As already mentioned, you probably needed to dial by prefixing with the
sequence posted above. I am in the US, and every time I turn on my voda
UK sim, I get a welcome message that tells me the calls cost, and also
mentions that I should dial using the *#123*0111223333 format.

'Steve Terry[_2_ Wrote:
;816345']"SimonC" wrote in
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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.
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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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