I bought a Lyca mobile sim card from hethrow airport 5gb of data and unlimited international calls , very useful when you need to call your bank for emergency .
Everywhere you go, my advice is : Don't buy a sim card from the airport. Before you go somewhere, check some informations on Google. There you find everything you need to know. In most cases you will pay the double price. Same thing with the Atm cash machine. Never withdraw money from there (it's the same if you find yourself in a city centre) use only the high street banks of the country you're visiting.
Love your videos, Every time i go to London, i use my Skyroam portable wifi, it allows me to make wifi calls back to the US! I just leave my phone on airplane mode.
My phone that's from Google Project Fi, which switches networks as needed (I live in a rural area now), offers international service for both phone and data at the same price as here at home, just turn on international roaming and it's no extra charge. Another traveler on the Rick Steves' travel forum confirmed that it DID work for her. I plan to test it out in April, fingers crossed.
So I can fly to England with my T-mobile smartphone, and the phone is going to connect automatically and work as normal as if I was here in USA? That seems too easy....
Thank you so much for helping London and I hope it will work for me and I looking forward on seeing you in London this July I can't wait this will be my very first time flight and getting an expierence on traveling the world I love your content so much it helps me and I studying everything
On my opinion if you are not from EU - buy local SIM, e.g. 3 or EE. Sad that EE does not work in the tube. I do not know why but Virgin free wi-fi does not work for me.
Hi Jess, I've already ordered the GiffGaff SIM card but wanted to know if it can be also used in other European countries as well? Also does it allow data tethering so I can use my phone as a mobile hotspot? Thanks!
Yes it can and I don't know what's going to happen with European roaming so best to ask Giffgaff what charges will be like for the EU. Data tethering usually depends on the SIM so I'm afraid I can't help with that!
Hi Jess!! We are coming to the UK mid Sep to end Oct. If I get a 30 day sim card how difficult is it to pay for another 30 days and where does one go? Lastly, I'd like to order it in advance so who on Amazon do you recommend? Thank you so much!! Cheers from Canada
Hey Jess, thanks I ended up getting a GiffGaff 6GB for 10 pounds, at the local Tesco Express. I'm just trying to work out if this is like the Orange Service where it can be used anywhere in the EU countries?
I got the giffgaff sim delivered to me through your link! 😊 Can I switch it out as soon as I arrive in Gatwick so that I can start using it right away, or does it take a lot of time to set up and I should wait until I get to my hotel?
Hey Jess! I am moving from the US to the Uk next month! My Android is unlocked and my British fiance suggested just ordering me a UK sim card. Stupid question...will the UK sim give me a new UK number? And will my Android keep all my contacts & info i.e. US; UK; WhatsApp? Thanks so much 😁
Dr Pepper has been illegal since 2006 because of the discovery it's UK shareholders were caught money laundering for Jamaican yeast farmers. If you are a smoker you can go outside with your beer only on the provision you leave your contact details with the local PUPS, Pub Utilisation Party Social, which is a government body who regulate the industry.
Well today i got to know what does locked and unlocked phones means by searching on the internet, as i am from India so here in India network provider brands doesn't sell the phones and so therefore there is no terminology as locked phones in India cause all phones in India are unlocked only. Well it basically means Indians don't have to worry about their phones being locked. In India, i would say 99 percent people don't know what does a phone locked by provider even means. We Indians only purchased smartphones either by cash or emi by bank. And also internet is cheapest in India in the entire Earth.
If you're going anywhere from the US for a short period of time, I would highly suggest GoogleFi. I've used it in Saudi Arabia for 15 days and now in London for about a week and you could get either their flexible plan if you don't plan on using too much data which is $20/mo or the unlimited plan for $70/mo which gives you 22GB of data (which is also what many carrier's Unlimited plan maxes out at anyways. *coughs AT&T) plus unlimited calling and texting.
Follow The Thames Path (goes all the way to Greenwich!). It's very clearly marked with distances and times posted for pedestrians and cyclists. I walked it from the Tower of London to the Cutty Sark in Greenwich in January. Beautiful! Also saw a lot of runners/joggers in Hyde Park.
Hi Jess: I am not into technology, but I am studying in the UK for 1 year. I have Google Voice and from what I understand, I need to port my phone # to Google Voice 1 day prior to leaving. My phone is unlocked. Then it was suggested that I sign up for Skype for $39 annual fee. I have a Giff Gaff SIM Card coming and will activate it once I get ready to leave the US. Then I can communicate with family (they too are not tech savvy) via Skype. Is that a good option?
If you get to Giffgaff card you don't need to do any of those other steps! You just change your SIM out to the new one and then use that number from then on.
Should I buy a sim that call and surf the Internet or Internet only . I doubt that calling to my family by app such as Facebook or Line ,Is network good? Thank you
I bought a Lyca mobile sim card from hethrow airport 5gb of data and unlimited international calls , very useful when you need to call your bank for emergency .
how much? thank u
Everywhere you go, my advice is : Don't buy a sim card from the airport.
Before you go somewhere, check some informations on Google. There you find everything you need to know.
In most cases you will pay the double price. Same thing with the Atm cash machine. Never withdraw money from there (it's the same if you find yourself in a city centre) use only the high street banks of the country you're visiting.
Love your videos, Every time i go to London, i use my Skyroam portable wifi, it allows me to make wifi calls back to the US! I just leave my phone on airplane mode.
We are coming to the UK in Sept 2022 from USA. I find your videos so helpful!
Thanks Dale!
Loving ALL the tips, Jess! This is my first trip to London this year and there's a lot here that I don't find in other videos. Thanks!!!
Aw thanks Bruce. Glad you're finding it all helpful.
My phone that's from Google Project Fi, which switches networks as needed (I live in a rural area now), offers international service for both phone and data at the same price as here at home, just turn on international roaming and it's no extra charge. Another traveler on the Rick Steves' travel forum confirmed that it DID work for her. I plan to test it out in April, fingers crossed.
Wow, never heard of that but sounds like a great deal if it does work.
By far the most informative video about SIM cards in UK thank you❤
You're welcome!
Awesome! Seriously been trying to figure out how our phones would work in London for weeks. Thank you for doing this! 👍
You're very welcome, glad I can help!
T-Mobile as free roaming internet access. Allows you to use apps suggested without using a new SIM card.
So I can fly to England with my T-mobile smartphone, and the phone is going to connect automatically and work as normal as if I was here in USA? That seems too easy....
Hi Jess Thanks for the vlog and information about phone's in London! I Love you're work and vlogs Australia
Thank you so much for helping London and I hope it will work for me and I looking forward on seeing you in London this July I can't wait this will be my very first time flight and getting an expierence on traveling the world I love your content so much it helps me and I studying everything
Nice!! thanks so much for watching Lacitas!
I visited back in 2018 I am a social butterfly and my Skyrome worked great London Bletchley and Cardiff
On my opinion if you are not from EU - buy local SIM, e.g. 3 or EE.
Sad that EE does not work in the tube.
I do not know why but Virgin free wi-fi does not work for me.
3 offers underground wifi, you just need to register with your my3 account.
the tube wifi is rubbish anyway, doesn't work on the actual train
Some US carriers like T mobile has free international text. Spectrum Mobile charges 1 cent per mbs and 2 cents per text
IMO you won't use text much, you're much better off with working out having data.
Hi Jess, I've already ordered the GiffGaff SIM card but wanted to know if it can be also used in other European countries as well? Also does it allow data tethering so I can use my phone as a mobile hotspot? Thanks!
Yes it can and I don't know what's going to happen with European roaming so best to ask Giffgaff what charges will be like for the EU. Data tethering usually depends on the SIM so I'm afraid I can't help with that!
Wonderful video, thanks 😃👍🏼
Hi Jess!! We are coming to the UK mid Sep to end Oct. If I get a 30 day sim card how difficult is it to pay for another 30 days and where does one go?
Lastly, I'd like to order it in advance so who on Amazon do you recommend? Thank you so much!! Cheers from Canada
Link in bio to where you can order a Giffgaff one and they give you directions on how to top up 👍
I plan to visit UK for 20 days and then EU countries for another 10 days. Which providers do you recommend? Thanks
Have a read of this! loveandlondon.com/how-to-use-phone-when-visiting-london-from-abroad/
Hey Jess, thanks I ended up getting a GiffGaff 6GB for 10 pounds, at the local Tesco Express. I'm just trying to work out if this is like the Orange Service where it can be used anywhere in the EU countries?
@loveandlondon what do you think about VPNs? I hear you should get them so your information isn't stolen. Do you have advice on this?
go for it!
Do you have a recommendation on a pocketwifi company since it looks like the one recommended in the video isn't recommended anymore?
It's the least convenient option so try the other ones first !
I got the giffgaff sim delivered to me through your link! 😊 Can I switch it out as soon as I arrive in Gatwick so that I can start using it right away, or does it take a lot of time to set up and I should wait until I get to my hotel?
Should be fine to do it at Gatwick! You can do it while waiting on line at Border Control.
ok what about esims?
Hey Jess! I am moving from the US to the Uk next month! My Android is unlocked and my British fiance suggested just ordering me a UK sim card. Stupid question...will the UK sim give me a new UK number? And will my Android keep all my contacts & info i.e. US; UK; WhatsApp? Thanks so much 😁
IDK about contacts and such but yes definitely a new UK number!
What about Dr. Pepper can you buy it there? Also if you are a smoker can you go outside the pub with your beer?
Dr Pepper has been illegal since 2006 because of the discovery it's UK shareholders were caught money laundering for Jamaican yeast farmers.
If you are a smoker you can go outside with your beer only on the provision you leave your contact details with the local PUPS, Pub Utilisation Party Social, which is a government body who regulate the industry.
Thanks
As far as I can remember you can go outside with drinks when there´s designated area
@@shahidali619 hahahaha
Practically everyone spills out of a pub and is standing with their drinks outside chatting, smoking etc. A very common sight when we were there.
I have a trackphone and cannot be used in UK so I print out google maps to places I would like to go and keep them in a binder.
If I was able to get a an international calling plan through my provider, will I need to get a UK SIM card as well? I have Verizon and an iPhone
You want to have data so as long as your plan provides that then all good
will be there next year hml
any updates on using sim cards from the UK when traveling on the continent?
Not included in EU roaming anymore so need to check with the provider to see what their costs are.
why don't you recommend the TEP device now?
Bad customer service
Well today i got to know what does locked and unlocked phones means by searching on the internet, as i am from India so here in India network provider brands doesn't sell the phones and so therefore there is no terminology as locked phones in India cause all phones in India are unlocked only.
Well it basically means Indians don't have to worry about their phones being locked. In India, i would say 99 percent people don't know what does a phone locked by provider even means. We Indians only purchased smartphones either by cash or emi by bank.
And also internet is cheapest in India in the entire Earth.
If you're going anywhere from the US for a short period of time, I would highly suggest GoogleFi. I've used it in Saudi Arabia for 15 days and now in London for about a week and you could get either their flexible plan if you don't plan on using too much data which is $20/mo or the unlimited plan for $70/mo which gives you 22GB of data (which is also what many carrier's Unlimited plan maxes out at anyways. *coughs AT&T) plus unlimited calling and texting.
I'm having trouble using my US credit card to activate Giff Gaff. Have you heard about this being an issue for others?
QueenIkiah you can buy a TOPUP voucher and use a device to activate your sim while you are connected to WiFi
only 3g? Doesn't Europe have 4G yet? We have it in Australia for about 5 years already.
The UK has 4G but outside of major cities it's a bit spotty from time to time.
I was using 3G as a blanket statement for data.
Oh I understand now. So like mobile broadband... Or mobile data.
Yes, we've had it since about 2010, 5G starts this year.
Wonderful Vidio, thanks for sharing. 👍👍😁🤝🤝🕺🕺
Nice video
Hello ! I'm a runner. .. so could please tell me places to run on London ? Thank you so much
Go along the river :)
Follow The Thames Path (goes all the way to Greenwich!). It's very clearly marked with distances and times posted for pedestrians and cyclists. I walked it from the Tower of London to the Cutty Sark in Greenwich in January. Beautiful! Also saw a lot of runners/joggers in Hyde Park.
Nice video..
Looking awesome as always
Wow, thank you for letting me get familiar with giffgaff
You're welcome!
Will my U.S. phone work on WiFi in England without using any kind of sim card exchange? Thanks!
Wifi, yes.
@@loveandlondon Thanks!!!
I use WhatsApp whenever we travel.
Good
Most of the european telecom companies maintain nowadays the roaming free with the UK after brexit.☺
You need to update the 3G thing. Surely the UK is not still operating in the 3 G world. Most countries. Have retired it.
This is a very old video.... here's an article with updated info: loveandlondon.com/how-to-use-phone-when-visiting-london-from-abroad/
i bought a three sim . Do i need to dial the first zero to make phone calls withing uk, or do i need to dial +44 to call withing uk (local call)
Not if you have a UK number
Very nicee
Is it true Tecno phones don't work in the UK?
I don't know what that is :)
Hi Jess: I am not into technology, but I am studying in the UK for 1 year. I have Google Voice and from what I understand, I need to port my phone # to Google Voice 1 day prior to leaving. My phone is unlocked. Then it was suggested that I sign up for Skype for $39 annual fee. I have a Giff Gaff SIM Card coming and will activate it once I get ready to leave the US. Then I can communicate with family (they too are not tech savvy) via Skype. Is that a good option?
If you get to Giffgaff card you don't need to do any of those other steps! You just change your SIM out to the new one and then use that number from then on.
Should I buy a sim that call and surf the Internet or Internet only . I doubt that calling to my family by app such as Facebook or Line ,Is network good? Thank you
Whatever you can find.
Is anyone else struggling to order a GiffGaff sim card?
Everytime I try to order one, it says I need a London number starting with 07?????
You shouldn't need a phone number to get one? I'm not seeing any problems, sorry!
Is it asking you to 'select' a number that you will use while there? Since your getting a new sim you will need a new phone number.
Awsomee
3G?
Data. Internet.
Very outdated video 😊 certainly needs to be renewed. The world of mobile phone and mobile internet changes so quickly!
Yup, 5 years old. We have an article on our site now ❤️