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Trying to understand some Lebara T&Cs
The two following statements come fresh from https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/terms-and-conditions.html and I am not sure I understand them when taken together. #60 does seem to mean that I have to have a chargeable activity every 90 days and if not I lose my top-up credit or balance. #61 gives me 180 days to request a refund…
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Big O2 out of contract monthly price hike
I had a SIM Only 1 year contract with O2, which was originally with Virgin Mobile. They say that is up on July 18th. I only got the text yesterday Jun 27th. They say the price will jump from £8 a month to £23. I looked and would like a rolling 30 day contract with Asda or GiffGaff. (using Vodaphone and O2 networks…
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Switching from Talkmobile to Lebara, monthly SIMs
Hi I am considering switching from my current Talkmobile rolling monthly SIM (4GB, unlimited text and minutes) to the current best PAYG bundles recommended by MSE (Lebara, unlimited text and minutes, equivalent £3.25 per month). Generally happy with Talkmobile but I am attracted to the extra data and lower price per month…
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Any good PAYG sim deal?
Hi all, I'm currently with Giffgaff but been having network issues plus the mobile data isn't that good nowadays either. Is there a good network anyone can recommend with no data roaming charges either? Thanks
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Best sim only deal with worldwide roaming?
I have been with three since they came to the UK, I have had free roaming worldwide but last month they sent me a text saying its ending and i would have to pay, I was aboard and could not use my phone has they never said i needed to increase my credit limit on the account to use the service this left me extremely unhappy…
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First Bus App on Android phones
Hi Guys I use the first bus app all the time but i have just changed my phone and transferred all the stuff on the old phone over to the new one. My problem is it didn't transfer none of my favourite's over to the first bus app everything else has gone over fine. Is there anyway i can get them across from my old phone? It…
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Piggy back sim card
Hi Are the likes of Lebra, talk mobile and Asda mobile signal strengths as good as Vodafone or are they dumb down so not atlas strong? I am testing a Vodafone payg sim card and the strength where I live is full strength yet the mobile checker says it should only be limited and likey outside. The sim card will just be for…
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SIM - cheapest available top up - intercom activation!
Colleague and I need to keep a phone in office solely to be rung when clients arrive in order to let them into office building. Does anyone know of a SIM card I can order that needs minimal credit on it (no ongoing monthly top ups) solely for this reason? We won't be making calls from it, just accepting clients' calls from…
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Data Roaming
Warning. I am a Sky Mobile user and when data roaming in Europe I pay £2 per day to use my data allowance. However while on the island of Corfu my phone picked up an Albanian mobile network and I was charged £2.16 per MB to use my allowance. Sky refuse to accept any responsibility for this and say there is fair warning on…
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Virgin to O2 migration - monthly rolling contract 1 year on
I was previously on a Virgin SIM only deal paying about £8 per month. When migrating to O2 I was put on their most closely matched deal at the same tariff as I’d paid at Virgin. It now appears that the way that the tariff was matched was by applying a discount which, after 12 months, disappears and the deal reverts to the…
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Leaving O2
Hi everyone, I just had a quick question. I'm on a monthly contract with O2. The billing period runs from 1st of the month to the end of the month. The bill is taken on the 12th of the month. So, my April allowance has just finished and the bill will be taken on 12th May. So, May's allowance just started yesterday. If I…
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three mobile - roaming in europe
hi i have a contract with 3 mobile for 12gb a month plus texts and calls etc that costs £13/month it expires 28th jul 2024 Just checked and my plan doesn't include roaming in europe - i'll be leaving 3 at the end of the contract as there are way better deals out there but thats another subject Im going away to france for 3…
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Called company and it said it would be £1.45 a minute but my provider is charging me £11 a minute
I called Whizz Air because their website wasn't working and they had changed the destination of my flight. They charged me £1.45 per minute for the privilege and we had an 11 minute conversation where nothing was resolved. So I'll never use them again. Any suggestions on how to get that money back would be gratefully…
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Transferring from Vodafone to Talk Mobile
An elderly friend of mine who has a smartphone has had a Vodafone pay as you go account for years. These days she seems to be on some kind of legacy account where Vodafone charges her £1.00 per day if she uses the phone at all. She's not the kind who keep the phone switched off in the glovebox but more she keeps it at…
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Mobile phone blocked
I bought a mobile phone (iphone 14) from Music Magpie 13 months ago.The phone stopped getting a connection last week. After investigating why, it appears EE have placed a block on the Phone - note I'm on O2. I have spoken to both Music Magpie & EE this morning & got absolutely no help from the pair of them. Music Magpie…
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Mobile phone….changing provider
My contract is with OneCom (a Vodaphone partner) and not Vodaphone directly. Does this cause any complications/issues using on line tools for this?
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O2 to Tesco Mobile Porting Problems
Due to O2 price increases, I switched our 3 family iPhone to 2 year Tesco Mobile Clubcard 30GB SIM only deals on the 7th March. (£10/month including perk and no price annual increase). I had PAC Codes from O2 for all 3 phones. One port worked OK on the 8th March, but for the other 2 mobile numbers there were problems with…
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Using WiFi calling
I have a Motorola G7 Power, and use 1pMobile.I set Wi-Fi calling on for the phone, connected to a Wi-Fi source, and made a test message send.However, this text message was charged by 1pMobile.Is there another setting on the phone that is necessary to do Wi-Fi calling?
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PAYG without data?
I'm resurrecting my Nokia 6310i and currently have a giffgaff SIM. However, I have no need for data so wondering if there are any carriers offering PAYG unlimited calls/texts only? Have had a look around and suspect not, can anyone advise?Thanks.
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UK Mobile without long-term/permanent roaming surcharges?
Anyone aware of a UK mobile provider with no "Permanent Roamer" (aka long term roamer) surcharges/limits? Ideally pay as you go, or monthly rolling, but long term contract would work too.
