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Family of 4 all using mobile in Portugal - help please

Hi all,

In a while we are travelling to Portugal, and 4 of the family have mobile phones - I would prefer that all 4 of us use a different overseas PAYG sim, rather than our UK ones with roaming (and possible shock bills). This way, we still all have our contacts, access to camera, apps and use of free wifi in the bars etc...

Please can anyone suggest which PAYG sims would be best. (NB 1 is an iphone, so needs the smaller sim)

It would be great if we could also get free calls to one another whilst there.

Any advice welcomed...

Thanks very much

Matt
Smile - life's good !

Comments

  • PeteDoff
    PeteDoff Posts: 428 Forumite
    edited 14 July 2015 at 2:36PM
    Sainsburys PAYG sims have no roaming charges in Portugal so charges would be same as in UK.

    Or look at Lycamobile
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  • mchale
    mchale Posts: 1,886 Forumite
    Virginmobile
    ANURADHA KOIRALA ??? go on throw it in google.
  • Applied for the free sims from Sainsburys, as suggested, and they arrived 2 days later.... Thanks for the tip...

    Just need to top them up, and off we go - a relieved dad, and bank balance methinks !

    Thank you
    Smile - life's good !
  • PeteDoff
    PeteDoff Posts: 428 Forumite
    Applied for the free sims from Sainsburys, as suggested, and they arrived 2 days later.... Thanks for the tip...

    Just need to top them up, and off we go - a relieved dad, and bank balance methinks !

    Thank you

    Don't forget, PAYG no bundles etc.
    Turning left avoids some of the idiots (only some)
  • PeacefulWaters
    PeacefulWaters Posts: 8,495 Forumite
    I've just been in a place with no phone signal and no internet access for over 24 hours.

    It was wonderful.
  • PeteDoff
    PeteDoff Posts: 428 Forumite
    I've just been in a place with no phone signal and no internet access for over 24 hours.

    It was wonderful.

    I lived somewhere like that, it was Cr*p. If you don't want to use the internet or mobiles don't but some of of have elderly relatives to keep in touch with, businesses to run and lives to live and communications are a PART of this.
    Turning left avoids some of the idiots (only some)
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