"SimonC" wrote in message
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"Steve Terry" wrote in message
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Don't even dream of using a PAYG for roaming, go for a zero per month
contract sim like Virgin with Direct Debit added, or if you can find one
an Orange OVP Virgin or even a 3 zero sim.

Is this true for all PAYG services Steve? I recently moved to giffgaff
and they seem to have pretty good roaming rates (for the EU at least).
This is my first foray into the world of PAYG for a good many years though
so I'm not sure what issues there may be for roaming? I'll be roaming in
France, Belgium and Germany over the coming months so I would be
interested to know what issues I might face.

Not sure about giff gaff roaming rates

Cheapest of all would be a local Sim, and let people back home know your
new foreign number for them to call.
Usually much cheaper than roaming to call back to the UK, and often cheap
to call from the UK, especially using a cheap calling card or VOIP.

But if you want manual control of selecting roaming networks, you'll need a
contract sim like Virgin with DD.

Steve Terry
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