Which Sim For Abroad ?

coopermanyorks · 27-02-2006, 19:43

Hi

I am going on Holiday for two weeks to Tenerife I want to take a mobile with me so that I can stay in contact.

Question is which is the cheapest tariff to use abroad for sending / receiving texts and for making and receiving calls

I have access to sims / phones as follows

O2 monthly 200 / 100 inclusive mins / text

Three T & T 750 750 / 150 inclusive mins / texts

Virgin PAYG

I know the calls will be in excess of my monthly inclusive minutes so which is the cheapest to use

chris20 · 27-02-2006, 20:18

i have 3 pay as you go. i go to tenerife 2 times a year and its very cheap compare to virgin and o2 which i used to have. i have been 2 years now on 3 and been very pleased with them.

broonale · 27-02-2006, 21:41

C/phone Warehouse do a sim pack exclusively designed for travelling abroad. Not sure what they call it but it offers cheaper calls to/from the UK when roaming abroad.

crowfield99 · 28-02-2006, 09:04

Why not get a PAYG SIM Card when you get to Tenerife instead? That way it would be cheaper all round instead of having to pay roaming costs.

Virgin Mobiles Pay As You go By Direct Debit seems cheap for Roaming. If you want to use a UK SIM Card.

upnunder · 28-02-2006, 10:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by broonale

C/phone Warehouse do a sim pack exclusively designed for travelling abroad. Not sure what they call it but it offers cheaper calls to/from the UK when roaming abroad.

Mobile World

I think this is what you mean.

mattworld · 28-02-2006, 15:45

Carphone's Mobile World won't work, no roaming with that tariff so you can't use it abroad.

It really depends on how you use your phone which will be cheaper.

3's tariff: http://www.three.co.uk/explore/cover...ntype=ThreePay

O2's tariffs are here, under 'spain' http://travelabroad.o2-uktech.com/location.php

Though with O2 you can pay £2.99 and get an international type add on for pay monthly that makes calls cheaper, Or get yourself a Pay As You Go SIM card and you get one 1 minute call & one text message free for every week you are abroad.

http://www.o2.co.uk/personal/abroad/...0,,121,00.html

Virgin's tariffs are here: http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/s...home/index.jsp (select Pay As You Go & Spain from the drop down lists)

Tudor · 28-02-2006, 18:47

I go to Spain a lot and have a PAYG Spanish Voda SIM. I don't get many calls from UK, but I make quite a few back to the UK. Seems very cheap and very easy to recharge.

m419 · 28-02-2006, 19:57

Try Go Mobile and United Mobile, you can travel all over the world and pay local rates!

www.gomobile.com
www.unitedmobile.com

Sim cards cost £12.99 and can be used all over the world.

GRIM-REAPER · 02-03-2006, 09:00

i work for the carphone warehouse. it's true that the mobile world sims won't work abroad but we've just launched a new sim especially for travelling.

it's imaginatively called sim4travel

check it out @ http://www.sim4travel.com/

most cpw stores should now have these or be able to order them through instant ship.

hope this helps

pyphon · 02-03-2006, 09:42

bit steep. minimum top-ip £30 ffs

richchall · 17-03-2006, 15:59

You need a Vodafone SIM card and register for Vodafone passport. That way it will only cost you 75p per call plus what you pay at home, so you can use your inclusive minutes as well.

Incoming calls are just 75p per call as well. Works on pay-as-you go and contract. All you have to do is use a Vodafone Network.

Better than paying 75p-£1.00 per minute! I've saved heaps in roaming charges.

m419 · 17-03-2006, 17:58

Try Go Mobile, its a worldwide mobile phone service, a pay as you go sim costs £12.99 and you pay UK call costs in either Pound sterling,Euro or US Dollar currencies.

Go to Google and search for Go-Mobile

coopermanyorks · 17-03-2006, 21:04

Hi

I bought a Spanish Vodaphone PAYG sim it only cost approx 20 cents per text some were not even charged.

Do these S VF PAYG cards have a top up / usuage requirement , be handy to just slip it back in on my next hols but I was wondering if a minimum top up every cetain number of weeks / months ? and do I need to use it in a certain time frame if not it will be cancelled ?

27-02-2006, 19:43	#1
coopermanyorks Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Gods Own County Posts: 20,678	Which Sim For Abroad ? Hi I am going on Holiday for two weeks to Tenerife I want to take a mobile with me so that I can stay in contact. Question is which is the cheapest tariff to use abroad for sending / receiving texts and for making and receiving calls I have access to sims / phones as follows O2 monthly 200 / 100 inclusive mins / text Three T & T 750 750 / 150 inclusive mins / texts Virgin PAYG I know the calls will be in excess of my monthly inclusive minutes so which is the cheapest to use

28-02-2006, 19:57	#8
m419 Banned User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London Posts: 774	United mobile Try Go Mobile and United Mobile, you can travel all over the world and pay local rates! www.gomobile.com www.unitedmobile.com Sim cards cost £12.99 and can be used all over the world.

17-03-2006, 17:58	#12
m419 Banned User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: London Posts: 774	Go Mobile Try Go Mobile, its a worldwide mobile phone service, a pay as you go sim costs £12.99 and you pay UK call costs in either Pound sterling,Euro or US Dollar currencies. Go to Google and search for Go-Mobile

27-02-2006, 20:18	#2
chris20 Guest Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 3,556	i have 3 pay as you go. i go to tenerife 2 times a year and its very cheap compare to virgin and o2 which i used to have. i have been 2 years now on 3 and been very pleased with them.

27-02-2006, 21:41	#3
broonale Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: 54.98N 1.6W Posts: 4,953	C/phone Warehouse do a sim pack exclusively designed for travelling abroad. Not sure what they call it but it offers cheaper calls to/from the UK when roaming abroad.

28-02-2006, 09:04	#4
crowfield99 Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Walsall, UK Posts: 520	Why not get a PAYG SIM Card when you get to Tenerife instead? That way it would be cheaper all round instead of having to pay roaming costs. Virgin Mobiles Pay As You go By Direct Debit seems cheap for Roaming. If you want to use a UK SIM Card.

28-02-2006, 10:35	#5
upnunder Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Derbyshire, Uk Posts: 2,288	Quote: Originally Posted by broonale C/phone Warehouse do a sim pack exclusively designed for travelling abroad. Not sure what they call it but it offers cheaper calls to/from the UK when roaming abroad. Mobile World I think this is what you mean.

28-02-2006, 15:45	#6
mattworld Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 701	Carphone's Mobile World won't work, no roaming with that tariff so you can't use it abroad. It really depends on how you use your phone which will be cheaper. 3's tariff: http://www.three.co.uk/explore/cover...ntype=ThreePay O2's tariffs are here, under 'spain' http://travelabroad.o2-uktech.com/location.php Though with O2 you can pay £2.99 and get an international type add on for pay monthly that makes calls cheaper, Or get yourself a Pay As You Go SIM card and you get one 1 minute call & one text message free for every week you are abroad. http://www.o2.co.uk/personal/abroad/...0,,121,00.html Virgin's tariffs are here: http://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/s...home/index.jsp (select Pay As You Go & Spain from the drop down lists)

28-02-2006, 18:47	#7
Tudor Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 98	I go to Spain a lot and have a PAYG Spanish Voda SIM. I don't get many calls from UK, but I make quite a few back to the UK. Seems very cheap and very easy to recharge.

02-03-2006, 09:00	#9
GRIM-REAPER Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 14	i work for the carphone warehouse. it's true that the mobile world sims won't work abroad but we've just launched a new sim especially for travelling. it's imaginatively called sim4travel check it out @ http://www.sim4travel.com/ most cpw stores should now have these or be able to order them through instant ship. hope this helps

02-03-2006, 09:42	#10
pyphon Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Teesside Posts: 2,545	bit steep. minimum top-ip £30 ffs

17-03-2006, 15:59	#11
richchall Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 47	You need a Vodafone SIM card and register for Vodafone passport. That way it will only cost you 75p per call plus what you pay at home, so you can use your inclusive minutes as well. Incoming calls are just 75p per call as well. Works on pay-as-you go and contract. All you have to do is use a Vodafone Network. Better than paying 75p-£1.00 per minute! I've saved heaps in roaming charges.

17-03-2006, 21:04	#13
coopermanyorks Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In Gods Own County Posts: 20,678	Hi I bought a Spanish Vodaphone PAYG sim it only cost approx 20 cents per text some were not even charged. Do these S VF PAYG cards have a top up / usuage requirement , be handy to just slip it back in on my next hols but I was wondering if a minimum top up every cetain number of weeks / months ? and do I need to use it in a certain time frame if not it will be cancelled ?

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