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Best UK mobile sim to use In Spain
My father is retired and living in Spain and has 2 mobile phones. 1 is his Spanish phone on Vodafone the other is his UK phone on 02. He used to have the 02 bolt on favourite country Spain costing £4.99 a month. This doesn’t appear to be working anymore and when he calls anyone in the UK for a 30 minute call!! He doesn’t…
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TalkMobile - taking DDs after contract closed
After my TalkMobile contract expired last autumn, I finally got a replacement contract with Virgin, gave them the PAC code and they switched it through in a couple of days. That was that, I thought. But no. TalkMobile continued to take DDs from my bank account in January and in February!!! I called them today and explained…
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Some Advice needed for mobile upgrade
Hello, Im looking for some help. I am trying to help my partner get a new phone. She has decided upon a Google Pixel 2. I have found mobiles.co.uk to be the cheapest around however I have found that the price varies quite significantly depending on whether you are upgrading or taking out a new contract: New contract: Pixel…
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Been a bit of a clown re. old mobile number
Hi all, Switched mobile providers last month, tried to get a pac code off my previous provider, EE but it was a nightmare to get through to them, about 50 different people and i gave up.... busy month at work so it slipped to the back of my mind, but earlier i tried again and they've said that they cant give it me back as…
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Mobile phones direct
Hi there Just looking for a bit of advice, mobilephonesdirect.co.uk have a deal for the iPhone x at the moment, looks good to me but unsure of what other experiences are? does anyone have anything they can share? Thanks Craig
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Contract up - tempted by the SamsungS9+
Hello everyone, I daren't put this on my DFW board! I'm interested in the S9+. I've never owned a Samsung. I'm just wondering if any of you have? It's roughly £68pm (currently I pay £38) but I read really impressive reviews. I think I'm actually writing to encourage you to convince me NOT to buy it! When my contract is up,…
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Help! Asked for PAC code and been stupid
Yesterday I contacted 3 to start a new contract with them. Today I contacted Vodafone to get my PAC code, but despite my best efforts to just get the code and run (my telling her 3 times that I just wanted the code), I allowed the Vodafone operator to sign me up to a better offer (I know, I know). Now I have 2 contracts…
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SPAM SMS with No Number
I have read your guides, registered with TPS etc. etc. but how do I stop SPAM SMS? These messages DO NOT appear to have a number and just display (possibly) a name and SMS centre. Example - this is the contents of an example SMS - have NOT clicked the link. Hi Vip Member Enjoy my new system Test it and start make money:…
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TPO 1.5G (4G) £4.99/mo deal
Hi all, I am interested in the TPO £4.99/mth 750 minutes, unlimited texts and 1.5GB of 4G data on a one-month contract deal shown on MSE. When I went through to the TPO website, I need to fill out some order details, and give them my debit card number/bank details. Will they start charging me immediately? I don't want my…
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replacement for samsung neo recommendations
Hello! Could anyone recommend me a phone to replace my wife's samsung s5 neo please? The most important aspects are camera, battery life and internal storage (currently she has 16gb but needs more - we have expanded the s5 neo but quite a few of the apps cannot be transferred across so the internal memory is quite…
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Large O2 'data call' charge
I have 8Gb data with my O2 contract but just received a bill charging me over £100 for "data calls" or "gprs calls" as they are called elsewhere on the bill. I hadn't gone over the 8Gb limit so this is separate to the regular data usage. Can anyone enlighten me as to how this can happen? I'm coming towards the end of a…
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International call within the UK to UK.
I have just received a £70 phone bill for calling my boyfriend. He is Spanish and his number starts +34. I was charged £70 for making several calls to this number, NEVER being notified that I WAS BEING CHARGED A PREMIUM! - and only tonight checked my phone bill to receive the shock that i was being charged for an…
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Free BT Mobile 500MB Plan - expired?
Back in summer 2016 I noticed I could get a BT Mobile 500MB Plan for £5, which with a £5p/m discount for BT broadband meant the cost was zero per month. I got a couple of these 12month contracts and both our children at Uni are using them. They didn't expire at the end of 12 months, and 20months latter the kids still have…
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Answer phone Msgs & Saving On 3?
Hi just wondering when you have saved a mobile answer phone msg how long can you keep it until it disappears? I thought it was up to oneself to delete when ready? I had saved a msg with 3, but noticed it had gone recently? Can't find anything about it on 3? Appreciate any help Thx
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EE causing nightmare - help please
I have been with Orange for many many years. I have now decided as the service and signal strength with EE is SO bad I wish to leave. In about November I phoned up and asked for (and got) my PAC number. I became ill -I am an OAP so it goes with the territory- and was not able to complete the process hence the PAC code…
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How to stop losing track of mobile phone?
OH is always leaving his mobile phone somewhere. He gets it out, answers a call, then puts it down nearby and forgets all about it. I think it is partly because he is such a gas bag. If, when he puts it down, he is diverted by someone talking to him, he gets so involved in the conversation he completely forgets about his…
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Looking for phone charger
I needed a new charger with 2 ports. 1 for a Galaxy s7 and one for a set of Bluetooth headphones. I'm looking for a 2in1 power bank that can be used as a wall charger and as a portable power bank. So Anker PowerCore Fusion 5000mAh power bank and Tattu 2-in-1 power bank 5200mAh are suited to my mind well. Which one do I…
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Can TalkTalk do this???
I received an email from talktalk a few weeks ago saying that they are switching mobile phone provider to O2 and offered me to switch to them without paying cancellation fees, I spoke to O2 and the deal they offered me like for like was more expensive, so I left it. I spoke to Talktalk again and complained that switching…
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OFCOM to investigate Three UK and Vodafone
Three and Vodafone are to be investigated by OFCOM. The Three investigation is quite interesting, in that one breach relates to Three not allowing tethering on all price plans (the Essential plans) and restrictions on using a handset sim in a tablet or dongle.…
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Iphone Payments
Decided it would be best to get a new phone, my current iPhone 6 is running out of memory as it’s only 16gb. I’ve decided on an iPhone 8, and saw the article on here about iPhone payments, saying for a 64gb iPhone 8, you pay £69 up front, then £31.50 for 20 months with 0% interest. Sounds great. Trouble is that when I open…
