SIM Card Advice
#1
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SIM Card Advice
Looking to get a local SIM for calls and texts.
Will be temporary usage - prob several visits, typically month long, throughout year.
Appreciate if anyone can advise what best options are, under under these circumstances?
Thanks
Kenny
Will be temporary usage - prob several visits, typically month long, throughout year.
Appreciate if anyone can advise what best options are, under under these circumstances?
Thanks
Kenny
#2
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Re: SIM Card Advice
I would wait till you get to your property on CE
Coverage on CE with some Spanish providers is awkward. I nearly always get Vodafone PT better than Voda ES. If you are on a UK provider spend a day or so which Spanish provider is the best connection for you
Coverage on CE with some Spanish providers is awkward. I nearly always get Vodafone PT better than Voda ES. If you are on a UK provider spend a day or so which Spanish provider is the best connection for you
#3
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Re: SIM Card Advice
Just order a lycamobile for free on Free SIM request . It is movistar based.
If you want to buy local, then carrefour or DIA simcards work nice and dont have many restrictions. Both are based on orange.
If you want to buy local, then carrefour or DIA simcards work nice and dont have many restrictions. Both are based on orange.
#4
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Re: SIM Card Advice
Just order a lycamobile for free on Free SIM request . It is movistar based.
If you want to buy local, then carrefour or DIA simcards work nice and dont have many restrictions. Both are based on orange.
If you want to buy local, then carrefour or DIA simcards work nice and dont have many restrictions. Both are based on orange.
Thanks for the info. I think that is the type of thing we had looked at before leaving home but unfortunately it was too late in the day to order a sim. It may be we just wait and do that in time for out next visit.
#5
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Re: SIM Card Advice
I use Toggle sim available at carphone warehouse in the UK. It is free theoretically. Just £10 for some credit. Calls and texts are the same price in Europe as UK. I have mine set to automatically top up £30 when it gets down to £3. The UK company '3' do not charge for roaming either but there are time limits out of the UK and it can only be topped up there [or have a contract with them] In July next year roaming charges are to stop with all the companies. I wonder if Brexit could change us having the benefits of this EU ruling?
#6
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Re: SIM Card Advice
Just order a lycamobile for free on Free SIM request . It is movistar based.
If you want to buy local, then carrefour or DIA simcards work nice and dont have many restrictions. Both are based on orange.
If you want to buy local, then carrefour or DIA simcards work nice and dont have many restrictions. Both are based on orange.
#7
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Re: SIM Card Advice
Olivia& Kath,
Thanks for your replies, i will look in to these options. The lycamobile may be the best option as i need a new sim for Scotland anyway.
Mary.
Thanks for your replies, i will look in to these options. The lycamobile may be the best option as i need a new sim for Scotland anyway.
Mary.