Hi OzBargain members, hope you are enjoying your Christmas break.
I am travelling UK and few European countries coming Saturday. I am late to buy a SIM from Australia.
Which is the best way to get a SIM card? I will be spending 2 weeks in Europe. Buying a SIM at London Heathrow Airport or request my friend to buy a sim from local shop or supermarkets?
Thanks In Advance
Thanks for the information , Unfortunately my phone is not compatible with esim.
Airport sim will cost more than a regular sim from the supermarket. If you can survive without connectivity until you meet your friend then you should ask them to get one for you.
Yes , you are correct , I will ask my friend to buy one
I've been in europe the last month and used GoMoWorld - https://gomoworld.com
20 euros for 50gb over 30 days, eSim only. Was skeptical because it seemed like the cheapest option and couldn't find much info on it, but no complaints!
Thanks for the information , Unfortunately my phone is not compatible with esim.
I travel to Europe a fair bit, mostly use prepaidsims.com.au. they have a traditional disposable SIM which I slot into my dual SIM phone upon landing, auto activated, about $25 for my needs.
Smarty or Giffgaff are good in the UK. The EU is much harder as most UK companies limit data when roaming in the EU to 12GB.
For that short a time either a simsdirect.com.au one (or two) or a couple of Smarty, Giff gaff or one of each (hard to estimate how much data you'll need).
Or a Three sim available on Amazon.
As you cant do E-sims you could take an old phone for your Australian sim to get sms's (which you don't need roaming for) just in case a credit card needs to send you a code for a transaction.
UK 3 sim available at LHR will give you 30 days of connectivity and 12 gig plus 1000 mins of UK number phone calls
If you have a phone that accepts eSIM then https://tripsim.com.au/