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o2 Mobile Phone advice in America

Dangermouse99
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Hi, with o2 I don't have roaming and would rather not spend £6 per day to use the phone as I'd be looking at over £60 which feels obscene. Is there a cheap way to use a mobile over in Las Vegas? Apparently if I remove my Sim card, that is best to prevent any o2 fees and I would still be able to use Whatsapp. Not sure this is true, just thought I'd ask for any help/advice with this please. Thanks!
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You would only be able to use Whatsapp if you were on a wifi network. But there is no need to remove the sim card, just disable roaming.
There is lots of free wifi in Las Vegas so provided you are happy to only be able to be online when on one of these networks then that is fine.
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About to say, you won't have any issues with WiFi there.0
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Another thing you can do: if you have a dual sim phone (or one that accepts e-sims), you can keep your O2 sim in but turn off data roaming, then get a second US data sim to use for data. That way you can use WhatsApp for calls and messages but still be able to receive text messages on your O2 number. But if you're going to be in places that have wifi, probably unnecessarily complicated0
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amanda1024 said:Another thing you can do: if you have a dual sim phone (or one that accepts e-sims), you can keep your O2 sim in but turn off data roaming, then get a second US data sim to use for data. That way you can use WhatsApp for calls and messages but still be able to receive text messages on your O2 number. But if you're going to be in places that have wifi, probably unnecessarily complicated0
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savergrant said:amanda1024 said:Another thing you can do: if you have a dual sim phone (or one that accepts e-sims), you can keep your O2 sim in but turn off data roaming, then get a second US data sim to use for data. That way you can use WhatsApp for calls and messages but still be able to receive text messages on your O2 number. But if you're going to be in places that have wifi, probably unnecessarily complicated
You can then get a local SIM to use for data needs or use WIFI if it's available.
I also just used my PAYG 3 SIM in the US and it worked the same as it would in the UK with no extra charges.0 -
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Thank you all for the helpful replies!0
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amanda1024 said:Another thing you can do: if you have a dual sim phone (or one that accepts e-sims), you can keep your O2 sim in but turn off data roaming, then get a second US data sim to use for data. That way you can use WhatsApp for calls and messages but still be able to receive text messages on your O2 number. But if you're going to be in places that have wifi, probably unnecessarily complicated
If anybody has experienced this, please let me know0 -
Dangermouse99 said:amanda1024 said:Another thing you can do: if you have a dual sim phone (or one that accepts e-sims), you can keep your O2 sim in but turn off data roaming, then get a second US data sim to use for data. That way you can use WhatsApp for calls and messages but still be able to receive text messages on your O2 number. But if you're going to be in places that have wifi, probably unnecessarily complicated
If anybody has experienced this, please let me knowI'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages, student & coronavirus Boards, money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1 -
tightauldgit said:savergrant said:amanda1024 said:Another thing you can do: if you have a dual sim phone (or one that accepts e-sims), you can keep your O2 sim in but turn off data roaming, then get a second US data sim to use for data. That way you can use WhatsApp for calls and messages but still be able to receive text messages on your O2 number. But if you're going to be in places that have wifi, probably unnecessarily complicated
You can then get a local SIM to use for data needs or use WIFI if it's available.
I also just used my PAYG 3 SIM in the US and it worked the same as it would in the UK with no extra charges.0
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