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Archives for October 2004

T-mobile freetime 750 sim card
Hello Does anyone know where I can get a T-mobile simcard for the freetime 750 tariff where you receive the 12 months line rental as cashback? I know scancom.co.uk and gsmmobiles.com had that deal but they've stopped doing that now and was just wondering if anyone knows of another site where I can get this deal. Many…
best deal for motorola v3
just woundering what are the best deals for this phone? contract/sim-free?
3 MOBILE CALLING FROM OZ
I have been told that to phone Blighty from Oz using my 3 Mobile will cost £4 (YES FOUR POUNDS!!!!!) per minute. Anyone got ideas how to get this down considerably?? that is without changing companies as I've only just signed up with them. Many thanks
Sharp GX10i unlock to use on Orange?
I was just about to pay £12.00 online to unlock a Sharp GX10i to use with my Orange sim card. Site says check first my phone is compatable with Orange. Can anyone help advise me if I can use the Sharp GX10i with Orange. If anyone can recommend a site where I can unlock the phone myself I would appreciate it, I couldn't…
ORCHID DIALLER OWNERS - DON'T FORGET CLOCK CHANGE
If you own an Orchid V4 dialler don't forget to reset the realtime clock today. If you don't your routing for daytime, evening and weekend call carrier changes will all be 1 hour out of synch. To change just dial in the following: **#0000* [hhmmdowddmmyy] *2 NB. DOW. 1= Monday through 7= Sunday So if you were setting it at…
HOMECHOICE - FREE MONTH - £35 2Meg + TV
Homechoice have got some good deals on and are currently doing a "Reffer a friend and get a free Month" So if you want a free month let me know! dude_lse(at)hotmail.com. Basically for £35 a month you get 2Meg download and there TV service with replay feature, handy if you keep missing Eastenders. The VMX Music Video…
Help o2 a800 argos
jus bought a new samsung a800 on o2 active from argos but wen i dial it from another fone (mobile or landline ) i cant connect to it ie (nec e616v error message = call has been disconnected, anyone know anything tht cud be wrong? ??? ??? ???
Free phone calls to USA (almost)
Just in case anyone uses pre paid phone cards to make phone calls to this country or abroad I thought you might like to know about this rather nice deal from the Post Office. As of Monday 1st November anyone buying a 'Christmas' £5 phonecard can make unlimited free calls to the US on Saturdays (including Xmas day)! This…
great deal - 6230 ..or not?
Just got a mobile from these guys after scouring the net for a long time! (https://www.gotyourmobile.com) Can anyone beat this! Actually ill be a bit ticked off if you do but still think this deal is really good. "FREE Nokia 6230 + half price line rental for 9months + per month (200 anytime minutes) + 3 months free…
Moto A1000, or unreliable site?
i have just seen the motorola A1000 for sale on http://www.halfpricelinerental.com/ but am unsure whether this website is reliable or not, as it seems quite new. Is there any way to check if it is a genuine site?
Orchid dialler question: country codes
Hi all As I have children in Canada & Australia I have found the Orchid dialler very useful and routed all my "OO" calls through 18866. However as the !8866 rates have just changed I want my Canada/001 calls to route thro' 1899 ( 3p connection .5p a minute ) and my Australian/0061 calls to remain with 1866 ( 1p connection,…
Free Texts O2 without topping up?
Hi, Was browsing ebay and saw this link for sale http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29779&item=6334520114&rd=1 Does anyone know about this? Seems too good to be true hence this post. Any info appreciated.
GEO NUMBER FOR VIRGIN.NET?
Am hoping someone can supply a geographical number for Virgin .net Have tried the "saynoto0870" site,but to no avail. The numbers I have are 08456501000/08456500000 or the billing one,which is the one I want to contact, 08456500130 Thanks for any help
shop/website reliability???
Sorry if this is da wrong place to put this post but would like to know if ne1 has dealt with these people b4. I am interested in a phone they have but would like to know if anyone has had any problems with them, or if anyone has anything good to say about them. As i have never heard of them b4 any info about em would be…
Unlock code for Sagem Myx5-2 or Myx7
I am looking for one of these two phones but are both on T-Mobile and my phone is on orange and I want to keep with orange if possible. Does anyone know how to unlock these phones? Thanks ???
Orange Mobile free talk
I have been a customer of Orange since they first started. I subscribe to Talk Time 200 @ £30 incl. per month. Just recentlly, their TV advertising promotes, subscribe to Orange Talk Time, like I do, and receive free talk after 8pm for life. So, I thought I would have some of that, knowing I have supported them from…
More than one site with NTL?
Hi Anyone know if you can have more than one website with NTL? They give you 55MB of ree space but no way am I going to use all this on one site! Would be good if they allowed you to have more than one site but not sure how to go about managing this or even if they allow it. Thanks C
Motorola Unlock IMEI?
hi, recently unlocking motorola phones via supplying the IMEI number had ceased, and it was very difficult to unlock these phones. However i recently came across a number of sites that are now offering this facility-unlocking motorola phones by IMEI. Is this genuine, or is it just to make money, and if it is genuine, can…
Nokia 6100 can anyone help?
Just managed to purchase 6100 thanks to Browntoa at a bargin price(thanks again!)- now only one problem it is locked to virgin. I have been on the trycktill website and tried code 7 and 1 but to no avail. It did ask if phone was old/new 6100 not sure so put in old?? Daren't try anymore codes without advice…
phone for daughter which????
howdy folks!!! i am planning on buying a phone for my 9 yr old daughter and need to know which are the best deals.I would prefer a top up system which wont cost me a fortune if she uses loads please let me know your thoughts cheers

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