Texting The UK While Abroad

[gemz4the1]

I will be going on a (much needed) holiday in a few weeks and I just wanted to check something.

I am on a PAYG tariff which gives me unlimited texts to UK mobiles - would that allow me to text UK numbers whilst I am abroad and not incur charges?

I will be travelling to Spain.  I don't want to use a Spanish sim card.

I have read the O2 International charges page http://international.o2.co.uk/internationaltariffs/travelling_abroad and the O2 Travel Bolt On page https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/international/using-phone-in-europe but I am still a bit baffled.

I am aware of it being easier to use apps such as Whatsapp and BBM when I am in a wifi area, but I do know that some places that I will travelling to will not have wifi and therefore I will need to text.

[gemz4the1]

I used to be just a text person but now I call quite a bit and I use data a lot.

I only pay £15 per month at the moment and I can't find a Pay Monthly tariff that I like with the same or more data for a similar price.  Ideally I want the 8GB data tariff lol

[Anonymous]

You wants the goods you pays the price.

[Anonymous]

8gb data not available as payg.

You would need either a sim only or phone contract.

[Anonymous]

Or like the recent thread discussion go onto GiffGaff for 3G or look at Tesco.

[gemz4the1]

I know but I wish O2 PAYG gave customers an option of more data.

But anyway that is a different matter.

Back to the topic, it's a shame that there are no bolt ons for being outside the UK but oh well - I guess i'll just be MIA when i'm on holiday - i'll have to preoccupy my time sunbathing instead

[Anonymous]

They do. Bolt on's.


Good idea.

Relax and leave the phone off.