Zoe Bell

AM having to head back to the UK for a couple of weeks at the end of July.
Looking for a data/call sim for my Pixel 2. (mostly data I suspect a couple of gig should do it)
realized that I don't really know who the players in the market are now, so comparisons of deals are tricky!

Any helpful info gratefully received

Shard

Try Giff Gaff. You can order a SIM from their website and they will send it to Canada (quickly). It's PAYG and you can buy data bundles (Goodybag). Very cheap and on the 02 network so normal coverage.

Zoe Bell

cool , i'll give them a go. Its an option for my brother to buy a sim in the UK for me , as he is picking me up at the airport. But I will take a look

Allie73

WH Smith at the airport has various SIM cards, loaded with minutes and data. I bought one when we landed on our last visit.

Atlantic Xpat

At LHR T2 there are sim card vending machines outside the terminal (as you walk to the carpark/shuttle/underground).

christmasoompa

Both myself and my daughter are on SIM only deals with ID mobile who are good and they're a rolling one month contract. Their best deal at the mo is £10 a month for 10GB, unlimited texts and I think 400 mins of calls? They seem to be better value than GiffGaff IMO.

HTH.

jandro

I went into an Iceland where you could chose from about a dozen SIM packs from 69p. I went with EE (formerly Orange) because it had discounts on international calls. It came with a swipe card which you could take to a post office and load credit. For £10 I got 500mb data, 150 mins, and 150 texts valid for a month which was more than enough for my trip. Don't think you can get as good a deal in Canada for pay as you go.

Shard

Depends on how much mins/data you use. Giff Gaff have £5 and £7.50 (2 GB) options - no point paying for calls/data you don't actually use. Also one month rolling or one month expiring basis.

beckiwoo

cheeky_monkey

i have a tesco sim..went back to the uk last month cost me 6 notes for 2gig of data

Zoe Bell

didn't think of Tesco, will look at that as an option. Thanks
My plan is to get my brother to pick one up for me, he's meeting me at the airport, so can just hand it over then.

PETEMJ

I agree, our free GiffGaff sim card worked very well on the O2 network during our recent trip to the UK, everywhere from London to the Isle of Skye. A 10 pound payment for 3gigs data and unlimited calling and texting (within Europe) lasted well.

Zoe Bell

Thanks for all the options.
looks like my time frame has compressed a bit. Dad had stroke today so I'm on a flight tomorrow