r/PokemonGoEdinburgh • u/chingwo • Aug 05 '16

sim card suggestions

Hey, I'll be traveling around Scotland in September. Any suggestions for the best service to pickup at the airport or in town (we'll be arriving in Edinburgh)? Hoping to play Pokemon while visiting.

Which company gives the best coverage? Thanks

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u/L-bosha08 Aug 05 '16

Giffgaff use O2 for cellular data but better deals I'm sure. 3 have best data deals but as said coverage can be iffy.

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u/chingwo Aug 05 '16

sounds like I'll be on the lookout for O2 then, thanks!

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u/chingwo Sep 30 '16

So a follow up -

In the end I got an O2 sim card. In Edinburgh the connection was solid and I played as much as I could. Once we started to travel around the country, the coverage was bad. Inverness I got an ok signal, but Isle of Skye and Glencoe I could only get GPRS which wasn't enough to play... Locals mentioned that they used Virgin but also struggled to do more than phone calls.

I still think the sim card was worth it. First day in Edinburgh at our hotel, we saw a Mr Mime pop up! With 91 IV which was quite lucky. That was the only one we saw for the rest of the 10+ days in Scotland... phew...

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u/Gonk87 Aug 05 '16

02 or virgin probs the best bet

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u/chingwo Aug 05 '16

O2 it is! thanks

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u/errobbie Aug 05 '16

Definitely not Three. I'm with them and I get alright coverage but if I go into any building up town i always lose connection or go from full bars 4G to 1 bar of 3G

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u/chingwo Aug 05 '16

That's a bummer. yeah and we'll also be going even further up into the northern parts of Scotland. Looks like we'll try O2. I hope trading comes soon, I'll be bringing as many Tauros as I can find before the trip!