Phone use in States

wiz569 · 01-05-2017 1:20pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Spotted on HUKD if you use code BOXV5 you get 5% off it...

https://www.mymemory.co.uk/3-payg-4g-trio-data-sim-pack-incl-12gb-data.html?source=Webgains

you sure you didnt just see it in the post directly above yours

pm1977x · 02-05-2017 3:42pm

Just back from the states with the Three 12GB Sim - best I got was H or H+, 3G occasionally flashed up but was gone as quickly, as mentioned above it's different over there so you most likely won't get 4G.

Worked great for Whatsapp and Google Maps, used it for a week but my balance is still saying I've 12GB left for some reason?

Duff · 02-05-2017 4:09pm

pm1977x wrote: »

Just back from the states with the Three 12GB Sim - best I got was H or H+, 3G occasionally flashed up but was gone as quickly, as mentioned above it's different over there so you most likely won't get 4G.

Worked great for Whatsapp and Google Maps, used it for a week but my balance is still saying I've 12GB left for some reason?

Did you register it here before you left? No add-ons required?

pm1977x · 02-05-2017 4:14pm

Duff wrote: »

Did you register it here before you left? No add-ons required?

Yeah, registered here and no add-ons.

Duff · 02-05-2017 4:23pm

pm1977x wrote: »

Yeah, registered here and no add-ons.

Perfect, cheers. It'll suit me grand as I'll just need it for Whatsapp and ubers.

jimbis · 09-05-2017 12:25am

My phone is locked to 3 here so will the uk sim work? Heading to the states in two weeks so it'll be real handy.

shanec1928 · 09-05-2017 6:48am

jimbis wrote: »

My phone is locked to 3 here so will the uk sim work? Heading to the states in two weeks so it'll be real handy.

No girlfriends phone was locked to three Ireland and the uk sim wouldn't work when we were over last.

errlloyd · 09-05-2017 9:42am

I was in the states for 12 days, and my sim card didn't arrive till the day after I left. I am on Vodafone and just used red roaming 3e a day while I was over there. I didn't watch videos on it - and I cached google maps on wifi, but other than that I used as I would at home and managed to stay under the 200MB a day limit. Ended up costing me 36e, which wasn't bad at all.

dodzy · 12-05-2017 8:41pm

Just activated the 12gb sim here in Dublin. All good. Tried ringing the uk number and it worked. Odd or what?

Berty · 12-05-2017 8:52pm

dodzy wrote: »

Just activated the 12gb sim here in Dublin. All good. Tried ringing the uk number and it worked. Odd or what?

It's not odd really. It is a real number , you're just not paying for outbound calls or texts but inbound will eixst.

dodzy · 13-05-2017 7:45am

Berty wrote: »

It's not odd really. It is a real number , you're just not paying for outbound calls or texts but inbound will eixst.

Well that's sound. 12gb stateside with the ability to receive calls and texts is superb. Then I was thinking that perhaps it was because it automatically detected the 3 IRL network.

Access · 17-05-2017 4:22pm

I completely forgot to order the 3 uk sim... am heading to uk on Tuesday for a couple of weeks and I now know I'll only need data.

I've an old s3 I'm going to use as a wifi hotspot. Any advice on picking up a sim card for data over there or rushing an online order.

Will need a decent amount of data. .. probably 10gb +

thebiglad · 17-05-2017 4:29pm

Access wrote: »

I completely forgot to order the 3 uk sim... am heading to uk on Tuesday for a couple of weeks and I now know I'll only need data.

I've an old s3 I'm going to use as a wifi hotspot. Any advice on picking up a sim card for data over there or rushing an online order.

Will need a decent amount of data. .. probably 10gb +

Google T-Mobile Tourist Plan - available to purchase in T-mobile stores when you are there.

Access · 18-05-2017 12:12am

thebiglad wrote: »

Google T-Mobile Tourist Plan - available to purchase in T-mobile stores when you are there.

It's for the UK i need it... not the US

dodzy · 18-05-2017 6:59am

Access wrote: »

It's for the UK i need it... not the US

Just walk into a 3 store and buy it!

LeChienMefiant · 18-05-2017 8:22am

I assume this works with all three UK data SIM packs? Not just the 12GB?

dodzy · 18-05-2017 8:52am

LeChienMefiant wrote: »

I assume this works with all three UK data SIM packs? Not just the 12GB?

Three.UK have 60 countries, including US, where you can 'roam like home', bill pay or PAYG.

We have 6.

http://www.three.co.uk/feel-at-home/

Access · 20-05-2017 4:59pm

dodzy wrote: »

Just walk into a 3 store and buy it!

Cheers... didnt know you could do that, thought it had to be ordered online as previous people said.

Just a tip for those going to UK as well, after researching Tesco mobile uk do a free sim (once you buy credit as well) and if you top up by £20 and text "8GB" to 28948 it will take the 20 credit and give you 8gb for 30 days.

Handy if only needing a short amount of data while in UK.

Access · 20-05-2017 5:08pm

dodzy wrote: »

Three.UK have 60 countries, including US, where you can 'roam like home', bill pay or PAYG.

We have 6.

http://www.three.co.uk/feel-at-home/

The one thing that would put me off is:

Whats not included:
You can't use your phone as a personal hotspot (tethering) while you're abroad.

shovel · 27-05-2017 5:10pm

Lads
Any of you having problems setting this sim up.I tried and it is working for calls when i ring it but no internet.
3 UK sent me a text to say i needed to change the access settings on my phone.
My phone was bought in Argos so definitely unlocked

Atlantic Dawn · 27-05-2017 5:37pm

shovel wrote: »

Lads
Any of you having problems setting this sim up.I tried and it is working for calls when i ring it but no internet.
3 UK sent me a text to say i needed to change the access settings on my phone.
My phone was bought in Argos so definitely unlocked

You might need to manually change the APN settings...
http://support.three.co.uk/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBISAPI.DLL?Command=New,Kb=Mobile,Ts=Mobile,T=Article,varset_cat=internetapps,varset_subcat=3582,Case=obj(3586)

kin9pin · 31-05-2017 1:47pm

DesperateDan wrote: »

Stupid question time: how does one attain a UK sim from 3 over here? Parcel Motel?

Maybe a bit late, but you can buy the 3UK sims on Amazon. I ordered a couple on Saturday. Paid for priority delivery direct to Ireland (as we're flying tomorrow) and they were delivered on Tuesday morning.

dodzy · 31-05-2017 1:51pm

kin9pin wrote: »

Maybe a bit late, but you can buy the 3UK sims on Amazon. I ordered a couple on Saturday. Paid for priority delivery direct to Ireland (as we're flying tomorrow) and they were delivered on Tuesday morning.

Mymemory (online) or any 3 store in the UK. Checked Amz weeks ago and seen nothing.

mayordenis · 31-05-2017 4:07pm

Think amazon have them:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Three-Mobile-Broadband-International-Calling/dp/B01J1KI9AW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1496243217&sr=8-4&keywords=sim+card+12gb

grogi · 31-05-2017 4:12pm

Mr.S wrote: »

There is way's around that (essentially you need to spoof the device your on to make it seem like it's a mobile) but not worth the hassle for the average user. Google User Agent Switcher + tethering and you'll find a few guides.

I don't get the reason why networks block tether, as long as you stay within your data limit. I mean 12gb (in this case) is 12gb, regardless if you use it via tethering or on a device.

It is very simple - if used only on a mobile device, majority will not consume the limit. If tethered, the average usage goes up a lot.

MaceFace · 02-06-2017 11:13pm

Folks, can someone help me...
I bought one of the 12gb sims and want to put it in to a mifi dongle. I believe I need to register the sim but how to I do this? Do I need to put it in a phone to register but it is a different size sim on my phone...
Thanks

Tom Mann Centuria · 03-06-2017 12:00am

MaceFace wrote: »

Folks, can someone help me...
I bought one of the 12gb sims and want to put it in to a mifi dongle. I believe I need to register the sim but how to I do this? Do I need to put it in a phone to register but it is a different size sim on my phone...
Thanks

The sim from 3uk is the three different sized sims, push out the size you need, then put it back when you're done (presuming your mifi dongle takes the full sized sim in it.)

Berty · 03-06-2017 5:03am

MaceFace wrote: »

Folks, can someone help me...
I bought one of the 12gb sims and want to put it in to a mifi dongle. I believe I need to register the sim but how to I do this? Do I need to put it in a phone to register but it is a different size sim on my phone...
Thanks

You need to register online with 3uk. That's what I did. Flying to the us today so I'm glad to have it. You'll get texts from the network but they're not required to be opened to acquire data points.

shanec1928 · 03-06-2017 6:13am

MaceFace wrote: »

Folks, can someone help me...
I bought one of the 12gb sims and want to put it in to a mifi dongle. I believe I need to register the sim but how to I do this? Do I need to put it in a phone to register but it is a different size sim on my phone...
Thanks

you don't . Just stick it into my mifi dongle and I'm using mine abroad atm

dunworth1 · 03-06-2017 2:30pm

anyone have any experience with these?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Prepaid-card-Canada-Mexico-International/dp/B015JF6GGM/ref=pd_sbs_107_31?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BR9K61TDWE2RRRTAQX6H

Phone use in States

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