Cheap SIM card

IanH replied on 03/12/2016 08:23

Posted on 03/12/2016 08:23

Amazon are currently selling a 24Gb mobile data SIM for £24.80.

They say that it's an 'Amazon special' and indeed, the biggest that Three sell themselves is 12Gb and for that they charge £30

These can be used in mifi devices and tablets and benefit from Three's 'feel at home' scheme, so can be used in many other countries without incurring extra charges (or even having to do anything more than turn on 'roaming').

The 24Gb card lasts for up to 2 years (or until the data runs out, obviously). The 12GB card only lasts for up to 1 year.

CBRBlackbird replied on 22/12/2016 22:19

Posted on 22/12/2016 22:19

I have just received the 24Gb sim together with a new TP-Link 4g MiFi (my old mifi was only 3g)

Easy set-up and is giving fast broadband that my BT home system!

Great value as it will now cover Club sites, commercial sites and our holidays to Greece.

young thomas replied on 23/12/2016 09:01

Posted on 23/12/2016 09:01

just to compare these deals....

i now have a Vodafone £15 month sim only unltd mins, unltd txt, 5gb uk tetherable data....this in itself is a really good deal.

however, for no extra charge, my mins and texts can be used in europe AND i get a separate extra 24gb of data each year (2gb per month) to use in Europe, which can also be tethered.

no additional mifi, no additional sim, no additional charges, same phone number.

i even think that there is a further price incentive on (in stores) this week.....

deals like the amazon one have been mentioned, but the kit (mifi) and the charges for these are in addition to whatever the customer is paying for their phone service.....which takes the edge off the deal.

 

MichaelT replied on 23/12/2016 09:27

Posted on 23/12/2016 09:01 by young thomas

just to compare these deals....

i now have a Vodafone £15 month sim only unltd mins, unltd txt, 5gb uk tetherable data....this in itself is a really good deal.

however, for no extra charge, my mins and texts can be used in europe AND i get a separate extra 24gb of data each year (2gb per month) to use in Europe, which can also be tethered.

no additional mifi, no additional sim, no additional charges, same phone number.

i even think that there is a further price incentive on (in stores) this week.....

deals like the amazon one have been mentioned, but the kit (mifi) and the charges for these are in addition to whatever the customer is paying for their phone service.....which takes the edge off the deal.

 

Posted on 23/12/2016 09:27

Yes but its with Vodafone, probably the worst of the mobile companies to do business with as they have the worst customer service and billing system ever...surprised

The good thing about being on 1 provider with your phone and another fro data via a mifi is if one does not get a signal chances are the other will.  Also to change mobile providers is a bit more hassle and once you are ready BB try and get a PAC code from them.

Like everything else its horses for courses and personal preference to who you have your mobile with, we are happy with BT but want to have internet access abroad and in this country where Wi-Fi is not available or poor and do not want to risk running up a large bill or use all my monthly allowance to watch a film or sport etc.

CBRBlackbird replied on 23/12/2016 15:41

Posted on 23/12/2016 15:41

I've found the conditions for the Three  'Feel at Home' usage abroard.

 

Is there any other information about Feel At Home that I should know?

All of our Advanced Plans include a set of allowances, made up of a specified number of units. You can use a portion of these

allowances in our Feel At Home destinations each month. For example, with All-you-can-eat data, you can use up to 12GB each

month to get online; with All-you-can-eat texts you can send up to 5,000 texts back to the UK each month from a Feel At Home

destination; and if you have 3,000 or more minutes included in your allowance, you can talk for up to 3,000 minutes on calls back

to the UK each month. If you exceed your 12GB monthly data allowance, your data usage may be blocked in our Feel At Home

destinations until your next billing period. If you exceed any of these allowances for any 2 months within a rolling 12-month period

we have the right to suspend international roaming on your account, meaning you will no longer be able to use your device or

allowance abroad. Of course, we will let you know in advance if this is likely to happen.

Feel At Home is intended for our UK customers who are visiting one of the destinations for short periods, like holidays or

business trips. It isn’t designed for people who live abroad or stay for extended periods. If you roam exclusively in a Feel At Home

destination for any 2 complete months in a rolling 12-month period, we may suspend international roaming on your account,

meaning you will no longer be able to use your phone or device abroad. Of course, we will let you know in advance if this is likely

to happen. If you spend a full month abroad but some of that time is spent in a destination that isn’t included in Feel At Home, the

restriction won’t apply.

You can’t use your phone as a personal hotspot in a Feel At Home destination.

young thomas replied on 23/12/2016 16:00

Posted on 23/12/2016 16:00

as listed above, Three customers dont have the same freedom on timescales as some other providers....those staying for more than eight weeks could suddenly be without a service...

i also carry spare network sims, our ipads are both 4g and each have a different network sim card, so we get a choice of three different networks....

however, i have found Vodafone to be far more transparent than some with regard to what you can and cant do with the data when abroad.

we have tried Three, O2 and EE sims and none is any better than Vodafone which, so far, has proved to have great coverage, and at a great price.

ive used then abroad previously, before this latest deal was brought out, and their service was fine.

ill be interested to check it out further next month when we go away.

IanH replied on 23/12/2016 20:06

Posted on 23/12/2016 20:06

But £15 per month is £180 per year. Every year.

We also found Vodafone to be far inferior for coverage.......including at home.

We found the £30 / 12Gb sim to be plenty for our needs last year. 

So the £28 / 24Gb sim will be even better value.

Horses for courses, but I wouldn't want to be tied into a monthly contract for data when w only need it on holiday and some months would hardly use it.

IanH replied on 23/12/2016 20:06

Posted on 23/12/2016 20:06

But £15 per month is £180 per year. Every year.

We also found Vodafone to be far inferior for coverage.......including at home.

We found the £30 / 12Gb sim to be plenty for our needs last year. 

So the £28 / 24Gb sim will be even better value.

Horses for courses, but I wouldn't want to be tied into a monthly contract for data when w only need it on holiday and some months would hardly use it.

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