Going to Spain from the States, SIM card change?

[Tig Bitties]

So my family and I are finally going to Europe, for our first time, to visit my Brother who lives in Spain now. I have a question on how our smartphones will work there?

All 4 of us, have Google Pixel phones, running on T-Mobile in the States. What do I need to do, so our phones will work there in Seville?

 

[SteveJUAE]

Should be easy to pick up a tourist pay as you go sim

Last time I was in Spain I used a UK pay as you go sim as there was no charge for roaming before Brexit, UK 02 still are free with roaming in Europe

 

[aggie99]

Yea as Steve said above it shouldn't be hard to pick up a SIM and pop it in. I've only traveled to Europe once and that's what I did. I'm not sure any of the US carriers have good roaming plans for Europe like they do with Mexico or Canada, so it's probably going to be a must to get a sim on a local network.

I'm curious how this is going to work now that the iPhone ridiculously only has an eSIM option.

 

[SteveJUAE]

Yea as Steve said above it shouldn't be hard to pick up a SIM and pop it in. I've only traveled to Europe once and that's what I did. I'm not sure any of the US carriers have good roaming plans for Europe like they do with Mexico or Canada, so it's probably going to be a must to get a sim on a local network.

I'm curious how this is going to work now that the iPhone ridiculously only has an eSIM option.

You can get online e-sims that work in many countries but they are not as cheap as local deals especially if your going for say a month

Last year we got an e-sim from O2 in UK to use there and in Italy but it's on a monthly set fee plan that can be terminated at anytime

Think it was around £10/month with calls and sms and around 5gb data but had to go to O2 shop to get.