Best sim only deal with worldwide roaming?

Makeandsave

I have been with three since they came to the UK, I have had free roaming worldwide but last month they sent me a text saying its ending and i would have to pay, I was aboard and could not use my phone has they never said i needed to increase my credit limit on the account to use the service this left me extremely unhappy with Three,

I am off to the EU and then USA in Oct, I need the best sim only plan, I currently pay £7.50 for 12gb, unlimited mins and text with 3. I would love to keep my same number and don't mind moving network or company that runs from the main networks.

I am finding it all confusing, Thank you for your help

 

la531983

You arent going to find "free worldwide roaming" with anyone, in fact Three didnt offer this, was just with selected countries.

Your best bet will be with o2, where EU roaming comes as standard (for now), but you would have to add an add on if you go to the United States.

Browntoa

As above, O2 is the way to go 

jbrassy

As mentioned above, you won't find a sim with 'worldwide roaming'.

While Three have scrapped roaming on their monthly contract plans, they still offer free roaming with their pay as you go packages (which includes the EU and USA). 

What you could do is ring Three and ask them to transfer you from pay monthly to pay as you go. You could get 15GB for £10 a month with pay as you go. This is slightly more than you pay now, but then you get slightly more data and free roaming in 71 countries. See the link below.

https://www.three.co.uk/pay-as-you-go/payg-data-packs 

Makeandsave

jbrassy said:

As mentioned above, you won't find a sim with 'worldwide roaming'.

While Three have scrapped roaming on their monthly contract plans, they still offer free roaming with their pay as you go packages (which includes the EU and USA). 

What you could do is ring Three and ask them to transfer you from pay monthly to pay as you go. You could get 15GB for £10 a month with pay as you go. This is slightly more than you pay now, but then you get slightly more data and free roaming in 71 countries. See the link below.

https://www.three.co.uk/pay-as-you-go/payg-data-packs 

Thanks for your reply, I rang Three today and they don't allow people to transfer to PAYG now unless the person was telling me fibs? He said something about a new system i have my pac code.

la531983

Makeandsave said:

jbrassy said:

As mentioned above, you won't find a sim with 'worldwide roaming'.

While Three have scrapped roaming on their monthly contract plans, they still offer free roaming with their pay as you go packages (which includes the EU and USA). 

What you could do is ring Three and ask them to transfer you from pay monthly to pay as you go. You could get 15GB for £10 a month with pay as you go. This is slightly more than you pay now, but then you get slightly more data and free roaming in 71 countries. See the link below.

https://www.three.co.uk/pay-as-you-go/payg-data-packs 

Thanks for your reply, I rang Three today and they don't allow people to transfer to PAYG now unless the person was telling me fibs? He said something about a new system i have my pac code.

Use a donor sim card and transfer it via that, they wont be able to stop that even if they wanted to.

PHK

If you are able to make do with a small of amount of slow data (for email or messaging) then there are providers such as Firsty that offer that (in most countries)  in exchange for watching an advert now.and then. 

jbrassy

Makeandsave said:

jbrassy said:

As mentioned above, you won't find a sim with 'worldwide roaming'.

While Three have scrapped roaming on their monthly contract plans, they still offer free roaming with their pay as you go packages (which includes the EU and USA). 

What you could do is ring Three and ask them to transfer you from pay monthly to pay as you go. You could get 15GB for £10 a month with pay as you go. This is slightly more than you pay now, but then you get slightly more data and free roaming in 71 countries. See the link below.

https://www.three.co.uk/pay-as-you-go/payg-data-packs 

Thanks for your reply, I rang Three today and they don't allow people to transfer to PAYG now unless the person was telling me fibs? He said something about a new system i have my pac code.

I find that unbelievable. If you threaten to leave, I'm sure they'll find a way to transfer you to PAYG. There have been instances in the past where my contract has run out and I moved on to PAYG. 

Otherwise, do as someone else suggested and get a donor SIM. For example, you could get a SIM with Vodafone (or any other network), transfer the number to Vodafone, then transfer the number to Three PAYG. 

Makeandsave

jbrassy said:

Makeandsave said:

jbrassy said:

As mentioned above, you won't find a sim with 'worldwide roaming'.

While Three have scrapped roaming on their monthly contract plans, they still offer free roaming with their pay as you go packages (which includes the EU and USA). 

What you could do is ring Three and ask them to transfer you from pay monthly to pay as you go. You could get 15GB for £10 a month with pay as you go. This is slightly more than you pay now, but then you get slightly more data and free roaming in 71 countries. See the link below.

https://www.three.co.uk/pay-as-you-go/payg-data-packs 

Thanks for your reply, I rang Three today and they don't allow people to transfer to PAYG now unless the person was telling me fibs? He said something about a new system i have my pac code.

I find that unbelievable. If you threaten to leave, I'm sure they'll find a way to transfer you to PAYG. There have been instances in the past where my contract has run out and I moved on to PAYG. 

Otherwise, do as someone else suggested and get a donor SIM. For example, you could get a SIM with Vodafone (or any other network), transfer the number to Vodafone, then transfer the number to Three PAYG. 

I went into live chat and they said they same seem they have changed the system i think i will do o2 for july and then switch back.

Thank you to everyone for your comments

esmith9797

There is a MNVO supported by EE who are promoting that they have fully uncapped roaming i've seen - Boshhh Mobile? 

Might be worth a shout to see if they do worldwide too? 

flaneurs_lobster

esmith9797 said:

There is a MNVO supported by EE who are promoting that they have fully uncapped roaming i've seen - Boshhh Mobile? 

Might be worth a shout to see if they do worldwide too? 

While Boshhh might be "The network that BOOSTS your credit score!" (er...) I don't think that extra-Europe roaming is part of their proffer. 

If it is then it is very well hidden on their website, as is a list of their out-of-bundle charges.