Data in France

[ARTH]

I'm off to France in 3 weeks and I'd like to use my iPad there.  It has cellular capability (locked to O2, as far as I'm aware).  I don't expect to have wifi available a lot of the time.  Is it possible to use a payment plan or one-off plan abroad?

[Cleoriff]

@ARTHI don't think any of O2 plans would work on an iPad abroad. However, I will call in @MI5 to confirm...

I think you would need to get it unlocked and use another sim...

[ARTH]

I had a suspicion that was the case Cleoriff.  For the sake of this one trip, I probably wouldn't bother to get it unlocked.  I kind of hoped that the 4G agreement that O2 now have with Orange and Bouygues might have heralded some additional benefits for the ipad.  I guess I could put my iPhone (contract) sim in it?  

[ARTH]

.... or just use my iPhone, I guess.....

[Cleoriff]

@ARTHI would wait for clarification on this. When I was last abroad a year ago, I could only use my tablet on WiFi (which was plentiful.)...

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the shout out @Cleoriff
Only sims from o2 phones will give you data on your locked o2 device.
O2 data sims don’t work abroad.
If you want to unlock to use a different sim, see help here.
https://community.o2.co.uk/t5/How-to-Guides/Unlocking-an-O2-phone-to-use-a-different-SIM-card/ba-p/1...

[Cleoriff]

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@ARTH wrote:

.... or just use my iPhone, I guess.....

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That seems the best idea....:smileywink:

[ARTH]

That's very helpful MI5, thanks very much. 

[ARTH]

Thanks both.   

[MI5]

You’re welcome mate.