Portugal SIM card

The Portugal SIM card includes mobile data and a UK phone number. Plans for use in the UK and Europe also include unlimited calls and texts. Choose the data amount from the plan options on this page.

Yes. The SIM card for Portugal runs on Three UK and comes with a UK phone number. You receive the number in the confirmation email on your activation date. Your current number cannot be transferred to it.

Yes, calls and texts are included in plans for the UK and Europe. While you are in the UK, you can call and text UK numbers only. While you are in Europe, you can call and text European numbers. Calls to countries outside Europe are not possible.

Yes. Order a recharge on our recharge page at least 24 hours before your current plan expires. The recharge starts once the current plan has expired, and unused data, minutes and texts do not roll over.

Your internet connection stops until you buy more data. An additional plan only starts once the current plan has expired.

Yes. Choose a package with calls above. Those packages include a phone number, sent in the confirmation email on your activation date.

The data-only packages above are not tied to one carrier: they connect automatically to the strongest available partner network once data roaming is switched on.

Choose a 1GB, 10GB, 20GB or 25GB package above. They connect automatically to the strongest available partner network in South Africa.

The SIM card for Portugal is data only. It does not include a phone number, calls or texts. Choose the data amount and number of days that suit your trip from the plan options on this page.

Not as standard phone calls. The Portugal travel SIM card is data only, so it has no call minutes or texts. You can still call and message over its data with apps such as WhatsApp.

No. The Portugal SIM card is data only and does not include a phone number. To stay reachable, use calling and messaging apps such as WhatsApp over its data.

The SIM card for Portugal lasts for the number of days shown in the plan you choose, counted from when the data plan starts. Until it has connected to a network for the first time, it stays valid for 1 to 2 years, so you can buy it well ahead of your trip.

The Portugal travel SIM card is not tied to one carrier. It connects automatically to the strongest available partner network once data roaming is switched on. If it does not connect, search manually: on Android go to Settings > Connections > Mobile Networks > Network Operators and turn off Select Automatically; on iPhone go to Settings > Mobile Data > Network Selection and turn off Automatic.

Once you have received your Portugal SIM card, send an activation request on our activation page and choose the date you want it activated. We activate it on that date and email you a confirmation with your phone number.

Yes. Switch on mobile data and data roaming, then restart your phone. On Android: Settings > Mobile Networks > Data Roaming. On iPhone: Settings > Mobile Data > Mobile Data Options > Data Roaming. The internet (APN) settings are already set up on the SIM card.

No. The Portugal travel SIM card does not need a PIN. If your phone shows 'blocked', 'barred', 'incorrect SIM' or 'SP lock', it is locked to another network: ask your current provider for the unlock code.

Yes, with a package with calls above. You choose the date in your activation request, and we activate it on that date.

Choose a data-only package above. It stays valid for 1 to 2 years until it first connects to a network, so you can buy it well ahead of your trip.

If your phone asks for a PIN when you insert the SIM card for Portugal, you will find the PIN and PUK printed on the SIM card holder it came in.

Once you have received your Portugal travel SIM card, send an activation request on our activation page. It is pre-activated as soon as we receive the request, whatever date you enter, and you receive an activation email. The data plan itself only starts when data roaming is switched on and the SIM card connects to a network.

Yes, with a 1GB to 25GB package above. It stays valid for 1 to 2 years until the SIM first connects to a network.

The Portugal SIM card works in unlocked (SIM-lock free) phones. It is a trio SIM, so it fits standard, micro and nano SIM slots. If your phone is locked, ask your current provider for the unlock code.

Yes. WhatsApp keeps working with your current phone number while the SIM card for Portugal provides the data.

Packages with calls above come on a trio SIM, so they fit standard, micro and nano SIM slots in unlocked phones.

Yes. WhatsApp keeps working with your current phone number on every package, including the data-only packages above.

The Portugal SIM card works in unlocked phones. If your phone shows 'blocked', 'barred', 'incorrect SIM' or 'SP lock', it is locked to another network: ask your current provider for the unlock code.

Yes. WhatsApp keeps working with your current phone number on every package, including the 1GB to 25GB packages above.

Yes. WhatsApp keeps working with your current phone number while the Portugal SIM card provides the data.

Your phone's mobile data usage screen shows an estimate, but it is not always accurate. For an exact figure, contact our support team. You will not receive a message when your data runs out.