Honest Mobile Smart SIM

robj20 · 10 Nov 2025 at 06:43

Anyone using this?

I'm with Smarty(Three) and a few places i visit often, Llandudno and Tenby in wales give me very patchy to zero signal, i looked at swapping provider but then home coverage might be patchy. So Smart SIM would seem to be perfect but does it work in practice, doesnt seem bad for £3.75 a month on top of my £6 a month for Smarty.

Semple · 10 Nov 2025 at 07:11

robj20 said:
Anyone using this?

I'm with Smarty(Three) and a few places i visit often, Llandudno and Tenby in wales give me very patchy to zero signal, i looked at swapping provider but then home coverage might be patchy. So Smart SIM would seem to be perfect but does it work in practice, doesnt seem bad for £3.75 a month on top of my £6 a month for Smarty.

Depends what you use it for. Looks like their smart sim only provides data, and only to the apps that they list.

Just had a look at their classic sim and it's quite on the pricey side unless you pay for 3 years upfront.

Oh also as with typical marketing, it's only £3.75/mth if you sign up for 12 months. Which isn't great if you want to test the thing to confirm it'll work for you.

robj20 · 10 Nov 2025 at 07:16

Semple said:
Depends what you use it for. Looks like their smart sim only provides data, and only to the apps that they list.

Just had a look at their classic sim and it's quite on the pricey side unless you pay for 3 years upfront.

Oh also as with typical marketing, it's only £3.75/mth if you sign up for 12 months. Which isn't great if you want to test the thing to confirm it'll work for you.

Thats all id need it for, Parking apps, Banking Google Maps that sort of thing.

vail3r · 10 Nov 2025 at 11:13

I've been thinking about this recently too. Although restricted the £3.75 doesn't seem too bad

Orcvader · 10 Nov 2025 at 11:35

Looks like it uses all 4 3 networks. Should work but it also assumes EE and/or O2 offers better coverage than Smarty on 3/Vodafone. Might want to have a look at their coverage maps to get a rough idea how it compares.

Kyle009 · 10 Nov 2025 at 14:29

Am I to assume on the smart sim the data only works on the apps they've specified?

Won't work for any other apps? Can't find anything on their website about data allowances.

robj20 · 10 Nov 2025 at 15:53

Kyle009 said:
Am I to assume on the smart sim the data only works on the apps they've specified?

Won't work for any other apps? Can't find anything on their website about data allowances.

Unlimited on those apps, all the main ones are covered.

Kyle009 · 11 Nov 2025 at 08:05

robj20 said:
Unlimited on those apps, all the main ones are covered.

Yeah I understand that but YouTube is not on there for example. Would that only work if you had another sim or was on Wifi? No data allowance apart from unlimited on the selected apps?

robj20 · 11 Nov 2025 at 16:45

It looks like EE has better coverage than Three in the areas I want but what are Spusu or Lyca like.

A2Z · 11 Nov 2025 at 20:36

Kyle009 said:
Yeah I understand that but YouTube is not on there for example. Would that only work if you had another sim or was on Wifi? No data allowance apart from unlimited on the selected apps?

Yep, you would need another SIM/Wifi. It's only meant to be a backup e-sim to use alongside your normal one. It's really only useful for those with bad coverage. For the other 99% of the population, it's pointless as it's complete trash being limited to apps, there are loads and loads not on the list.

Semple · 11 Nov 2025 at 20:51

Kyle009 said:
Yeah I understand that but YouTube is not on there for example. Would that only work if you had another sim or was on Wifi? No data allowance apart from unlimited on the selected apps?

Not surprising. Without looking I imagine other video streaming apps wouldn't be on there either. Their business model is catered to lower data use apps, ideally for backup/emergency if you find yourself somewhere with iffy signal.

neojay · 12 Nov 2025 at 09:28

Having commit to the 12months is a deal breaker for me, as others said I'd lobe to try it out for a month but not at £10

robj20 · 12 Nov 2025 at 09:32

neojay said:
Having commit to the 12months is a deal breaker for me, as others said I'd lobe to try it out for a month but not at £10

My thought exactly.
I might try just swapping to 1pmobile they seem to get great reviews, looks better coverage than three in Wales where I normally struggle.
WiFi calling is supported so that covers me at home.

Disco_P · 12 Nov 2025 at 10:17

I have 1pmobile as my main as EE are consistently the best network across the highlands. 1p are well priced and it just works.

However for the very rare case that EE don't have coverage, I have a 4 network data only sim

1 Year Multi Network SIM data only - 1GB per month

A fabulous way to get peace of mind. Get 1GB every month for 1 year with our unique product. UK use only. Our Multi Network SIMs connect to all four mobile networks Vodafone, O2, EE, & Three.

www.rwgmobile.wales

Strangely, it hasn't expired despite being about 18 months since I bought it...

robj20 · Thursday at 07:02

Disco_P said:
I have 1pmobile as my main as EE are consistently the best network across the highlands. 1p are well priced and it just works.

However for the very rare case that EE don't have coverage, I have a 4 network data only sim

1 Year Multi Network SIM data only - 1GB per month

A fabulous way to get peace of mind. Get 1GB every month for 1 year with our unique product. UK use only. Our Multi Network SIMs connect to all four mobile networks Vodafone, O2, EE, & Three.

www.rwgmobile.wales

Strangely, it hasn't expired despite being about 18 months since I bought it...

Just signed up, £10 for 50GB isn't terrible, i have been fine on a 12GB £6 smarty plan for ages now.
Only downside seems to be 1p/minute for voicemail that's not included in the free minutes. I'll just disable voicemail so no one leaves me any. But coverage in the main places i use is either the same or better than Three.