Mobile Data AGAIN!

[Andi]

Originally Posted by maxi0479

Hi, I am on O2 pay monthly and have the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone bolt on. It is free and covers USA and there is no charge for using data etc. I used it recently in New York and it was fab. This is the blurb from O2 (not sure if you DH falls into these categories). I added it through my O2 app.

'Going outside of Europe? Good news. With our O2 Travel Inclusive Zone Bolt On, available on selected O2 Refresh and sim only tariffs, you can get inclusive data roaming in 27 international destinations. And if you’re going beyond our Inclusive Zone you can still subscribe to our full O2 Travel Bolt On for £4.99 a day in selected destinations.

You’ll get a daily allowance of 120 minutes and 120 texts, and data, when you roam in our O2 Travel Inclusive Zone. There’s no cap on data, but we’ll manage traffic and may need to slow down speeds depending on usage'

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Both my daughter and I have this and it is terrific, worked perfectly in America and also Australia.

[Princess Ariel]

To those of you who purchase a PAYG sim... do you all just have a different number for the duration of your holiday then? Sorry if this sounds really stupid but I’m just trying to work it all out in my head!

[colin39]

Yes, i keep my 3sim in a spare phone, and leave my own phone at the villa on the wifi.

[Princess Ariel]

Originally Posted by colin39

Yes, i keep my 3sim in a spare phone, and leave my own phone at the villa on the wifi.

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Okay thank you. We used to have contract phones with 3 so it’s never been an issue but we are all now with BT mobile so just trying to get my head around it! I’m not very tech savvy either really lol 😂

[grant_w]

Originally Posted by Princess Ariel

To those of you who purchase a PAYG sim... do you all just have a different number for the duration of your holiday then? Sorry if this sounds really stupid but I’m just trying to work it all out in my head!

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Yes, just give my family/friends the new number and ask them to use that number. If someone does call my normal number (I have dual SIM phone) then I can ignore it and call them back on the new number so it doesn't cost a fortune

[Invisible Man]

Used Three in LA last year and 4G was rare. Going to Florida in 8 weeks so hoping it will be better there.

[CarolynU]

Had O2 last November and it was useless in the parks. Nothing would load.
I’m due to renew contract but now O2 no longer do a roaming package in the USA free with a large data package you must have a monthly bolt on and pay an additional daily fee.
I’m confused who to get my new contract with now.

[nothingless]

I'm here now and signed up for an T-Mobile eSim - this is basically a second, digital SIM for my iPhone. I have a newer iPhone so it can do dual SIM, I have my own physical SIM still in there, and then the eSIM added as a secondary one, and have set to use that one for all mobile data. T-Mobile have an app on the iPhone to make this super easy to sign up for.

It's giving me brilliant 4G coverage all over Orlando, I paid $60 USD for unlimited data and 10GB when other devices connect to mine as a HotSpot. You can also do $40 USD for 10GB data for yourself, or $50 USD for unlimited data (but only 3G for hotspot data). I thought this was a pretty good deal, and T-Mobile seems to have great coverage here in Orlando, it's so nice to be able to use data on my phone without worrying about any limits!

[the_em0hawk]

Originally Posted by nothingless

I'm here now and signed up for an T-Mobile eSim - this is basically a second, digital SIM for my iPhone. I have a newer iPhone so it can do dual SIM, I have my own physical SIM still in there, and then the eSIM added as a secondary one, and have set to use that one for all mobile data. T-Mobile have an app on the iPhone to make this super easy to sign up

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I was going to ask if anyone had used an eSIM as I'd read on a travel site about using T-Mobile in the US. My Pixel can use an e-SIM. I've only read about using it for data, can you also make local calls on the T-Mobile e-SIM?
I have a 3 monthly business contract with unlimited data (limited while roaming though), so I'm not so concerned about data. It seems like 3 is the preferred option around here.
Although I'm now wondering whether I'd actually make any calls locally... Things like restaurants bookings I'd tend to do online.

[MacUK]

Originally Posted by CarolynU

Had O2 last November and it was useless in the parks. Nothing would load.
I’m due to renew contract but now O2 no longer do a roaming package in the USA free with a large data package you must have a monthly bolt on and pay an additional daily fee.
I’m confused who to get my new contract with now.

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You can now get a new o2 package (I upgraded last night on Chat)
12 month Contract 40gb data
Unlimited Call and text
International calls, text and data including USA
£20pm
As we are going to Italy in May, Orlando in Nov and the following May it suits me fine