Spiritos
Casual Member
Hi, I'm from The Netherlands but have been living and working in the UK for close to five years now and am in need of a UK phonenumber. I've been postponing getting tnhis sorted due to not wanting a second phone plus until now I managed just fine without but I need one now asap so it's time to bite the bullet. This is all new territory for me so I am in desperate need of some advice.
I have an iPhone 11 and a Dutch provider (Odido, former Tele2). I work and live as a hotel manager in an area with no phonesignal so I can only call VoiP. It would be great for more formal channels if I can obtain a UK mobile number through ESIM which allows me to call over the WiFi network but would also work on regular 4G/5G. Also text messaging would be great to have.
Preferably I would like to have a fixed proper UK mobile number with pay-as-you-go as I don't need to use it that much so if I could avoid a contract and just buy a data bundle which carries over into a new month and I could top up whenever I need, that would great but if this is not an option a monthly contract of £10 or so would be fine.
I've looked at various options and providers but I find it very hard to see the woods through the trees.
Would someone be so kind to suggest a plan for me and maybe a link or short explanation how this would work? As in, would I need to switch settings in my phone or can In just install ESIM once and can be contacted on this UK number while also being able to receive phonecalls on my Dutch number?
I almost always have my roaming and phone network settings disabled as I can't receive anything anyway in the 'dead zone' where I work and live (The Lakes). Also, technically I'm no longer allowed to maintain my current Dutch contract as I've been abroad for too long but since I've had this number for 30 years I want to keep it and for that I need to travel to The Netherlands and have it transferred to a prepaid SIM. This will be in a couple of months and I don't want to wake sleeping dogs (essentialy I pay about £15 a month just to keep my Dutch number intact) but for now I really need a UK number asap. In this context however, will an ESIM UK number and it's use require me to have these roaming settings set to 'on' (even when 99% of the time I wouldn't use it but only need it to be able to being called)?
I'm unsure if I provided enough information. As said, I'm a bit out of touch with this technology. I downloaded an app from Ubigi that seems to tick all boxes but then again I'm just not sure.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have an iPhone 11 and a Dutch provider (Odido, former Tele2). I work and live as a hotel manager in an area with no phonesignal so I can only call VoiP. It would be great for more formal channels if I can obtain a UK mobile number through ESIM which allows me to call over the WiFi network but would also work on regular 4G/5G. Also text messaging would be great to have.
Preferably I would like to have a fixed proper UK mobile number with pay-as-you-go as I don't need to use it that much so if I could avoid a contract and just buy a data bundle which carries over into a new month and I could top up whenever I need, that would great but if this is not an option a monthly contract of £10 or so would be fine.
I've looked at various options and providers but I find it very hard to see the woods through the trees.
Would someone be so kind to suggest a plan for me and maybe a link or short explanation how this would work? As in, would I need to switch settings in my phone or can In just install ESIM once and can be contacted on this UK number while also being able to receive phonecalls on my Dutch number?
I almost always have my roaming and phone network settings disabled as I can't receive anything anyway in the 'dead zone' where I work and live (The Lakes). Also, technically I'm no longer allowed to maintain my current Dutch contract as I've been abroad for too long but since I've had this number for 30 years I want to keep it and for that I need to travel to The Netherlands and have it transferred to a prepaid SIM. This will be in a couple of months and I don't want to wake sleeping dogs (essentialy I pay about £15 a month just to keep my Dutch number intact) but for now I really need a UK number asap. In this context however, will an ESIM UK number and it's use require me to have these roaming settings set to 'on' (even when 99% of the time I wouldn't use it but only need it to be able to being called)?
I'm unsure if I provided enough information. As said, I'm a bit out of touch with this technology. I downloaded an app from Ubigi that seems to tick all boxes but then again I'm just not sure.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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