Tesco PAYG sim in ZTE router - does it work in EU?

[Kups]

Looking at my options for UK wifi sim cards in the EU this winter.
I currently use a POPIT sim but this is limited to 25Gb roaming limit.

One workaround seems to be to buy a Tesco PAYG 50Gb or 100Gb sim and just use it for the two or three months in the EU. This is their "Rocket Pack" and at £20 and £30 per month it seems a good option.
Tesco advertise no roaming charges until 2026 and that you can use 100% of the data on the sim in their "Home from Home" scheme.
The monthly pack expires automatically so I can basically junk the sim on return.

My router is a ZTE MU5001.
The APN settings for this PAYG sim seem OK, they are:
APN: prepay.tesco-mobile.com
Username: tescowap
Password: password

So it seems to be a viable option to get 50/100GB data use in the EU.

Anyone tried this - does it work?

 

[Googlebot]

Looking at my options for UK wifi sim cards in the EU this winter.
I currently use a POPIT sim but this is limited to 25Gb roaming limit.

One workaround seems to be to buy a Tesco PAYG 50Gb or 100Gb sim and just use it for the two or three months in the EU. This is their "Rocket Pack" and at £20 and £30 per month it seems a good option.
Tesco advertise no roaming charges until 2026 and that you can use 100% of the data on the sim in their "Home from Home" scheme.
The monthly pack expires automatically so I can basically junk the sim on return.

My router is a ZTE MU5001.
The APN settings for this PAYG sim seem OK, they are:
APN: prepay.tesco-mobile.com
Username: tescowap
Password: password

So it seems to be a viable option to get 50/100GB data use in the EU.

Anyone tried this - does it work?

I use a Tesco unlimited SIM in all our phones and a Teltonika RUT950 for WIFI.

It worked faultlessly in France in August, used over 200GB on the WIFI, no issue.

 

[CAB96]

Check that it works in the router in the UK first.

Tesco Sims seem to be hit and miss in routers, according to everything I have read here.

 

[125BEER]

Only 2 months abroad then resets when back in UK.
I Will update if this actually happens as we are away upto 90 days.

Yamas

 

[Kups]

Check that it works in the router in the UK first.

Tesco Sims seem to be hit and miss in routers, according to everything I have read here.

Thanks, will do. I've always got Popit sim as a back up and my Starlink kit for long stay.

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[Kups]

Only 2 months abroad then resets when back in UK.
I Will update if this actually happens as we are away upto 90 days.

Yamas

Can you clarify - is this in the Tesco Mobile T&Cs?

 

[Broadway]

Looking at my options for UK wifi sim cards in the EU this winter.
I currently use a POPIT sim but this is limited to 25Gb roaming limit.

One workaround seems to be to buy a Tesco PAYG 50Gb or 100Gb sim and just use it for the two or three months in the EU. This is their "Rocket Pack" and at £20 and £30 per month it seems a good option.
Tesco advertise no roaming charges until 2026 and that you can use 100% of the data on the sim in their "Home from Home" scheme.
The monthly pack expires automatically so I can basically junk the sim on return.

My router is a ZTE MU5001.
The APN settings for this PAYG sim seem OK, they are:
APN: prepay.tesco-mobile.com
Username: tescowap
Password: password

So it seems to be a viable option to get 50/100GB data use in the EU.

Anyone tried this - does it work?

I’ve just done exactly that and it’s working perfectly in France. You do need to put the sim in a phone first to activate it. And if you want to use the Tesco mobile app load it in the phone first as it sends a text to activate the app. No good if you’ve already put it in the router!!

 

[125BEER]

Can you clarify - is this in the Tesco Mobile T&Cs?

Yes........