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Best Sim-only Deals guide Discussion
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New to the Mobiles board? Start here
📱 Here are some threads you might find useful: * Best Sim-Only Deals Discussion * Cheap Mobile Contracts Article Discussion * Mobile Roaming: Cheapest Calls When You're Abroad * Cheap Pay-as-you-go Deals Article Discussion * Cheapest iPhones Article Discussion 📱 And here's some relevant content from MoneySavingExpert.com:…
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EE Sim only monthly contract massive price hike
Hi all, I used to be with Plusnet for broadband and mobile phone etc. Then I got transferred to EE as Plusnet dropped their mobile phone service. Was paying around £6 per month, but after I transferred to EE they started the uual annual "inflation plus" increases, so was paying around £7. However they have just advised…
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Cheapest way to keep a dormant UK phone number
Any recommendations on the best provider nowadays to keep a UK phone number that will not be used for some years, with no monthly contract? Idea would be to port the number to a PAYG provider and make a small top-up credit payment, and but with no monthly plan. I see discussions of this here ~10 years ago, but the provider…
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SMARTY not so smart customer service
SMARTY offer a great value (hence your rating them in top PAYG). But perhaps their popularity has affected their ability to respond quickly to customer issues. Whilst COVID has affected response times everywhere, the limitations of only having an online customer service portal become obvious. You firstly have to tackle…
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Apple and Google Pay setup fraud
This article makes interesting reading, and shows how careful you need to be with your card details. It's not specifically mobile, but obviously it is related... https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/how-fraudsters-could-steal-your-card-without-it-leaving-your-wallet-aBr2y9W3kbxm?source=facebook&utm_medium=social
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Lebara MSE deal renewal after discount period
Hi, I'm 9 months in with a Lebara SIM on a MSE deal which was discounted for 7 months, and I have now paid 2 months at full rate (£9.90). I recently logged in to my Lebara account intending to cancel the contract and was surprised to see this on the dashboard: This tallies with the deal being offered by MSE at the same…
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Classic Pay as you go
Does any company still offer the classic Pay as you go where you put credit on your phone and you can top up when the credit is low rather than paying a monthly subscription. This would be for an elderly person who will only use the phone occasionally or in an emergency whilst out
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Plan.com - Adding on £30 caps without your approval + having caps but not following them.
Hello all, I've had issues with plan.com already (November 2024) where their data usage widget broke for 2 and 1/2 weeks and after having my phone cut from data usability on 22nd November 2024, I logged in and saw that I had only used 1.6gb of the 16gb limit. I rang them and after the young lady went to check she said…
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SIM swap fraud
Our local neighbourhood watch has recently had a reminder of SIM swap fraud, including a link to a Which? article which may be of use. https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/sim-swap-fraud-doubles-year-on-year-how-scammers-steal-your-phone-number-aB0TF1O6hUrv
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Keeping UK mobile number active and roaming while living abroad for 1-2 years
Does anyone know which mobile providers currently allow long-term overseas roaming? It would be very minimal usage, I mainly just want to make sure I can stay roaming to receive SMS text messages (like the login verification codes banks send) while I'm living abroad. I'm currently with 3 and they told me roaming gets…
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UK phone needed for a week
Sister visiting UK from Australia due to family health emergency. She needs a phone for calls and internet. I don't have an old phone she can use. I'm clueless as to where to go to get her a phone. All I can think of is to get a PAYG from Tescos in the morning (she flies in tomorrow morning). Anyone got any better ideas…
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Lebara “Free Roaming” Con
My husband and I have recently signed up with Lebara. The deal was recommended on ML website. Our main criteria when choosing new provider were supported Wi-Fi calling (we live out in the sticks with bad signal) and free roaming in Europe (we travel often). We opted for a deal with Lebara that ticked both boxes at a very…
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1p Mobile - no customer service!
I have a minor query with 1p, and I am a customer. I filled out their on-line form, but after several days no response. I have tried their 0333 344 2278 customer service number many times, no answer. I do like their 14GB roaming and reasonable prices, but a total lack of support is a concern. Anyone had any luck contacting…
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Lebara PAYGO
I was gifted a £20 PAYGO top up for Lebara. How do I get free Lebara SIM to use it ? On the Lebara Website they want to sell me monthly bundles which I do not want!
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Lebara - roaming issues (Denmark)
Has anyone used Lebara reliably in Denmark? We tried the MSE deal for one phone (my partner’s) - iPhone 15 pro. - struggled to get a data connection on landing - after trying manual network switch we managed to get a 5G connection which could be used for much of 1 day - on later days, no data at all (or occasionally Edge)…
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Lebara roaming in India: data mostly broken, use local SIM instead
Prior to a long stay in India I ordered a SIM with Lebara because they offer roaming access in India. Sounded good and I can't fault delivery and using it here in the UK. FF to India and it turns out that the Lebara SIM did (mostly) work for voice and texting but not at all reliably for data. Data worked OK in Delhi,…
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LYCA mobile contract cancellation within cooling off period
Hello all. Newbie here and joined as Lyca Mobile is driving me nuts. I have a 24 month contract with them purchased online and am trying to cancel it within the 14 day window as reception is RUBBISH, I can barely hear anyone and if you need the phone in an emergency it would be useless. I emailed them on the address on…
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Cancelling Broadband, can I use an existing broadband ???
Hi all, I'm moving in with my partner and will be cancelling my broadband at my address. How do I use my partner broadband ? I'm able to use it at moment through wifi, will this change when I cancel MY broadband at my address ? Thank you in advance x
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How might I unlock a phone I own but haven't used for at least 15+ years
Hopefully the title will explain the issue. It's definitely a stab in the dark. Having a declutter and came across my (very) old Sony Ericsson P910i, boxed, with all the trimmings. It seems they can sell on eBay, but unlocked is best, and this appears to be locked, because when I put in a Lebara SIM, it asked me for a…
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PSA: Vodafone have increased prices mid contract in September 2025...
Just sharing my story because I'm sure i cannot be the only one. Vodafone had sent me an text for a contract started in February that my price will rise 33% in September. I had bought the plan contract through a third party (mobiles.co.uk) . Due to some technical reason they had mislabeled the costs and they had the great…
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SPUSU - WARNING!
I ported my number across to Spusu from Lebara as Lebara uses the Vodafone network and the 5g coverage is almost non existent. Seeing as Spusu run on EE, which I've never had a problem with in all the years I've used MVNOs, I thought it was a good move. How wrong I could be! Porting was smooth, no issues. The problem began…
