Camp America Mobile Phone etc.

Dec72

First post in some time so hopefully in the right area...

Daughter is heading to USA for 3 months. We have a Sky Mobile contract with unlimited calls/texts for her. When she travels abroad and uses phone, the Roaming Passport kicks in at £2 per day - I've capped at £60 per month, on top of device/plan of around £30 already in place.

Just researching options. Do we take the £60 per month hit so she can use all services/data when not on WiFi or is an eSim or an alternative best practice?

Any other student travel tips in this area welcome too!

NoodleDoodleMan

O2 have free roaming deal in the USA, you'd need to investigate the deal(s) obviously and determine if you could benefit from an offer.

I've always found their store staff very helpful with advice etc.

It would also be worth asking the camp admin staff about the signal quality - I worked for CA at a summer camp years ago and we were out in the boondocks very isolated. 

vacheron

It depends on the amount of data she is expected to use, and if she will require her mobile number to be active (for incoming calls and texts such as OTP codes from services she may use). 

If she is in a good mobile zone and is going to consume large amounts of data (youtube /  streaming / uploading) over cellular and making receiving calls on her mobile number, then the £60 per month could work out better.

If however, she tends to talk using data (whatsapp / facetime etc.) and may spend a lot of time connected to free  wifi, then a 3-5GB USA e-sim could be used for about £10 per month. She won't be able to use her phone number with this, but she could still switch to her Sky SIM to call / text and use large amounts of data for just an extra £2 per day if and when required.



 

heatherw_01

If she can use an eSIM, a data package works well.
You can get 30 day packages and keep topping up.

I use aloSIM and you can get 15% or $3 off ($ converted to £ when you pay)
They have great service, brilliant customer service and I always recommend them.