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Archives for January 2011

Truly free call forwarding
I need to have a phone number which will be redirected to my another mobile number. I can do it with O2 but I will have to pay for any incoming call which is not what I am happy about. Is there any way to have a phone number with redirection for free? Thanks
too many packages too little time
Have been on line all night trying to get a good deal out of vodaphone. Called for 36 mins and lost the will to live then spoke to their on line chat. Asked about my upgrade then the guy said i was not authorised to speak about his account so said I would put him on line - went through security and continued with my…
Cheap PAYG phone and credit
Hi, I would like to inform others how to get a cheap mobile phone and £10 credit for £2.44. 1. Go to Topcashback.co.uk and register for an account 2. Go to e2save.com from Topcashback link 3. Go to PAYG section and choose the cheapest mobile phone which cost (£0.01) 4. You must pay £10.01 including credit 5. You get £7.57…
Moving from Orange contract to Orange PAYG
My friend is currently with Orange on a Canary contract tariff giving her 160 minutes and unlimited texts (she thinks). She also thinks is at the point where she can cancel it without penalty. Her handset needs replacing but it's possible she may be moving abroad within the next year so renewing the contract to get an…
T-Mobile overseas charges
Hi Guys I need help with this one please. I am with T-mobile and have been for a few years. I went overseas for Christmas and have been doing so for a while. Unfortunately this year it was due to unhappy circumstances so I made a few outgoing calls as well as received them. On my was back to the UK I find that my bill is…
Blackberry Bold help
I have a Blackberry Bold 9780 i dont use and i have given it to my son who was using a BB curve, trouble is the bold was on vodafone, and his sim is T mobile, I have unlocked the bold and it accepts the sim, he can make calls and sms but he is having problems with the settings for the BB services etc. Any help greatly…
Text service received Help ????????????
Hi anyone got any idea on this little problem i have. I have just checked my mobile bill and have noticed the following 19:36 Text service received 700074011 - £10.00 19:38 Text service sent 60777 - £0.10 now i remember the 60777 text as this was to opt out of the text messages i was recieving advertising loans etc now…
Any way of getting out of the £10 airtime 'surcharge'?
My wife is on Orange and needing a new mobile phone. There are 2 or 3 models she fancies at a price we can afford. But everywhere we go they insist on the addition of £10 airtime. She already has a payg sim and doesn't want to change her number or lose the airtime credit on that sim. Every place we try insists that all it…
Xperia X10 Screen malfunctioning
The touchscreen on my X10 has started to malfunction, in that it works fine for texting and keying in numbers, but i can't select any apps from the right third of the screen and when held horizontally it barely functions and is very jumpy. It may be coincidental, but i upgraded to Android 2.1 recently and the screen…
o2 Free Texts
Hi All, I am with o2 and I signed up for their 300 free texts per month offer which is subjective to topping up £10 each month. Yesterday I added £10 to my phone but the free texts did not activate, could the fact that I topped up earlier in the month a got free texts then have a bearing on this?
Is there a way I can upgrade my phone early?
After having an 18 month contract with Vodafone I signed another 2 year contract. I really wanted the iphone 3G but that was going to put the monthly cost up too high (I don't heavily use my phone) so I paid £59.99 towards the phone so I could keep my original monthly payment at £30. I'm now just over a year into this…
T-Mobile Sharp Practice - PAC Request - Check Your Bill
I thought it may be helpful to share this. My T-Mobile contract 12 month period was due to end at the end of this month (it started at the end of January 2010). As I switch providers to take advantage of the latest cashback offer, I requested a PAC at the beginning of the month in preparation. I used the PAC at the end of…
Android Market Place Help!
Got my daughter a Samsung Galaxy S for Christmas, when she tries to open up market place do download apps, it asks for a username and password. She already has one, that she uses on google but is not a gmail account and this won't work. I have just signed her up to a gmail account and it's still coming up with the same…
Bluetooth not working - any suggestions
I have an nokia n6700 with orange and have been trying to connect to bluetooth for the past fortnight on and off and it just keeps saying trying to connect but never actually does. Any suggestions? Thanks
Will I regret the move from Apple to Android?
I have a 3GS and I because of the way iOS is so locked down, I thought moving to android would be a good idea, I bought a Galaxy S, excellent phone but I can't help but feel I might regret it, The Galaxy S is better than the iPhone in every way but I don't know I still have a little niggly feeling I might regret it. Did I…
Fonesafe insurance claim
I have just got back from a skiing holiday where I lost my phone and I am a bit concerned about the horror stories I have found about Fonesafe insurance claims. I was sat in a gondola (enclosed ski lift = small cable car) when I took my phone out to send a message. As I took it out the gondola went through a support pylon…
I'm not sure if this is the right board
Hi I am not sure if this is the correct forum. My daughter has a o2 contract and cut a long story short - she is in the army and therefore does not live in this country. She owes us alot of money and as have had to pay her phone bills for the last 3 months as she did not have the money. We have had a big argument as she…
Are ebay phones still cover under manufactures warranty?
I bought a Galaxy S of ebay, It was a new phone, after reading the warrenty card it doesn't say anything. Would it be covered? Also did I ready correct, do Samsung phones have 2 years warranty?
Desire QWERTY keyboard query
Hi, i have had a brief hands on experience with a HTC Desire at a nice "3" shop in Bedford. So i reckon i shall get one, of the Sim Free variety. Of course as soon as I got home, there was one thing i didnt find out about, i am hoping somebody here who already has one can help ?. I was shown the QWERTY and found i could…
Calls and Web on Samsung Galaxy Tab? Not with Vodafone!
Been with Vodafone for years without upgrading, now I finally want to it seems that they are not selling the model I need as a phone! I would love a Samsung Galaxy Tab to show my customers videos pics etc as well as a phone, but after a call to Vodafone all they could offer was a tarriff for high use web, then swap my sims…

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