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Archives for November 2014

End of t-mobile contract - what to do?
I pay £14.17/month on T-Mobile for: 300 minutes (pretty much right, use around 200-250 typically, excluding the unlimited landline calls) 500 texts (use around 150 average) unlimited land line (this isn't itemised, but I guess less than the mobiles) 750MB data 2 year deal, last time got a Lumia 920. So two questions: * Is…
O2 mis-selling?
:mad: :eek: :mad: :eek: :mad: :eek: I purchased an upgrade earlier today, i felt obgliged to do so, and was informed, 'it's the best deal around ATM'. When I returned home I found the same phone and allowance a lot cheaper with the same company O2, I paid £100 for the phone and the monthly amount is £42. Online it is…
iPhone 5c - £18.50 a month, no upfront cost, Carphone warehouse
Flash sale at Carphone Warehouse
Will a PAYG sim be disconnected if not used?
i need to get an EE SIM card for a GSM switch to open some gates from my mobile phone, which will only be used for receiving calls and never dialling out. Does anybody know if EE will disconnect the line if I never put credit on the sim and use it to make calls. Thanks.
Bouncemobi text message
Hi folks, Had a text message tonight on my wife's phone that came up as being from "Orange" but no number.... The message said "FreeMsg: U have joined bouncemobi Play games @ http://games.bounce.mobi 24 hours free then £1.50 per week. Send stop bmgames to 80206 to end. Help? 03333359980" Now she has told me that she hasn't…
SIM deals for UK holiday
Hi Some advice please. Coming to the UK for 4 weeks and want to buy a SIM card and monthly non contract plan. Been scouring the options and there are LOTS of them. So looking for Good coverage. Unlimited txt Lots of voice and data. Cheap or free TXT to New Zealand (maybe this is a hard ask and i might just use FB) Thanks…
EE Content Block
Hi All, I have had a contract with EE for a few months (six or seven can't remember exactly) and since I took out the contract their content lock system often blocks websites I try to visit. I have turned it off but the problem persists anyway. The websites it blocks aren't exactly what I'd call explicit- Daily Mirror,…
KKO Mobile charges and my end of contract- need quick advice!
Hi all. I'm currently with 02 on a contract. My contract is due up on December 30th and so I have been advised to ring them before the 30th of November to provide them with a months notice as i want to leave them. I logged into my 02 account to find their customer number but ended up analysing my bills online as I always…
Using UK phones in the US?
MSE's guide to using mobile phones is excellent, but I have a few questions I'll be going to the California, USA with my family. Will our UK handsets work over there? They are android phones, but they are quite old (e.g. T-Mobile pulse from 2009, ZTE Blade from 2010, Xperia Play 2011) I've found this site which lists US…
A non 3g sim card needed
I'm wondering if anyone could help me, im after a sim for occasional use but as a way to call the recipient but the phones are likely to be from the Nokia 3310 era so old school, is this possible or is a cheap contract the only way to go. Thanks
4G Sim only contracts
Are there any good priced 4G sim only contracts out there ? I'm currently paying £7 a month to virgin for 3G The ones I have seen are about double that? Who is doing to best deal ?
O2 price increase??
Has anyone else seen an increase in their latest monthly bill. I hardly use my phone which was 24month contract at 17ppm but ofc it went up to 17.58 due to rpi 2 months into the contract. Now it's 18.26 so was wondering if rpi has influenced it again
Issues with Vodafone
Help req'd please. After wasting hours bouncing around the various vf departments using 191 I am now officially at the end of my tether. In summary after vf offered me a good deal to stay with a shiny new S5 it was all off as all of a sudden out of stock. As they didn't know when new stock was due in I cancelled the…
Three sim only contracts
I'm struggling to choose between the £10 and £15 a month sim only contracts. Most months I will only use a relatively small amount of data - less than 1GB - so the £10 a month would do. But on the odd occasion tethering might come in handy. Does anyone know if there's an option to add tethering in the months when I might…
O2 working on local mast causing problems
About 3 days ago O2 decided to carry out some work on a local mast. They didn't bother informing customers about this, it was only until my phone wasn't sending/receiving txts, can't make or receive phone calls and not being able to use the internet on my phone. Contacted O2 today asking when the mast would be back up and…
Three PAYG - Experiences?
I'm considering porting my number across to Three due to poor 3G coverage on my current network. I've got a sim, but it's difficult to really test it out (calls and texts wise) when I have a random number attached to it. Loving the data speed so far. The 321 looks like it could save me a bit too. I was just wondering how…
New Phone Upgrade - What to do with old phone.
Hi, Two years ago I was persuaded to get a contract phone - an IPhone 5. The two years has now passed and I upgraded to a new phone. Therefore, I am now left with my 'old' IPhone 5 - perfect condition but of course no reception etc. I was just wondering what I should do with this now? I have never been in this position…
Three evading their responsibilities?
A friend of mine took out a contract with Three on a Samsing S4 mini in September for £29 a month. It was done in store, although it must be made clear that the contract was done online by the store staff for her as there were none of the phones in stock. This was the second store she had tried and neither had any S4 minis…
Problems with getting your mobile unlocked?
Hi, I'm doing some research into the time it takes to unlock a mobile phone. If you've ever unlocked a mobile before, could you please let me know the network you were unlocking from and the time it took to happen, Many thanks for your help in advance, Rebecca
Vodafone....how long is a piece of string...
Changed from phone with a normal sim...changed contract to iphone....iphone delivered with a nano sim Question: how long should it take for Vodafone to get it up and running....? any ideas?

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