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Swac3



Member Since: 21 Feb 2015
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In Car DATA sims
Hiya,

Does anyone know of a decent option for in car data Sims ?

I've never really used payg phones and ive been surfing the options this morning and to be honest
the offerings are imho a bloomin Con.

On my monthly contract i expect to 'loose' unused mins/data but i (incorrectly) assumes payg sims just ran out
when you had used the credit, i wasn't expecting to have to continually 'top up' a sim despite possibly not using it.

Picked up a new car that has the option of in car data, feeling like i might not bother using the feature now.

Gary 3 Landrovers
Post #653629 29th Sep 2017 1:40pm
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Stacey007



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Hello

My dad needed one for his new car to run the live traffic and other things we looked at the EE one that was around £5 a month, in the end he went with 3, he got a pre-loaded 20GB card for around £30. So no contract, it can also be used by others if he wants in the car to use it as a hotspot.

His idea is to use it in the car and then when in France use it in his tablet.

From all accounts the traffic side of data uses hardly anything.
Post #653632 29th Sep 2017 2:18pm
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JOW240725



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I use a Lyca Mobile sim in my tracker just need to top up £5 every 90 days. James
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Post #653635 29th Sep 2017 2:37pm
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Swac3



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Cheers guys,

I know it sounds like i'm being a bloody cheapskate, as its not really a great deal of cash for a recurring plan,

Just one of those things that sometimes happen that IRKS you. All i wanted to do was buy a sim stick it in the car
and not think about it again till it had chewed through a few Gig of data and was empty.

Might drop O2 an email and see what they can offer as a data sharing option on my Contract. 3 Landrovers
Post #653645 29th Sep 2017 2:58pm
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JOW240725



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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey
The Lyca mobile £5 every 90 days is literally just to keep the sim 'live'. I'm not expert but I believe most sims need regular top-ups to keep live? James
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Post #653657 29th Sep 2017 3:22pm
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glpinxit



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There are SIMS that don't leak money when not used- my home burglar alarm has one (but they do have a small monthly rental). Cheers, Guy.
Post #653662 29th Sep 2017 3:39pm
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jst



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my old man bought one of the first PAYG £50 orange sims, a while ago now (quite a while ago) hes never topped it up and it still works! it would of been when PAYG sims first came out. Cheers

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Post #653663 29th Sep 2017 3:42pm
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Martin
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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red
I think giffgaff do a data SIM. O2 network  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
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Post #653664 29th Sep 2017 3:43pm
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Stacey007



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My dads one was a one off payment £30 for 20GB


he has no recurring tops up etc.. if it runs out it runs out... Its in the second Sim slot in his RR and so far seems to work well?





I Have a EE sim in a tracker its £10 credit and just works.... again no recurring but then I don't need the data.
Post #653666 29th Sep 2017 3:53pm
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Balvaig



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Try Global M2M for your sim.
Post #653674 29th Sep 2017 5:08pm
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mse



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EE runs out in 30 or 60 days if you don't top up.used to be 90 days.

Really annoying in our rr so stopped using it Mike
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Sulisuli



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Argos have a sim that lasts for 12 months and is with Three and is 12GB and costs £34.99 nothing more to pay for the year Thumbs Up 2015 HT XS 90
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Post #654011 1st Oct 2017 6:29am
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Bluest



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I'd go with GiffGaff. Credit lasts indefinitely and they have what they call data goody bags if you are using a significant amount. The only downside is I don't think O2's network that they sue has such good data coverage compared to Vodaphone. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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mse



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Sulisuli wrote:
Argos have a sim that lasts for 12 months and is with Three and is 12GB and costs £34.99 nothing more to pay for the year Thumbs Up


have you a link Mike
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bell-auto-services



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http://store.three.co.uk/view/searchTariff...f=0to49.99

I got the 12gig one in my holiday laptop and its due to expire this month. Has been brilliant.
I have a monthly contract one that is 40gig in my main laptop and also a 100gig for the office.

Ive found Three the most reliable and stable sim for data for my uses.

It really depends on how much data you plan to use on what is best for you, as saig giffgaff do some small package data sims that are cheap.

Pete
Post #654121 1st Oct 2017 4:26pm
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