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Old Oct 4th, 2016, 12:09 PM
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SIM Card (data only if possible) for London, Belgium and Paris

I always buy a sim card when traveling abroad, but never did it when traveling to 3 different countries. I have no need for making calls (international or local) or sending texts, just data.

Is there any SIM card that I could buy in London and would work in other cities in Belgium and in Paris?
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Old Oct 6th, 2016, 02:11 AM
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If you have a recent iPad with wifi + cellular that has an Apple SIM you can sign up for an EE plan in the UK without even buying a separate SIM, or sign up for GigSky which works internationally.

I've used my Apple SIM with EE, but haven't yet tried GigSky. You can buy a GigSky SIM for other devices through Amazon for as little as $20:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...&condition=new
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I have a Galaxy 5 and we just went to the Verizon store near us and for a very cheap rate (I think it was $5/month) we were able to use that plan without purchasing a SIM card.
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Old Oct 6th, 2016, 09:55 AM
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I'm not from the US, so Verizon isn't an option... And my carrier charges way more than that to use my phone abroad.

The sim card is for my iphone so I think the 1st option wouldn't work either.
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Take a look at 3...the smallest of the major British mobile operators (three.co.uk I think but you can google them). They, at first glance, have plans that allow you to use data for 1p/mb in many European countries and even the USA although for only a limited time but it should suffice.
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Old Oct 7th, 2016, 09:22 AM
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xyz123, thanks! I'll look them up.
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