Going abroad with an unlocked Mi-Fi question

SexyGreyFox · 6 May 2013 at 11:34

Between me and Mrs Dimple we've got 4 devices : SGS1, SGS3, Nexus 7 and ASUS TF101 and I'm thinking about getting an unlocked Mi-Fi for when we go on weekend breaks or abroad.
Now obviously in this country I can buy a PAYG sim for a month but could I do the same abroad?
For instance I'm going to Malta in August so when I get there could I buy a PAYG sim and put it in my Mi-Fi?

d_brennen · 6 May 2013 at 11:42

Leave the tech at home and take old school Nokias. Breaks are for getting away

Bloomfield · 6 May 2013 at 11:54

So you're not allowed to read news/books etc, listen to music, play games, talk to friends etc while around the pool or whatever? :/.

lamboman · 6 May 2013 at 12:15

No reason why you couldn't, but as always be aware of the usual: different frequencies might be in use in different countries and networks, tethering might be prohibited on phone SIMs so you may need to get a mobile broadband SIM, etc. Also worth checking coverage for different networks depending on where you are going.

Em3bbs · 6 May 2013 at 12:38

Completely depends where you are going, some will have similar PAYG services to the UK, some will require a permanent address before giving you a SIM. Probably best to ask on somewhere like a British ex-pat forum for the country you are visiting.

SexyGreyFox · 6 May 2013 at 20:40

Em3bbs said:
Completely depends where you are going, some will have similar PAYG services to the UK, some will require a permanent address before giving you a SIM. Probably best to ask on somewhere like a British ex-pat forum for the country you are visiting.

Seems I just walk in one of their shops and get a 10 Euro mobile data card for 3 gig - http://www.go.com.mt/gomobile/