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O2 wishing to buy me out of my contract
I bought my current mobile from carphone warehouse in November 2019, a two year contract paying £38 a month and I paid approx £155 to upgrade at that time. Recently I’ve had emails from o2 telling me that they will buy me out of my contract which is due to expire in November 2021 and I’ve now had two phone calls telling me…
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Beginner question re. 3G dumb phone
I've just got my first mobile phone and know nothing about them. The phone's an alcatel 2038x (3G) dumb phone and I want to use it mainly (or entirely?) for receiving texts (and maybe receiving some calls?) every now and again. Don't expect to be sending many texts or making many calls (possibly no calls?). The phone will…
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New Mobile - Not sure here or Mobile thread better, please move if neccessary
Hi All,I currently have a S6 on PAYG. EE if it matters, I currently pay £5 a month for 30 days (500MB, 250 mins , unlimited texts {Free boosts 100MB data, 100MB data, 25 mins} Data left over rollsover). I used to split my time with my house and my partner's, he passed in Nov 2020. I now need something that works solely in…
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Beware: Switched-On Gadget Insurance
I took out a policy with Switched-on Gadget Insurance in 2018 for the mobiles in my household. Before I took out the policy I checked they covered used items bought from bonafide sellers, which according to their t&cs they did. Last September I dropped my phone and damaged it so decided to make a claim. However a week…
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Sim Only Deals
Hi Guys I am looking to sort out my finances and one of the ways I think I could cut back is doing sim only deals, I pay for 4 deals currently a sim only deal and these amount to £65 a month. we all need a good amount of Data especially at the moment as we are all working from home, I am currently with o2 but have done a…
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iPhone replacement batteries
Is it just me who is unlucky or can anyone else relate to the following I’m not one for the latest phone and generally keep my phones for a number of years, which means I’m almost always forced to replace the battery at some point, however no battery is ever as good as the original, every iPhone I’ve had over the last 7-8…
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Sim card text and calls only no data
Hello, Three is soon changing its prices so this question - first asked in August 2014 and eventually resolved - has become pertinent again. My mobile use is pretty limited as I mainly carry the thing to be contacted. When I do use it I only make calls or texts, I don't need any Data. I have a PAYG Sim with Three which has…
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Moved: DirectUnlocks website Scam. Now reported to POLICE
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Internal security checks / s21 ultra
I have failed the internal security checks for carphone warehouse. I passed the credit and identity check and made sure the bank have my information all down correctly. I've seen others say its a technique they use when phones and deals are too popular and they can't decline it any other way as that wouldn't be allowed due…
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Possible misleading of elderly customer by Vodafone?
Hello everyone, I hope I'm posting this in the right place. Board guides, please let me know if I need to post elsewhere. My father recently died of coronavirus at the age of 74 and my siblings and I are helping our mother sort through his finances. It transpires that he was paying £90 per month for a 'business account'…
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PAC number from Three
So my missus had a really bad experience with three multiple times last time they missold a tariff in the end they decided to cancel the contract so I don't follow complain and take it further and they changed it to pay as you go so she can keep the number and top up and use it still. Found a deal on O2 and wanted to keep…
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Software updates stop before the guarantee period ends
I bought a Motorola phone SIM free in late December 2020 from John Lewis. They say it is guaranteed for 2 years. I have checked with Motorola and they say they plan to stop providing security updates in February 2022, which is 14 months after I bought it. So it appears to that I will have to junk the phone within the…
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Fonehouse - Incorrectly Sold Me A Sim Only Plan
I previously was with Vodafone (10 years) and had a 5G plan and as expected got a 5G signal. I had network issues since November which they couldn't fix so I left to go with o2 which was a huge mistake as o2 were worse. Realising Voda is the better option I decided to go back with them. This is where Fonehouse come into…
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Question about Smarty network add-ons
Does anyone know how Smarty handles add-ons. I'm getting a sim for somebody, I'll be paying for it but I need any add-ons to be done by the account holder (ie me). Does Smarty allow the person with the phone / sim to add data add-ons via sms ? (for example)
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Selling phone while in contract
Hello all, just a question, I have a phone contract with Three (24months duration), I am currently in month n.7 but I am not happy with the device I selected. My question is, can I sell the device (phone is unlocked) and use my Sim card in another device and continue paying my contract normally?
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NFC error
My wife and I both have Moto G8 Pluses, running Android 10. Mine is running normally, but my wife's has this message appearing, usually when she attempts to text. "NFC error, try again". Also, it seems to be preventing her sending texts, so...............how do I rectify this, I can't see anything obvious in Settings.TIA
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were mobiles locked to networks or providers ?
hi folks, got an old iphone 4 which i'm hoping to use as phone, i got it off ebay for my kids years ago, i jailbroke it and it was used for years then put in a draw. son factory reset it and gave it back to me few weeks ago (lost the jailbreak due to factory reset) using 3utools i tried to update the ios to 7.1.2 then…
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Where to get LG Phones
Hey all. I was wondering, where and how can I get LG phones in UK? All of a sudden, everyone stopped selling LG phones in the UK. If I type it on Google I get prices like £800 from wow phones and other dodgy sites. I am looking for v60 thinq
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Does a sim card lock a phone?
That question shows my total ignorance of technology. I bought an unlocked Doro phone - the basic non smart version and set up the cheapest giffgaff account. I only need the phone to enable my wife's Careline pager to contact me when I am out of the house. Multiple still unresolved long standing problems, allegedly caused…
