Week's Stay in London - 3G Data SIM / App Recommendations

Wink · 2nd May 2012, 8:12 PM

As title states, I will soon be staying in London for a week, and I'm looking for a pre-paid(?) 3G SIM card with data plan to use with my iPhone so it can help me get around/sightsee. A SIM/plan that allows tethering would also be welcome.
Any recommendations?

Any iPad/iPhone app (for example like a London version of TripView) recommendations also welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Trelling · 3rd May 2012, 1:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wink

As title states, I will soon be staying in London for a week, and I'm looking for a pre-paid(?) 3G SIM card with data plan to use with my iPhone so it can help me get around/sightsee. A SIM/plan that allows tethering would also be welcome.
Any recommendations?

Any iPad/iPhone app (for example like a London version of TripView) recommendations also welcome.

Thanks in advance.

buy a prepaid when you get there ...

mopiko · 3rd May 2012, 1:44 PM

I've all of the carriers in the UK have decent reception in London. I used 3 pay as you go (prepaid), which was known to be fairly rubbish, and had absolutely no dramas and would regularly hold Skype calls back to Australia while moving in a car/bus/walking.

If you plan to get out of London, then its a different issue and someone like O2 is probably a better carrier reception wise.

Wikitravel isn't an app but has decent info on London. If you let me know what sort of things you're into and want to do, I can probably recommend some things to do as well.

Oh the only app(s) I would recommend are a good tube map app, and the tfl app (Transport for London)

Ma Baker · 1st June 2012, 10:15 AM

OP do you mind if this thread is moved to the Holiday & Travel forum? It is a publically viewable forum.

Wink · 1st June 2012, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ma Baker

OP do you mind if this thread is moved to the Holiday & Travel forum? It is a publically viewable forum.

Go ahead Ma

And thanks for the advice OCAU, will just get a prepaid when I am there.

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mopiko Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 438	I've all of the carriers in the UK have decent reception in London. I used 3 pay as you go (prepaid), which was known to be fairly rubbish, and had absolutely no dramas and would regularly hold Skype calls back to Australia while moving in a car/bus/walking. If you plan to get out of London, then its a different issue and someone like O2 is probably a better carrier reception wise. Wikitravel isn't an app but has decent info on London. If you let me know what sort of things you're into and want to do, I can probably recommend some things to do as well. Oh the only app(s) I would recommend are a good tube map app, and the tfl app (Transport for London)