Email from Popit regarding roaming (18 Viewers)

[CAB96]

My Popit was a ‘normal’ SIM and used it in the Mifi, no issues. I used ID in my phone and it was been great so I will be getting another SIM for the Mifi and when my husband’s contract finishes with Vodafone, he is swapping as well. My Mifi is T P link.

What network does ID use?

It might be worth considering your husband using a different network to yourself.

I'm on Lebara (Vodafone) and Mrs CAB is on O2, occasionally one of us has had no signal but the other one did.

 

[lorger]

What network does ID use?

It might be worth considering your husband using a different network to yourself.

I'm on Lebara (Vodafone) and Mrs CAB is on O2, occasionally one of us has had no signal but the other one did.

ID use the 3 network

 

[CAB96]

ID use the 3 network

Who are trying to merge with Voda, so Lebara would be no use as an alternate network!

 

[GeeCee]

I've no idea why people get so worked up about this. I need data all them time, and yes It's a pain in the bum, but...E-sims get me there, then value for money local SIMs are perfect for when Starlink isn't up. . No different for any third country, American, Australian etc

Well if you don't use a UK based SIM then you have reral trouble accessing UK based TV networks, specifcally iPlayer, NowTV and Discovery Plus (TNT Sports) - the latter two I use for watching football. I have tried several different and reputable VPNs to do this in the past but they've all failed eventually because somehow the TV networks get to realise you're not in the UK even though you're using a UK based VPN server. Also as I inderstand it VPNs use up some of the bandwidth for encryption so if the phone signal isn't very strong the picture quality is poorer.

 

[lorger]

If it’s for watching TV and you have a sat dish this looks interesting, never heard of it until stewartwebr posted the following.

Kabelio Access Module for U.K. TV in Mainland EU

Given the demise of Intelsat last year and now the risk of Starlink cutting us off after 2 months (details need to be confirmed) I have been looking at back up options for TV in Spain before we head off for winter. I ordered a Kabelio module from Amazon and have installed it today but won’t...

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[Jim]

Well if you don't use a UK based SIM then you have reral trouble accessing UK based TV networks,

Ah I see why you want a UK SIM then. We don't watch much TV if any when we're away, so it's not a problem for us. Any important rugby games we prefer to watch in the pub.

 

[BrochMike]

I've no idea why people get so worked up about this. I need data all them time, and yes It's a pain in the bum, but...E-sims get me there, then value for money local SIMs are perfect for when Starlink isn't up. . No different for any third country, American, Australian etc

People get worked up because of the false promises of mobile operators regarding EU roaming restrictions/charges

And, in these cases (IQ Go/Popit), change/restrictions had not been communicated, or were only advised at last minute.

I also like to have reliable data on the move but do have a limited budget so seek out value-for-money options.

E-Sims can be a great choice but you need a relatively recent device to support them (and not sure what Mifi would be needed).

A local SIM also requires a (notoriously unreliable) VPN to watch UK TV/streaming services.

And, even without their recent price rises/restrictions (which also caused consternation among UK clients), Starlink would be expensive overkill for many of us (especially if you feel you also need a SIM-based backup!)