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Keeping UK Mobile number
Keeping UK Mobile number
by Maccaloon » Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:33 am
Hi all,
Stockpiling my info for my move next year and wanted to find out what is the best, cost-effective way of retaining your UK mobile phone number in Spain?
I had this hare-brained idea of getting a pay as you go sim and just using and receiving calls via wifi? Also having a dedicated Spanish mobile? Or is it easy to just take a Spanish mobile contracted and PAC code my UK number to it?
Many thanks for help and advice.
Best,
Mac
Stockpiling my info for my move next year and wanted to find out what is the best, cost-effective way of retaining your UK mobile phone number in Spain?
I had this hare-brained idea of getting a pay as you go sim and just using and receiving calls via wifi? Also having a dedicated Spanish mobile? Or is it easy to just take a Spanish mobile contracted and PAC code my UK number to it?
Many thanks for help and advice.
Best,
Mac
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Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
by JohnMC » Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:26 am
Before moving from the UK permanently, I changed my address on my mobile phone account to my daughter's address in the UK, and bought a sim only account. Certain UK Bank accounts require a UK phone number, otherwise there is a chance they may close you down.
Once in Spain, I bought a contract with a Spanish phone number. £10 per month for my UK phone, €12 per month for my Spanish number. My mobile phone is also duel sim, so both can be used as and when required. I get verification text messages on my UK sim (gov UK sign-ins & other UK accounts etc) and all rest are then via my Spanish sim.
Once in Spain, I bought a contract with a Spanish phone number. £10 per month for my UK phone, €12 per month for my Spanish number. My mobile phone is also duel sim, so both can be used as and when required. I get verification text messages on my UK sim (gov UK sign-ins & other UK accounts etc) and all rest are then via my Spanish sim.
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Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
by Paul58 » Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:39 am
Buy a dual sim mobile and use a UK and Spanish Sim, you can then use both on one phone. I don't think you can port your UK number to a Spainish Sim.
We use Lebara for UK sim and Lobster for Spanish sim. The Lobster is stop/start and the Lebara is £6.99 per month with free calls to Spain.
We use Lebara for UK sim and Lobster for Spanish sim. The Lobster is stop/start and the Lebara is £6.99 per month with free calls to Spain.
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Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
by SWT » Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:09 pm
Have a look at getting a 1p mobile sim card I've been using one for a couple of year now in Spain.
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Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
by pedrosloggett » Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:42 am
I've never heard of a 1p sim. What is it and how does it work?
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Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
by Maccaloon » Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:47 am
I had not heard of it either, but my research brought me here:
https://www.1pmobile.com/?gclid=EAIaIQo ... gLtMPD_BwE
https://www.1pmobile.com/?gclid=EAIaIQo ... gLtMPD_BwE
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Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
by Paul - TV Techie » Sat Dec 02, 2023 1:11 pm
I ended up doing the following.
Phone with 2 sims
Spanish sim / Spanish phones/tariffs (Yoigo for me)
UK Giff Gaff sim- you can keep the old UK number and top up only when you need it. Minimum 10-pound top-up.
Most people in the UK - friends and family, end up calling on WhatsApp as cheaper for everyone. So only find I need the UK sim if back in the UK just in case - I put on 10 pounds for a top-up and usually all i'd need for a week,
Paul
Phone with 2 sims
Spanish sim / Spanish phones/tariffs (Yoigo for me)
UK Giff Gaff sim- you can keep the old UK number and top up only when you need it. Minimum 10-pound top-up.
Most people in the UK - friends and family, end up calling on WhatsApp as cheaper for everyone. So only find I need the UK sim if back in the UK just in case - I put on 10 pounds for a top-up and usually all i'd need for a week,
Paul
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