Uber & Travel SIM card

[Dr Ralph]

Ouch - I guess it’s going to be a case of wait & see. Makes it hard to order a Uber at Paddington Station.

My partners phone was set up for roaming so in the short term it work out OK for US.

But like most things with travel, have a back up plan is my advice.

 

[Lynda2475]

Note: I also used my aussie uber account (with no details changed) from a device (not my phone) with a UK sim in it in Croatia and Portugal last year, again no problems.

Uber only needs your mobile to validate the app the first time you use it, like i said unless the driver cant find you they don't call the number in the phone (and most use the in-app messaging first which only requires data).

Even at home, if my mobile is going flat I will will use my tablet to book an uber (completely different sim) with no issues.

Uber just needs internet connection and an account which has previously been validated.

What can cause issues overseas is your payment method. In aus i pay for all my Ubers using paypal. Paypal is not allowed for uber payments in croatia, so I had to use a debit/credit card (or weirdly cash is an option for uber in croatia).

I always roam with my aussie sim in my mobile (but with data turned off) and make no calls, so I can receive sms from bank if necessary (costs nothing to receive sms over seas) - so zero extra cost. But i always put a local (or UK with free data roaming) sim in my 4G tablet for data to use with apps while Im away.

 

[Hux]

Everywhere I have been I have used my Uber account (aussie) with no requirement to change my number. Some countries I haven't even had a local sim, only wifi and its worked fine, some travel sim, some roaming.

 

[Bizzee Travelling]

Note: I also used my aussie uber account (with no details changed) from a device (not my phone) with a UK sim in it in Croatia and Portugal last year, again no problems.

Uber only needs your mobile to validate the app the first time you use it, like i said unless the driver cant find you they don't call the number in the phone (and most use the in-app messaging first which only requires data).

Even at home, if my mobile is going flat I will will use my tablet to book an uber (completely different sim) with no issues.

Uber just needs internet connection and an account which has previously been validated.

What can cause issues overseas is your payment method. In aus i pay for all my Ubers using paypal. Paypal is not allowed for uber payments in croatia, so I had to use a debit/credit card (or weirdly cash is an option for uber in croatia).

I always roam with my aussie sim in my mobile (but with data turned off) and make no calls, so I can receive sms from bank if necessary (costs nothing to receive sms over seas) - so zero extra cost. But i always put a local (or UK with free data roaming) sim in my 4G tablet for data to use with apps while Im away.

Thanks again Linda.

Everywhere I have been I have used my Uber account (aussie) with no requirement to change my number. Some countries I haven't even had a local sim, only wifi and its worked fine, some travel sim, some roaming.

Thanks Hux.

 

[VPS]

I was in NZ recently and had a NZ SIM in my phone and changed the payment to my NZ debit card and had no problems at all