Talk:Germany/@comment-31456633-20170305222309

I'm looking for advice for an upcoming trip that my husband and our son are going on (note:  I won't personally be there so I'm trying to arm my non-tech savvy family members with info before going). The most important thing to have is data on their iPhones. SMS is not needed, and voice calls are almost certainly not going to be used.

Their trip is covering 3 countries in 2 weeks:  arriving in Munich for 4 days, then Dublin for 3 days, then London for 8 days. My base assumption is that they should pick up a local SIM in each of the 3 cities they'll be in, is that the best approach? I've been reading some about roaming and it's unclear if that makes sense.

I'm posting this in the Germany section since that's the entry point into the EU (from the US, FWIW). Germany is always the most confusing to sort out with a SIM, it seems. For simplicity sake, my preference would be for them to sort a SIM out at the airport, even if it's a little more expensive. Peace of mind knowing that they can communicate once they're on land. :-)

Any suggestions on how best to approach this 3-city whirwind trip would be greatly appreciated!