Best Unlimited Data only sim card for MiFi in uk & Spain

[Leisure man]

What are your best recommendations for the above requirements please.

 

[Minxy]

Hiya,

Firstly you don't need a data only SIM nowadays, you can use a phone sim, some need activating in a phone first but that's all.

The UK bit is fairly easy, just have a look at the reseller websites such as mobiles.co.uk, fonehouse.co.uk etc as they often have very good offerings if you're prepared to do cashback. You won't be able to use a UK SIM abroad and get unlimited data so you'll need to read the clauses as some charge £2 a day, others have an upper limit of 12gb etc.

How much data are you likely to use per month when abroad and for what length of time?

 

[Leisure man]

Unlimited as in watching some TV over 90 days while touring europe.
‘3’ says it does one for £20/ month, just hoped someone doing the same could advise.

 

[Lenny HB]

I've been using a Superdrug sim in France & Spain over the last 6 weeks, used 108gb so far.
£20 month and you can turn the auto renew off/on via your account and with the first payment you get £20 of Superdrug points.

Only downside is its on the Three network so you get all the usual problems when roaming with Three sims.

 

[rosalan]

I've been using a Superdrug sim in France & Spain over the last 6 weeks, used 108gb so far.
£20 month and you can turn the auto renew off/on via your account and with the first payment you get £20 of Superdrug points.

Only downside is its on the Three network so you get all the usual problems when roaming with Three sims.

HI Lenny. We have been using the "3" sim in our MiFi for the last few years without a problem. We did have total problems with Vodaphone though.

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[Kups]

I will be using my Sky mobile sim as (at the moment) Sky do not limit the monthly data consumption. I've got a second sim for the mifi. You can use your regular UK account sim throughout the EU. I'll have built up a good "piggybank" of over 150GB by the time we drive to Spain in January. If by any chance I use that amount then I can top up my account online anytime. Just need to check that you have got the right APN setting if you are using a Huawei mifi. Sky use the O2 network.

 

[Lenny HB]

HI Lenny. We have been using the "3" sim in our MiFi for the last few years without a problem. We did have total problems with Vodaphone though.

I've always had problems with 3 sims when roaming, when it connects to their preffered network the data is throttled so you have to search for another network. Often you move a few miles and it won't find a network so you have to do a network search. Mifi keeps logging out of the administrator account which slows it down.
Also when you have found a better network it's still throttled and ½ the speed of EE connected to the same network.
None of this happens with EE or Vodafone.

 

[rosalan]

Sadly we could not find an equivalent value to the 3 month 12gb from "3" or might have tried them/

 

[Speve]

I will be using my Sky mobile sim as (at the moment) Sky do not limit the monthly data consumption. I've got a second sim for the mifi. You can use your regular UK account sim throughout the EU. I'll have built up a good "piggybank" of over 150GB by the time we drive to Spain in January. If by any chance I use that amount then I can top up my account online anytime. Just need to check that you have got the right APN setting if you are using a Huawei mifi. Sky use the O2 network.

I have just been Told by a sky rep that data is not going to be limited in Europe and any unused data rolls overso I think that’s where we will be getting our next sim.

 

[DT]

I am with EE. Offered unlimited data and one smart add on (EU Roaming) from EE this morning retaining my number £32per month for two years ?

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[Landy Andy]

Superdrug did us well whilst away. No problems at all, no limits on data and the ability to turn off so, so only costs £20 per holiday for us, as always away less than a month.

 

[Minxy]

I am with EE. Offered unlimited data and one smart add on (EU Roaming) from EE this morning retaining my number £32per month for two years ?

Wow that's expensive!

 

[Pirahna]

I've spent a while looking at using data abroad and everyone seems to have a limit, the highest I've found is EE with 50gb a month. The other limit that seems common across providers is they'll only allow roaming for 3 months, which is mildly annoying. If anyone knows of a UK provider that will allow roaming past the 3 month limit I'd be very interested.