Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Co Carlow
Posts: 1958
3 MiFi for France
I'm off to France in Aug and have a few questions.
1) Will a "Pay as you go" 3 Mifi unit work in France using the data package bought and paid for in the UK?
If the above is true
2) Would anyone in the UK be able to buy one for me inc SIM if I sent the payment over and then I could arrange for BigDave to get it to me before Aug.
Over here in Ireland, the 3 MiFi only works in the Republic of Ireland and not even up the north so I can't get one here.Dale
Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Co Carlow
Posts: 1958
Only question is do I go for the 3G or the 4G, I will only be using it in France for work, what would work best in France, I guess the 3G but will the 4G give me 3G if 4G is unavailable?Dale
Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: Christchurch
Posts: 1125
I travel extensively throughout Europe, and have first hand experience of Feel at Home.
You need to know that the speed is like a 2nd class ticket. You won't get 4G, only 3G, and this seems to have been throttled back somewhat but is more than useable.
In this case my advice is that 3G will be fine since you will not get any faster in practice.Justin
Member Since: 09 Apr 2008
Location: hertfordshire
Posts: 33
Hi there,
Couple of thoughts......
I bought the Three 4G Mifi for exactly the same reason, but on a £15 30 day rolling contract that offers 10G of data.
One thing I found is that you have to ask Three customer services to enable Data roaming with Feel at Home, and if you opt for a pay monthly sim this is only possible after the first billing date and usually 30 days after you buy the device. With pay as you go you can request roaming immediately.
With pay monthly you should set monthly £ cap with Three so as to avoid surprises if you exceed your allowance.
Hope that helps
20th Jul 2014 10:08 pm
therealboss
Member Since: 21 Mar 2014
Location: Co Carlow
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Only going to get it on "Pay as you Go" as it will be used in France and 3 or 4 times a year when I'm in the UK.Dale
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Handy thread as just off to France myself later next month. I will look to buy a 3 MiFi on PAYG package and I guess I will need 3Gb to keep the iPads fed. Is there any particular hardware I should go for from the 2 offerings?
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