嚟英國之前有好多嘢要預備,其中之一緊係嚟到英國一落地就可以上到網用到嘅電話SIM卡,我哋都知好多朋友會用giffgaff,免費寄到上門又有5磅送(我都攞定咗張),不過我最後自己一家就買咗六張Three UK嘅Pay as You Go SIM card,其實好多賣旅行SIM card嘅舖頭都會有,不過而家疫情可能佢哋無補貨補得咁密,同埋最緊要你喺香港可以揀黃店嚟買,臨走前為黃色經濟圈出多一分力……
黃店資料:https://www.facebook.com/kyriashop/
唔得閒落舖頭買唔緊要,WhatsApp佢就可以到付寄去你屋企咖。
一個英國電話號碼有幾重要?你買嘢送貨要用、你租屋聯絡地產/屋主要用、搵學校同學校聯系都要用到,同埋最好可以記到個號碼,因為好多時人哋會叫你留低聯絡電話,你下下都要叫人等一等打返開個電話喺度碌喺度搵就霸氣全無,雖然比起香港多咗3個數字係11位數,但都建議盡力記下啦。
買Pay as You Go會包你一定GB數嘅數據量,跟住就可以有30日無限英國國內嘅通話分鐘同短訊用,我當時買嘅係HK$110就包10GB Data,其實如果唔係成日要出去,而家疫情亦唔應該成日出去,啲Data都叫夠用嘅,如果你就用曬/就到期佢會有SMS提示你磅水再增值,增值嘅方法都好簡單,佢SMS度會有條Link俾你,只要Click入去(就算用爆咗Data/到咗期都可以上到):
增值Link: http://3.uk/zpy
Three UK仲有個好處,始終大家都難免或者亦希望會有機會返番香港,Three UK就將香港列為佢Go Roaming嘅地區之一,你係可以喺你嘅數據入面有12GB免費在香港使用、免費打到返英國嘅電話號碼、免費接聽到香港打嚟嘅電話,唔需要換SIM咖!
詳情:http://www.three.co.uk/support/roaming/hong-kong#paymonthly
咁當然,精打細算嘅香港人緊係會搵啲平啲嘅月費計劃啦,而咁啱都俾我喺Topcashback見到Three UK嘅SIM Contract係有優惠,如果用無限Data去比較,你Pay as You Go同埋月費係爭緊一半咖! £35 VS £17!仲要有返幾十磅回水!即刻9衝去轉啦!
Topcashback Three SIM Contract Link: https://www.topcashback.co.uk/3-mobile/
未登記Topcashback嘅朋友,歡迎用我嘅Referral Link (你累積滿£10 cash back會有多£5 sign up bonus): https://www.topcashback.co.uk/ref/humgagouk
但世事又真係無咁如意,當喺網上嘗試買嘅時候我哋都分別有啲碰壁嘅經驗,想喺度同大家分享:
因為喺英國行咗個幾月,其實好多嘢都用咗呢個電話去登記,日常啲人都係會用呢個電話去搵你,如果又要轉過個電話號碼都幾麻煩,所以我哋係想Keep返個電話號碼嘅,但見到佢Topcashback條Link係要寄過張新SIM card有新Number,所以都研究咗好耐點Keep返個舊Number又可以用平月費。
去俾錢時先見到係有得揀 “Keep my current number for my new SIM” ,咁聰明嘅我緊係以為Click呢個就搞掂,佢之後就會叫你用你嘅電話號碼Send 個SMS去一個五個數字嘅號碼嚟攞一個叫PAC嘅Code打喺個網度嚟確認你想轉呢個Number過去新計劃,但原來咁做係唔啱咖!佢係俾啲第二個英國台嘅用戶轉去Three UK咖,你攞咗呢個Code佢Three內部仲要解鎖你個PAC先可以幫你內部由Pay as You Go轉返去做Monthly SIM,會要多幾日時間咖!
咁Keep個舊Number點做?原來係要攞咗張Monthly SIM之後有個新電話號碼,跟住就上呢條Link: https://www.three.co.uk/support/Pay_As_You_Go/Moving_to_a_contract
入去跟佢個表格填好就可以將你個Pay as You Go號碼轉去Monthly SIM Contact喇,完成後等一至兩日(但我哋因為攞過個PAC,搞到要遲咗幾日),轉定張新SIM 卡落去電話,收到呢個SMS即係已經轉號碼成功,啲人可以用返你個舊Number搵你喇!
自己用Topcashback條Link入去,去到入地址個位佢會要求你入三年嘅英國住址紀錄俾佢做Credit Check!我哋初嚟埗到,入到盡咪得2個月,如果你嘅居住期間唔夠三年,佢係會要求你再入之前嘅住址,我哋試過用現址填三年,或者重複咁填而家個地址三次,但都係過唔到個Credit Check咖!
咁係咪即係無辦法自己喺網上Join呢啲Monthly SIM呢?要打上CS或者自己親身落舖頭?
其實佢仲有個Live Chat功能,即係用Chat Box聯繫到佢嘅CS,我就用呢個功能同佢講我哋初嚟到英國,未有咁長嘅住址證明,但希望Join邊一個Monthly SIM Plan,跟住佢就俾咗條Link我去買Monthly SIM,其實睇落都係同我哋經Topcashback條Link見到嘅一樣,但當我照入曬啲嘢之後又真係無再話我哋過唔到Credit Check喎!就係咁一家人成功買齊Monthly SIM喇!
我初初都以為係,但因為我係用Topcashback條Link入Three UK個網再搵佢個Live Chat,雖然佢俾咗啲新Link我去買Monthly SIM,但之後都有收到Topcashback Email話有收到Pending嘅Cashback,當然最尾佢都有機會Decline我,但暫時睇佢都係有Capture到呢啲交易嘅!
如果想銜接得好就要好好計劃幾時買呢個Monthly SIM喇!例如你十二月尾買,佢其實都係12月1號生效,就蝕咗好多日喇!
嚟到英國呢段日子,其實電話同埋電郵都係用得好多去處理各項日常嘅事務,所以記得嚟之前要準備好呀。
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