Friend visiting for 3 months, what sort of SIM card options are there?

mrcheez

Haven't really looked into it, but can she just buy a SIM card in Tesco or whatever and top it up without a permanent address (or utility bill) requirement?

Atlantic Dawn

Yes you can pick up a SIM at any checkout in Tesco, can get credit added at the same time and it's up and running. In store as far as I know Vodafone and possibly Three will give you a Pay As You Go Sim there and then, just need to add credit for it to work.

mrcheez

grand.. and options like 48 need a more permanent address I guess?

L1011

48 needs an address and the SIM is posted out

Postmobile needs an address; but its not verified and you can get the SIM in post offices, and top up when you want rather than giving direct debit details. I used it for a single month while waiting for a 48 SIM to arrive in the post - place it was being used has much better 3 coverage than Vodafone so its not been used since; but it was fairly painless.

smuggler.ie

Last time i shopped, Three ask for personal details , but just to fill up the forms so "Santa from North pole avenue" would do - rep words, when i asked: "what for...."

rhinosaurious

If you drop into Vodafone they’ll give you one without any documents or address and you can just top up as you go from online or in store.

New Home

Lycamobile also used to give out free SIMs, you could get them in phone repair shops, etc. I don't know anything about their coverage or customer service, though.

I'd second 48 as an option - you could get it in your name and transfer it to your friend afterwards.

mrcheez

Yeah I can always get the 48 sent here and give it to her when she arrives.

They seem to have the best coverage from what I understand, at least when I go to Leitrim my 3 reception is dire but my sister's 48 works 🙄