Off to EuroDisney - data options?

kevpuk

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So I have a 5 day trip to EuroDisney, and am looking at what to do about phone usage - mainly data.
I currently have a TMobile Full Monty Sim in my HO (unlocked), but the data bundle options are not great. Was all set to get a cheapo 30-day 3 SIM and then pay £5/day for unlimited data in France, but cannot get International Roaming enabled until been with them for 60 days :eek:
Vodafone have the EuroTraveller thing, but would likely need to pay for 2 months @ £23 and £3/day as they said instore that the cancellation would mean a further month notice :eek:
So......anyone got any advice - I don't have time left to wait for anything to be posted to me, so has to be a shop-based solution.....ideally, I guess, a French PAYG SIM I can buy there, or similar....?
 
I would assume a French PAYG sim when you are there is better than anything you can get in the UK.

I go over to Belguim a lot (gf's family is there) and we change sims to Mobile Vikings when we hit france/belguim. Pay £10 for 2GB of data and 2000 texts and 75minutes of talk time for a month. Shame you have to roam in France but there should be a similar company.
 
can you make do with this:

Wi-Fi in Disney Village
McDonald's
Free Wi-Fi available inside the restaurant! Grab a "café" and connect!
 
mame said:
can you make do with this:

Wi-Fi in Disney Village
McDonald's
Free Wi-Fi available inside the restaurant! Grab a "café" and connect!
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Maybe......but I would like the flexibility of a SIM if possible.....

mark43 said:
Switch off data and enjoy your holiday! :)
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LOL - fair point....
TBH, it is mainly for evenings when the little uns are asleep, but I also have a few business things I need to be on top of (i.e. VAT return date and other LtdCo shenanigans :()
 
I know EE do decent data bundles. You buy x Mb and they last y days or until the data runs out.

Costs are:
Lasts for Allowance Price
24 hours 2MB £0.50
24 hours 100MB £2.00
7 days 250MB £12.50
30 days 1Gb £25.00
 
Super-Spy said:
I know EE do decent data bundles. You buy x Mb and they last y days or until the data runs out.

Costs are:
Lasts for Allowance Price
24 hours 2MB £0.50
24 hours 100MB £2.00
7 days 250MB £12.50
30 days 1Gb £25.00
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I don't see that on Tmobile - perhaps it is different?
I see, for Internet Travel Booster:

If you are in a Euro Travel Zone country you can buy a 3MB Booster for £1, a 10MB Booster for £2.50, or a 50MB Booster for £10

EDIT: Found those prices - only if you have a 4GEE Phone Plan with Roaming :(
 
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kevpuk said:
If you are in a Euro Travel Zone country you can buy a 3MB Booster for £1, a 10MB Booster for £2.50, or a 50MB Booster for £10
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Its like they have not updated the data rates since WAP. :rolleyes:

Is the EU bringing down data prices like they managed with calls?
 
It just seems that Tmobile are not very good.....as I mentioned in first post, a 3 contract (>60 days old) allows a £5/day unlimited data use in Europe add-on, Vodafone have the £3/day pass that allows you to use your regular allowances in Europe.....EE rates are pretty reasonable, per Super-Spy's post.....meh!
I guess I can try and get Tmobile to 'match' what EE provide :rolleyes:
 
Where you staying? All the times I've been to Paris (I admit - all inner city and not close to ED) I have had hotel wifi. I've used a free SIM (http://mobile.free.fr/ - company is confusingly called "Free") before but it was for an extended time there and I got a friend to get it for me ahead - not sure if it's a FR citizen thing. They are so cheap that they give away calls for free on their base package.

Networks cannot match rival overseas roaming packages - roaming is really complex and as such the charging for it is bolted down tight.
 
Staying @ Hotel New York - one of the Disney hotels - not really sure how to go about ordering one to be delivered there.....or if that is really an option.
I have heard of 'free'.....perhaps I will look into it more :)
 
is it just data you need or something else ?

with Vodafone you can get a data only sim for £10 a month then have the £3/day EuroTraveller.
in theory you can send in your 30 days notice when you get it so you only have it for a month, althou not sure if that'll work or not.

unfortuatlly most of the good roaming rates are only available on contracts.

But a french payg sim with data might be a better option if your phone is unlocked
 
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