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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 7:54 pm
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mwalsh
 
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Originally Posted by bernardd
How long is it before you travel? I ordered a Virgin SIM on-line for a spare phone for a travelling companion, that was mailed to a UK address and forwarded to me in the States. I was able to install and check it before leaving the US so that it was ready to go when we reached the UK.
DO NOT get a Virgin SIM. If you leave the UK to go to the continent, you will have no way to top-up, since Virgin no longer has any presence outside the UK and they require a UK credit card to top up via phone.
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