Have Omnia 7 will travel (to the UK)

[perbear]

but don't want to spend the ridiculous prices charged by 3 Sweden using my phone. You over in the UK, Wales and Scotland (Not going to Ireland this time, sorry lads) what choice(s) do I have when I step off the plane? I think I have unlocked my Omnia 7 so it is not stuck with 3 Sweden (whatever they think) but I can obviously not use the Swedish SIM card. Any operator that has a monthly pre-paid card which I can use for calls within the UK which is available to non-resident foreigners? I know it is a hassle for visitors here in Sweden when they are asking for the same think (which sucks!!!!). Any operator that would allow me to sign for a one month contract (hopefully with a lot of free minutes and free data) and then I could happily let that (sim and) contract expire when I go home to Sweden again. Any suggestions?

 

[TGBmark1234]

You should be able to walk into any mobile phone shop and get a Pay As You Go SIM without any issues. As an example Virgin Mobile offer one called the Addict Tariff. Top up ?15 and you get "unlimited" texts and 1Gb of data for the rest of the month. Then you use up the ?15 on calls. Repeat next month, or the next time you visit.

Virgin Mobile (uk)

All the other operators will have similar PAYG SIMs, this is just the first one I found the details on.

 

[perbear]

Hmm, sounds good but I think there might be catch. Or have I missed something? Does not Virgin (and the rest of the operators) expect you to have a valid, operational mobile number? Or does a free sim card - Pay as you go include a new number?
Virgin does not have a customer service to contact either direct by phone or via e-mail. I am pretty certain that if I wanted to transfer a Swedish mobile number that would not be possible.

 

[TGBmark1234]

The new SIM will come with its own phone number. You just buy the SIM, add some credit, pop it into your phone, and start using it.

 

[perbear]

Thanks, TGBmark1234. That sounds great and I will bear that in mind when I go.

 

[bellycat]

Order a sim from giffgaff.com

?10 gets you 250 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited web

 

[TGBmark1234]

Only reason I didn't mention giffgaff is I thought it was a contract, albeit only a rolling 30 day one. So it would need a credit check, which as a non-resident, perbear would likely fail.

If I'm wrong about this, then I agree giffgaff is a better option. You'd need to order online though, you can't get this in a store.

 

[bellycat]

Giffgaff is not a contract, straight forward pay as you go

 

[TGBmark1234]

Sounds like a winner to me then.