AJ SadauskasJun 22
Question for @timrichards and any other Aussies who have travelled to Europe recently.

I'm planning on visiting Europe soon, and I'm wondering what the best option is for phone and data?

Last time, I mostly stayed in Lithuania and so picking up a local sim with unlimited calls + data worked.

But this time, I'm planning on visiting a few countries, including the UK.

I'm currently on a phone plan with Optus, and frankly $5 a day is just extortion.

I've noticed there are eSIMs that offer unlimited data for 30 days.

Is there a particular provider you use?

Pros and cons of using a data only sim vs one with calls and texts?

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Show threadErnstGucker
@aj @timrichards
Cannot tell you a specific provider. But whoever you choose, you get the same service in any EU country.
Problem will be your travel to the UK. They are not EU anymore and you don’t want to pay the roaming fees.
For that country you need a different solution.
Maybe some of the larger providers like Orange, Vodafone or T-Mobile have combined tariffs.
Jun 22 at 3:25pmWeb
Show threadGaelan SteeleJun 22

@ErnstGucker @aj to expand a bit: at least on the UK side, there's a lot of variation, with some carriers still offering free EU roaming and others charging prices perfectly optimized to make you go "ugh fine". I'm less knowledgable in the other direction, but I suspect you can find an EU carrier that still does free UK roaming.

If you can't find a good UK+EU option, then once you get to the UK, walk into any of the big carriers' stores (avoid Three, they're the cheap-but-bad one) and get a 30-day sim with enough data for £10ish.

Show threadBen AvelingJun 22
@Gaelan @aj @ErnstGucker Irish carriers offer roaming to EU and UK, but I’d still probably look at esim providers first.