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0 pointstasubotadas6y ago0 comments

Roaming costs are basically non-existant these days in the EU.

For me it is cheaper to use internet through roaming than buying local plan.

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> Roaming costs are basically non-existant these days in the EU.

Data plans can be limited for other countries, even within the EU (and frequently are), i.e. if your prepaid contract allows 5GB monthly data transfer for free, the provider might limit this to 500MB for roaming and beyond that limit, you can pay a hefty fee per MB.

In general, prepaid cards aren't famous for having a generous data plan...

kaazhan6y ago

But in eu it's more like 20euros for 100go/month and 25go of roaming. The main problem is tje provider will close your account/ask you to pay more if you use roaming exclusively

gambiting6y ago

Giffgaff in the UK gives you 20GB for £20 on pay as you go, and it can be used up to that limit anywhere in the EU. And you don't need a passport to get a simcard either.

Bombthecat6y ago

> giffgaff runs on the O2 network

Eh, no thanks

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the_mitsuhiko6y ago

You need almost no data to register an account.

vageli6y ago

You need passport or local id for prepaid purchase, at least in the EU countries to which I've been.

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