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Prepaid Pioneer
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19-05-2010, 23:44
Makes sense, really. The standard TMO prepaid data rate is capped at £1 a day up to 40 MB, but if you go above that, they start charging you £4 per additional megabyte. So if 40 MB isn't enough, use a second SIM and again pay £1 for up to 40 MB. (And if 80 MB isn't enough... you get the idea.)
In other words, it's a standard UK T-Mobile SIM card (not a specific data SIM). Don't bother with this eBay seller. If you're coming to the UK, they often give away SIM cards for free, or if you buy one in a shop it will be very cheap or include a subsidized phone. Topping up (ie, adding credit to your account) is really easy, you can do it at almost any supermarket and lots of other places, and there are several methods (code from a scratch card, etc.). Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell |
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re: TMO prepaid data card -
20-05-2010, 00:04
thanks for that helpful reply. the confusion stemmed from other places where i've read that it's a soft limit, implying one could go over that amount for the same price.
i considered ordering prior to departure because i need/want coverage immediately upon arrival. if there is a TMO kiosk (or other good choices) at heathrow terminal 5 then i will wait! i'm also hoping to keep the same number for future trips by "topping up".
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