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Travelling Scotland and England

Sally_P — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:49:17 GMT

Hello all,

Hope you're having a great weekend.

I'm travelling to Scotland and England. I will definitely need my cell during these trips but need advice on using SIM/data service-how, where to access/purchase these. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Re: Travelling Scotland and England

hairbag1 — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:57:55 GMT

@Sally_P

frequently people mention using airlo for talk and/or data travel sims. If you and others use WhatsApp, the travel data should work just fine.

added link..

https://www.airalo.com/

Re: Travelling Scotland and England

Chalupa_Batman — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:57:34 GMT

@Sally_P wrote:
Hello all,
Hope you're having a great weekend.
I'm travelling to Scotland and England. I will definitely need my cell during these trips but need advice on using SIM/data service-how, where to access/purchase these. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Hello @Sally_P

I'm sure you know already that Public Mobile only works in Canada, the US and Mexico. It will not work in Scotland or England. The options you have is to get an eSIM from here and then download an app like TextNow and pick a local number to where you live. Then you can use the data from the eSIM from Airalo to make and take calls.

Re: Travelling Scotland and England

Terryscell — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:20:47 GMT

We used giffgaff, and loaded the eSIM before travel. Immediate service when we got off the plane.

No searching malls or airports for SIM retailers!

It worked well, and was inexpensive.

EU roaming included (eg Republic of Ireland).

If your phone doesn't take eSIM, they will mail a free SIM card to you. Just don't try changing SIM's on the plane!

BTW, you can call home (check voicemail, talk to family etc), for free using Fongo.

Re: Travelling Scotland and England

Dunkman — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 18:02:26 GMT

@Sally_P

We used mobimatter travel eSIM when we went traveling recently. Priced cheaper than airlo.com. You won't get a phone number with the eSIM, just data.

If you need to have an active Public mobile phone number while traveling to Scotland and England, then PM is not the right provider. For example, unable to receive 2FA texts from banks, etc. to your PM number.