[iPad Mini] UK: iPad Mini Sims in London?

netdog · Dec 8, 2012, 12:33 PM

First of all, I won't be using EE as their subscriptions are ridiculously priced and in truth their network is pretty slow.

I've been to 3 O2 shops, three Carphone Warehouses and a Three store. Nothing that I can pop into my iPad then and there.

Oh yeah, and Apple Regent Street was no help at all.

So where are people getting their sims? And who is recommended for PAYG service?

CocoPops · Dec 8, 2012, 01:55 PM

I ordered a 12gb 90day 3 sim.

and a £2.99 sim cutter from ebay

So for £15 I have 12gb of 3g data to use over the next 90 days.

If I use it all, I'll just buy another sim (and cut it down), if I don't use it, well hey it's only £5/month effectively.

jamllew · Dec 8, 2012, 02:27 PM

I've ordered the 10gb rolling contract for £15 from three. Sim came the next day. I also went through the quidco site so hopefully will get some cash back.

Excuse me for asking but where can you get the 12gb sims for £15 from? I don't think I'll need 10gb a month but it is £15 to top up for 3gb with three. As I'm on a rolling contract, I can cancel anytime so am still considering all the options.

Thanks

netdog · Dec 8, 2012, 02:39 PM

I'm really trying to avoid a contract as I can use WiFi so much of the time here in London that the amount of 3G data I use is really erratic.

OldRhodie · Dec 8, 2012, 03:49 PM

For £16 a month I get 5GB LTE with EE. Download speed with 4G is pretty fast but upload is amazing.

Pinksteady · Dec 8, 2012, 07:02 PM

I use a GiffGaff SIM (comes per-cut) on a £5 per month for 500MB no contract tariff (they piggyback off O2). Works a charm and is really cheap.

MrGimper · Dec 9, 2012, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamllew

I've ordered the 10gb rolling contract for £15 from three. Sim came the next day. I also went through the quidco site so hopefully will get some cash back.

Excuse me for asking but where can you get the 12gb sims for £15 from? I don't think I'll need 10gb a month but it is £15 to top up for 3gb with three. As I'm on a rolling contract, I can cancel anytime so am still considering all the options.

Thanks

Do you have a link for this? I looked all over the site the other day and couldn't see it.

netdog · Dec 9, 2012, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrGimper

Do you have a link for this? I looked all over the site the other day and couldn't see it.

I'd like a link too. Terrific deal. Best I can find at 3 is 3GB for 90 days for about 20 GBP.

MrGimper · Dec 9, 2012, 04:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by netdog

I'd like a link too. Terrific deal. Best I can find at 3 is 3GB for 90 days for about 20 GBP.

I have the deal already for my iPad 3 and its great. I just can't find the nano sim option on the site :-(

jamllew · Dec 9, 2012, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrGimper

I have the deal already for my iPad 3 and its great. I just can't find the nano sim option on the site :-(

http://store.three.co.uk/SIM_Only/Mo..._iPad_Nano_SIM

Hope that helps.

Brian Y · Dec 9, 2012, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrGimper

I have the deal already for my iPad 3 and its great. I just can't find the nano sim option on the site :-(

Go here:

http://www.three.co.uk/Store/Mobile_...iPad/iPad_mini

and about half way down click "SIM Only".

MrGimper · Dec 9, 2012, 05:14 AM

Cheers for the links guys, much appreciated

yogamonkey · Dec 9, 2012, 06:48 AM

I walked into the Three store opposite Charing Cross Station and walked out with a £20.49 Nano SIM that went straight into my iPad mini.

MrGimper · Dec 9, 2012, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by yogamonkey

I walked into the Three store opposite Charing Cross Station and walked out with a £20.49 Nano SIM that went straight into my iPad mini.

I'm up near Tottenham Court Road all week, so may have a wander around tomorrow.

Dec 8, 2012, 12:33 PM	#1
netdog macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London	UK: iPad Mini Sims in London? First of all, I won't be using EE as their subscriptions are ridiculously priced and in truth their network is pretty slow. I've been to 3 O2 shops, three Carphone Warehouses and a Three store. Nothing that I can pop into my iPad then and there. Oh yeah, and Apple Regent Street was no help at all. So where are people getting their sims? And who is recommended for PAYG service? __________________ We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are. -Anais Nin Classical Homeopath and Naturopathic Doctor in London
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Dec 8, 2012, 02:39 PM	#4
netdog Thread Starter macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London	I'm really trying to avoid a contract as I can use WiFi so much of the time here in London that the amount of 3G data I use is really erratic. __________________ We don't see the world as it is. We see it as we are. -Anais Nin Classical Homeopath and Naturopathic Doctor in London
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yogamonkey macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Essex, UK	3 Nano Sim I walked into the Three store opposite Charing Cross Station and walked out with a £20.49 Nano SIM that went straight into my iPad mini. __________________
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Dec 8, 2012, 01:55 PM	#2
CocoPops macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007	I ordered a 12gb 90day 3 sim. and a £2.99 sim cutter from ebay So for £15 I have 12gb of 3g data to use over the next 90 days. If I use it all, I'll just buy another sim (and cut it down), if I don't use it, well hey it's only £5/month effectively.
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Dec 8, 2012, 02:27 PM	#3
jamllew macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	I've ordered the 10gb rolling contract for £15 from three. Sim came the next day. I also went through the quidco site so hopefully will get some cash back. Excuse me for asking but where can you get the 12gb sims for £15 from? I don't think I'll need 10gb a month but it is £15 to top up for 3gb with three. As I'm on a rolling contract, I can cancel anytime so am still considering all the options. Thanks
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Dec 8, 2012, 03:49 PM	#5
OldRhodie macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2012	For £16 a month I get 5GB LTE with EE. Download speed with 4G is pretty fast but upload is amazing.
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Dec 8, 2012, 07:02 PM	#6
Pinksteady macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008	I use a GiffGaff SIM (comes per-cut) on a £5 per month for 500MB no contract tariff (they piggyback off O2). Works a charm and is really cheap.
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Dec 9, 2012, 05:14 AM	#12
MrGimper macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Basingstoke, UK	Cheers for the links guys, much appreciated
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