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Keeping UK Mobile number
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Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:33 amby Maccaloon
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
Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
Posted:
Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:26 amby JohnMC
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.
Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
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Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:39 amby Paul58
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.
Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
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Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:09 pmby SWT
Have a look at getting a 1p mobile sim card I've been using one for a couple of year now in Spain.
Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
Posted:
Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:33 amby Maccaloon
Thanks all
Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
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Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:42 amby pedrosloggett
I've never heard of a 1p sim. What is it and how does it work?
Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
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Tue Nov 21, 2023 10:47 amby Maccaloon
I had not heard of it either, but my research brought me here:
https://www.1pmobile.com/?gclid=EAIaIQo ... gLtMPD_BwE
Re: Keeping UK Mobile number
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Sat Dec 02, 2023 1:11 pmby Paul - TV Techie
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