Using Mifi and data sim in France

Virgin have also continued their pre-brexit terms, so your UK allowances are free to use in EU countries

If your usage is going to be minimal, then using the site Wi-Fi is your cheapest option.  But as many have already suggested, the speed of the site Wi-Fi may well be frustratingly slow.  

We always take a MIFI unit, and I tend to purchase a 100/120MB EE sim card from that well known internet site which will be more than adequate for your usage - and as most will have a 12 month validity, you can use it next time you travel.

This SIM card also allows us, via a Fire Stick, to freely access UK television.

Not mentioned, but another option for good value EU internet is to go to your local non branded mobile phone shop and see what they can offer

Happy travels

We use a mifi with a data only sim or the sites free wifi.

I got a text from EE, yesterday saying that I could use my phone in the EU as I do at home with no extra cost - and I'm on a sim only contract - so not paying a lot at all. 

I use a TP Link router with a Poynting aerial on a 10' mast outside the van and get really fast internet speeds even in areas where the equivalent phone signal is poor.

Older contracts, with whichever provider, will continue to enjoy free roaming. Most will have data caps applied, however. Some major players 25gb, some 50gb.

some smaller piggy back networks have an algorithm for data allowance based on the price of your contract.

I just renegotiated my phone contract with my current provider and got a better deal, roaming included for significantly less than my expiring deal. I was on the point of going with Virgin who have a terrific range of roaming options with large data volumes, but the service desk in in the Philippines and my limited contact with them proved a bit difficult.

in fact, Vodafone gave me 40% off my contract and added roaming for free, so I was very happy.

I use Gifgaff PAYG and for our trip in June bought a £10 goodybag which gave me 15GB. I used it in my 4G mobile phone as a wifi hotspot and connected a laptop and tablet to it.

Connection speed was excellent - around 15Mb/s - and very reliable (at Montoire sur le Loir). I only used about 3 GB in 18 days for email, browsing etc. As it happens. the town has free wifi covering everywhere including the campsite so I needn's have bothered but it wasn't as fast.

Just seen an advert for "Smarty" they are offering free EU roaming.

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...but their data (in Europe) is capped at 12gb per month so it depends on how much you need.
many folk like to grab a bit of uk tv and may be located beyond the usual satellite footprint, which then pushes folk towards site wifi costs and VPNs or streaming, which will kill that level of data pretty quickly.

Ok! So I got  Huawei mobile router and a Lebara sim. I am now i  France and I can't get it working.  It worked at home! 

The router will connect and I have enabled data roaming. But i cant get an internet connection. When I go onto manage router it says the profile is not valid. 

Any idea folks? 

Thanks 

Kate, if you take the Lebara sim out of the HUAWEI and put it in your phone, does it work in France? Can you browse the net?

this will check that roaming is set up properly on the sim. If it does, then it's likely to be a setting on the HUAWEI.

if it doesn't work then it's the sim and you might be able to check/change sim settings on the phone more easily than when it's in the router.

I know I had to turn on roaming on my Vodafone HUAWEI mifi before it worked abroad.

failing that, it's probably contact Lebara. Good luck.