Hello @ all
I have a question regarding British mobile phones. I am a Swiss resident but I am interested in purchasing a UK phone number ex. a prepay sim card. Is this possible as I live in Switzerland? Or does this just work when you have a British residency address?
By: bperucco - 17th April 2006 at 11:12
Thank you very much for the answers guys. In this case I will buy a Virgin Mobile sim card.
By: srpatterson - 17th April 2006 at 10:35
I have a UK Virgin Mobile sim card that I use in my unlocked GSM phone for when I travel to England. It’s nice to have, as incoming calls in the UK on the mobile are free and it’s very inexpensive to have home or work call from the US using an international calling plan (just a few cents a minute). It also makes it much easier to coordinate with friends in the UK by having a local number.
Unlocked GSM phones are wonderful if you travel extensively. I also have sim cards for Hong Kong and China.
I top up my Virgin Mobile card with a US credit card before I travel, but you can also top up at most any petrol station if you run low on funds.
By: Moggy C - 17th April 2006 at 08:21
I’m pretty sure you could pick up a UK pre-payment sim card off e-bay with little trouble. A cheap phone with a sim card included is another alternative.
Not then certain how you’d go about topping up the funds, you’d probably need a friend over in the UK, unless you visit here regularly?
Moggy
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April 16, 2006 at 11:34 pm