Originally Posted by
VickiSoCal
She will be opening a bank account as soon as she arrives, likely the same day as she signs up for cell service. I am told the cell providers in St. Andrews (there is an EE store in town) are ok with the international students doing a SIM only monthly plan with their documentation from the university.
I would personally check coverage of her accommodation and university with the various networks before signing anything. The coverage checkers that the networks have are not always reliable and individual buildings can prove to be effective at blocking mobile phone signals from networks.