Cheap data roaming: Article discussion

buglawton

For the tablet buy a Gig of Three data for £4, it is a bundle in itself so AFAIK it should work from the off in the USA.
http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/phones-broadband-gps/mobile-phones-and-broadband/mobile-broadband/three-pay-as-you-go-micro-sim-12871865-pdt.html

One of the reviews of this SIM on the Curry site says
"Using in whilst on holiday in USA. Works a treat, saved me a fortune"

m5rcc

Just noticed that o2 have now launched "o2 travel data" where one can use "unlimited data" for £1.99/day.

Has anyone used this? Has one used it to tether with?

dazzaofdagenham

Didn't read somewhere that O2 were doing unlimited EU roaming data ?

ballyblack

Didn't read somewhere that O2 were doing unlimited EU roaming data ?

As far as I am aware for £2 a day o2 gives you roaming, including data at your Uk contract home rate

adindas

m5rcc wrote: »

Just noticed that o2 have now launched "o2 travel data" where one can use "unlimited data" for £1.99/day.

Has anyone used this? Has one used it to tether with?

Link please ....

FunTime

adindas wrote: »

Link please ....

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/international/using-phone-abroad#1

How difficult was that?

For contracts. PAYG is limited.

adindas

FunTime wrote: »

https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/international/using-phone-abroad#1

How difficult was that?

For contracts. PAYG is limited.

In the original post it does not say that it is just for contract customer.

I have PAYG with O2 and I am already aware that you only get 100MB data for £1.99 a day, therefore get surprise for unlimited for £1.99 a day, so asking ....

If you are already in contract with O2 and then still need to pay £1.99 a day to use it abroad I could not see how come this one is a good deal. You could get Three feel at home and use your contract allowance as if you were in the UK.

andyapanel

The advice to buy a local SIM on arrival assumes that there is both the level of competition for your business that exists here and that the SIMS are cheap.
I have recently returned from backpacking in Belgium and France.
I loaded my iPhone with a couple of PAYG SIMs from Vodaphone which ceased working as soon as I hit France.
I managed to find an Orange store and bought 3 x 15Euro PAYG SIMS; I was assured they would work in France, too. (The big local operator (PROXIMUS) never seemed to open their stores when I was in town.) As soon as I crossed to France they stopped working. I bought another PAYG SIM from an Orange shop (30Euro) which should have done me several weeks, I was assured. I have 1 Euro credit left. I don't understand why the French Orange PAYG SIM works in England, but the equivalent Belgian one did not work in France.
I have to return in the spring to France. I reckon paying for a full on as much as you can eat plan will be the only way to go.
I run an iPhone 5s with Facetime to talk to my wife.
Is E the best?

FunTime

andyapanel wrote: »

The advice to buy a local SIM on arrival assumes that there is both the level of competition for your business that exists here and that the SIMS are cheap.
I have recently returned from backpacking in Belgium and France.
I loaded my iPhone with a couple of PAYG SIMs from Vodaphone which ceased working as soon as I hit France.
I managed to find an Orange store and bought 3 x 15Euro PAYG SIMS; I was assured they would work in France, too. (The big local operator (PROXIMUS) never seemed to open their stores when I was in town.) As soon as I crossed to France they stopped working. I bought another PAYG SIM from an Orange shop (30Euro) which should have done me several weeks, I was assured. I have 1 Euro credit left. I don't understand why the French Orange PAYG SIM works in England, but the equivalent Belgian one did not work in France.
I have to return in the spring to France. I reckon paying for a full on as much as you can eat plan will be the only way to go.
I run an iPhone 5s with Facetime to talk to my wife.
Is E the best?

If you need speed, you can stick with your Orange France SIM: http://boutique.orange.fr/mobile/recharges-mobicarte

Three UK's Feel At Home service is the cheapest, but utilises traffic shaping.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Three-3-Pay-As-You-Go-Trio-Mobile-Broadband-Sim-Card-with-1GB-Data-upto-30-days-/262468833103
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/1586468.htm