Ok what a marathon of an exercise, but think I have narrowed it down to two possibilities, either way I have to buy a new cheap phone that is unlocked to use when away. I looked at tru as suggested amongst many others providers but think I will use either one of these, just thought I would get some feedback first. I like the look of www.piranha-mobile.com that seems to be really cheap on calls and data, also has a person at the end of a chat line who was very helpful and in the UK. Also www.gosim.com but have read on other places to stay away from Isle of man numbers due to high termination whatever that is.