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Blog 2026

Independent guides, comparisons and reviews from Quel abonnement GSM choisir.

21 articles

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21 articles
Dual SIM or a second mobile plan: three contracts compared
GSM & appareils

Dual SIM or a second mobile plan: three contracts compared

A second number on the same phone costs €120 to €312 over 24 months depending on the contract behind it, and it does not always belong to the person using it. Price grids recorded as of 15 October 2026.

Reading your mobile bill: every line and what it commits
Lexique & droits

Reading your mobile bill: every line and what it commits

Fee billed in advance, pro rata, handset instalment, out-of-bundle charges, and the two dates that tell you when you can leave at no cost. The Belgian mobile bill read line by line.

Extra mobile data: what does a GB cost after your plan?
Data & usage

Extra mobile data: what does a GB cost after your plan?

Data allowance used up: reduced speed, a paid top-up or per-megabyte billing depending on the operator. Price of an extra GB at Orange, Telenet, DIGI and Proximus, recorded on 14 October 2026.

Family mobile plan: who pays when a line leaves
Formules & engagement

Family mobile plan: who pays when a line leaves

A Belgian family mobile plan is a contract in one person's name, with a discount that is recalculated every time a line leaves. Discounts recorded on 12 October 2026 at Orange, Proximus and Telenet, and the real cost for those who stay.

Refurbished phone: cash or financed over 24 months?
GSM & appareils

Refurbished phone: cash or financed over 24 months?

A refurbished iPhone 15 paid in cash with a SIM-only plan comes to €655 over 24 months. Financed at Proximus, up to €1,328.76. Prices, warranty and balance recorded on 10 October 2026.

Prepaid SIM in Belgium: do you have to register?
Lexique & droits

Prepaid SIM in Belgium: do you have to register?

Yes, every Belgian prepaid SIM must be registered to a person before it is activated. Methods per operator, lending the card to a relative, registration that lapses after 18 months, and what happens to the credit.

Operator phone insurance: €312 over 24 months
GSM & appareils

Operator phone insurance: €312 over 24 months

Phone insurance sold with a Belgian mobile plan is a separate contract, signed with an insurer. Premiums, excesses, minimum term and the end of cover when you leave the operator, recorded on 6 October 2026.

PUK code and PIN code: which one locks, which one costs
Lexique & droits

PUK code and PIN code: which one locks, which one costs

You choose the PIN, the operator assigns the PUK. Where each is written at Belgian operators, how many attempts they allow, and why the plan keeps running while the SIM card is blocked.

Changing your mobile plan mid-contract: the Belgian rules
Changer & résilier

Changing your mobile plan mid-contract: the Belgian rules

Moving up, moving down or adding an option with the same Belgian operator: what restarts a term, what makes the handset balance fall due, and the written rules at Proximus, Orange and BASE.