Is this as good as it seems? EU roaming included. (1 Viewer)

[jerryz]

I have the Global sim on EE and my mobile uses Vodafone. Have not noticed any difference at the moment. This was the MiFi reading last night at Lessay (Cotentin)
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Using RWG 200GB sim on recent trip round 9 countries in EU never saw better than 39mbps and sometimes a lot less ,,, OK but not stellar good for internet not so good for streaming sport

 

[Driventemple]

APN:--everywhere

User--eesecure

Password--secure

 

[Googlebot]

For the apn use

ion.otm

Leave everything else blank.

If that doesn’t work,

everywhere

If that doesn’t work,

nowmobile.net

You don’t need a password on any of them.

If it insists on a name, just use APN 1 then 2 etc

 

[Eloceo]

Using RWG 200GB sim on recent trip round 9 countries in EU never saw better than 39mbps and sometimes a lot less ,,, OK but not stellar good for internet not so good for streaming sport

Unusual in my experience (RWG200GB). Just returned from France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Germany/Austria/Slovenia/Croatia. Had very fast speeds in all of these Countries, enough even for me to watch the Rugby in HD on the TV and my wife to watch something else on the Ipad at the same time. Mind you I did have to manually set the network in Croatia and one other Country (can't remember which) as the automatic selection did, on occasion, pick up a 'weaker' network operator. So worth checking if you get speed issues.

 

[Captain Birdseye]

Currently struggling trying to access the internet using the RWG 200GB Global Data SIM card in a HUAWEI E5577 mifi device. Had used this overseas in May without any issues. Cancelled this on my return and have now reactivated the card. The previous APN settings in the mifi don’t seem to be working for me.
FAQs from RWGMobile are not clear on the settings for a mifi device. Can any funsters detail the settings they use for a setup similar to mine.
Name:
APN:
User Name:
Password:

We have Netgear router and theRWG just worked in that without putting settings in.

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[OwnedbyCollies]

RWG have just changed their payment provided to Stripe - did you re- register to continue your service?

 

[OwnedbyCollies]

To add - needed to do it by the end of September.

 

[Colin Wilson]

Re-opened my account and purchased the 200GB Global Data SIM. Had to re-enter my payment details.
SIM now working with correct APN, Username and password. Thanks to Driventemple

 

[Manic]

Unusual in my experience (RWG200GB). Just returned from France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Germany/Austria/Slovenia/Croatia. Had very fast speeds in all of these Countries, enough even for me to watch the Rugby in HD on the TV and my wife to watch something else on the Ipad at the same time. Mind you I did have to manually set the network in Croatia and one other Country (can't remember which) as the automatic selection did, on occasion, pick up a 'weaker' network operator. So worth checking if you get speed issues.

I’ve been pleased with the speed in France, it’s always seemed better than uk, even in small villages.

 

[AllesP]

I used RWG's 200GB Global Data SIM for 2 months over the summer in Norway and Sweden with no problem. It was £28 per month.

We are about to go to France for 4 weeks so I looked to renew that SIM. However, I see the Global Data SIM is now £35 per month whereas the EE UK and Vodofone UK Data SIMs are still £18 per month. I don't think I want to pay £70 (we'd need to pay for 2 months as our 4-week trip will start in September and finish in October).

I know a few Funsters have gone for the £18 Data SIM in Europe rather than the Global SIM.

Can anyone advise whether the EE or the Vodofone would give better coverage in France? We had a Tiekom SIM at the start of the year which used Vodofone and that worked well.

Thanks.

I can recomend Reglo Mobile from LECLERC for France. You can buy the sim card in their stores (info desks or book section).
I bought 140gb for €18.95 for one month only. This included €5 sim cost and then I renewed the following month, online, for €13.95. It was brilliant and I will do the same next year unless we go to Spain.

i can give you more info if you're interested.

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[VXman]

I’ve been pleased with the speed in France, it’s always seemed better than uk, even in small villages.

I've been impressed with mobile speed and coverage in all of Europe. Data Sims are as cheap as chips in Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia, speed is fast and you can even stream TV in the timest village in the mountains.

In the UK I cannot get signal in my house 3 miles from the centre of the city.

 

[Mleabon]

I've been impressed with mobile speed and coverage in all of Europe. Data Sims are as cheap as chips in Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia, speed is fast and you can even stream TV in the timest village in the mountains.

In the UK I cannot get signal in my house 3 miles from the centre of the city.

Is that maybe because not so many people are using it? In Britain each household has many devices and the bandwidth has to be shared out.

 

[wram49]

I've been impressed with mobile speed and coverage in all of Europe. Data Sims are as cheap as chips in Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia, speed is fast and you can even stream TV in the timest village in the mountains.

In the UK I cannot get signal in my house 3 miles from the centre of the city.

Don't forget that in the UK you are tied to one network so maybe you're on the wrong network for your home location. Whilst roaming your phone/4g router etc will generally swap networks if it loses connectivity with a specific network which is why you get better coverage

 

[Ducatian]

Currently struggling trying to access the internet using the RWG 200GB Global Data SIM card in a HUAWEI E5577 mifi device. Had used this overseas in May without any issues. Cancelled this on my return and have now reactivated the card. The previous APN settings in the mifi don’t seem to be working for me.
FAQs from RWGMobile are not clear on the settings for a mifi device. Can any funsters detail the settings they use for a setup similar to mine.
Name:
APN:
User Name:
Password:

Two weeks ago, my RWG Global SIM stopped working in the UK having previously been perfect across Europe. No connection to the internet.
It was because they changed payment provider and I had to resubscribe (re-order) the SIM using the same number printed on the SIM itself. I did this and it still didn't work.
Contacted RWG support and a swift reply back advised they had a delay in implementing the re subscriptions. They immediately re-scubcribed it, and it's back working.
Maybe you're experiencing something similar?

 

[CYPER]

Hi guys, I found this thread and forum from Google.

Currently I am living semi-permanently abroad (EU) and come back to UK like twice a year.
I would like to keep my UK number and I use no more than 30GB of data a month.
I was with Vodafone and now o2, but they only work if you use your phone more in the UK, than abroad.
What is the best option?

Lebara - £3.58 for first 3 months, then £8.95 for 30GB/Unlimited text&calls, but I will surely get this message in a few months time:
“Hello, your roaming usage exceeds fair usage policies because you are using your phone more in roaming than you do at home in the UK."
RWG Mobile: £15 a months for 50GB/Unlimited text&calls and no usage limits abroad according to this thread.

Any other viable options?

Cheers



I have been roaming with Vodafone and now o2 but both times I get the dreaded

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[Bolti]

Hi guys, I found this thread and forum from Google.

Currently I am living semi-permanently abroad (EU) and come back to UK like twice a year.
I would like to keep my UK number and I use no more than 30GB of data a month.
I was with Vodafone and now o2, but they only work if you use your phone more in the UK, than abroad.
What is the best option?

Lebara - £3.58 for first 3 months, then £8.95 for 30GB/Unlimited text&calls, but I will surely get this message in a few months time:
“Hello, your roaming usage exceeds fair usage policies because you are using your phone more in roaming than you do at home in the UK."
RWG Mobile: £15 a months for 50GB/Unlimited text&calls and no usage limits abroad according to this thread.

Any other viable options?

Cheers



I have been roaming with Vodafone and now o2 but both times I get the dreaded

You could always leave your UK sim in the UK and have the calls transferred to a mobile number in the country you live.

 

[roncab]

Does say in their terms restrictions to 100gb when eu roaming

 

[TizzyOnTour]

Does say in their terms restrictions to 100gb when eu roaming

Agreed. Web site has been updated now. No notification received as an existing customer. Must be relying on their T&C’s that allow them to change their service without notice as long as the web site publishes the correct info.

 

[CYPER]

You could always leave your UK sim in the UK and have the calls transferred to a mobile number in the country you live.

That would cost significantly more just for the minutes and I still need data, so would need to buy a local sim card.
The overall cost would be much higher.

 

[TONCAZ]

I’ve been pleased with the speed in France, it’s always seemed better than uk, even in small villages.

Got one on the go now in northern Spain no issues, iplayer and ITV x via VPN

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