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Old 21 Jan 21, 12:00 PM  
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Mobile phone use

Haven’t been to Orlando for a few years.

So planning on a Xmas trip for 2021 and into the new year.

What’s the lates on phone use...who to use and not and who has best deals for minimal use.

Thanks
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Old 21 Jan 21, 12:39 PM  
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I'm with EE and they offer roaming to the USA for £10 a month with a Roam Further add on, or it's a free swappable benefit if you have a smart plan.
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I was on three every time I've been & on the vast majority of their plans roaming is included free.
You can get a 30 day contract with unlimited minutes & texts for £16 4gb, £19 12gb, £24 30gb or £30 unlimited data.
I used my phone over there constantly for searching for places to shop or visit & as our satnav. Three said it would've cost me £1400 if I'd had to pay per mb of data!

Three runs on at&t over there & I never had an issue.
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Originally Posted by Dr.JumbaJookiba View Post
I'm with EE and they offer roaming to the USA for £10 a month with a Roam Further add on, or it's a free swappable benefit if you have a smart plan.
This sounds like a great deal! Thanks for the info - just need a holiday now😀
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Old 21 Jan 21, 01:18 PM  
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Three and EE are the main two that have contracts with US as part of their inclusive package.

Most others are a chargeable bolt-on or pay per use model.

Both EE and Three do pay as you go (e.g. pay monthly), one time purchase (e.g. buy xGb and use in 12/24 months) or contract (e.g. 12/18 month contracts)
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Old 21 Jan 21, 01:21 PM  
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My phone has a dual sim capability, so I can just put a second sim in with US roaming and set it to use that sim for all data.

Useful feature if you are not with a provider who is US friendly and mid contract.
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Old 21 Jan 21, 01:41 PM  
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my new phone has a second sim - just got to learn how it works as just changed from three
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Old 21 Jan 21, 02:51 PM  
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I have Vodafone plan which gives free roaming in 81 different countries including USA (that was a quality investment in November 2019! ), be careful not to choose the 51 roaming countries that does not include USA
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Originally Posted by 400ixl View Post
Three and EE are the main two that have contracts with US as part of their inclusive package.

Most others are a chargeable bolt-on or pay per use model.

Both EE and Three do pay as you go (e.g. pay monthly), one time purchase (e.g. buy xGb and use in 12/24 months) or contract (e.g. 12/18 month contracts)

Vodafone have contract packages with free roaming options too for 81 countries
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Check what your on atm incase its either included or cheap enough as an add on.
I'm sim only with O2 and its included.
If it was not, it's a fortune with O2.

As above ee offer it for a tenner as a one month add on if its not included.

Outside of that a three payg sim with A bolt on for circa a tenner is your best bet.

None of these uk option allow calling to US numbers though. For that you can either buy a local sim ( van get them via amazon before you go), Skype ( free months trial before you fly) or use zipcall if its more occasional.

Plenty options and should never really cost more than £10 for a standard 2 or 3 week trip.
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