Going abroad for a prolonged period of time

[JW18]

I am staying in France for 2 and a half months and am aware that it costs £2 per day for data roaming. If I continue like this, it will cost me £60 per month just for data which is a bit much. Do Sky do any sort of packages for customers who will be out of the country for longer periods?

Many thanks

[Daniel0210]

No @JW18 I'm afraid they don't. It might be better to buy a local SIM card once you're there. 

[63johnw]

Hi @JW18  short answer is no. You would be best getting a local sim while there. 

[JW18]

Thanks Daniel & John,

Sorry as I'm a bit of a novice on this subject... but can I have this new sim on the same phone? Without taking out the Sky mobile one (if that makes sense)

or is that not possible?

[Daniel0210]

@JW18 

All mobiles provided by Sky come unlocked to any network so temporarily replace the Sky sim with the local one. 

[JW18]

Right I see. Thanks a Daniel!

[JW18]

Thanks a lot* 

[TimmyBGood]

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@JW18 wrote:

can I have this new sim on the same phone? Without taking out the Sky mobile one 

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That's possible in some phones, but only if they were specifically manufactured as 'dual-SIM' hardware with an appropriate insert tray.

 

Some recent models may permit a physical SIM plus one or more eSIMs (which are defined in software and don't have the tiny plastic 'chip')