Prepaid SIM card for data in UK, France, and Finland
I want to buy a SIM card with prepaid data plan in UK. I will travel around France and Finland. I'm staying for less than a month, and I expect to use <250 MB. It seems that most plans don't allow data roaming across countries for pre-paid plans. My criteria are (1) cost, (2) convenience, and (3) internet speed. Is it better to get multiple SIM cards, one for each country?
I have looked up a few plans in UK:
- three.co.uk: £10 3p/min, 2p/SMS, 1p/MB in UK; but 24.5p/min, 8.1p/SMS, 45.8p/MB in France/Finland
- lebara
- Freedom £38 plan: 30 days, unlimited minutes & texts, 1GB in UK, Finland, France, and more.
- pay as you go: 10p/min, 12p/SMS, 15p/MB in UK; 19p/min, 12p/SMS, no internet in France and Finland
- O2.co.uk International Sim: £15 1p/min and 100MB within UK; 6p/min, 10p/SMS in France, 12p/min, 10p/SMS in Finland, no data roaming
- giffgaff: £7.50 goodybag 1 month 200 mins, unlimited SMS, 250 MB, +2p/MB internet in UK; 45p/MB for data roaming
- Orange: 24p/min, 8p/SMS, 42p/MB in France and Finland
- Vodafone: £8/day for 100 MB
- dataroam: £99 30 days, 1GB+MiFi, in 37 countries
Among the plans in this list, lebara Freedom £38 sounds most reasonable. Is there a better option I should consider?
Best Answer
I used to have different sim cards for each country and now I switched to lefrenchmobile which should actually be called european mobile. You have a french number but it's the same price when you call from any country in Europe. For internet you can get different packages depending if you only stay in France or Europe.
The "+" : the prices in all europe, the home delivery and the service in english.
The "-": you can't buy data packages directly you have to convert all or parts of your credit if you want one (but you can do internet with package).
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Is there a SIM card that works all over Europe?
The Orange Prepaid SIM is one of the best roaming SIMs for Europe as the plan allows you to use your minutes allowance to call anywhere worldwide. It comes with 2 hours and 1000 texts that can be used to call any number in the world as well as 20GB of data that works across the UK and many European countries.Is there a SIM card that works worldwide?
International SIM cards (sometimes called \u201ctravel SIM cards\u201d) aren't tied to a specific country or group of nations, but allow you to use your phone all around the world \u2014 for a price. There are several of these cards on the market, each with different plans and pricing.Can prepaid SIM card be used internationally?
Local prepaid sim cards are often pretty cheap and come with big value data bundles. Most countries and operators have special tourist sim cards. But where local prepaid sim cards stop working, international sim cards continue to roam! With a sim card designed with overseas travel in mind, you'll always be set to go.Can I buy a SIM card for all of Europe?
If you go for a European SIM card, the majority of SIM cards will let you roam across the entire European Union without needing to buy a new SIM in each destination or pay roaming charges. If you're planning on visiting more than one country on your European adventure, this is a great option.HOW TO USE YOUR PHONE IN EUROPE: cheap phone plans and SIM cards for your trip to the UK and EU
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Answer 2
I bought different sim cards in the UK and France. The one issue I had with buying a Virgin SIM card in France was that they needed a home address even though I was buying a prepaid card. I had a local residence that I could have claimed but I am not sure how it works for a typical tourist. You might need to get someone to purchase the card for you in France.
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