GiffGaff Pay As You Go Sim in O2 Phone

[DinoF]

Hi all!

My son currently has a giffgaff pay as you go sim, on this tariff:

500MB 4G UK data + 250 UK mins + Unlimited UK texts for £7.50 a month (on a recurring top up)

This sim is being used in old iPhone 4.

He will be going to France soon, with his school and are looking to get him an iPhone 5C, to take with him (the iPhone 4 is ancient and REALLY slow!).

Will his existing GIffGaff sim, work ok in a new Pay As You Go O2 iPhone 5C?

[MI5]

"No quibble returns and a 6 month warranty"

[Bambino]

Hmm...well the returns policy is a little longer, but the one on Amazon is listed as 'excellent, nearly new' condition, and comes with a screen protector and a case. At least the OP has a choice other than an O2 locked phone.:smileywink:

[MI5]

It'll be fine for a kid to chuck around and a decent price saving too

[DinoF]

Just one other question (save me from starting a new thread!) - will his existing GiffGaff sim, work in France or will I have to ask GiffGaff to enable something on the account?!

[MI5]

They are automatically enabled for international use but you can't use goodybags - he will need credit on his account for it to work.

[DinoF]

---

@MI5 wrote:
They are automatically enabled for international use but you can't use goodybags - he will need credit on his account for it to work.

---

...sorry, I don't follow? What do you mean they won't work?

His account auto tops up with this: 500MB 4G UK data + 250 UK mins + Unlimited UK texts for £7.50 a month (on a recurring top up).

He doesn't physically have credit on his account as the above automatically gives him 250 UK mins and UK texts.

Actually, now that I have just typed that, I realise that its UK mins and UK texts - is that the reason this Goodybag won't work in France?

[MI5]

Correct - Goodybags only work in the UK.
You will need to manually put extra credit on.
https://www.giffgaff.com/buy

[MI5]

International rates for giffgaff here https://www.giffgaff.com/index/international

[DinoF]

---

@MI5 wrote:
Correct - Goodybags only work in the UK.
You will need to manually put extra credit on.
https://www.giffgaff.com/buy

---

---

@MI5 wrote:
International rates for giffgaff here https://www.giffgaff.com/index/international

---

...cheers for them links

I guess I will just have to make sure any services which auto fetch data (liek email and/or apps) are turned off, whilst he is over there, so they don't eat into his credit/data.

[MI5]

Yes, it is expensive.
That's the beauty of UK roaming rates !