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Roaming iPad

  • 24-06-2013 12:44pm
    #1
    JonMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭


    For the last 10 months I've been using my iPad on WiFi at home. As we are about to go camping I looked for a mobile broadband option and picked 3Broadband Light 1 GB for 7.99 pm. So far so good.

    Later this year we plan to go to Spain and, belatedly, discovered 3 doesn't have data roaming there and it will cost 86c per MB. Did a ~15 minute Facetime chat yesterday [at home] using 3 and it used 45 MB. So that chat from Spain would have been 13 euro.

    Am I wrong? Any recommendations?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    3DataModem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,020 ✭✭✭3DataModem


    JonMac wrote: »
    For the last 10 months I've been using my iPad on WiFi at home. As we are about to go camping I looked for a mobile broadband option and picked 3Broadband Light 1 GB for 7.99 pm. So far so good.

    Later this year we plan to go to Spain and, belatedly, discovered 3 doesn't have data roaming there and it will cost 86c per MB. Did a ~15 minute Facetime chat yesterday [at home] using 3 and it used 45 MB. So that chat from Spain would have been 13 euro.

    Am I wrong? Any recommendations?

    Thanks.

    Get a local prepaid data only sim. I believe orange Spain have a great deal.


  • #3
    Dudda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭Dudda


    Agree with 3DataModem.

    Do some research on the different companies before you go including which have the best coverage for where you are camping and then when you arrive in the airport pick up a pay as you go sim for your iPad. This will work out far cheaper than roaming even if you throw the sim away at the end of the holiday.


  • #4
    culabula
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,213 ✭✭✭culabula


    JonMac wrote: »
    For the last 10 months I've been using my iPad on WiFi at home. As we are about to go camping I looked for a mobile broadband option and picked 3Broadband Light 1 GB for 7.99 pm. So far so good.

    Later this year we plan to go to Spain and, belatedly, discovered 3 doesn't have data roaming there and it will cost 86c per MB. Did a ~15 minute Facetime chat yesterday [at home] using 3 and it used 45 MB. So that chat from Spain would have been 13 euro.

    Am I wrong? Any recommendations?

    Thanks.


    To clarify, Three does have data roaming with Spain, therefore it will cost you.

    Don't do it. Get a local SIM.


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