I did mull quite a bit with which network to opt for and I went with Vodafone.
I was wondering however whether it might make sense buying a 24 month valid 3 data only sim for £35 and using it as an eSim. I could set my iPhone up to prioritise Vodafone however if it hit a dead zone I could try to use 3 Mobile as back up network.
At £35 for 24 months, it would work out as £1.45 per month and I doubt I would use much if that effective 1GB/m data. Plus if I go abroad, I can use up to 12GB of that as roaming cost free. With Vodafone I'd have to pay £15 for 15 days use which would be 1/3rd the cost of the 24 month 3 Sim.
Essentially I'm talking about a quality of life improvement for data services for what should be £1.45 per month if I can get this as an eSim.
What say the wiser owls of HUKD?
Edit: I dont think data sims can be eSims but my current contract with Vodafone as gone eSim and I could use the sole physical sim tray for the data sim.
Also Vodafone would charge me £15 to use my data abroad in Spain for 2 weeks. 3 Mobile would not charge anything so, essentially for £20 I could have 2yrs of 3 data as a backup when I hit a vodafone deadzone","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51429384","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Tuta"},"datePublished":"2023-11-13T20:41:02.000Z","text":""},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51429607","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ferris"},"datePublished":"2023-11-13T21:03:06.000Z","text":"I'm confused. How is 24gb across 24 months effectively 2gb/month? "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/51429768","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"one_eight_seven"},"datePublished":"2023-11-13T21:20:49.000Z","text":"I don’t think you can get an eSIM on a non-contract SIM but someone can correct me if that is not the case.
Edit: it may be possible by taking a 30 day SIM only then cancelling to keep the number active but how would the data plan be moved over?"}],"commentCount":5,"interactionStatistic":2,"articleSection":"Ask"}