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Lebara v Talktalk
I have been with Lebara several years, £5 a month, 5GB Data & 1000 minutes and texts. All good. However I saw in the MSE email I'd be better off with TalkTalk. Started the process but then saw TalkTalk intend raising prices within the contract. Any rise would negate any savings so its a bit misleading when MSE say this…
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Mobile Roaming: Cheapest Calls When You're Abroad
This thread is specifically to discuss the content of the Mobile Roaming article To discuss or ask a question about the article: click reply Read the old Roaming discussion for more info. Thanks for your help, MSE Becca
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SIM for vehicle tracker
Hi We are buying a vehicle tracker which needs a SIM. It uses a tiny amount of data so I need an old school PAYG sim which doesn't need a monthly top up. One which just dribbles away over the months. I keep thinking I've found one and it will have 30 days in it's details in some way. There's a Three one on the comparison…
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I Don’t like cricket
Hi all First time outside Europe (Summer 2019) since Covid and travelling to Barbados at the end of the month. I’m a virgin Mobile to O2 customer, (2 phones) and maybe I dreamt this but I’m sure virgin didn’t charge me extra to use outside Europe but o2 want £6 per day. I still pay virgin for my handsets but having moved…
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refurbished iphone 7
any suggestions where to buy one like new condition?
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Fonehouse - How do they do it?
Currently out of contract so I've been searching various networks every day hoping for an early Black Friday deal. I stumbled across fonehouse. All the usual things I check make them seem genuine, such as 20k+ reviews on trust pilot, they appear on comparison websites etc. I searched this forum, the only things I've found…
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Sim only upgrade EE confusion on price
Can someone put my mind at rest, I can't decide if this means 16.50 only for 3 months then onto 33 quid or not. Link to the webpage of the deal shows as 16.50 a month? https://ee.co.uk/shop/mobile/upgrade/df?deviceType=SIM
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Can't call 0800 or 116 numbers from my lycamobile
Hi I've recently switched to Lycamobile as I live in Bristol and EE/lyca have the best signal here, but EE have awful plans for roaming which I need Everything has been fine with Lyca, porting my number. I can call friends etc and normal landlines and mobiles But I have tried to call emergency numbers with 116 and 0800…
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RWG Mobile... no SIM delivered, CS unresponsive
I ordered a SIM w/ 24 month worth of service from RWG Mobile on 1st Nov. (Hubby ordered an MSE blagged SIM from Lebara on 7th Nov. My SIM is nowhere to be seen; my OH's arrived yesterday and is already in service. Just a FWIW.) So Wednesday morning I sent an email to RWG re the missing SIM with no answer at all, not even…
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Returning to Tesco Mobile
I used to be with Tesco Mobile for a few years but moved to Lebara but now in process of going back to Tesco Mobile. After leaving Tesco Mobile my account was still available if you logged on with my old number number, nothing shows if it is active or not, but as the number had been ported to Lebara I thought it would have…
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Lycamobile issues
I'm surprised there hasn't been more about this but following on from the Cyber attack that Lycamobile experienced almost a month ago I understand many customers are still being affected and in my case an attempt to leave has been botched by them. I won't go into what happened at the start and the horrendous issues I had…
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Rejected by O2
My wife's Plusnet mobile was being discontinued and she followed my advice to switch to O2 for the roaming benefits. O2 rejected her application without giving any reason. Both she and I have similar incomes, have lived in our mortgage free house for years, have no debts, no defaults, on electoral roll etc etc. In the end…
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why are they all so big?
I cant find any low to mid range phones which are a nice size. The iphone 7/8/ se was a nice size, may be slightly weighty. Androids, nothing, except really cheap alcatel which is no good for anyone. I am tempted to go back to basic phone like nokia 110 4g but I chat to most people.on whatsapp now so it would be hard to…
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Vectone mobile gone awol , network gone dead.
I'm not sure if this is the right section to post this but I'm pulling my hair out. 48 hrs ago my vectone mobile sim disconnected from the network I've been trying to call customer services for 2 days most of the time I'm in a queue of 150 to be cut off after 2hr wait. And this has happened multiple times Its a pathetic…
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Caribbean temp sim card
Going on a transatlantic cruise and need a temp sim card to cover the Caribbean part of it. Currently with Smarty who offer up to 12GB data and inclusive minutes and texts for EU roaming but don't do any international package and want crazy money to use mobile over there on a call by call basis. Is there any way I can sign…
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Samsung Galaxy S23+ Plus crystal ball question
Hi all, I'm keen on the idea of getting the S23+ and looking at the prices approaching Black Friday. I pay £12 a month with EE for 17GB data (top speed) which I'm happy with so looking at a sim only phone. Amazon are offering this with £200 off taking it down to £949 with the new Samsung offer for free ear buds, £100…
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Sky mobile signal data etc.
For the last 4 weeks have had no mobile Alwinton fi data as there is an issue with a local mast The next update is due 23rd Nov. When I asked Sky why it wouldn't connect to another mast eg200 miles away they said it will stay connected to my local mast(home) and it won't be able to access any other?,is that correct?.…
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Android phone
Hi Guys I have an Android phone and at the top where it show your signal i keep getting a telephone with a 1 by the side of it. Any ideas what it is i thought it was something to do with the the answer phone but everytime i check it says there no messages....Its also a dual sim one Smarty+EE.
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Want working WiFi calling
Hello, I am currently with Lebara, but not for long. They are supposed to have WiFi calling, but I cannot make it work with my Fairphone 4, and I do not wish to change phones. Lebara's support was nothing short of abysmal. So, can anyone recommend a good provider that have good WiFi calling, good online chat support and…
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Virgin SIM to O2 Migration change of rules?
Hello, I have been waiting for my Virgin SIMs to move to O2 since I was first notified earlier this year. I had 2 and the first one was moved in July with loads of issues now happily resolved. About 2 weeks ago I received an email about the 2nd SIM telling me that all SIMs would be moved by the end of November - and if…
