Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
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Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
hi - I am in UK but we have some Canadian cousins coming over for a couple weeks and I’m trying to find best solution for them to use their phones while here. They will be staying somewhere with no WiFi for a while and we’ll need to be in touch with them. What’s the best option for data from experience? TIA.
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Re: Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
Before I left the UK, 12 years ago, I had a pay as you go deal with Orange. 25 quid a month for unlimited international everything. I have no clue about UK deal these days.
Pointless post probably.
Pointless post probably.
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Re: Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
Tesco Rocket pack sim for 15 ukp gets you 6 gig of data and a stupid amount of calls/texts.
thats what I have been using when I have been in the uk
thats what I have been using when I have been in the uk
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Re: Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
hi - I am in UK but we have some Canadian cousins coming over for a couple weeks and I’m trying to find best solution for them to use their phones while here. They will be staying somewhere with no WiFi for a while and we’ll need to be in touch with them. What’s the best option for data from experience? TIA.
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Re: Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
ok great thanks folks.
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Re: Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
This - or other similar offers - seems to be the received wisdom. One thing, though, is that you'll need to check that your cousins have their phones carrier-unlocked, otherwise they won't work with a third party SIM. This is now a service that Canadian carriers are obliged to offer at no charge to consumers, but few do so by default - they'll likely have to go to a service counter and ask for the phones to be unlocked.
For the lazy - all the big three Canadian wireless providers offer "Roam Like Home" for $12/day in Europe. Very expensive compared to a local SIM but sometimes it's the easiest option.
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Re: Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
hi - I am in UK but we have some Canadian cousins coming over for a couple weeks and I’m trying to find best solution for them to use their phones while here. They will be staying somewhere with no WiFi for a while and we’ll need to be in touch with them. What’s the best option for data from experience? TIA.
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Re: Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
THey can order a GIFFGAFF Sim card and get it sent to them in Canada. A 30 day "goody bag" is between 5-25 GBP depending on what you want,
I've had one for a couple of years. You just buy a month at a time and away you go. Last trip I bought 10 GBP worth of data and texts - it was fine. Whatsapp uses very little data, so we just text using that.......
I've had one for a couple of years. You just buy a month at a time and away you go. Last trip I bought 10 GBP worth of data and texts - it was fine. Whatsapp uses very little data, so we just text using that.......
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Re: Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?
THey can order a GIFFGAFF Sim card and get it sent to them in Canada. A 30 day "goody bag" is between 5-25 GBP depending on what you want,
I've had one for a couple of years. You just buy a month at a time and away you go. Last trip I bought 10 GBP worth of data and texts - it was fine. Whatsapp uses very little data, so we just text using that.......
I've had one for a couple of years. You just buy a month at a time and away you go. Last trip I bought 10 GBP worth of data and texts - it was fine. Whatsapp uses very little data, so we just text using that.......