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Best Sim-only Deals guide Discussion
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what isn't necessary
i have a samsung phone a3 or a6, i forget which however i notice i have 144 apps, some i don't use but some may be necessary to function (but i don't know why) of these, what can be deleted without harm, please android auto android switch android system intelligence android safetycore android system webview autoblocker…
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Best mobile Sim only deal ?
Pretty sure a while ago ( years ago)…There was a mobile sim deal checker…in that I could input my usage in mins.texts and data and it would show me the best deal for my usage ? Is that still actually a thing ? I use about 200 mins…about 5 texts..and about 3Gb….most of the data is WhatsApp voice calls…dont really wanna pay…
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Cancelling Vodaphone Contract - Nightmare!
On 02/12/2025, I tried to cancel my 12 month Vodaphone contract, which was up that month (I never used it as I discovered couldn't get a Vodaphone signal at my house). I had a long conversation with a bot, which eventually agreed that my contract would terminate the following month as it was too late to cancel in December.…
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budget phone
I don't know much about phones. I've had a Moto e6s for several years, but the battery now runs down quickly, so I need a replacement. I don't use it much, so I'm on PAYG. Mostly I receive calls, texts and emails, but sometimes I also make calls and texts. Occasionally I use web access when away from home. I almost never…
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Lebara MSE 35 Deal
All I joined Lebara in November on the above deal. Has anybody received their £60 sign up voucher yet ? Mine seems to be conspicuous by it's absence…..shall we say. Any tips on chasing it up, please ? Thanks
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Vodafone buys out Three, taking 100% of Vodafone Three
According to the Financial Times, Vodafone is buying out Three's 49% of Vodafone Three for £4bn. A clause in the contract gave them the right to do this after 3 years, so I don't know why they have gone early. Apparently, nothing will change. But there are already rumours of 3 staff leaving head office.
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Vodafone and Three
Will Vodafones merger with Three positively affect my phone signal with Talkmobile - or the share only relevant to Vodafone and Three themselves and not virtual operators ? or will they just use this as an excuse to dispense with unwanted repetition of towers ? At present - at home Vodafone is the best of a worst bunch -…
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Switching provider - will i get a pro-rata refund automatically?
I'm switching from talkmobile to lebara but my talkmobile contract (a monthly rolling plan) renews tommorow. Will i get a pro-rata refund automatically? And is it something all providers do? I had done a similar thing when i was with ID mobile / smarty (not sure which!) but they didn't give back a refund when i switched…
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Help my phone hasn’t been backed up
I just checked my phone and it hasn’t been backed up in several weeks . It’s saying I don’t have enough storage to back it up . I pay for a small amount every month but I don’t really want to be paying an extra £3 every month . I have over 6000 photos , 235 videos and 79 apps . My phone is a 128gb . I thinking of changing…
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Cheap smartphone required
Where do I start looking for a cheap smartphone, probably second-hand, of some type or a cheap Chinese one? My old 2g phone is going to be turned off soon so looks like I need to move to a 4g/5g phone of some variety. Know virtually nothing about mobile phones and what facilities I should/shouldn't be looking for. Only…
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Lebara MSE Deal - website error: Plan cannot be purchased
Hi, Is anyone else seeing this error? After clicking through from MSE sim-only deals to Lebara, and then clicking the 'Buy' button, without entering any details, I get this: Links: https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cheap-mobile-finder/sim-only/ https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/msm/p/441174.html As it happens I do have a Lebara…
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Nationwide Mobile Insurance
Hi, I have insurance through NW and had to claim for a new screen. The screen was replaced after assurance it would be of same quality etc as the original. It was clear it wasnt and after prompts I was advised it was a LCD Strone Premium Plus incell, Retail for £25. I complained to the insurer and they rejected it, I have…
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Jersey anyone?
I’m have a rolling £5.99 p.m. SIM only deal with Lycamobile, payable by DD. Lyca piggy back on EE of course. We’ve just had a break in Jersey. When we landed, my iPhone changed from ‘Lycamobile’ to ‘Sure’ network in the top left corner. However, throughout the whole 5 nights I was unable to make or receive any calls.…
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from three to where?
currently on three PAYG want to change as not impressed by them have used tesco before was pretty good and o2 was good when abroad as they gave me 25gb free without any charge as per their website : " Travelling in the O2 Europe Zone? We’re the only major network that isn’t bringing back EU roaming charges for up to 25GB.…
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Sim for elderly person help
I purchased my 85 year old mum a basic flip mobile Art Fone 6 years ago. Mum is not able to make phone calls so the use of the phone was basically for me to phone her and check up on her. At the time I purchased a tesco sim card for £99 pence and it was never topped up and worked for incoming phone calls. 1 week ago my…
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Smarty adding an ESIM to my current SIM only deal
Hi, Please can anyone help me as I’m going round in circles with Smarty Chat? I have a ‘physical’ sim with them and as Ive decided to set up a small business I’d like an ESIM so I only carry one phone but have 2 numbers. Can I do this and has anyone done this with Smarty? Any advice on how I do this I would be so grateful.…
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Mobile comparison tool
My current Lebara plan beats all those that come out of the tool and even their current plan is better than many. Does anyone know why Lebara is not included in the comparison? Are any other cheap options ommited?
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Switching
My mobile network is currently Lebara. I have seen better deals with Lebara but I am unsure if I can 'switch' to a new deal and keep my phone number. Am I right in saying that I would have to switch and port my current phone number to another provider, to then enable me to switch back to Lebara, again porting my number? I…
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Explain IP addresses, please.
Just summat I noticed whilst doing lots of broadband speed tests recently. When it displays the result, it also shows the IP address, with a caption, "Hide IP address.", which I guess is an option. The thing is, the number shown is different every time I run a test on the same phone and same SIM. So presumably the IP…
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Smarty SIM - on '3' - very poor download speeds.
Trying to set up a temporary 4G router for daughter as she stays in a relative's house for an undetermined period. Got a cheap BT mini-Halo 4G router, and she bought a data-loaded SIM from Smarty. Download speeds were in the order of 2.5Mbps, which was useless for pretty much everything. I assumed it was an issue with the…
