Unlimited data plan for mobile Internet abroad

[sleeping giant]

Firstly , yes i would rather the kids left their phones behind when going on holiday but we have tried this before with dire consequences :greengrin

My 2 eldest kids would like unlimited data while on holiday in the summer but i am obviously very concerned with the cost.
Currently they are on Talk Mobile and Vodafone contracts which don't end until October and i do not want to upgrade them at the moment.

Can i get a pre paid sim card which will work in these "locked" phones for when we go to the Canaries in the summer?

I have looked online but the sim cards are for unlocked phones.
Vodafone also seems to be an issue as they only offer the £3 per day offer which only covers 100mb per day.

Also , i'm not sure how much they (mostly he) will need or use.
It will be for when he just wants to sit about the pool watching the odd you tube link , facebook video , uploading pictures etc. I realise that there will be wifi available but we all know about holiday wifi:rolleyes:


Can i unlock an iphone currently under contract , use another simcard then return to using my normal sim card when i get home ?

[Schteff]

3 don't charge any extra for using phone abroad

[sleeping giant]

3 don't charge any extra for using phone abroad

Aye i know but they are not on 3 and are locked into vodafone and Talk mobile.

[Scouse Hibee]

Put your foot down man,no phones on holiday,there's plenty to do without them!

[Jack]

With it being so far into the contract you shouldn't have much of a problem getting codes from the company to unlock them although Vodafone might charge.

As to a SIM. I keep on thinking I should get a Spanish pay as you go but I think they're quite pricey in Spain and the Canarys quite literally a law unto themselves!

For 2 of them it could be an option to unlock one or even use a spare/older unlocked phone on the SIM you choose and use it as a mobile hot spot for the other(s). Be careful though as some SIM deals don't allow them to be used as a hot spot.

[Hibby Bairn]

Just play them at kerby 😎

[sleeping giant]

Put your foot down man,no phones on holiday,there's plenty to do without them!

The boy is at an awkward age :greengrin
He's at the stage where he gets bored to tears traipsing about with his mum and dad on Holiday.

[sleeping giant]

Just play them at kerby 😎

I would destroy them :-)

[CallumLaidlaw]

I have looked online but the sim cards are for unlocked phones.
Vodafone also seems to be an issue as they only offer the £3 per day offer which only covers 100mb per day.


I'm sure vodafone eurotraveller is £3 a day to use your normal contract? So if you have 2gb for the month it would just use that. I'm sure thats how mines worked last time I was away.

I take it your hotel doesnt have wifi?

Might be worth looking at this - http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-roaming-calls#adoneu

[Geo_1875]

https://www.tepwireless.com/

Have a look at this if you're looking for multiple connections and unlimited downloads.

Definitely works ok in Europe.

[sleeping giant]

I'm sure vodafone eurotraveller is £3 a day to use your normal contract? So if you have 2gb for the month it would just use that. I'm sure thats how mines worked last time I was away.

I take it your hotel doesnt have wifi?

Might be worth looking at this - http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/phones/cheap-roaming-calls#adoneu

It does but it will be crap going by the reviews.

Cheers for the links . I shall look at them later .

[CallumLaidlaw]

It does but it will be crap going by the reviews.

Cheers for the links . I shall look at them later .


i looked earlier and the 100mb a day limit is pay as you go only. If they are in a contract it will be whatever data allowanace they have for that.

[sleeping giant]

i looked earlier and the 100mb a day limit is pay as you go only. If they are in a contract it will be whatever data allowanace they have for that.

Aye it is.
I don't know why I thought he would need unlimited .

I might just do that with his as he has 500mb but it's still dear at £42 for 14 days.

I thought it would be a simple case of popping in a SIM card :greengrin

[CallumLaidlaw]

Aye it is.
I don't know why I thought he would need unlimited .

I might just do that with his as he has 500mb but it's still dear at £42 for 14 days.

I thought it would be a simple case of popping in a SIM card :greengrin

Do Vodafone ES do pay as you go sim cards? Might mean you dont need to unlock the phone as its still vodafone?

[NYHibby]

For 2 of them it could be an option to unlock one or even use a spare/older unlocked phone on the SIM you choose and use it as a mobile hot spot for the other(s). Be careful though as some SIM deals don't allow them to be used as a hot spot.

This.

Or buy an unlocked used MiFi on ebay and stick in either a prepay 3 mobile broadband sim card or a Spanish sim card.