Country Specific SIM For The UK (United Kingdom Virgin Mobile)
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Code: UKVirgin
Price:
$38.99
Shipping Weight: 1.00 Pounds
Country-Specific SIM
Card For The UK
This Virgin Mobile
SIM Card For The UK Includes:
A Virgin Mobile SIM card to fit your phone
2 Pounds of starter airtime credit
Free incoming calls
A local phone number while in the UK
No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
SMS (text messaging)
Domestic rates for England and throughout the
UK are per minute for outgoing calls within the UK (while you are in
the UK). All incoming calls are free, regardless of where they
originate.
Call Type
Call Rate (per
minute)
Mobiles from other network
operators
35p
National Toll Rate numbers
15p
Local Toll Rate numbers
10p
Voicemail
Free
Customer Service via 789
10p
Text messages to Virgin Mobiles within
the UK
3p
Text messages to mobiles on other UK
networks
10p
International rates are per minute for
international outgoing calls within UK from your UK SIM card while
you are in UK. All incoming calls, regardless of where they
originate, are free with your Virgin Mobile UK SIM card.
Call Type
Call Rate (per
minute)
The Republic of Ireland / Island of
Man
15p
USA and Canada
20p
Europe and most other countries
40p
Rest of the world
80p
International text messages
20p per msg
To receive your full call credit you will need to first visit the Virgin UK website to register your SIM or you will need to purchase a reload voucher after you arrive in The UK.
Your UK Virgin cell phone number
will be printed on the back of your UK SIM card package. Callers will not be able to leave you messages until after you arrive in The UK and follow the below instructions to activate your SIM:
Be sure that battery is charged
Turn on your phone
Set you cell phone to the GSM 900/1800 frequency (as needed)
Insert the UK Virgin mobile SIM chip into the cellular phone *
Enter PIN code
Start calling **
Customer service with your UK Virgin Mobile SIM
card is available 24/7 simply by dialing 789 from the cell phone or
08456000 789 from a landline.
* You will need to snap out the thumbnail sized
UK SIM card along the perforated edge of its holder and then insert
the UK SIM card into your international cell phone with the gold
contacts of the UK SIM card facing the metal contacts of your
international cellular phone.
** When calling overseas from the United States
to your UK cellular phone number callers will need to dial 011
followed by the country code 44 and then your UK cell phone number,
omitting the first 0 (zero). To call abroad from your UK cell phone
simply dial 00 followed by the country code and phone number. To call
InTouchSmartcards you would dial 0017032227161.
From time to time, your prepaid UK Virgin
Mobile SIM card may need to be recharged with airtime credit. In
order to credit your UK Virgin Mobile SIM card with additional
airtime, simply
1. Purchase a Virgin Mobile airtime (Top-up
card) voucher from a Kiosk or authorized Virgin dealer.
2. Scratch off the gray panel to reveal your
airtime top-up pin code.
3. Phone 789 (free) from your phone and follow
the instructions.
To add airtime to your UK Virgin Mobile SIM,
you can also register you credit card by dialing 789 from your GSM
cellphone. You can check your balance anytime while in the UK for
free by dialing 798 from your cell phone.
The Virgin Mobile SIM card is valid for a
period of 180 from activation (when you arrive in the UK or 90 days
from the last time you added talk time (whichever is later).
Note: Due to supply constraints beyond our control we ocassionally may need to substitute another carrier's SIM in place of Virgin. If you need a specific carriers SIM that you do not see listed on our site, be sure to call us for availability.
If you will also be travelling to other
countries besides UK and are looking for a global SIM card that
has world-wide coverage, you will want to consider
our SmartFree Global SIM card that
works in over 140 countries and offers free incoming calls in 90 countries.
Wondering if you can use your Quadband Tmobile or AT&T phone on your trip to The UK?
Watch this quick video to learn how to have your GSM Phone unlocked.