global roaming

[gjbrns]

I will possibly be travelling in the UK and Europe generally for 6 months next year. Apart from relying on wifi hotspots and email and confining phone use to sms I still really need general phone use and some data. Getting a local sim card for each new country will take time and hassles but I have had bad experiences in the past with buying sim cards which claim to work in several countries. Has anyone got a workable solution to this? Any advice gratefully received.

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[the tall guy]

Have a look at the carrier 'Three' they are a UK based provider and offer free roaming to certain European countries.

I had a Three contract with unlimited data, when I went on holiday to Spain / France and the USA I was allowed to use my own data allowance and text / calls allowance.

 

[joe-fandroid]

Did you figure out a solution for this? Interested to know what you found out. If you have a roaming data plan, an internet based calling and texting solution can help get rid of the voice roaming calls and SMS. Check out iPlum app on Play store.

 

[joe-fandroid]

Just one more question. Did Google partner with Three as rumored? Does Google Fi solve the data roaming problem for you?