{"id":12874,"date":"2022-07-04T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=12874"},"modified":"2022-07-03T19:26:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T18:26:58","slug":"best-uk-sim-options-for-data-roaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2022\/07\/04\/best-uk-sim-options-for-data-roaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Best UK SIM options for data roaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Due to Brexit, most of the major UK network operators have now reintroduced roaming charges when you are in Europe. You can always pick up a local SIM of course, but there are options you can consider whilst in the UK to avoid the roaming fees as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[O2]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of today, O2 still doesn’t charge any roaming free when you are in Europe. Good news for those who are a customer with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Three]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three used to have a fantastic feature called Feel at Home<\/em> \/ Go Roam<\/em> that allowed free roaming in Europe and many other international destinations. Unfortunately it terminated last year and is no longer included for new contracts starting in or after October 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n

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However, Go Roam<\/a> is still valid for Pay As You Go (prepaid SIM) customers<\/strong>. It sounds as if Three was punishing their loyal customers under a contract, which is a bit weird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go Roam supports many more territories than just Europe, including United States, Australia, Israel, Brazil, Hong Kong and Vietnam, just to name a few. If you are heading to one of these destinations, just grab a pre-paid SIM<\/a> before you go – at the time of writing the cheapest plan costs only \u00a310.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Airalo]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your destination is not included in Go Roam, or you don’t have time to order a SIM card, Airalo<\/a> is your friend.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Airalo sells eSIM for over 190 countries, so wherever you are travelling it’s most likely that Airalo has an eSIM that works for you. Because you don’t need to acquire a physical card, it’s more convenient and the process is almost instant – that’s assuming you have a compatible device of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I travelled to the United States recently and tried it out. I purchased an eSIM with 10GB data for $16:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Installation was fairly easy and reception was satisfactory throughout my two-week trip. Note that it’s for data usage only and cannot be used to make\/receive calls or SMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested you can sign up on their website<\/a> or via the app. Use my referral code KAI2510<\/strong> to save $3 on your first purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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