Moving abroad with Pay and Go

Hi. I'm moving abroad in September - a long-term move, and was just wondering what is best to do with my phone. I'm currently on Pay and Go. I will be moving to Spain, and have heard that O2 have an equivalent/sister company in Spain. Is it possible to change my phone on to that network? Or should I get a new sim card out there? Is it worth keeping my current O2 sim card for any time I visit the UK again, or will it be cancelled? Thanks for any help you can give. I've tried to chat on live chat to an O2 expert but no one has responded, so thought I'd check here! :-)

jonsie wrote:
If your phone has been on O2 for 12 months (unless iphone and doesn't apply) then get your phone unlocked and use a Spanish sim. O2 Travel rates are fairly good if you want to use the O2 sim but you will need a UK debit/credit card to top up.If the number isn't one you wish to keep then there is no benefit in keeping it if you decide non a local sim. You would have to make a chargeable call with the UK sim every 6 months to keep it active.Good luck in the future with your move to Spain.If one needs a UK number that badly whilst in Spain, but is going to close his UK bank accounts (hence no UK debit card to use for topups), he could port his number to Vodafone. From what I know (don't rely on that one too much, doublecheck first), you can topup your Vodafone number using a voucher from a Vodafone network in another country. From my personal experience (some 4-5yrs ago though), I was able to topup an Irish Vodafone with a Vodafone UK voucher.

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