Mobile phone/SIM for Spain
Discussion
Daughter will be studying in Spain next year. Currently on an ancient and v cheap EE PAYG deal. She owns the phone (Pixel).
Will need a good roaming deal that is as cheap as possible for next year.
Anyone know what the best options are at the moment? Happy to change operators but she really wants to keep her number for admin reasons as it is linked to a lot of accounts.
Will need a good roaming deal that is as cheap as possible for next year.
Anyone know what the best options are at the moment? Happy to change operators but she really wants to keep her number for admin reasons as it is linked to a lot of accounts.
It will depend on where she lives. On the Costa del Sol there are lots of operators, many use Amiga.
A search and shop-around when she is in the area, should provide a quick answer. Prices are similar to the UK.
I use Lebara in the UK and Olin, my broadband supplier, in Spain. I doubt that you will find a provider significantly cheaper than https://lebaraspain.es. I think they use the Vodafone.es network
A search and shop-around when she is in the area, should provide a quick answer. Prices are similar to the UK.
I use Lebara in the UK and Olin, my broadband supplier, in Spain. I doubt that you will find a provider significantly cheaper than https://lebaraspain.es. I think they use the Vodafone.es network
megaphone said:
Is her phone dual sim? If so she could run a local sim card for general use/Data and keep her UK number for incoming only.
If she's on an old EE contract she may still have Europe roaming, mine does.
Not dual SIM, and sadly no roaming on her current PAYG deal.If she's on an old EE contract she may still have Europe roaming, mine does.
Wasn't sure whether a Spanish SIM with UK roaming, or a UK SIM with Spanish roaming would be best bet. O2, for example, seems to do decent EU roaming.
Just be careful using a UK sim and roaming, as I think a lot of them have a clause that you're effectively not meant to use them when living over there. So they either want you to be using the sim more in the UK than abroad, limit the number of total days or days consecutively abroad etc.
TheLurker said:
Just be careful using a UK sim and roaming, as I think a lot of them have a clause that you're effectively not meant to use them when living over there. So they either want you to be using the sim more in the UK than abroad, limit the number of total days or days consecutively abroad etc.
Some networks pay less attention to that than others though, I've been using my Talk Mobile sim in NL for years now, but my wife was with Vodaphone and after a couple of years living here they decided she was exceeding thier fair use policy.Also it may be worth seeing if her phone can run an e-sim as a second sim. Some, like Airalo do ones that are data only, so it may be possible to keep her UK sim for incoming calls and whatsapp and use an e-sim for data and just call people on Whatsapp voice calls instead of by phone.
These days with 2 factor authentication on all sorts of stuff, changing your phone number is a pain in the arse.
RizzoTheRat said:
Also it may be worth seeing if her phone can run an e-sim as a second sim. Some, like Airalo do ones that are data only, so it may be possible to keep her UK sim for incoming calls and whatsapp and use an e-sim for data and just call people on Whatsapp voice calls instead of by phone.
These days with 2 factor authentication on all sorts of stuff, changing your phone number is a pain in the arse.
I am coming round to the e-sim idea. Her phone can do it, apparently. Pixel 6A. Convert her UK EE SIM to an e-sim and get a cheap Spanish SIM card for when she is there.These days with 2 factor authentication on all sorts of stuff, changing your phone number is a pain in the arse.
Totally agree re 2FA. Losing access to her UK number would be a right pain.
I was looking at: https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/msm/p/44000053.html
Seems like a great deal. Not sure if the amount of time 'roaming' would be limited.
Seems like a great deal. Not sure if the amount of time 'roaming' would be limited.
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