Sky Mobile UK Customers are Now Able to Share Out Spare Data

Sky (Sky Broadband) has this week added a temporary new feature to their 4G and 5G powered Sky Mobile plans, which enables customers with lots of spare data (mobile broadband) in their “Piggybank” to share some of it with someone they know who may need it (e.g. friends or family).

One of the features of Sky Mobile’s service is that customers can roll-over unused data into their online Sky Piggybank each month, which can be used whenever they need for up to 3 years (some rivals take a similar approach but the data roll-over usually expires fairly quickly). You can also share your data with several SIMs on the same account or exchange it for rewards (e.g. accessories or money off a new phone).

Sky notes that the average amount of data in customers’ Piggybanks during December 2020 was 69GB (GigaBytes) and as a result they’ve launched a new feature that enables this data to be shared out a little more widely than before, by adding a “free” Sky Mobile SIM to their account (it’s only free for 12 months and after that the price goes to £5 per month, but you can then cancel it).

The offer will be available to all Sky Mobile customers who have fewer than 7 SIMs on their account, but only until 25th February 2021.

Paul Sweeney, MD of Sky Mobile, said:

“We know lots of people have rolled over spare data over the past year so we’re making it possible for them to share it with someone who really needs it. Whether that’s giving data to a grandparent to stay connected or to help others who are home schooling, we hope this free SIM will go some way in providing a much-needed data boost.”

Existing customers can arrange all of this here – http://sky.com/sharemysparedata .