Never had to look or get one before as I always had one with me and now do not, but can you get a UK sim card on arrival at Heathrow or maybe at Kings Cross rail station?

Thanks.

Edited August 6, 201312 yr by pattayadingo

Readily available at T3 arrivals hall, WH Smiths for a starter

There is a vending machine in Terminal 3 arrivals selling them as well.

Readily available at T3 arrivals hall, WH Smiths for a starter

There is a vending machine in Terminal 3 arrivals selling them as well.

Thanks for the info

If you have a friend in the UK you could always get your free giffgaff SIM sent to them and have them forward it on. Just before you leave charge up with £10 and have a month's service including:

500 minutes to any network

500 texts

1 Gb data

They use the O2 network, which isn't the best but certainly served us well. Really worth checking out as it is an outrageous deal.

If you have a friend in the UK you could always get your free giffgaff SIM sent to them and have them forward it on. Just before you leave charge up with £10 and have a month's service including:

500 minutes to any network

500 texts

1 Gb data

They use the O2 network, which isn't the best but certainly served us well. Really worth checking out as it is an outrageous deal.

Thanks for that.

I'm happy to be able to pick a sim card up on arrival and us that. If I can pick up a virgin one, all the better, I have credit on one that can be transferred.

Really just to keep in touch with people UK side while I am there and give them updates on my arrival time so they can pick me up in the car and have my dinner ready on time .

I recommend the 3 service.. £15 includes unlimited internet for a month.

^{If you want to call Thailand the best sim on offer in the UK is Lebara. 3p/min mobile to Thai mobile. 1p/min at weekends}

I recommend the 3 service.. £15 includes unlimited internet for a month.

Seconded.

Purchased it at one of the vending machines at LHR.

Machine accepts credit card which is handy if you haven't been to the ATM yet.

If you're looking for a freebie UK sim and you aren't travelling for the next few weeks PM me which one you want and your address in Thailand and I'll stick it in the post.