About this deal
Having access to your mobile phone in Canada makes it easy to stay in touch with friends and family when you travel. It’s also helpful for finding your way around (e.g. with directions on Google Maps) and for calling a taxi, your hotel, or a nearby restaurant for reservations.
If it does increase or is too expensive, you can simply switch to a different network with no penalty.
If you’re on a budget, just get a GiffGaff sim. They’re on o2 so overall they’re decent, you’ll get 5G in London plus you may get some access to o2 WiFi. They’re also one of the only UK networks to include some roaming within the EU on their plans (up to 5GB of your allowance). In-Store Sim Card Offers The sim card vending machine obviously offer no service. You even have to find a place to borrow a paperclip to open the sim card slot in your phone. The info displayed is ok, but limited. There is no info available on the sim card vending machine about EU data roaming.
If you’re traveling as a group or running multiple devices you should consider buying or hiring a Portable mobile WiFi. Portable WiFi can save money, as you won’t need to buy multiple sim cards. The Sim Local stores are also the only place at London Heathrow Airport where you can buy an e-sim card. Only EE provides e-sim cards for tourists. Sim card vending machinesYes, your Airbnb in Londonor your London hotel will have free public WiFi and so do restaurants and the bars, but keep in mind that public WiFi is through an unsecured network. The use of a VPN is recommended to protect your data.