phone House\/Carphone Warehouse<\/strong> chain all over Europe, this store offers a range of <strong>smartphones<\/strong> and <strong>SIM cards<\/strong> from all the major telecom companies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They have various <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/women-in-mobile\/\">mobile<\/a> <\/strong>phones at affordable rates for unlimited data to make <strong>phone<\/strong> calls and send text messages locally and outside the country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91879\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91879\" class=\"wp-image-91879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/smartphone-1735044_1280-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"mobile phone\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-91879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Samsung Galaxy and iPhone are included, and those who have their own <strong>phone<\/strong>&nbsp;already can buy a compatible&nbsp;<strong>SIM card<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Look up where the&nbsp;<strong>Phone House<\/strong>&nbsp;nearest you is located because they&#8217;ve got quite a few stores scattered throughout the city in every neighborhood, including those at the addresses listed below.<\/p>\n<p>Addresses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Avinguda+Diagonal,+30,+08013+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a2dfb69ad4c1:0xf27099f4717a15ea?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwifhajq4sjXAhXCLVAKHbWGAKUQ8gEIJzAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Avinguda Diagonal, 30-35<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Travessera+de+Gr%C3%A0cia,+116,+08012+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a2978db8a979:0x9f3231550512990a?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjZr7ny4sjXAhUHElAKHYFEBCUQ8gEIMDAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Travessera de Gr\u00e0cia, 116<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Rambla+del+Poblenou,+77,+08005+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a33e6b12433b:0xd5fa7ac93b887413?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwifoIi048jXAhXSZFAKHR2JDBYQ8gEIJzAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rambla del Poblenou, 77-91<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Ronda+de+Sant+Antoni,+62,+08001+Barcelona\/@41.382104,2.1616464,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a28abf349953:0xb98f41d98a51a7d4!8m2!3d41.382104!4d2.1638351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Ronda de Sant Antoni, 62<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+la+Portaferrissa,+28,+08002+Barcelona\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x12a4a2f77311fa2b:0xcb65d79aad397a16?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiBgby948jXAhVKaVAKHTS9C8UQ8gEIJzAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Carrer de la Portaferrissa, 28<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-before fa-chevron-circle-right broken_link\" style=\"background-color: #850909; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/short-term-rentals\" rel=\"nofollow\">Short-term rentals in Barcelona<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Problems_with_your_first_mobile_phone\"><\/span>Problems with your first mobile phone?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There may be some issues at first with a new&nbsp;<strong>mobile<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>number in Barcelona<\/strong> because all the messages from the service provider come in Spanish. So for those who are learning <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-spanish-free\/\">Spanish<\/a><\/strong>, the texts alerts and voicemail navigation will be a bit of a barrier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you can get over that, however, getting a Spanish phone number will make things much easier in Barcelona. Having a mobile&nbsp;of your own with a local number is very important here, so don&#8217;t hesitate to get a <strong>phone<\/strong> or <strong>SIM card&nbsp;<\/strong>as soon as possible upon arrival in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What do you think of the mobile phones market in Spain?<br \/>\nAnd where do you go for phone repair in Barcelona?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"91970\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New expats, long-term students, and tourists all need a phone, if not at least a&nbsp;SIM card, to adapt to Spain&#8217;s international phone coverage. 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