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Recommended Data Plan Options
Vodafone
VOXI by Vodafone
O2
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Recommended Data Plan Options
Prices of the major telecommunication companies chosen by UK students, including monthly plans and pay-as-you-go options.
Monthly plan
12-month contract:
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Red 20GB, unlimited minutes and texts- £24/month
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Unlimited data, minutes and texts - £31/month
All with unlimited minutes and texts. Visit https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/best-sim-only-deals for more details
Pay-as-you-go plan
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7 GB Bundles - £10
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15 GB Bundles - £15
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40 GB Bundles - £20
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100 GB Bundles - £30
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Unlimited Bundles - £40
Data roaming outside UK
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If your Xtra Plan has the benefit of inclusive roaming in 51 European destinations, you can use your UK allowance at
no extra cost in Zone A and B. -
If your plan doesn't include this, it will cost you £2.25 a day or you can roam for cheaper with one of our European Roaming Passes
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EU Roaming passes: £10/8 days; £15/15 days
Monthly Plan
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15GB + unlimited data for social media - £10/month
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20GB + unlimited data for social media - £12/month
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30GB + unlimited data for social media + unlimited data for video - £15/month
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100GB + unlimited data for social media + unlimited data for video - £20/month
All with unlimited minutes and texts. Visit https://www.voxi.co.uk/acquisition/students for more details
Data roaming outside UK
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1-day EU Roaming Pass £2.25
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2-day EU Roaming Pass £4
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8-day EU Roaming Pass £10
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15-day EU Roaming Pass £15
Monthly plan
12-month contract:
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2 GB - £12
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10 GB - £15
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20 GB - £18
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100 GB - £20
All with unlimited minutes and texts. Visit https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/sim-cards/sim-only-deals for more details.
Pay-as-you-go plan
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7 GB - £10
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15 GB - £15
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30 GB - £20
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100 GB - £30
All with unlimited minutes and texts. Visit https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/sim-cards/sim-only-deals for more details
Data roaming outside UK
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Most of the plans include roaming service in Europe Zone
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This means users do not have to pay extra for using data in EU countries
Subject to fair-use policy
Monthly plan
12-month contract:
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1 GB - £7
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4 GB - £10
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8 GB - £11
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12 GB - £12
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30 GB - £15
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Unlimited data - £22
All with unlimited minutes and texts. Visit
Pay-as-you-go plan
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16 GB - £10
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30 GB - £15
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50 GB - £20
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Unlimited data - £35
All with unlimited minutes and texts. Visit
Data roaming outside UK
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£2/day (Europe)
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£5/ day (Global)
Subject to fair-use policy
Monthly plan
Contracts are not needed and flexible monthly payments are provided.
Pay-as-you-go plan
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15 GB - £10
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30 GB - £15
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100 GB - £20
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Unlimited Data - £35
Data roaming outside UK
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Most of the plans include roaming service in Europe Zone
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This means users do not have to pay extra for using data in EU countries
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PAYG price: 10p/MB
Subject to fair-use policy
Monthly plan
12-month contract:
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250 MB - £13
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3 GB - £19
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100 GB - £29
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Unlimited Data - £37
Pay-as-you-go plan
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5 GB - £10 (exceptionally limited 500 mins of call)
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15 GB - £15
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30 GB - £20
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100 GB - £30
All with unlimited minutes and texts. Visit https://shop.ee.co.uk/sim-only/pay-as-you-go-phones for more details.
Data roaming outside UK
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£2.29/day to use minutes, texts and data allowances in EU roaming zone (using the same allowances as the UK)
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Roam Abroad Pass: £15/month
Choosing a Plan
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Consider that eduroam, the free Wi-Fi service, is available throughout the UCL campus and halls.
If your activities mainly take place in these areas, you may not need as much data as you do in HK. -
You will likely receive a SIM card when you apply for a Visa
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Check your data roaming options before you travel to the EU countries for your term break vacations!
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It is helpful to avoid long contracts (i.e. contracts longer than 1 year) so you can be flexible and change plans easily.
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