Hello-
Heading to the UK in April - do you add international phone plan for a short time or rely on WhatsApp service?
Thank you!
~T
Posted by
Magyarország / Rep of Texas
20780 posts
Yes!
Actually the TMobile standard in my plan international plus WhatsApp when I get Wi-Fi (everywhere these days).
Posted by
Chicago
7 posts
Like Mr É, I use my T-Mobile plan that includes international along with Whatsapp for those services that prefer to use Whatsapp.
Posted by
West Michigan
166 posts
Yep, Tmobile for me also. That way my normal phone number always works. If I need more data (or more fast data), I may use a cheap esim for data. I can buy a week and 3 Gb for $5. Even with a low-cost cell plan with no international coverage, one could just use WiFi calling with the hotel wifi at night and text or call that way for nothing.
Posted by
Westford, MA
214 posts
I used to buy a local SIM card but now I just pay AT&T the international daily rate which is definitely more expensive but saves me time. I'm good to go as soon as we land. Now that so many services we access require 2-factor authentication it came in handy to have access to my text messages to get "the code".