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So I will be in both next month 4 weeks in UK and one on France.

Recommended phone PAYG Sims? Need voice and about 5 Gb of data.
 

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Lots of threads on this topic recently. And yes, 3 is the way to go if you can get the SIM before you travel (if France first) or just buy a prepaid SIM at the airport in the UK (easiest).

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Phones/Feel_At_Home


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Lots of threads on this topic recently. And yes, 3 is the way to go if you can get the SIM before you travel (if France first) or just buy a prepaid SIM at the airport in the UK (easiest).

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Phones/Feel_At_Home


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Thanks. Month to month 8 Gb for £27. Better than Att. Perhaps with Google voice this could become my us plan.
I believe 3 has multi country SIMs. It's getting pretty easy these days.

http://www.three.co.uk/Store/SIM/Plans_for_phones

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Thanks. Month to month 8 Gb for £27. Better than Att. Perhaps with Google voice this could become my us plan.



Prepaid is unlimited data in the UK and up to 25GB when in other countries during the same 30 days, which I think was just £30 or so.
 

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Prepaid is unlimited data in the UK and up to 25GB when in other countries during the same 30 days, which I think was just £30 or so.

Rather appropriately call "All you can eat" data by 3. :D

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Find me a 25gb a month data plan in the US for $50 a month!



Well, I still have unlimited data from ATT for my iPad, but they don't offer that any longer. I gave up my unlimited with ATT when I switched to TMobile to save $$ and it was definitely worthwhile.

It's just cheaper in Europe.
 
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Prepaid is unlimited data in the UK and up to 25GB when in other countries during the same 30 days, which I think was just £30 or so.

Three have stopped their unlimited data packages. I think they proved too popular for their own good!
 

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Three have stopped their unlimited data packages. I think they proved too popular for their own good!



Really? Perhaps for new customers. My account still shows these options:

10Now get 100 minutes, 3,000 texts and 1GB internet on your phone for just £10 (lasts 30 days).
£10.00

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All in One 20Now get 300 minutes, 3,000 texts and 12GB data for just £20 (lasts 30 days).
£20.00

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All in One 25Now get 500 minutes, 3,000 texts and all-you-can-eat data for just £25 (lasts 30 days).
 

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Also noticed this option from Three. Likely this only applies to use in the UK:

Internet DailyGet a day's access to the internet for just 50p.


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Really? Perhaps for new customers. My account still shows these options:

Yes, I stand corrected. My account was changed but I have a phone + sim contract. Sim only deals can still be obtained with unlimited data.
 

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I pay $25 per month (plus about $6 in taxes) for 1GB from Sprint (framily plan). For an extra $15 per month, I could have unlimited data.



Since when does Sprint service the UK and France?
 

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Since when does Sprint service the UK and France?

The poster I was replying said "Find me a 25gb a month data plan in the US for $50 a month."

For the record, you can use Sprint rather seamlessly in Europe now. As with T-Mobile, you can get free slow data or you can pay $30 for 1GB of high-speed data. Worked well for me a couple months back.
 

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The poster I was replying said "Find me a 25gb a month data plan in the US for $50 a month."



For the record, you can use Sprint rather seamlessly in Europe now. As with T-Mobile, you can get free slow data or you can pay $30 for 1GB of high-speed data. Worked well for me a couple months back.



Ah, ok. Thanks for the clarification.

FWIW, there are plenty of options for the US for data, including T-Mobile and others. As for Sprint...

Unlimited customers who use more than 23GB of data during a billing cycle will be de-prioritized during times and places where the Sprint network is constrained. See sprint.com/networkmanagement
 
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