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DATA only SIM Cards in France?
Am off to France later this year, anyone got any recommendations to a data only SIM card for use in my Sony Tablet whilst there?
I have to use a SIM as there is no WiFi at the campsite and SWMBO will want to be on Skype to her Mum.
Will only need to be valid for a month or so but could end up using quite a lot of data as her Sister and her 2 kids are also coming, so could do with having the ability to create a WiFi hotshot.
Is it worth trying to buy one in France or is it worth getting a MiFi box here?
Appreciate any replies
23rd Feb 2017 9:47 pm
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Hmm, that looks really interesting. £27 for 12Gb and it lasts for 12 months. At that price, might have to get one for my tablet and one for the rest of them with a MiFi.
Thanks for the reply
23rd Feb 2017 10:04 pm
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6 weeks ago they had 24gb/24 months for £28. Got one in the mifi widget ready to go for next foreign jolly.
23rd Feb 2017 10:06 pm
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I bought the 4G version (3G compatible) last year and found that there wasn't much 4G in France, but lots more in the UK. I used 6GB data in 6 weeks in France - just two of us using phones and a laptop most days for browsing and emails. Make sure your laptop is up to speed with Windows Update before you go, otherwise you mightl get a big data hit.
Does anyone know whether you need to initiate a Three data SIM in the UK before going abroad, or can you wait till you get there ?MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
5th Mar 2017 3:14 pm
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Can be initiated overseas, did that couple of years ago in Norway. Just bung it in.
5th Mar 2017 3:27 pm
xcentric
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slightly but not too much off topic - why the mifi? can you not tether off your phone for others?
I had a MIFI in Colditz a couple years ago (with Del and another mate as it happens) on Voda I think as it was a decent deal at the time - and the phone connected, so it was on wifi and promptly empted the data by doing about 3 updates!
So moral of the story is, make sure updates are turned off before using a Mifi.
Actually got a SIM in Poland (Which was the aim of the trip) which cost about £2 or so for about 2Gb of data.Mark.
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5th Mar 2017 5:10 pm
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Polish data is now even cheaper. For less than we paid for 3gb you now get 15gb. Not going to bother when heading through Polskiland this July, Three works just fine there now.
Saving the £2 for another beer Del Mark.
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5th Mar 2017 7:02 pm
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In Poland that will get me legless!! You know me, couple of brews and I'm everybody's.
5th Mar 2017 7:22 pm
Parmenian
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xcentric wrote:
slightly but not too much off topic - why the mifi? can you not tether off your phone for others?
You can't tether when abroad.
5th Mar 2017 7:30 pm
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You can with Three. And Tesco.
5th Mar 2017 7:34 pm
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5th Mar 2017 7:53 pm
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Really? I can tether to Three on mi-fi but it's never let me tether to my phone. Even last week when I mixed up my SIM's and then got confused as to why it wouldn't let me.
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