IQ mobile data sim performance (1 Viewer)

[Sleeveless]

Just returned after a couple of months + roaming around Europe and following an horrendous experience with RWG mobile last year , I gave IQ mobile a go this time after seeing some good reports posted on this group. Pleased to say it worked flawlessly in all countries visited, including some remote locations . Having purchased their basic data sim, you simply load data on it, as and when required (no rolling contract) the chosen package expires after 1 month, no data rollover sadly, but no "fair usage" cap trap either. The data package I went for is designed specifically for "EU " roaming .

 

[Billylyne5]

We use this too and just had great performance from it in northern Spain and through France.

 

[Aksp]

Ours also performed flawlessly in EU and have now topped it up a few times, and used for UK use as well. So pleased, am porting one of our mobile phones over to them with good expectations - not the cheapest but networks where we live is mostly poor.

 

[Orion]

Ditto for us for the past 6 weeks in France. Prior to leaving we were using it in the moho router for our house WiFi pending fibre supplier getting their finger out - still using it at home as no progress!

 

[kev54]

Just returned after a couple of months + roaming around Europe and following an horrendous experience with RWG mobile last year , I gave IQ mobile a go this time after seeing some good reports posted on this group. Pleased to say it worked flawlessly in all countries visited, including some remote locations . Having purchased their basic data sim, you simply load data on it, as and when required (no rolling contract) the chosen package expires after 1 month, no data rollover sadly, but no "fair usage" cap trap either. The data package I went for is designed specifically for "EU " roaming .

In a phone or a mifi/dongle?

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[HarryML7]

In a phone or a mifi/dongle?

Mine is in a TP mifi, as previously mentioned great service all over Europe, even topped up on the same day as it was during working hours after a request on whatsapp.

 

[Sleeveless]

In a phone or a mifi/dongle?

Mifi...

 

[Jake Royd]

Had perfect results with IQ also.
All over France last month.

 

[G1969]

Just returned after a couple of months + roaming around Europe and following an horrendous experience with RWG mobile last year , I gave IQ mobile a go this time after seeing some good reports posted on this group. Pleased to say it worked flawlessly in all countries visited, including some remote locations . Having purchased their basic data sim, you simply load data on it, as and when required (no rolling contract) the chosen package expires after 1 month, no data rollover sadly, but no "fair usage" cap trap either. The data package I went for is designed specifically for "EU " roaming .

Same with us, just used it in Germany and Switzerland, with no problems.

 

[Stonemags76]

Customer service are excellent too!

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[cyberyacht]

I found it worked OK in France & Spain. Only trouble was I had to have OH's iPad plugged into the MacBook USB port. It wouldn't find it as a hotspot. Probably me not being techie enough. Funnily enough, when I tested it before departure it was OK.

 

[JoshnPen]

We used IQ through France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and Italy in our huawei router, no problems at all. Very kmpressed, even managed fed to watch thr footie with no lag or buffering.

 

[plug]

We are down in beziers since the 27th of June and all I can say is like a lot of people I was very sceptical about this chip, but all I can say is I have been smashing the 100g data on the football and it hasn’t missed a beat, and my WiFi is a AVTEX 985, been in contact with Frazier just to make sure all ok. customer support excellent

 

[Birdy67]

Concur with everything said. And I think a nice little extra is the fact that it's extremely simple to keep an eye on your usage to make sure you don't run out of data mid-way through a match or whilst working on something important. And Frazer offers brilliant support if your router (like ours) needs tweaking to ensure an initial connection.

 

[Landy Andy]

it's extremely simple to keep an eye on your usage to make sure you don't run out of data

How are you keeping an eye on usage?

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[MichaelT]

How are you keeping an eye on usage?

You can view on the website, just put your number in and you get a code to enter. Frazer said they are developing an app and it will be part of that.

 

[Birdy67]

How are you keeping an eye on usage?

As MichaelT says, it's a tab on their website. Hit the button, they email you with a code and that shows your usage. Found myself becoming addicted to seeing how much data a game used and working out which games to miss to ensure I didn't run out before leaving France.

 

[Landy Andy]

Ok. Did that yesterday and hoped there was something easier such as app

 

[BrianJane]

As MichaelT says, it's a tab on their website. Hit the button, they email you with a code and that shows your usage. Found myself becoming addicted to seeing how much data a game used and working out which games to miss to ensure I didn't run out before leaving France.

Care to divulge how much data a match uses? Never really cared about such things in UK, but could prove important when we cross the pond.

 

[Birdy67]

Care to divulge how much data a match uses? Never really cared about such things in UK, but could prove important when we cross the pond.

Around 5-6gb. My firestick has options for SD and HD, even FHD, but I didn't notice a significant difference in usage from one to another. I think there's an option to adjust the firestick to reduce picture quality but as I knew I wasn't going to miss any England games it wasn't really too important, as long as I was careful in which other games I watched. And you can always buy another 100gb from IQ if you do run out.

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[Brize]

Been using IQ Go for a while now, adding bolt-on data packages regularly to the annual sim.

Never had a problem. Worked brilliantly in Italy, Switzerland and France on last tour, and now in Norway it has been flawless - and in all the countries we had to pass through to get here.

Very reasonable prices; cannot recommend them strongly enough.

 

[Johnny M]

Used IQ Go SIM [annual subscription £20] with 100GB data pack [cost £20 for 1 month] all over France in our MoHo with no issues. Setting the TV / Amazon Firestick resolution to Standard definition provided good picture quality and only used 0.3GB per hour.

 

[DerryW]

Where can you purchase a IQ sim please

 

[Orion]

Where can you purchase a IQ sim please

IQ Go - 4G and 5G WiFi on the go for Caravan, Motorhome & Tents

The WIFI SIM designed for those who like to travel. IQ Go was designed specifically for the holiday market. Whether you need WIFI for a Caravan, Motorhome, Tent or just for days out in remote areas. We have a sim solution that provides flexibility to work around your holiday calendar. One Annual...

helloiq.co.uk

 

[landranger]

Where can you purchase a IQ sim please

IQ Go SIM Annual Subscription

The IQ Go SIM Card is designed to go in your Wifi Router in your Caravan or Mobile Home. The SIM is active all year round, and when you know you will be going away, you purchase a one month data bolt-on, to let you have super-fast 4G and 5G internet.

helloiq.co.uk

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[OldAgeTravellers]

As Brize said we have been using ours getting to Norway and every part of it, Even works in the long tunnels? We are using 5 to 6 Gb per day somehow just listening to a couple of hours of UK radio and the odd YouTube and emails etc so are burning through our 20Gb in 20 days so there is a bit of data anxiety. It’s easy to check data usage but you can’t just top up the new data wipes whatever you have left so it is a bit expensive as I get unlimited with ID at home for £15 and have just discovered that on my legacy contract I can use it all in Europe. But customer service is very good they answer a WhatsApp message very quickly and topped me up immediately on a Sunday. The sim is in my Huawei router so I don’t get texts to say data is running low.

 

[Landy Andy]

The sim is in my Huawei router so I don’t get texts to say data is running low

Can you not read them via the app? Or web portal (192.168.8.1)?

Also you can set, monitor your usage there.

 

[seasideBill]

Another very satisfied IQ Go customer linked to TP Link router. Liked is so much I cancelled my regular mobile account with another provider and switched to IQ on my return from France/Spain this year. Customer service is at least 100x better than most!

 

[OldAgeTravellers]

Can you not read them via the app? Or web portal (192.168.8.1)?

Also you can set, monitor your usage there.

Yes I can go into the router to check but that is a faff as there is no notification that they come in. Ok only 5 minutes to do it or 5 minutes to log into the website to check actual usage but it would be nice if you could top up with £20 and they would add the 100Gb to your balance but they don’t as it is in their interest not to do so.

 

[GoldenVision]

The problem with IQ mobile (as I understand it ) is that it is valid for a total of only 3 months per year in the EU? I may be wrong (I often am ) , but Popit has no such restriction.

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