PAYG SIM with UK number

Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:07pm

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Ian123

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I need a pay as you go SIM card with a UK phone number is there anywhere local (Vera, Garrucha, Mojácar) that sells them?

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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 5:54am

DarioMartin

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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 5:54am

You won’t get a U.K. number SIM here. the Spanish carriers can’t issue U.K. numbers. Closest you can get is Lobster which is an all-English service with incredible rates for calls to U.K. - still a Spanish number.

To get a U.K. number, you’ll have to get a U.K. carrier issued SIM.

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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:00am

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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:00am

Uk phones work in Spain an most carriers charge uk rates on phone charges. I'm on PAYG with O2 in the uk and just use my phone as normal when in Spain. This may change after brexit. For the time being just use your uk phone.

Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:53pm

Ian123

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Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 8:53pm

Hi both

Thanks for the replies, I’ve got a Spanish SIM, we live her full time. I’m about to switch that to Lobster so I can get included calls to UK. My issue is that we have family and friends in UK that want to call us. WhatsApp and Skype are OK when at home on WiFi. When we are out and about, especially driving, the signal regularly drops. If we have a UK number SIM then it’s a free or included minutes call for our UK callers. This does of course assume that data roaming in Europe does not become another thing impacted by Brexit if it happens. I’ll get on emailed over from the UK.