2 months in Spain

[Paul3921]

Hi I’m going to Spain for 2 months.  Does anyone know the cheapest option to access my Data?

[bristolian]

You've not said whether you're PAYG or pay-monthly, my answer presumes pay-monthly. PAYG is a similar concept, but the amounts differ.

EE roaming in the EU works on a flat-rate basis, where you pay a daily or weekly charge for use of all your allowances - voice, text & data. Some monthly plans include this flat-fee in their allowances.

All inclusive roaming is subject to the stable links policy, which broadly requires that you are resident in the UK for 2months in every 4. This is because EE's roaming services are designed for UK residents taking short trips abroad, not those long-term resident outside the UK.

Ensure you enable roaming on your SIM before leaving the UK, by texting ROAMING to 150. This enables access to foreign networks, and thus coverage outside the UK.

[XRaySpeX]

As you have given no details of your circumstances & particularly the plan you are on, this is necessarily a lengthy reply.

You'll receive a Welcome text upon arrival at a country giving your roaming options.

You may use your usual UK allowances in the EU with up to 50 GB (contract) or 25 GB (PAYG) data per billing month if you have more. If on contract & your contract started after 07/07/2021 there'll be a £2.59 / day charge for using your UK allowances in EU unless you buy the 7-day EU Pass for £15 or the 12-day EU Pass for £21.50 or you already have them as an Inclusive Extra or you have an EE Essential Plus, All Rounder or Full Works Plan.

On PAYG there will be roaming charges to use your pack allowances in the EU, to be taken only from your PAYG credit, not your recurring card payment. You will receive a msg upon arrival offering & inviting you to take up the options for roaming in EU of either £2.50 / day, by replying ROAMEU1D to 150, or £10 / week, by replying ROAMEU7D to 150. If you opt to reply neither or you don't have an active pack, you will be paying standard rates for calls & texts & will need to buy a PAYG add-on for data.

If you are on contract, just remember to text ROAMING to 150 before leaving UK to ensure the roaming ability is enabled on your no.

If you are on PAYG, just make sure you had already used your PAYG SIM to make a call or text in the UK.