Sim for use in the UK and Europe

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#116365 26-Apr-2013 20:44

A relative is off to the UK and Europe shortly and is looking for advice on what network/s to use with their iPhone mainly for data use for the likes of Facebook plus to tether an iPad.

Thanks for any info

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#806110 26-Apr-2013 20:45

There isn't really a good SIM for all Europe, so I just went with out when traveling around there. I found 3 fine in the UK.

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#806126 26-Apr-2013 21:19

I think they're mainly concerned with the UK. Where did you pick up your sim for 3? At the airport?

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#806135 26-Apr-2013 21:40

You can go into any Vodafone store in the UK and pick up a prepaid SIM very easily.
There is a store a Heathrow T5 otherwise check the map
http://www.vodafone.co.uk/find-a-store/index.htm

If you want to order in advace I have also used http://www.0044.co.uk/uk/sim-card.htm which they will send to you in advance which is great if you are in a rush when you land.

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#806147 26-Apr-2013 22:45

Technofreak: I think they're mainly concerned with the UK. Where did you pick up your sim for 3? At the airport?

Yeap, vending machine at LHR.

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#806159 26-Apr-2013 23:29

Yep 3 Mobile is by far the cheapest/best for mobile data in the UK, heaps of minutes and txt included as well.

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#806210 27-Apr-2013 07:26

If data usage was primarily for the phone with casual iPad usage one of the easiest options is to simply use Vodafone for roaming. Their prices are cheaper than what you'll pay on many UK or European networks which are often capped daily prices for roaming data. If you're paying somewhere in the vicinity of £5 - £8 for 100MB of roaming data per day these costs will start to sky rocket.

Vodafone NZ offer monthy rates which can be used in any country within that zone, and if you use that pack you simply buy a new one. If you want heavy data usage but can do this in fixed locations a WiFi aggregator such as Boingo is the most cost effective option.

Telecom also offer a daily fixed price roaming option, which once again isn't necessarily the best option for longer trips.