How much data on holiday

[HOGEPH]

Off to foreign climes for 10 days, and intend to get a local sim card for emails, whatsapp, waze and general browsing.

How much in terms of gb should I get? Won't be back there anytime soon after the hols, so I presume the unused data will expire.

[joshleb]

I assume it's not Europe...

As for maps though, download google maps offline maps for the area you're going and it will still work, no data required.

[HOGEPH]

South Africa

[alorotom]

4-6gb should cover that and be on the safe side

[A900ss]

Without staying the obvious, only you know how heavy you are on the phone.

Waze and e-mail use next to nothing. Video and photo uploading usenconsiderably more.

I always work on a gig a day when on holiday but I consider myself a reasonably heavy user.

[HOGEPH]

Thanks all for the replies.

[anonymous-user]

Light user here - I don't watch movies over data - though of course I watch the odd youtube clip. I've never used my 4Gb allowance when abroad - using maps too. I was in NZ for 3 weeks and didn't run out. A lot of the time you are on people's wifi when doing the really heavy browsing of youtube etc.

I'm a business user, runnign three email accounts. Hardly uses anything

[Mosman]

I spent two weeks in South Africa for work in January. I'd consider myself a higher than normal data user (but of course whilst using data and traveling would avoid streaming YouTube etc). I went through about 4-5GB in two weeks.

For this trip I was using the Truphone's global data plan and utilised the eSIM in my iPhone Xs. This worked really well; didn't have to go and get a local sim car; full speed 4G; was able to receive calls on my UK number (as both the physical and eSIMs were both active). Well worth looking into if you have a compatible phone.

[HOGEPH]

I opted for 5GB from Vodacom in the end. Cost me 451 Rand, so about £24. Turns out I've hardly used a Gb!

Still cheaper than having to pay EE a daily charge of £6 for 500mb, so a learning experience, and I've saved on having to hire a GPS for the car.

Will plan accordingly for the next trip!