With the University of Edinburgh being a highly reputable university, the facilities available to students are great. There are computers available to all students in many locations including the Main Library and the King’s Library. Printing works similarly to the way it works at Northeastern. There is an online service to which students can submit files, and then the student just needs to go to a printer and scan their student ID card. The university provides some money for printing, and students can supplement if need be. All residence dorms have free wifi. In fact, the entire campus is set up with wifi; you just have to login each time you wish to connect.
As for phones, I purchased a UK sim card once I arrived. The first few days I bounced around on different wireless networks and used apps like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. Once I got more settled, I headed to the shopping streets in Edinburgh and found a local phone store. I ended up purchasing a sim card that works in multiple European countries for around 10 pounds per month. There were varying options for prices based on the amount of data, number of texts, and minutes you desired. Everyone in the store was very helpful and pointed me in the correct direction. The only precaution I took before arriving in Scotland was making sure my phone was unlocked. Locked phones do not accept foreign sim cards. All in all, the service has been great and very simple to use. On my trip to Copenhagen this past weekend, my phone helped me get around and stay in touch with the friends that I traveled with. Here are some pictures from the trip!
