DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - DATA only SIM Cards in France?

Advertise on DISCO3.CO.UK

Forum · Gallery · Wiki · Shop · Sponsors

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Members Map · Groups · Profile · Donate · Log In

DISCO3.CO.UK > Camping, Caravanning and Holidays

DATA only SIM Cards in France?

Page 2 of 2

D4mation

Member Since: 29 Jul 2011
Location: Ruralshire
Posts: 593

2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Ipanema Sand

xcentric wrote:
slightly but not too much off topic - why the mifi? can you not tether off your phone for others?

You can tether off of most mobile phones but you won't be able to use your normal data allowance, so will be paying exorbitant rates for data access.
AFAIK the only networks that do allow use of data allowances abroad are Three and Vodaphone.

However, I believe there are some EU changes to mobile phone tariffs due this year which may change all of this. MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand

5th Mar 2017 7:57 pm

lespes

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Santorini Black

Three do not allow tethering on PAYG via a mobile phone but its ok with mifi

Go figure

D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!

Now demoted to a VW

5th Mar 2017 7:58 pm

DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin

Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72787

Certainly had no problem tethering 3 PAYG data sim from my iPad to my phone on roadtrip through Scandinavia last summer. Did it the other way in likes of Germany, Poland and Baltics as they were not in Feel at Home destinations then.

5th Mar 2017 7:59 pm

Parmenian

Member Since: 28 Mar 2016
Location: St Peter Port
Posts: 129

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway Grey

I've had a contract Three for many a year and I can not tether to my phone when abroad. It actually will not let me and comes up with a warning. I can certainly use my data allowance on the phone, but that's it. Will be getting a mi-fi and PAYG for upcoming Scandewegian trip. To supplement my contract, like

5th Mar 2017 8:24 pm

fisherman

Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789

I used my O2 phone tethered to a number of devices whilst abroad last year. It cost £1.99 per day and used my 20gb UK data allowance. Not very cheap if like me you're away for six weeks!
I also bought two £ 12gb sims to take for my MiFi unit but the speeds were way down with download speeds of less than a mb. I don't know if the settings needed changing in some way.
I have a 4g Huawei 5577 but the speeds seem very poor considering it's supposed to be a 150mbps unit. Anyone know what I need to check to make sure I'm getting the best speeds? FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3

5th Mar 2017 8:48 pm

DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin

Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72787

Fair number of reports on t'interweb that 3 throttle speeds when roaming, in spite of what speed tests say.

5th Mar 2017 8:50 pm

Page 2 of 2

Jump to:

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

Quote Reply

DISCO3.CO.UK is independent and not affiliated to Land Rover.