OT: Help a visiting Colonial

We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
thanks
al

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

al.wells@gmail.com wrote:
> We're going to be vacationing in the UK, and plan to drive around
> England, Scotland and Wales. I want to get a UK SIM card for my GSM
> phone (it has the correct frequencies), and the choices are
> overwhelming. I'm looking for a recommendation of the carrier(s) with
> the best coverage so I can narrow it down to plans. Can anyone help?
> thanks
> al
>

I'm on Orange, and only ever have been. It's coverage is generally
excellent, except in Scapa Flow where it is rubbish.

There is a scheme called 'Pay As You Go', which means prepaying for
calls but has the benefit of no monthly charge - and when you've
finished with it you ditch it. With Orange all calls are then 15p a
minute. Not sure on the international rate, but I don't think it's too
horrendous. To add credit you can use almost any cash machine, post
office, corner shop etc.

Ben

--
Ben Panter, Edinburgh, UK.
Email false, http://www.benpanter.co.uk
or you could try ben at ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^