Best Travel Phone Plans: How to Choose and What to Consider

Using your phone abroad for many isn't as simple as popping in a SIM card. Here are a few tips to keep in mind and plans to consider if you're looking to use your phone internationally.

Updated Feb. 4, 2024 6:00 a.m. PT

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Traveling with your phone has gotten better in recent years, but it can still get costly. While roaming in Canada and Mexico is included by all three major US carriers, going beyond North America can be expensive, particularly if you want faster than 3G or 2G speeds that aren't helpful for much more than light messaging, navigation and email checks. 

The rise of the eSIM has also made the need to hunt down a physical SIM card a thing of the past as most modern phones can get you a local SIM card in seconds through an app. Though with the increased length of installment plans, you may save money by paying the roaming fees and keeping your trade-in credits for more valuable things than paying to unlock your phone. 

Using your phone internationally is no longer is as simple as just popping in a different SIM card. 

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Using your phone internationally is no longer is as simple as just popping in a different SIM card. 

Sound confusing? Let's try and clear things up. 

What are the best phone plans with international roaming? 

While we're going to focus this section on US carriers, many of the other tips could be applied to those traveling in from other countries. 

In the US, my pick for the best plan for frequent globe trotters is Verizon's Unlimited Ultimate. The carrier's latest, most premium unlimited plan takes a page from T-Mobile's playbook and includes international texting and data in over 210 countries (neither includes voice, though you can get around that by using WhatsApp, FaceTime or other messaging apps' voice-calling features). 

Verizon, unlike T-Mobile, lets you "mix and match" plans for different lines on your account which could be helpful for those on family plans. This means that you can have one line on Ultimate for the month when you'll be traveling while keeping the other lines on more affordable Unlimited Plus or Welcome options. You can also lower the line on an Ultimate plan down to a more affordable one when you aren't traveling, though if you also get an upgrade during this time moving away from the Ultimate plan could affect any new phone deals you may have taken advantage of (Verizon's best upgrade offers are generally now tied to its priciest unlimited plans).

In addition to international talk, text and data, Unlimited Ultimate also includes 60GB of mobile hotspot use in the US and Verizon's highest discounts on new devices. There's also unlimited talk and text from the US to Canada, Mexico and "one additional country of your choice." There are no streaming services included, though you can add a number of options, including the Disney bundle and Apple One for $10 per month, per "perk."

Verizon, unlike T-Mobile, lets you "mix and match" which plans are for which lines on your account. So you can have one line on Ultimate for the month when you'll be traveling, while keeping the other lines on more affordable Unlimited Plus or Welcome options. You can also lower the Ultimate line down to a more affordable plan when you aren't traveling.

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In addition to international talk, text and data, Unlimited Ultimate also includes 60GB of mobile hotspot use in the US and Verizon's highest discounts on new devices. There's also unlimited talk and text from the US to Canada, Mexico and "one additional country of your choice." There are no streaming services included, though you can add a number of options, including the Disney bundle and Apple One for $10 per month, per "perk."

Verizon, unlike T-Mobile, lets you "mix and match" which plans are for which lines on your account. So you can have one line on Ultimate for the month when you'll be traveling, while keeping the other lines on more affordable Unlimited Plus or Welcome options. You can also lower the Ultimate line down to a more affordable plan when you aren't traveling.

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In addition to international data, T-Mobile's plans also include plenty of high-speed hotspot data in the US (40GB on Magenta Max, 50GB on Go5G Plus), in-flight texting and Wi-Fi, as well as subscriptions to Netflix and Apple TV Plus. T-Mobile's plans also include taxes and fees in their prices. 

Some additional notes: T-Mobile requires all plans on an account to be on the same plan. If only one line needs international data you should consider Magenta (if you only have one or two lines) or Go5G (if you need three or more lines), with the MaxUp or PlusUp $15 per line add-on. This will let your other lines get a cheaper rate while allowing you to bolster your international data to tap into the Go5G Plus or Magenta Max offerings for the lines that need it. 

And as mentioned, T-Mobile's plans for one or two lines are cheaper under the Magenta option while promotions have made the Go5G plans better for those looking for three or more lines. 

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In addition to international data, T-Mobile's plans also include plenty of high-speed hotspot data in the US (40GB on Magenta Max, 50GB on Go5G Plus), in-flight texting and Wi-Fi, as well as subscriptions to Netflix and Apple TV Plus. T-Mobile's plans also include taxes and fees in their prices. 

Some additional notes: T-Mobile requires all plans on an account to be on the same plan. If only one line needs international data you should consider Magenta (if you only have one or two lines) or Go5G (if you need three or more lines), with the MaxUp or PlusUp $15 per line add-on. This will let your other lines get a cheaper rate while allowing you to bolster your international data to tap into the Go5G Plus or Magenta Max offerings for the lines that need it. 

And as mentioned, T-Mobile's plans for one or two lines are cheaper under the Magenta option while promotions have made the Go5G plans better for those looking for three or more lines. 

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AT&T's top unlimited plan also includes 50GB of high-speed hotspot data. Like Verizon, the carrier also lets you put each line of your account on different unlimited plans. So if only one line out for your four is traveling to a Latin American country, you can put them on Premium PL and the rest on more affordable options like Unlimited Starter SL.

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AT&T's top unlimited plan also includes 50GB of high-speed hotspot data. Like Verizon, the carrier also lets you put each line of your account on different unlimited plans. So if only one line out for your four is traveling to a Latin American country, you can put them on Premium PL and the rest on more affordable options like Unlimited Starter SL.

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While T-Mobile has long included even slow international data in its plans, AT&T and Verizon largely haven't. For most plans, adding this functionality will cost extra. The good news is that both have gotten a lot better on roaming rates that, depending on your trip, it could make sense to do this rather than going through the process of unlocking, finding a local SIM card and playing that game (we'll get to this more in a moment). 

In the past, roaming was charged on a per-megabyte or -gigabyte used system, which could quickly lead to bills worth hundreds of dollars (or more). Today, both Verizon and AT&T allow you to roam with unlimited talk, text and high-speed data for $10 per day on many of their respective unlimited plans.

If you're traveling with a family plan, AT&T will only charge that $10 to one of the lines with other members being billed at $5 per day -- and it'll only bill you for 10 days, per line per billing cycle. So if you have one line with AT&T and are traveling for two weeks, you could only end up paying $100 instead of $140 for international roaming (though if your AT&T bill resets during that window, you'd be on the hook for those days since the clock starts each billing cycle).

Verizon doesn't cap the number of days it will charge you, but it does offer a couple of different options. One is its TravelPass perk, something that is offered as part of its latest unlimited plans . With this, you can get three days of international roaming for $10 per month. If you don't use those days, you could roll them over (and bank up to 36 of them). You can similarly add it for the month you're traveling, save a little there and then get rid of the perk for all the other months you wouldn't be using it. 

Verizon also offers a $100 monthly plan option that lets you get unlimited texts and data as well as 250 minutes for traditional calling (as opposed to using a messaging app like WhatsApp or FaceTime). Of the data, 20GB will be at "high speed" and the rest at "3G speeds." Note that with this plan you will need to remove it manually or else risk it being a recurring charge on your bill every month.

T-Mobile similarly offers the option to buy high-speed data "international passes." It has a few options here, including a  15GB of high-speed data option  (to be used "up to 30 days") running $50 for the month.

Verizon also offers a $100 monthly plan option that lets you get unlimited texts and data as well as 250 minutes for traditional calling (as opposed to using a messaging app like WhatsApp or FaceTime). Of the data, 20GB will be at \"high speed\" and the rest at \"3G speeds.\" Note that with this plan you will need to remove it manually or else risk it being a recurring charge on your bill every month.

T-Mobile similarly offers the option to buy high-speed data \"international passes.\" It has a few options here, including a  15GB of high-speed data option  (to be used \"up to 30 days\") running $50 for the month.

The big reason we're focusing on roaming is because one of the most common ways US consumers still buy their phones is through wireless carriers and installment plans. To keep people from taking advantage of subsidized phones and then leaving for other providers, the carriers "lock" their phones to their networks until you finish the 24- or 36-month installment plans. 

Each carrier has different policies on when they unlock. Verizon's is the best and it will automatically unlock your phone after 60 days. T-Mobile will automatically unlock phones after their installment plans are paid off, which normally is two years at the carrier. AT&T is the worst: Like Verizon, its installment plans are 36 months and even after that period you will still need to actually reach out to the carrier to have it unlock your device. We  covered all of this here . 

You could pay off the balance owed on your device to get your carrier to unlock it sooner, but doing so would forfeit the bill credits and the deal you likely got when you upgraded or switched. For example, if you purchased an iPhone 14 at AT&T last year and took advantage of its trade-in deal, paying off that phone early to unlock it would require you to shell out hundreds of dollars now and give up the deal you were given. And then you would still need to go out and get international service on top of that while still keeping your local service for when you return home. 

Depending on your situation this could make sense. If, for instance, you're traveling abroad for a couple of months and only have a month or two left on your installment plan, paying the $50 or so to your carrier to unlock your phone early so you can get a cheaper phone plan while away could make sense. But you'll want to check what you owe by heading into your account on your carrier's website and do the math before rushing to pay everything down and unlocking.

The big reason we're focusing on roaming is because one of the most common ways US consumers still buy their phones is through wireless carriers and installment plans. To keep people from taking advantage of subsidized phones and then leaving for other providers, the carriers \"lock\" their phones to their networks until you finish the 24- or 36-month installment plans. 

If you have an unlocked device, looking at a local SIM card could be much cheaper. eSIM options, which allow you to virtually add a SIM card to your phone, mean you could load up a local provider's SIM card into your phone through apps like  Airalo  or  Ubigi  before you even leave home, so you'll be good to go once you reach your destination. 

While Apple has made eSIM more commonplace after  ditching the physical SIM card slot in US iPhones  with the iPhone 14 line, it has actually included the technology in iPhones dating back to 2018's iPhone XS and XR devices. A number of Samsung, Google and other Android phones have also long supported eSIMs as well.

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While T-Mobile has long included even slow international data in its plans, AT&T and Verizon largely haven't. For most plans, adding this functionality will cost extra. The good news is that both have gotten a lot better on roaming rates that, depending on your trip, it could make sense to do this rather than going through the process of unlocking, finding a local SIM card and playing that game (we'll get to this more in a moment). 

In the past, roaming was charged on a per-megabyte or -gigabyte used system, which could quickly lead to bills worth hundreds of dollars (or more). Today, both Verizon and AT&T allow you to roam with unlimited talk, text and high-speed data for $10 per day on many of their respective unlimited plans.

If you're traveling with a family plan, AT&T will only charge that $10 to one of the lines with other members being billed at $5 per day -- and it'll only bill you for 10 days, per line per billing cycle. So if you have one line with AT&T and are traveling for two weeks, you could only end up paying $100 instead of $140 for international roaming (though if your AT&T bill resets during that window, you'd be on the hook for those days since the clock starts each billing cycle).

Verizon doesn't cap the number of days it will charge you, but it does offer a couple of different options. One is its TravelPass perk, something that is offered as part of its latest unlimited plans . With this, you can get three days of international roaming for $10 per month. If you don't use those days, you could roll them over (and bank up to 36 of them). You can similarly add it for the month you're traveling, save a little there and then get rid of the perk for all the other months you wouldn't be using it. 

Verizon also offers a $100 monthly plan option that lets you get unlimited texts and data as well as 250 minutes for traditional calling (as opposed to using a messaging app like WhatsApp or FaceTime). Of the data, 20GB will be at "high speed" and the rest at "3G speeds." Note that with this plan you will need to remove it manually or else risk it being a recurring charge on your bill every month.

T-Mobile similarly offers the option to buy high-speed data "international passes." It has a few options here, including a  15GB of high-speed data option  (to be used "up to 30 days") running $50 for the month.

Roaming vs. local SIM cards

The big reason we're focusing on roaming is because one of the most common ways US consumers still buy their phones is through wireless carriers and installment plans. To keep people from taking advantage of subsidized phones and then leaving for other providers, the carriers "lock" their phones to their networks until you finish the 24- or 36-month installment plans. 

Each carrier has different policies on when they unlock. Verizon's is the best and it will automatically unlock your phone after 60 days. T-Mobile will automatically unlock phones after their installment plans are paid off, which normally is two years at the carrier. AT&T is the worst: Like Verizon, its installment plans are 36 months and even after that period you will still need to actually reach out to the carrier to have it unlock your device. We  covered all of this here . 

You could pay off the balance owed on your device to get your carrier to unlock it sooner, but doing so would forfeit the bill credits and the deal you likely got when you upgraded or switched. For example, if you purchased an iPhone 14 at AT&T last year and took advantage of its trade-in deal, paying off that phone early to unlock it would require you to shell out hundreds of dollars now and give up the deal you were given. And then you would still need to go out and get international service on top of that while still keeping your local service for when you return home. 

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What if I have an unlocked phone?

If you have an unlocked device, looking at a local SIM card could be much cheaper. eSIM options, which allow you to virtually add a SIM card to your phone, mean you could load up a local provider's SIM card into your phone through apps like  Airalo  or  Ubigi  before you even leave home, so you'll be good to go once you reach your destination. 

While Apple has made eSIM more commonplace after  ditching the physical SIM card slot in US iPhones  with the iPhone 14 line, it has actually included the technology in iPhones dating back to 2018's iPhone XS and XR devices. A number of Samsung, Google and other Android phones have also long supported eSIMs as well.

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Where is the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone? Phone provider’s data policy explained

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We’ve all been there – the plane lands, you whip out your phone and then feel a moment of panic over whether to turn on data roaming.

Let alone agonising over how much it will cost to call home.

Depending on your contract, and your network, using your phone on holiday can be just the same as at home – or very pricey.

It’s all got so much more complicated since Brexit , as some companies reintroduced roaming charges .

The trick is to get clued up and sorted before you go, so there are no unexpected surprises.

Because when you’re hitting the beach for some much-needed R&R , fretting about your phone bill will just pile on the stress.

So if you’re on the O2 network, what’s included – and what isn’t?

Here’s what you need to know.

Is O2 free in Europe?

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In its Europe Zone, O2 contracts work as they do in the UK – so you’ll get the same number of minutes, texts and the same data allowance (up to a limit of 25GB). You can use this for up to 63 days in any four-month period – more than this will trigger a ‘fair usage’ text and after that you could be charged £3.50 per GB for data, 3.3p per minute for calls and 1p per text.

If your data allowance is more than 25GB in the UK, it will be capped at that level in Europe – you can use more, but you’ll have to pay for it.

The Europe Zone also applies to pay-as-you-go – data will come out of your allowance or be charged as it would in the UK.

Note that a handful of Europe Zone destinations on pay-as-you-go are slightly different: in Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco or Switzerland, you can buy a travel bolt-on £1.99 for 100MB of data, texts are 1p and calls within these countries or back to the UK for 4p a minute.

Countries in the O2 Europe roaming zone are:

  • Canary Islands
  • Cyprus* (excluding Northern Cyprus)
  • Czech Republic
  • French Guiana
  • Isle of Man
  • Liechtenstein
  • Netherlands
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Saint Martin
  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
  • Vatican City  

What’s the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone?

The ‘Travel Inclusive Zone’ is a list of 27 countries outside of the Europe Zone.

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Countries in the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone are:

  • El Salvador
  • New Zealand
  • United States

Who can get the Travel Inclusive zone?

It’s offered as a bolt-on on certain O2 Selected Plus Plans (including pay monthly and 12 and 24-month sim-only) to cover unlimited minutes, texts and data roaming in these areas (with no cap on the data).

It’s not available on 30-day sim-only tariffs or on pay-as-you-go.

What about outside the Travel Inclusive zone?

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If you’re travelling outside of the Europe Zone and do not have the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone Bolt On, then if you’re on pay monthly you can buy the the O2 Travel Bolt On for £6 a day which gives unlimited minutes, texts and data in selected destinations.

O2 has a dedicated page where you can check to see if the country you’re visiting is covered. You can add the bolt-on by texting TRAVELON to 21300.

For pay as you go, it’s not offered, so you’ll be charged international roaming rates outside of the Europe Zone.

You can check international roaming rates on O2’s dedicated page – in the US, for example, data is a whopping £7.20 per MB on pay-as-you-go, and calls cost £2 a minute to make and receive.

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Tested positive for COVID and wondering whether you should isolate? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon change its guidelines.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon drop its isolation guidance for people with COVID-19. The planned change was reported in The Washington Post on Tuesday, attributed to several unnamed CDC officials.

Currently, people who test positive are advised to stay home for at least five days to reduce the chances of spreading the coronavirus to others. The unnamed officials told the Post that the agency will advise people to rely on symptoms instead. If a person doesn't have a fever and the person's symptoms are mild or resolving, they could still go to school or work. These changes could come as early as April.

The CDC hasn't yet confirmed the report. In an email, an agency spokesperson wrote that the CDC has "no updates to COVID guidelines to announce at this time. We will continue to make decisions based on the best evidence and science to keep communities healthy and safe."

Some states — California and Oregon — have already implemented similar guidelines.

If this change takes place, it shouldn't be interpreted to mean that COVID-19 is less contagious, says Jennifer Nuzzo , an epidemiologist and director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University School of Public Health.

"The science of COVID has not changed," Nuzzo says. If you test positive for COVID-19, you're likely contagious for a few days at least and risk spreading the coronavirus to others.

The policy change under consideration may be a reflection of the fact that the impacts of spreading COVID-19 are less consequential than they used to be , at least from a public health perspective. Deaths and hospitalizations went up this winter, but nowhere near as high as they did in previous years. In fact, hospitals were mostly OK — not overwhelmed — this virus season.

Changing the guidance may reflect the reality that many Americans aren't necessarily following it. Isolation "is really hard, and it takes a lot of work," says Dr. Anand Parekh , chief medical adviser at the Bipartisan Policy Center. He was on day nine of COVID when he spoke to NPR and had spent the first five days isolating at home. He worked, ate and slept alone to avoid exposing his family members, including three young children.

"For a lot of people, it's not possible — how they live, where they live, how many people are in the household, their jobs — whether they have paid leave, whether they could work virtually," he says.

In addition, testing is more expensive and harder to access than it used to be, so people may not even know they have COVID-19, let alone take steps to isolate, Parekh says.

Still, even if many people ignore the current guidance, Jessica Malaty Rivera , an epidemiologist and communications adviser to the de Beaumont Foundation, says the federal government's public health advice should be guiding people, and not the other way around.

"It's like saying, well, people aren't really wearing a seat belt, so I guess we can say seat belts don't matter," she says. "That kind of defeats the purpose of providing evidence-based information — that's still the responsibility of public health to do that."

And a change in CDC guidance could make a big difference for workplace policies, public health experts say. If the CDC no longer recommends staying home for a week with COVID-19, workers may be forced to go into work while still sick. They might spread the coronavirus to others.

And it makes it harder on people who are especially vulnerable: individuals who are very young, very old, immunocompromised or with underlying medical conditions.

"This could actually increase COVID and long COVID cases and, to a certain extent, probably illness among high-risk individuals and thus hospitalizations and deaths," Parekh says, though he notes that evidence from California and Oregon, both states that have stopped recommending five-day isolation periods, has so far been inconclusive.

If the guidance change goes through, the CDC will be effectively treating COVID-19 more like flu, says Nuzzo. But she and other health experts wonder whether that's the right model, given that the status quo of influenza results in many illnesses and deaths.

"While it may make sense for us to kind of harmonize our policies to not just be COVID specific" and address all respiratory pathogens, Nuzzo says, "it doesn't mean that there aren't still risks to people posed by these pathogens."

Rivera points out that it has never been a good idea to go to work or school with an active flu infection, but it used to be the norm for many people to show their dedication to work. "We didn't value rest and isolation and quarantine," she notes.

Given the risks to vulnerable people and the risk of long COVID, "I think people forget the fact that it's not OK to be moving around when you're infectious," she says. "We can't go back to ignoring those who are immunocompromised, those who are too young or too old and rely on protecting themselves through community protection."

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Clear and confusion free roaming with Virgin Media O2

Gareth Turpin, Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Media O2

A year and a half ago Virgin Media O2 proudly became the odd one out by not following the other major mobile networks in reintroducing EU roaming fees. All O2 and Virgin Mobile customers travelling to Europe have continued, and will continue, to roam like home regardless of whether rules and laws have changed post-Brexit.

In the current economic climate and with summer holiday season upon us, many families will be flocking to popular European destinations for a well-earned break.  Worrying about whether you can afford to use a phone while away is bonkers, and our research has shown that a quarter of Brits don’t realise they may need to pay additional mobile charges while roaming in Europe. To ease some of this pain, last year we helped save our customers an estimated £3 million per week in EU roaming charges.

Yesterday, Ofcom proposed new rules to ensure any applicable roaming charges are made clear to consumers when they head abroad. We believe that it’s important for consumers to have clear and transparent information about roaming and will continue to send alerts to our customers when they first touchdown in another country, at multiple points when they near their airtime limit and again when they reach it.

Some commentators have pointed out that we have a data ‘fair usage’ cap on roaming. We do, and we’ve never hidden this. This is the case with all operators, and it’s designed to stop abuse of roaming by a tiny minority who might be living abroad for an extended period. The key difference with Virgin Media O2 is that any of our customers with consumer contracts won’t be charged a thing up to their standard UK data limit, or the 25GB cap if their data plan is higher than that when visiting Europe – no other mobile network can say the same.

Now I realise this is an industry full of jargon, so understandably some people will worry about hitting that 25GB limit. Let me break it down. This is a hefty amount of data. It’s equivalent to 595 hours of WhatsApp voice calls, streaming more than 6,000 songs or using Google Maps while driving for 208 days straight.

I know a mobile phone is an essential item when at home or abroad, but the reality is 99% of people will never get close to that 25GB limit. And for those that do, they will receive a clear message before they get to that point outlining their options and any charges that could apply.

Beyond Europe, we have O2 Travel Inclusive Zone included at no extra cost in all Plus Plans and Volt bundles which allows millions of our customers to enjoy unlimited data, texts and calls in 27 international destinations as well as in Europe. A full list of international destinations can be found here . For those without this included in their plan, we offer an O2 Travel Bolt On for £6 a day, providing unlimited services in 63 destinations across the globe. The countries included are listed here .

For anyone about to head off on holiday who isn’t an O2 or Virgin Mobile customer, we recently teamed up with Roman (Roam On) Kemp to provide a few tips that might help you avoid some of the holiday turbulence caused by EU roaming charges. Of course, for a first-class roaming experience O2 is your best destination.

Let’s keep on roaming on.

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*Monthly price of Virgin Media’s main services and O2 Airtime Plan will increase each April from April 2025 by the Retail Price Index rate of inflation announced in February each year plus 3.9%. Doesn’t apply to any add-ons you may have selected, out-of-bundle charges or admin costs, which may increase separately. See www.virginmedia.com/prices and www.o2.co.uk/prices for details

Add an O2 Pay Monthly phone, sim or tablet to unlock Volt benefits. *Monthly price of your Airtime Plan will increase each April from April 2025 by the Retail Price Index (RPI) rate of inflation announced in February each year plus 3.9%

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Add an O2 Pay Monthly phone

  • O2 Travel Inclusive Zone Bolt On
  • Up to £150 off an O2 Custom Plan for another connected device - just give O2 a ring or pop into an O2 shop
  • From TV and movies, to music and books. Get an Extra on us, on selected tariffs.

Supercharged broadband speeds, data and WiFi:

  • Double the data on every eligible O2 Pay Monthly plan in your household
  • A broadband speed boost to the next available level (if you aren’t already on the fastest speeds you can get in your area)
  • Supercharged connectivity: Up to 3 WiFi Pods if you find any WiFi blackspots in your home, and use your O2 phone or sim in 75 destinations, with O2 Travel Inclusive Zone

Take out a phone on a new O2 Custom Plan, get up to £150 off an O2 Custom Plan for a connected device – just give O2 a ring or pop into an O2 shop.

Hand pick an Extra for up to 6 months, on us. Whether you’re into TV and movies, music, books, or audiobooks, or you want to keep in touch with loved ones overseas using O2’s International Bolt On, there’ll be an Extra for you. Find out more about Extras

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Add an O2 Pay Monthly tablet

  • Supercharged connectivity: Up to 3 WiFi Pods at no extra cost if you find any WiFi blackspots at home

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*Monthly price of your Airtime Plan will increase each April from April 2025 by the Retail Price Index (RPI) rate of inflation announced in February each year plus 3.9%. See www.o2.co.uk/prices for details.

Pair your O2 Pay Monthly plan with a superfast broadband deal from Virgin Media to be eligible for Volt benefits. *Monthly price shown will increase each April from April 2025 by the Retail Price Index rate of inflation announced in February each year plus 3.9%.

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  • Create the perfect all-in-one deal with our big bundles
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  • With 99.86% network reliability
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  • Combine reliable fibre broadband with a flexible phone plan
  • From inclusive weekend and evening calls to anytime

See more supercharged bundles. O2 Pay As You Go customer? Find out how to switch to Pay Monthly. *Monthly price of Virgin Media’s main services and O2 Airtime Plan will increase each April from April 2025 by the Retail Price Index rate of inflation announced in February each year plus 3.9%. Doesn’t apply to any add-ons you may have selected, out-of-bundle charges or admin costs, which may increase separately. See www.virginmedia.com/prices and www.o2.co.uk/prices for details

Great to have you with us. Sign in to your account to check your eligibility and activate Volt benefits. To be eligible, you need to have broadband from Virgin Media and a Pay Monthly plan from O2, in your household.

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With Volt benefits, you get faster internet from Virgin Media with a broadband speed boost to the next available level (up to a max of 1Gbps) and double the mobile data on every eligible O2 Pay Monthly plan in your household. Not to mention...

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  • Bust any WiFi blackspots you might find in your home with up to three WiFi Pods, available at no extra cost with our superstrong WiFi guarantee
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  • Whizz around the world using your phone or sim in 75 destinations at no extra cost, with O2 Travel Inclusive Zone

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  • Get exclusive access to perks and experiences with Priority from O2, as a thank you for being with us
  • Bringing you offers from your favourite high street brands and gig tickets to the hottest artists, as well as access to the best entertainment
  • Plus, you’ll get to handpick an Extra for up to 6 months, on us, with selected O2 Pay Monthly contracts. Whether you’re into TV, film, music or books

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Who can get Volt benefits?

To get your exclusive Volt benefits, your household needs to have at least one O2 Pay Monthly mobile customer and one eligible Virgin Media broadband customer registered there.

  • So, if you’re an existing customer of O2 Pay Monthly you'll either (i) need to sign up to an eligible broadband package from Virgin Media or (ii) live with a registered eligible Virgin Media broadband account holder.
  • Or, if you’re an eligible Virgin Media broadband customer, you’ll also either (i) need to become an eligible O2 Pay Monthly customer or (ii) live with at least one registered eligible O2 Pay Monthly customer.

Check whether Virgin Media broadband is available in your area with Virgin Media's coverage checker* . Once you're a customer of both O2 and Virgin Media, or once your household becomes eligible to receive Volt benefits, you can check your eligibility in the My O2 app and opt in to get Volt benefits.

How do I get Volt benefits?

  • Get an O2 Pay Monthly plan
  • Activate Volt benefits in My O2
  • Browse our products and choose the right package for you
  • Complete a postcode check to see if Virgin Media is available where you live
  • Activate your Volt benefits in My O2

I'm a customer of both Virgin Media and O2 You can check your eligibility and opt in for Volt benefits by visiting My O2 .

I'm already with both Virgin Media and O2, can I get a better deal now?

If your household has broadband from Virgin Media and a Pay Monthly plan from O2 then you should be eligible for Volt. You can check your eligibility and opt in for Volt benefits by visiting My O2 .

The legal stuff

SEPARATE CONTRACTS AND BILLING APPLY TO VIRGIN MEDIA AND O2 SERVICES

New customers only. SERVICES ONLY AVAILABLE IN ELIGIBLE VIRGIN MEDIA NETWORK AREAS. Subject to survey, network capacity and credit check. A minimum period applies to the services, please check basket for details.

*Monthly price of Virgin Media’s main services and O2 Airtime Plan will increase each April from April 2025 by the Retail Price Index rate of inflation announced in February each year plus 3.9%. Doesn’t apply to any add-ons you may have selected, out-of-bundle charges or admin costs, which may increase separately. See www.virginmedia.com/prices and www.o2.co.uk/prices for details. See www.virginmedia.com/prices and www.o2.co.uk/prices for details

Volt benefits : Volt benefits available if you have or sign up to both an eligible Virgin Media broadband service and an eligible O2 Pay Monthly tariff. Excludes Essential broadband customers from 10 November 2022. Volt benefits include (1) Virgin Media broadband speed boost to the next available level (up to a max of 1Gbps download speed) at the point you place your order to become supercharged with Volt. Doesn’t include Upload speed add-on; (2) Our moneyback WiFi coverage guarantee with WiFi Max at no extra cost ; (3) Double the O2 mobile data for each eligible O2 Pay Monthly Mobile SIMS in the Virgin Media account holder’s name in your household (if you don’t take or already have unlimited O2 mobile data); (4) Roam in 75 worldwide destinations. In O₂’s Europe Zone, your UK minutes, texts and data allowances apply, however if your UK monthly data allowance is over 25GB you’ll have a roaming limit of 25GB. After this you’ll be charged £3.50 per GB until you use up your monthly UK data allowance, you return to the UK or you reach your next bill cycle. In other inclusive international destinations outside of Europe, you get unlimited minutes, texts and data. Roaming subject to fair usage policy. Further terms apply. Benefits applied following purchase that fulfils eligibility criteria. Existing eligible customers must place order to unlock Volt benefits via My O2. Volt benefits applied up to 14 days following order (or up to 14 days following Virgin Media installation for existing eligible O2 customers purchasing Virgin Media broadband). Check Virgin Media broadband speeds availability at www.virginmedia.com/broadband/postcode-checker . Separate contracts and billing apply to your Virgin Media and O2 mobile services. Terms apply, www.virginmedia.com/legal and www.o2.co.uk/terms . If you already have a Virgin Mobile SIM and continue using it, your service shall be subject to Virgin Media’s standard pay monthly terms and conditions which can be found at www.virginmedia.com/legal .

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O2 Travel International Roaming Review: Countries, Speeds & Fair Usage

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On O2, you can use your mobile phone abroad at no extra cost in up to 75 destinations, depending on your price plan.

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The countries in which you’re able to use the O2 Travel offer depends on the price plan you have. On O2’s Pay As You Go plans, you’ll have access to international roaming at no extra cost in 43 European destinations. This increases to 48 destinations on O2 Pay Monthly plans and to 75 destinations on selected Pay Monthly plans with more than 10GB of data per month.

In this article, we’ll review the O2 Travel offer including the countries where you’re able to use it and how much it will cost. We’ll also look at data speeds when abroad, the fair usage policy on O2 Travel and alternative roaming offers from other networks. Finally, we’ll look at how you can keep your current phone number if you’re moving to O2 to take advantage of their O2 Travel offer.

  • 1.1 O2 Europe Zone Countries
  • 1.2 O2 Travel Inclusive Zone Countries
  • 1.3 O2 Travel Countries
  • 2 Roaming Speeds
  • 3.1 Within Europe
  • 3.2 Outside Europe
  • 4 Alternative Roaming Offers
  • 5 Keeping Your Phone Number
  • 6 More Information

What is O2 Travel?

On most O2 price plans, it’s possible to use your mobile phone abroad when travelling to other countries. The destinations that are included within the O2 Travel offer depend on the type of price plan you have:

* Selected Pay Monthly price plans taken since the 28th March 2019. The selected plans include more than 10GB of data per month and exclude 30-day SIM-only deals.

For customers with an O2 mobile broadband plan , the O2 Travel offer isn’t currently available. This is because international roaming is not available on O2’s mobile broadband service.

O2 Europe Zone Countries

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The following destinations are part of O2’s European roaming zone (locations marked with a † are only available on Pay Monthly plans) :

  • Canary Islands
  • Czech Republic
  • French Guiana
  • Isle of Man†
  • Liechtenstein
  • Netherlands
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Saint Martin
  • Switzerland†
  • Vatican City

† If you’re an O2 Pay As You Go customer, inclusive roaming is not available in 5 European destinations (Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco and Switzerland). Instead, you’ll need to pay £1.99/day for up to 100MB of data in these countries.

Within Europe, you’re able to use your inclusive minutes and texts to contact any other number within O2’s Europe Zone. Your usage of European roaming is subject to the fair usage policy described here : the most important being that it should only be used “for periodic travel, like holidays or short breaks”. If you use your mobile phone abroad for 63 days or more in any four-month period, O2 reserves the right to apply a regulated surcharge to your usage (currently 3.3p/minute, 1p/text and £4.50/GB).

On most Pay Monthly and Pay As You Go plans, you can use up to the entirety of your normal UK data allowance when abroad in Europe. The only exception is on O2’s unlimited data plans where your data usage in Europe is limited to a maximum of 20GB per month.

On O2’s Pay As You Go plans including Big Bundles , roaming is not included in Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Monaco or Switzerland. In these places, you can pay £1.99/day for 100MB of data.

O2 Travel Inclusive Zone Countries

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If you’re on a Pay Monthly contract with access to O2’s Travel Inclusive Zone, you’ll get 120 minutes, 120 texts and unlimited data to use each day in the following destinations:

  • El Salvador
  • New Zealand
  • United States

If you exceed the daily usage limit of 120 minutes or 120 texts, you’ll be charged for additional usage at O2’s standard international roaming rates . Incoming phone calls and text messages will also count towards your daily usage limit of 120 minutes and 120 texts.

O2 Travel Countries

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You can use the £4.99 per day O2 Travel offer in all of the following destinations:

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Costa Rica*
  • Dominican Republic
  • El Salvador*
  • Madagascar*
  • Netherlands Antilles
  • New Zealand*
  • Saint Lucia
  • South Africa
  • St Kitts & Nevis
  • St Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turks & Caicos islands
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States*

* This country is also part of the O2 Travel Inclusive Zone offer. If your tariff includes this offer, you won’t need to pay the £4.99/day charge.

To opt-in to the O2 Travel offer, text TRAVEL to 23336. It can take up to 24 hours for O2 Travel to be enabled on your account so it’s best to opt-in before departing on your trip. To opt-out of the offer and to pay O2’s standard international roaming rates instead, text NOTRAVEL to 23336.

The £4.99/day charge on O2 Travel is calculated from midnight-to-midnight in the capital city of the country you’re visiting. For instance, customers travelling to the USA will be charged based on Eastern Standard Time as that’s the time zone used in Washington DC. Usage beyond the daily limit of 120 minutes and 120 texts is charged at O2’s standard international roaming rates.

The £4.99 O2 Travel offer isn’t available to customers on O2 Pay As You Go .

Roaming Speeds

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Within Europe, the latest traffic management policy referred to in O2’s terms and conditions states that download speeds abroad will be capped at 1Mbit/s during seasonal traffic peaks. This traffic management policy was, however, last updated in July 2017. Since then, most customer feedback is that speed limits have been removed for customers travelling inside of Europe . However, download speed limits still apply when you’re travelling to countries outside of Europe.

According to the O2 Travel terms and conditions , download speeds when abroad will be reduced if you use more than 150MB of general data or more than 50MB of streamed video or audio data in a single day. On top of that, download speeds are always reduced for things like audio/video streaming, file transfer, online gaming, P2P downloads and cloud backup services:

“There’s no fixed data allowance with O2 Travel, so to manage traffic we may slow down the service. We may also slow down the service if you reach a level of data consumption which we deem to be excessive, network affecting, affecting the use of other customers or usage that is not in accordance with your terms of service. This will be more than 150MB of general data or more than 50MB of streamed video or audio data (the “assumed fair usage amounts”) in a day. Audio and video streaming are available with O2 Travel but the quality of the audio/video will be optimised for a mobile device. The speed available for file transfer, online gaming, peer to peer downloads and network back-up services is restricted and may not work with O2 Travel.”

The use of tethering and personal hotspot also isn’t permitted in O2 Travel countries outside of Europe.

Fair Usage Policy

O2 has a fair usage policy for their O2 Travel international roaming service. The fair usage policy depends on whether you’re travelling to another European country or to a country outside of Europe.

Within Europe

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According to O2’s terms and conditions , a surcharge may be applied for your usage if you spend more 63 days abroad in Europe over a rolling 4-month period. If you exceed the 63-day limit, O2 should give you the opportunity to demonstrate prevailing use in the UK. They should also give you two weeks notice before a surcharge is applied at a rate of 3.3p/minute, 1p/text and £4.50/GB of data.

Outside Europe

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  • Download speeds will be throttled by O2 if they believe your usage is “excessive” or “affecting the use of other customers”. This threshold is 150MB of general data each day or 50MB of streamed video or audio data.
  • The download speeds available for file transfer, online gaming, peer-to-peer downloads and network backup services is restricted. According to O2, these services “may not work with O2 Travel”.
  • Audio and video streaming optimisation are in use. This may reduce the quality of your streaming content when abroad.
  • The use of tethering and personal hotspot is not permitted in O2 Travel countries. This means you’re unable to share your data connection with other devices.
  • When using O2 Travel outside Europe, your SIM card can only be used inside a smartphone.

Alternative Roaming Offers

As an alternative to O2 Travel, you can also consider the following international roaming offers from other mobile networks:

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  • Three: Go Roam On Three, you can use your mobile phone abroad in 71 destinations at no extra charge. This includes most European countries along with the USA, Australia, Brazil, Singapore and more. Unlike O2 Travel, a major benefit of Go Roam is that the free international roaming is also available on Pay As You Go for customers travelling outside Europe.

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  • Vodafone: Vodafone Global Roaming If you’re a Vodafone Pay Monthly customer, you can roam in 48 destinations at no extra charge. This increases to 77 destinations with Global Roaming Plus (available on Vodafone’s Unlimited Max price plans ). In another 104 Roam-further destinations, it’ll cost you £6/day to use your normal UK allowance.

In addition to the above, all UK mobile networks that offer international roaming are legally obliged to offer roaming at no extra cost for customers travelling to other EU countries.

Keeping Your Phone Number

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If you’re joining O2 to take advantage of their O2 Travel offer, it’s a straightforward process to keep your current phone number .

To do so, ask your current mobile network to provide you with a PAC Code . You can get this through your mobile network’s website or app, or by texting PAC to 65075.

Once you’ve received the PAC Code from your old network, order your new mobile phone or SIM card from the O2 website. When it arrives, you can provide the PAC Code to O2 by submitting it through this online form . Your phone number transfer will then be scheduled by O2, normally for the next working day.

For a step-by-step guide on moving your phone number to O2 , please select your current mobile network from the drop down menu below:

Select your current mobile network:

Your current mobile network... BT Mobile EE giffgaff O2 Sky Mobile Three Virgin Mobile Vodafone 1pMobile ASDA Mobile Honest Mobile iD Mobile Lebara Mobile Lycamobile Orange Plusnet Mobile Smarty Superdrug Mobile Talk Home Talkmobile TalkTalk Mobile Tesco Mobile T-Mobile Vectone Mobile VOXI

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For more information about O2 Travel, please see O2’s official website .

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American Airlines raises bag fees, won't allow some travel agency bookings to earn miles

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  • American Airlines has raised the prices of checked baggage to $40 at the airport.
  • American Airlines is also reducing fees for slightly overweight bags.
  • The carrier said Tuesday it will start limiting which tickets purchased through a third party are eligible to earn AAdvantage frequent flyer miles.

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American Airlines has raised the price to check a bag for the first time in more than five years and said it would limit which travel agency bookings are eligible to earn frequent flyer miles.

Passengers will pay $35 to check a first bag for domestic flights if the service is booked online in advance, or $40 if they purchase the option at the airport, the carrier said Tuesday. Both options previously cost $30. A second checked bag will cost $45, up from $40, whether purchased in advance or at the airport.

Travelers' first checked bag on flights between the U.S. and Canada, the Caribbean or Mexico will be $35 whether in advance or at the airport.

American Airlines last raised bag fees in September 2018 along with other major airlines. Carriers are looking for ways to increase revenue as airfare has declined over the past year. The last inflation report showed airfare fell more than 6% in January from a year earlier.

"Our cost of transporting bags is significantly higher" over the past few years, said Scott Chandler, American's senior vice president of revenue management and loyalty. "Fuel is a big component of it."

Airlines and other companies have been grappling with how to cover higher costs , such as new labor contracts, while pricing power has waned.

Other airlines have also recently raised bag fees. This year, Alaska Airlines increased the charge for economy passengers to check bags by $5 to $35 for a first piece and $45 for a second bag. JetBlue Airways started charging most coach travelers $45 to check a bag within 24 hours of departure, up from $40. In advance, JetBlue is now charging $35 for the first bag.

"While we don't like increasing fees, it's one step we are taking to get our company back to profitability and cover the increased costs of transporting bags," JetBlue said in a statement. "By adjusting fees for added services that only certain customers use, we can keep base fares low and ensure customer favorites like seatback TVs and high-speed Wi-Fi remain free for everyone."

United Airlines and Delta Air Lines  declined to comment Tuesday on potential changes to their policies.

In the first nine months of 2023, U.S. airlines brought in $5.5 billion from baggage fees — including more than $1 billion by American alone. The total was up 9% from the year-earlier period, and up more than 25% from the first nine months of 2019, according to the Transportation Department's latest data.

American's frequent flyer members with elite status and some American Airlines credit card holders will still receive a complimentary checked bag, it said Tuesday in announcing the changes.

The Forth Worth, Texas-based airline is also reducing fees for slightly overweight bags, so travelers will no longer have to frantically remove items from their suitcases at the check-in counter. For example, customers will pay a fee of $30 on checked bags that are as much as three pounds over a 50 pound limit, instead of the previous $100 fee.

American also said on Tuesday that it will start limiting which tickets purchased through a third party are eligible to earn AAdvantage frequent flyer miles, a move that aims to drive traffic to American's website and the latest in a series of changes to the program . It said it will provide a list in April of preferred travel agencies whose bookings will still be eligible for the rewards credits.

Customers who buy basic economy tickets will only earn frequent flyer miles if they book on American Airlines' website.

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The best O2 SIM only deals and plans in February 2024

O2 has a host of excellent SIM plans but is it right for you?

Compare O2 SIM only deals:

Why choose the o2 network, volt: bundling o2 with virgin, how to switch to a o2 sim:, what factors should i consider.

For many, O2 SIM only deals will represent the perfect choice for their next phone. It stands as one of the four main networks with a wide range of smaller MVNO SIM only deals making use of its technology, coverage and technology.

With its long-standing history, starting off in 1985, O2 has had plenty of time to perfect its SIM only deals. Right now, it fits in neatly next to Vodafone as a very well-rounded platform.

It's not overly expensive, it has a number of big data SIM plans at affordable price points and finds itself discounted throughout the year. On top of that, to compete with increased competition from Three, Vodafone and EE, O2 has increased its presence in the world of incentives.

Including gifts like free Disney Plus subscriptions, boosts to data, half price promotions and more, O2 SIM only deals are looking the strongest that they have in a long time.

So what are the best prices? How do O2 SIM only deals compare to its competition like Three SIM only deals and Vodafone SIM only deals ? We've answered all of these questions below.

Is O2 a good mobile network?

In a nutshell, yes. O2 is one of the four main networks, meaning it uses its own coverage and speeds and doesn't have to use another company's network.

Outside of that, it has some of the fastest speeds, some pretty affordable prices and a host of benefits including O2 Priorities, free Disney Plus with certain plans and more.

What kind of coverage does O2 get?

It is. Between 3G, 4G and now 5G,  it reaches 99% of the UK population, and it powers some household names’ networks such as Tesco Mobile and GiffGaff. You can check the coverage map here .

However, that is a very similar level of coverage as the other main options - EE, Three and Vodafone. All four networks have pretty much got coverage of the entire country at this point.

What benefits do O2 SIM only deals offer?

O2 offers a number of benefits with its SIM only deals. Firstly, the large majority of its plans offer unlimited calls and texts, although that is now common place.

Secondly, you get free access to O2 Wi-Fi hotspots when you're out and then with selected plans, O2 will throw in free subscriptions to Disney Plus, Deliveroo or other apps.

Finally, one of O2's biggest benefits is its Priority reward scheme. This rewards you with free coffees, gig access and more. The only other network that has a similar benefit is Vodafone with its VeryMe scheme.

Is Three a 5G network and do you have to pay more for it?

Yes, like the other main networks, O2 now offers 5G. In fact, every single one of O2's SIMs comes automatically with 5G so you don't have to pay more to get it.

If you do want to access 5G you do have to have a 5G phone first. This is most of the recently launched phones of a higher price. Think iPhone 12, Google Pixel 5, Samsung Galaxy S21 and more.

If you need a new broadband plan alongside your phone contract, another option would be the new 'Volt' scheme. This is part of O2 and Virgin's new joint venture, offering a combined bundle .

By combining the two services, you can get a boost in the data of your O2 plan and increase the speeds of your broadband. Of course, it isn't cheap but that is mostly because you're getting two services in one.

There is a couple of options available, all including broadband, a SIM plan or phone and TV.

How do you switch SIM providers?

Firstly, you need to know you're eligible to switch plans. If your contract still has a few months until it ends, you are likely to be charged for the remaining time meaning it is usually best to fully finish your contract first.

Switching and keeping your number:

Once you know when your contract is finishing and you've got your new deal, you need to decide if you want to keep your number. If so, you can request a PAC code (Porting Authorisation Code) from your old network. This can be done via the phone or through a text.

Then you simply get in touch with O2 and give it your new code. Switching with a new number:

Don't want to keep your number - it's even easier! Simply get in contact with your new provider and tell them you want a new number and tell your old network your ending your contract.

This can also be done via a text to switch service. Simply text STAC to 75075.

What SIM card size do I need?

SIM cards these days fall into three sizes and these are: Standard, Micro and Nano, descending in size. More on eSIMs below. If you're ordering your SIM only you'll likely find it arrives in a credit card sized piece of plastic out of which can you pop your microchip SIM.

A standard SIM measures 25 x 15mm and was used in phones before 2010 and a few after then.

The Micro SIM stands at 15 x 12 mm and was used in phones from 2010 and you'll still find some phones work with these now.

The Nano SIM, introduced in 2012, measures in at 12.3x 8.8mm and is the most commonly used SIM in phones.

The Combi SIM might be what you get sent by a SIM only provider as it contains all three sizes, and you push out the one that fits your phone. This is ideal as you don't need to know your size prior to this as you can hold it up to the SIM tray and see.

What contract length should I get?

O2 offers three different kind of contracts - 18 months, 12 months or a 30 day SIM. However, the shorter your contract, the more money you will end up paying.

O2 is by no means the cheapest option around for 1-month rolling SIM plans with the likes of Smarty, iD Mobile or Voxi offering much cheaper prices.

O2's best prices come on 18 month contracts if you don't mind committing for a little bit longer. If you use the comparison chart at the top of the page, you can filter by contract length.

How much data, texts and calls do I need?

The large majority of O2 SIM plans come with unlimited calls and texts, and those that don't will offer at least a couple of thousand of each. However, data caps do range drastically.

To decide how much data you need, you can simply think about how much you used on your old contract and try and match that. If this is your first phone, then here's a rough guide:

  • 1GB: A limited option that won't be enough for most. If you rarely use the internet and occasionally need to use Google Maps or check the internet, this can be a cheap option.
  • 5GB-10GB: This is the range most people will fit into. It allows for pretty intensive usage of social media, Maps and internet searches without fear of running over. While you can do a bit of streaming, don't push it and avoid HD!
  • 10GB-50GB: If you like to stream when you're out and about, use maps on a daily basis and generally have a data intensive lifestyle, this will likely be a cap you should be looking in. Keeping under 50GB can keep your costs at a still affordable point.
  • 50-100GB: At this point, you're going to have to be a real data drainer for this to be necessary. Downloading apps on the go, HD streaming, big downloads and working from home.
  • 100GB-unlimited: Unlimited data plans have significantly come down in price over the years and can even be a legitimate alternative solution to having full broadband if you live somewhere with an excellent 4G/5G connection. However, for most people, it's not going to be necessary.

What sort of price should I expect to pay?

This depends on a wide range of factors: how much data do you need? How long do you want to be tied in? Do you want added extras with your plan?

If you're looking for a low data plan, you should be able to duck your bills below £10 a month. However, if you're looking for a lot of data, maybe even unlimited, you'll be looking at a price in excess of £20 a month.

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Seventeen years after its last major version, an old favorite, Damn Small Linux, is back with a new 2024 release.

An alpha-test version of a new release of Damn Small Linux appeared at the start of the month. The last major release, DSL 4, appeared in 2007, and the last point release, a development preview of DSL 4.11, was in 2012.

Now, the new version is based on antiX Linux, which we looked at last September , but is cut down even further.

DamnSmallLinux 2024 with its default Fluxbox desktop.

DamnSmallLinux 2024 with its default Fluxbox desktop. - Click to enlarge

DSL is no longer the super-lightweight that it once was, but it's considerably smaller than most contemporary distros. The new release is x86-32 only, and is intended to fit onto a single CD-ROM. The initial release is a 681MB download: a little bigger than the 503MB "Core" edition of antiX, which lacks any GUI at all, but smaller than the 0.9GB "Base" or 1.5GB "Full" editions. It's based on the variant of antiX that uses the runit init system.

Since DSL first appeared in 2005, it was one of the go-to distros for testing recalcitrant PCs. The original DSL was a bootable business card – it was designed to fit onto these miniature CD-ROM media, which held about 50MB. DSL squeezed in as much functionality as it could into that space. The new release comes from the original creator, John Andrews, and the long delay in a new version may be due to the departure of long-time collaborator Robert Shingledecker: according to a 2009 interview on DistroWatch , they parted ways after a disagreement. Shingledecker went on to create the even smaller Tiny Core Linux .

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DSL includes a selected set of lightweight tools, which are detailed on the project homepage. For the size, it's a good selection, with everything from office productivity, media players, text editors, and a few tiny games. We prefer this approach to the bundle-everything one of antiX.

DSL 2024 takes about 3.3GB of disk space once installed, and idles at about 270MB of RAM. It's impressively small, but not to the point of being too obscure for the average techie who isn't a Linux expert. All but a few English-language locales have been removed – and most online help and documentation, although there's a menu entry that points to a script that reinstalls these. Also, unlike the DSL of old, it has the full apt command of its Debian parent, so it's easy to update and install anything else you might desire.

DSL 2024 is still in alpha, and we saw a few rough edges. Some were corrected once we updated it, but then others appeared: pre-update, the "Web browsers" entry on the application menu was spelled "brawsers". While the update fixed that, the menu and taskbar entries to open a terminal or browser no longer worked, although they ran fine from a the command line.

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The ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines has been expanding at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in recent years.

The Denver-based airline usually offers the lowest round-trip base fares , although those fares don't include seat assignments, carry-on and checked bags and other amenities, which cost extra.

More people are flying Frontier from Phoenix than ever. It flew 1.4 million passengers at Sky Harbor Airport in 2023, making it the airport's fifth-largest airline in terms of passenger volume. Frontier placed sixth in 2022, when it flew 706,130 passengers.

As the airline continues to gain popularity, knowing what terminal Frontier is in at the Phoenix airport is essential for travel planning. Here's where to find your Frontier flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.

For all your flying needs, here's our complete guide to all the services in Terminal 3 and Terminal 4 at the Phoenix airport .

What terminal is Frontier at PHX?

Frontier Airlines is in Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

What airlines use Terminal 3 at PHX?

Besides Frontier, these airlines also use Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport:

  • Advanced Air.
  • Air Canada.
  • Alaska Airlines.
  • Allegiant Air.
  • Boutique Air.
  • Breeze Airways.
  • Contour Airlines.
  • Delta Air Lines.
  • Denver Air Connection.
  • Hawaiian Airlines.
  • JetBlue Airways.
  • Spirit Airlines.
  • Sun Country Airlines.
  • United Airlines.

Where does Frontier fly from Phoenix?

Frontier flies nonstop from Phoenix to about 20 destinations, including Las Vegas, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Diego and San Francisco.

It launched a plethora of new routes upon opening a crew base at the airport in November 2022, and it's still expanding with new flights to Los Angeles and St. Louis on deck .

Phoenix airport food: Where to eat in Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is smaller than Terminal 4 and has fewer restaurants, but there's no shortage of highlights.

Local favorites SanTan Brewing Company, Ajo Al's and Half Moon Empanadas; celebrity chef Mark Tarbell's airport restaurant The Tavern; and locations of popular chains Panera Bread and Shake Shack can be found in Terminal 3.

Coffee is available pre-security at Peet's Coffee & Tea and post-security at Starbucks.

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Chinese tourists flock to South-East Asia as overseas travel bounces back

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BEIJING/HONG KONG: Chinese travellers flocked to tourist hot-spots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia exceeding pre-Covid levels.

Visa-free access for Chinese tourists to the South-East Asia countries boosted traffic and signalled a robust revival in travel since Beijing lifted strict Covid restrictions in early 2023 that had all but shut China's borders for three years.

The increase also provides a welcome relief to countries whose tourism industries rely on the Chinese and their spending for growth, although the outlook for a sustained recovery in overseas travel is overshadowed by a sluggish mainland economy and volatile financial markets that have seen consumers tighten their belts at home.

"Despite the macroeconomic headwinds, we believe Chinese citizens are still willing to spend on travel-related experiences... we think travel-related spending could continue to outpace this overall domestic consumption," HSBC said in a research note.

Bookings to Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia combined jumped more than 30% from Feb 10-17 compared with 2019, according to travel website operator Trip.com, with Chinese visitors to Hong Kong, Macau, Japan and South Korea also increasing.

The holiday in 2024 lasted for eight days, one day more than the Lunar New year break in 2019.

Reflecting the boost from visa waivers, hotel bookings for Bangkok tripled over the period from Feb 10-13 year-on-year, while those for Singapore jumped nine-fold, according to travel platform LY.com.

Spending in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia combined on the Chinese mobile payment platform Alipay increased 7.5% in the period from Feb 9-12 from 2019 levels and nearly seven-fold from last year, Alipay said.

However, overall consumer spending only recovered to 82% of levels four years ago, the company said.

As Chinese scour for new adventures, the Middle East proved a popular Lunar New Year destination, with travel to Saudi Arabia up more than nine-fold from 2019 levels and bookings to United Arab Emirates climbing 60%, Trip.com said.

The gambling hub of Macau, the only place in China where citizens can legally gamble in casinos, recorded a surge in Chinese tourists with more than a million visiting over the holiday and average hotel occupancy rates reaching 95%, according to official data.

The jump in tourists bodes well for some of the world's largest casino operators in the former Portuguese territory, including Sands China and Wynn Macau.

JP Morgan said in a note it expected daily gross gaming revenues for the peak of the holiday to hit US$124 million for the first time in more than four years - higher than the $112 million generated during the October 2023 Golden Week holiday.

Mass gaming rates were forecast to have reached 120% of pre-Covid levels, it said, adding that it expects February gross gaming revenues to rise by at least 80% year-on-year to $2.36 billion, the highest in more than four years.

Across the border in Hong Kong, leader John Lee said on Tuesday more than 1.2 million Chinese tourists visited the city over Lunar New Year and overall hotel occupancy rates reached 90% in the first few days, providing a much-needed boost to the city's economy. Around 1,980 group tours from mainland China visited Hong Kong during the holiday.

In Japan, department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings said that through to Feb 14 "duty-free sales were significantly higher than the previous year, partly due to the Chinese New Year".

A shift in holiday tastes was reflected in some data as travellers sought more experience-based trips, with Alipay reporting Chinese tourists globally spent 70% more on food and beverages compared with pre-Covid levels.

Trip.com said overseas car rentals on its platform jumped 53% compared to 2019 and tickets for scenic experiences abroad soared more than 130%. - Reuters

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Dear Prudence,

I (32F) just got engaged to my partner (37M). Yay! We are on the same page about wanting a domestic destination wedding with our immediate families and a couple of our closest friends. The two friends he’s inviting are unmarried, and though they both have partners we like, we do not plan on inviting their partners and both feel fine about that decision. The issue is that the two friends I’d like to invite are both married… and I don’t like their husbands. They’re fine, but I only have cordial relationships with them, and I don’t really want two men I barely know at my micro wedding alongside our 13 nearest and dearest loved ones. Is it OK to not give a plus-one to a married wedding guest?

—It’s Not You, It’s Him

Dear It’s Not You,

This is the thing about wedding-planning decisions that make things harder and less fun for your guests: They’re a lot like saying the N-word. It’s a free country, and you can do what you want! But you can’t do the thing that upsets other people and expect not to suffer any consequences when it comes to what they say about you, how they feel about you, or the choices they make about being around you.

So, yeah, you can not give a plus-one to a married guest. It’s technically OK. The wedding police won’t show up at your door. It’s your event, you’re paying for it, you have an interest in being surrounded by people you actually like and feel close to, and you make the rules. But I can’t tell you that this decision won’t come back to bite you. Your friends will almost certainly complain behind your back. They may be resentful that what they imagined would be a nice domestic couple’s getaway around your nuptials has turned into being alone for all of their travel time and much of the wedding weekend. They might feel awkward without having their person to lean on at the rehearsal dinner and reception. This could change the energy they bring to the event. Perhaps they’ll be less likely to be fun on the dance floor or less cheerful in general. They might very well decide not to attend. And the effects could linger after you say your vows, as the snub has the potential to reshape the way they think about their relationship with you. Will they travel as a couple a few years from now for the big party you plan for your husband’s 40th when you actually want both of them to attend? Will they leave their husbands alone yet again next year to attend your baby shower? If they chose not to, I wouldn’t blame them.

You can see where I’m going with this. If you don’t actively dislike these husbands or worry that they’ll ruin your day, the smart choice is to let them come. The presence of a couple of people you aren’t super close to will not take away from the good vibes around your day. The presence of friends who are irritated or disappointed about your choices and quietly mumbling about your bridezilla tendencies will. Not that you asked, but let the unmarried friends have plus-ones too! Your wedding isn’t just about you and your spouse (if that were the case, you’d just go to the courthouse alone). It’s about your relationships with the people who are going to go way out of their way to celebrate and support you. One huge way to show your appreciation and keep the support going is to act as if you care about their experience of the event.

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I’m (she/her) being ignored by a coach at my new gym. For context, I’ve been participating in a martial art for the past five years. While the sport is male-dominated, all of the coaches I’ve had were always welcoming to me and the other women—except for this one. In the six weeks I’ve been at this gym, this coach hasn’t said hello to me, he won’t give me feedback during class, and he won’t even make eye contact with me! I’ve been paying attention, and I have yet to see him interact with any woman at all, except for his wife. I thought maybe he’s just a misogynist and thinks women shouldn’t be doing this sport, but he is so encouraging of his wife’s training. He even seems like a nice guy. I don’t want to be ignored by this guy forever because getting attention during class is essential to improving in this sport. I don’t know if there is anything I can do to get him to acknowledge me. —Tired of Being Ignored

I’ve recently had a couple of major life changes. I lost my grandmother and my father within the span of 10 months and my priorities and what I want out of life have changed. I’m no longer interested in going out to clubs and parties and getting really messed up. However, my friends still want to do that and keep inviting me to these kinds of events. They’re getting annoyed that I decline their invitations or leave nights early. How do I explain what’s up without sounding condescending?

—Change of Lifestyle

Dear Change of Lifestyle,

The options are endless and the theme of all of them is “It’s not you, it’s me.” Because it is! Here are some ideas:

“I’m still mourning and don’t feel like going out.” “I guess I’m getting older. There’s something about going to bed at ten o’clock that just thrills me these days.” “I think I’m in my homebody and wellness era.” “I truly can’t handle hangovers anymore.” “I’m not up for it this weekend but do you think everyone would want to go to brunch Sunday morning? I can make a reservation.” “I’m going to leave on a high note before my feet start to hurt.”

What you’ll want to watch out for is actually feeling condescending because that will come through regardless of what you say. Try to remember that your new outlook is different, not better. Remember that it’s normal to change and evolve. Remember that it’s great that your friends are having fun, and also that you might one day want to party with them again! If you keep this in mind instead of secretly believing you have unlocked a new, better, deeper, level of life, you won’t offend anyone.

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My husband Joe sometimes exaggerates and embellishes, or misremembers incidents, and gets very irate if I correct him. To be clear, this isn’t something that happens a lot, and I’ve learned to just let it go if he tells a random waiter we’ve been together for 17 years when it’s really 19 or tells a friend I made lasagna for dinner Saturday night when it was actually Wednesday night. But there are times when he’ll give people incorrect information and I feel like being accurate and honest is more important. For instance, when he told friends that my daughter’s boyfriend lived with us for several months because his home life was toxic. Joe became testy when I said, “Well, actually, he was just here on the weekends.” He later told me not to correct him when he was talking to someone.

Recently, Joe told my elderly father that I fell down the stairs. Joe wasn’t there when it happened, and I’d told him I fell AFTER coming down the stairs when I mentioned the incident. Now my father is telling people I fell down the stairs—even though I’ve reminded him twice what the sequence of events was. When I brought this to Joe’s attention, he said I’m being nitpicky, and the detail didn’t really matter. I think the details do matter, and accuracy is important—especially when I’m getting phone calls from family lecturing me about being careful on the stairs! This is really bothering me, but I know bringing it to Joe’s attention will be a big deal and he will be defensive and have hurt feelings. Do I just grin and bear it, or is the truth as important as I feel it is?

—The Truth Is Out There, Isn’t It?

Dear the Truth,

“Is the truth important?” is a fascinating question. It is also the wrong one here. Focusing on this is obscuring the real issue, which is that Joe is kind of an asshole to you. Let’s review: He says things that aren’t true about you. He gets irate if you correct him. He completely disregards your feelings about your loved ones receiving false information about you. His past behavior is such that you fear bringing a reasonable complaint to him because you know he’ll get defensive and play the victim. I know—I just absolutely know, despite only having the information in this letter—that this isn’t the only area in which he does whatever he wants without any concern for how it makes you feel. And I know it’s not the only thing you’re scared to talk to him about because you know his reaction will be dismissive or cruel—or worse, he’ll make you feel like you’ve done something wrong.

Reasonable people can probably disagree about whether the difference between “fell down the stairs” or “fell down after walking down the stairs” is meaningful. I tend to side with you that it matters, for the reasons you stated. But there’s no debate about whether a partner should listen to you and care about how you feel. Yours doesn’t and you should absolutely not “grin and bear it.” Tell him the truth about your feelings.

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I took over an apartment lease after I broke up with my boyfriend. It was a friend of a friend of a friend. “Kim” and I don’t have much in common, but we are both quiet and clean, so it is better than most. On Friday, Kim told me she was “going out” and didn’t have any luggage. She wasn’t home by Saturday afternoon, so I started to get concerned. I called and texted her but no response. I didn’t want to call the police, but during college, several young women went missing and were later found dead. One lived on my floor. The first 48 hours are the most critical in missing people cases. I went online and went through Kim’s social media and found her parents and older sister.

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