Phone - travelling to England & Ireland

[Dec05]

Hi all, 

Would love some advice.

I'm on an Optus plan, but travelling to England for 1 week and Ireland for 1 week. I'm looking for affordable workable options for roaming. Optus are v pricey!

Thanks in advance 

[Quoll]

Amaysim look to have a really good roaming package if you fancy moving over to them. They use Optus towers.  Or buy a PAYG sim in UK when you land.

Edited March 3, 2024 by Quoll

[paulhand]

There are PAYG sim vending machines in the baggage hall at LHR. 

[shaunfreo]

If you only need data airalo E travel sim is a good option

[hispurpose]

I also agree that the eSIM option could work just fine, as long as your phone supports it.

[Jamestens]

When I traveled to England and Ireland last summer, I was in the same  boat with my phone plan. Optus was charging me an arm and a leg for  roaming, so I had to find an alternative. I ended up getting a local SIM  card once I arrived, and let me tell you, it was a game-changer!

[Jamestens]

On 06/05/2024 at 10:04, Jamestens said:

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[Jamestens]

1 hour ago, Jamestens said:

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