Using O2 in Europe?
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Using O2 in Europe?
So I'm from the U.S. and I'll be heading to Europe for two weeks in a couple of months and I haven't really found a phone plan/SIM card that I think will work for me. I'm starting off in the Netherlands, but I'll also be in Ireland, Germany, France, and possibly Luxembourg and it seems like many of the phone plans I've seen don't include the Netherlands as a featured country. I was thinking of going through O2 in the UK with a 30-Day plan, but I don't know if I would qualify for the travel option that charge $1.99 daily for unlimited data abroad? Does anyone know?
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T mobile is a major provider in the Netherlands. My son uses them with no problem.
Unless you get T-Mobile in the U.S. before you leave you are going to face roaming charges whichever provider you choose in Europe, for calls as well as data. Call roaming is nowhere near as bad as it used to be, but data roaming, assuming you can find a company that allows it, will soon rack up the costs unless you limit yourself to free WiFi, which is not always as available as some here would have you believe.
So either T mobile before you leave, or a new sim in every country if you are likely to need data.
Consider Vodafone too. See if they allow data roaming with a payg sim.
Unless you get T-Mobile in the U.S. before you leave you are going to face roaming charges whichever provider you choose in Europe, for calls as well as data. Call roaming is nowhere near as bad as it used to be, but data roaming, assuming you can find a company that allows it, will soon rack up the costs unless you limit yourself to free WiFi, which is not always as available as some here would have you believe.
So either T mobile before you leave, or a new sim in every country if you are likely to need data.
Consider Vodafone too. See if they allow data roaming with a payg sim.
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Make sure you read well the small letter about the 1,99$ a day for the unlimited connection! I'm not sure how the O2 defines Unlimited in terms of Gb, but there's definitely a limit (a few Gb)+ Vat+potential extra fees...I don't know, make sure they inform you correctly.
Good luck and have a nice trip!
Good luck and have a nice trip!
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