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Old 19 September 2012, 09:52 AM
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Default Pay as you go SIM for Ipad that will work in France ?

Any suggestions ?

Ideally works throughout Europe, but France and England are the important ones.
Old 19 September 2012, 10:20 AM
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any will work but you will be roaming so they will hit you with different costs
Old 19 September 2012, 10:28 AM
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Not sure about Europe but check out giffgaff , that what I use in the uk £12.50 a month I pay and don't usually get anywhere near my allowance.
There are other options for less on there, never had a problem other than the occasional 3G dropout
Old 19 September 2012, 11:21 AM
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Unless you want extortionate costs, generally you cannot do what you want.

The only way that I have found is to buy a SIM in each country and swap them around.
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You could get an international SIM card from GO-SIM, it's a SIM designed for use in multiple countries. You get a UK and US phone number and they do a data-only SIM package that comes with some free credit. It works everywhere in Europe, you can get a microSIM and they'll post it to your UK address before you leave. I used one in the US a few weeks ago, and it worked really well.
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Originally Posted by Fuzzy Dunlop
You could get an international SIM card from GO-SIM, it's a SIM designed for use in multiple countries. You get a UK and US phone number and they do a data-only SIM package that comes with some free credit. It works everywhere in Europe, you can get a microSIM and they'll post it to your UK address before you leave. I used one in the US a few weeks ago, and it worked really well.
Sounds interesting, will take a look, thanks.
Old 20 September 2012, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by pimmo2000
Sounds interesting, will take a look, thanks.
It is expensive last time I looked (http://www.gosim.com/)
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Originally Posted by boxst
It is expensive last time I looked (http://www.gosim.com/)
The data rates do vary a bit, depending on the country, but they do make an effort to get the best deals they can. Looking at their site, I see that they've brought down the rates for Switzerland this week. And it's still tons cheaper than using your own SIM to roam with.
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