Idiot's Guide to Data Roaming with Tesco

redux

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You'll still need to unlock the iPhone. 9c per MB is much the same as charged by O2 for 25MB and with Lyca you are stuck with one network. No signal and she's stuck. With O2, you'll probabaly have a choice.

When it comes to their children, people shouldn't always look at the cheapest option.

Not a bad option price-wise though.

It's only about the same rate for someone who uses 25 MB.

Someone using 20 or 70 or 300 kB or 1.5 MB a day isn't, or shouldn't, be attracted by £2 to £5 daily flat rates.

NFH

NiftyDigits wrote: »

You'll still need to unlock the iPhone.

That assumes the iPhone is SIM-locked. Mine isn't.

NiftyDigits wrote: »

9c per MB is much the same as charged by O2 for 25MB and with Lyca you are stuck with one network.

No, O2 charges for 25MB whether this amount of data is used or not. Lycamobile charge only for the data that is actually used. Therefore O2 charges more.

Why is it more important to have access to multiple networks in France than it is in the UK? The OP has access to only one network in the UK, so why is this not acceptable in France? I'm not following.

NiftyDigits

redux wrote: »

It's only about the same rate for someone who uses 25 MB.

Someone using 20 or 70 or 300 kB or 1.5 MB a day isn't, or shouldn't, be attracted by £2 to £5 daily flat rates.

Do you seriously think that a 14 year old is going to use that kind of data on an iPhone? Be realistic.
Why are you posting about £2 to £5 daily flat rates?
02 IS £1.99, So fits in to neither category.

NiftyDigits

NFH wrote: »

That assumes the iPhone is SIM-locked. Mine isn't.


No, O2 charges for 25MB whether this amount of data is used or not. Lycamobile charge only for the data that is actually used. Therefore O2 charges more.

Why is it more important to have access to multiple networks in France than it is in the UK? The OP has access to only one network in the UK, so why is this not acceptable in France? I'm not following.

Who cares if yours isn't? I would err on the side of caution until the OP confirms otherwise.

Why is it important to have access to multiple networks in France?
Do you actually have children??
I don't have to explain it again to the OP, so I certainly don't need to explain it to an uninterested party.

I'd be happy to pay the £1.99 a day to be sure that my child has access in her intended destination rather than to leave her in the lurch.
Have you even checked a coverage map?

No argument that your suggestion has the potential for being cheaper. I, as an adult, would try it. But for my child, she would have the O2 SIM. If Bouygues have an outage, she will have access to an alternative.

But hey, let's not argue. I've already stated that it is a good value suggestion. Let the OP decide.

NFH

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Why is it important to have access to multiple networks in France?
Do you actually have children??
I don't have to explain it again to the OP, so I certainly don't need to explain it to an uninterested party.

I still don't see your point. If it's sufficient in the UK to have the use of only one network, why is it not sufficient also in France to have the use of only one network? Should the OP likewise obtain a non-UK SIM for his daughter to use in the UK, just to ensure that she has access to all four UK networks? You still haven't justified this point.

albionrovers

Ok, so say I buy a £10 PAYG from 02.
Daughter goes to France for a week, I activate 02 Travel, she comes home and the PAYG expires. Everyone happy, we're done with 02.
Is there come kind of weirdo cancellation routine that 02 make you jump through hoops? Or is it straight-forward, ie. PAYG is a manual renewal process by the user every month?

NFH

albionrovers wrote: »

Or is it straight-forward, ie. PAYG is a manual renewal process by the user every month?

There is no renewal process. The SIM expires 6 months after the last balance deduction.

Your daughter really ought to be on PAYG anyway. Something like Giffgaff is very suitable - 20p/day for 20MB of data. It's only suitable for UK use though.

albionrovers

Tried GiffGaff, pretty garbage in terms of downtime, lack of continuity etc. so they got ditched. Won't be back. Cowboys.

Daughter is very disciplined and never goes over her monthly allowance, not by a penny. Tesco works fine after trying several different providers. But thanks for your concern?

NiftyDigits

albionrovers wrote: »

Ok, so say I buy a £10 PAYG from 02.
Daughter goes to France for a week, I activate 02 Travel, she comes home and the PAYG expires. Everyone happy, we're done with 02.
Is there come kind of weirdo cancellation routine that 02 make you jump through hoops? Or is it straight-forward, ie. PAYG is a manual renewal process by the user every month?

SIM is likely 99p or less, dependent on where you obtain it. A £10 topup won't last a week at £1.99 per day.
It's PAYG. No commitment. Will expire if not used for six months, as aforementioned. They won't even have any of your personal details if you buy a voucher in a shop.

Lyca will have your details, but again, there is no commitment.

Both options have their pros and cons. Don't be put off by the debate.

For instance...what do you do with the left over credit on a Lycamobile France SIM card?

NFH

One reason to consider Lycamobile in preference would be if the trip is some kind of exchange trip involving local French schoolchildren. If so, it could be very useful to have a French mobile number.