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Exceeding data allowances in UK - networks?
I've just come to the end of a decent deal with t-mobile, and I'm going down the Moto G plus cheap monthly sim route. I can get away with "just" 500mb of data as I spend most of my time connected to wifi, and having just left a 750mb contract I know enough about my data usage to be sufficiently parsimonious with it. My…
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Dialling new ASDA(EE) to get PAC
Now my number has been ported from old ASDA Mobile (Voda) to the new (EE) I am trying to get my PAC as I want to transfer to another provider. ( Can't wait to get away from their total incompetence). The number for getting a code from new ASDA Mobile appears to be 08453666990, but each time I phone there is silence, a…
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data allowance?
In a bit of a quandry. Need to buy a smartphone for the first time. Looks like I might have to go with o2 because it is the only network with half decent coverage where I am in the sticks. Problem is, what data allowance to go for? I've done some research but and filled out the usage calculators online but frankly find…
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Family Mobile ????? - Are they real?
Maybe it is just me, but I cannot get any contact from Family Mobile from whom I purchased a SIM card with £10 top up, 10 days ago. The SIM has not yet been delivered, and I do not get any reply to emails, sent to them. The "My Account" area of their website returns an "Internal Error 500" message when I attempt to log in.…
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Samba Mobile Closing Down
Another one bites the dust. Just received the email through. [FONT="]You may have heard via the website, a friend or social media that Samba has had to take the difficult decision to close. We hope that you, our customers, have been happy with the value exchange received over the last two years. Below you will find…
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New Phone/Contract - Range of options, advice needed please
Hi MSE'rs Until last weekend I was using a Huawei Y300 phone that pretty much did everything I needed. Unfortunately I managed to mislay it and so rang T-Mobile to have the phone blocked. Whilst I was chatting to them I discovered that my phone bill had increased significantly. Until May 2013 I was paying £7.16 pm for 600…
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Vodafone unlock iphone5/NUC Resolutions
My wife lost her iphone 5 recently and got in touch with vodafone who suugested she upgraded and they would simply transfer her number to the new iphone 5s. She then found the old iphone 5 in the car under the seat. I have an old iphone 4 and so i decided i would use her old iphone 5 and so she asked vodafone to unlock the…
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Using phone for US..severalo Qs please
Ok. Going on hols in NY and Nth Carolina. Will want to use a mobile for internal (US) calls and texts, and to call home. Given questions below, data may be useful for mapping etc, though will be taking an I Pad as well. Now I think even a 5yr old knows more than I about Mobiles. So some obvious questions first please. I…
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3 mobile beware product changes,March 2014
Bought a smart phone to change from my dongle used solely for tethering my laptop using about 8 gig per month Bought a new eat as much data, sim card for £23 a month to get a few calls as well, getting home and reading details I find only 2 gig now allowed for tethering other devices.. Back to shop try and get a refund…
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Refused contract because I lived in France
I want to get a simcard on monthly contract, but Vodafone, Tesco and Virgin have all refused me apparently on the grounds that until January this year I was working in France for three years. No matter that I have a good income, no credit reference problems, and that I lived in UK for 60 years before going to France! This…
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Cheap SIM free mobile for taveling
Hi folks, I'm looking at buying a SIM free phone so I can by a cheap pay as you go SIM in the country I am visiting. I'm already on the EE international roaming tariff - which is is awesome because I travel most months, but there are some countries that it doesn't cover. Are there any current recommendations for a cheap…
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Unhappy with Vodafone and a childs phone.
My husband and I got our son a mobile for his birthday. We weren't happy that we were told the contract couldn't be capped...Why not other firms do?? Maybe this should of been a point we said no. We used Vodafone as both our mobiles are through them, and haven't had issues. So we added him onto my account. £15 a month.…
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cheap phone that will run map my run or similar
Hi all I am looking for a cheap payg phone that will be able to run an app like map my run or run keeper. I have been looking at the samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 but do not know if it will be good enough. Any advice is appreciated Thank you
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Three not informing me about price cuts
I moved to a Three One Plan Monthly SIM contract over a year ago, and at the time there was not much effective saving between the one month and a yearly contract, and I wasn't sure what I might be doing in terms of phone upgrades at that point. As I discovered yesterday, Three had cut the price of the plan to £18 for a…
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iPhone 5 Sleep/Wake Button Replacement Program
Hey, I came across this, this morning! It's worth a read if you have a fault button and/or you have paid for a replacement as you could get a refund! https://ssl.apple.com/uk/support/iphone5-sleepwakebutton/ Hope this helps anyone :)
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Trying to found a decent new phone/Contract
I'm hopeful someone can give some advice. I currently have S3 and paying £27pm. I've got no idea how I managed to get such a cheap deal, This deal is what Orange were offering giving to people 2 years ago. I get 1G data, unlimited texts, 800 anytime minutes. I would like FM Radio on the new phone. I' am just better off…
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Vodafone repair = con merchants
I think Vodafone should really change the firm that they send there customers phones to for repair, earlier in the week i had an interesting conversation with them about the repair of my iphone 5. After using it 4 months it wont charge up at all, tried all different types of chargers & checked if any fluff dirt etc was in…
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Sainsbury's mobile & Discounted Petrol
And if you have Sainsbury's Mobile Top by £10 for 11ppl discount on fuel. http://www.phoneshopbysainsburys.co.uk/save-on-fuel?SRC=PS3&ID=100214 ends 6th May 2014
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My Vodafone experience
Hi Folks, First time here, to be honest I'm hoping for a little advice as well as a chance to vent a bit of frustration. So about 5 years ago I had a Vodafone contract, had a high bill one month, which I paid, and decided I wanted to cancel. I went into a store and was advised I'd have to pay a fairly high cancellation…
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Orange/EE - can I terminate?
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help with this? I've been with orangeicon for probably 10 yrs now, same account & number, and I upgraded my phone in January after my previous 24 months ended, and opted for a non-iPhone deal for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Anyway, since then, EVERY bill has been wrong and we have been charged for…
