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Best payg sim inbound calls only
Hello, what's the best payg sim for incoming calls only please Is sim only better,
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Using my mobile phone in the usa
I will be travelling to the United States later this year. My UK provider, O2 tell me that my my mobile phone, a Motorola Mota G(8), is not compatible with the American mobile networks. However, at the same time they seem to want me to purchase a "bolt-on" for £6 per day and they say I can use this in the States. I am now…
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Lebara SIM deal requires turning off adblocker
I purchased the recent SIM deal with Lebara - which included a £40 voucher. However, in an email received after the purchase regarding the voucher, in the T&C, it says the voucher will be sent up to 180 days after purchse, and "If you use adblocking software, a VPN, or have cookies disabled on your device, the sale may not…
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VirginMedia > O2: New App?
I’m about to be switched from VM to O2 and have been wondering whether I need to replace my VM app (for billing, account info, etc.) with an O2 one. I’m guessing not as I haven’t seen any advice about this in any of my emails from VM, but I’m just wondering whether anybody knows for sure. Thanks.
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Switching Sim Deals?
Hi using a lebara sim deal which we are very happy with. Seeing how there is no contract, could I cancel & choose an even better deal with cheaper monthly costs & cash reward staying with Lebara? Thx
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Using a STAC with old Three PAYG sim
Hi Bit of a strange question but I was thinking of using a STAC to cancel a Lebara contract using my old Three PAYG sim. Is there anything to stop me doing this? Cheers
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First time PAC
I'm going to do my first ever port, and so don't know what preparations I will have to do. Do the three main apps (Contacts, Messages, and Phone) have data on the SIM? If so, what do I need to do in order to keep the information? I can see that Contacts has an Export option, but what about the other two apps?
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UK SIM to use abroad
Hi My son has now moved to Sweden (from the UK) for work. He currently has a Smarty SIM on a rolling monthly contract (SIM only). He gets 100GB of data in the UK and this is limited to 12GB in Sweden. He can't make 'international' calls using that SIM unless he has some credit on the SIM - it doesn't come out of any…
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Request: O2 Priority members
Looking for a favour please. If you are able to open the Priority App and search for SMARTDELAY Would really appreciate the code if its going spare. The July code expires today anyway and you will get a new one tomorrow. Would be very handy as I am at Luton airport and flight is massively delayed. thank you
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Celebrating the small wins - I followed the MSE recommendation and saved!
Hi - Just sharing a small win I made last week, after following MSE advice on mobile phone contracts and SIMs. My long-term contract with Tesco Mobile expired a few months ago. Inertia had set-in and I did nothing about upgrading or shopping around. Then I saw the MSE tips and recommendations, and did some easy research of…
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O2 reallocated my active PAYG phone number
I switched from contract to PAYG last October. All has been fine up until Saturday when my network access suddenly dropped. I called O2 from another phone on Sunday, only to be told my number was not my number and that it now belonged to a new contract customer who signed up on Saturday. I was actively using my phone up…
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CPI not applied to discount
I got my Vodafone bill and as expected it's gone up with CPI but then I remembered I get a discount applied. Why has that not gone up with CPI? Having their cake and eating it comes to mind.
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Phasing out of 3G mobile network - how to find out if my phone works on 4G?
Hi, with 3G network being phased out in the near future, how do I find out if my phone works on 4G? I found some info online, but my phone's menu is different and the way described doesn't work. The info I found is: On Android smartphones, go to settings > Network settings > mobile network. It should give you a dropdown…
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Virgin Mobile to O2 transition issues
I am seeing a couple of niggles as part of my Virgin Mobile pay monthly transition to O2. I was moved over yesterday overnight (as expected). Since then on my Samsung S22 Ultra (Android 13)... * I have the NFC icon permanently showing on my status bar. I use Google Pay, so this has to be enabled but I can't see any way to…
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mobile payg or contract
i have an old moto g5 thats starting to play up and needs rebooting often. i pay £10 a month on o2 payg. i see for £10 a month i can get a contract with phone, and i dont use a lot of data, quite happy to download things on wifi for listening later. should i go for a phone with contract or is there any benefit buying a…
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Lebara porting
Porting from Plusnet mobile to Lebara was supposed to take place on 30th May 2023. It's now 3 days later and despite several live chats with Lebara still not receiving incoming calls. Everytime I live chatted with an agent I have received the same stock answer; wait 24 hours. I attempted to phone the 2 helpline numbers but…
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Lycamobile changing from being an O2 MVNO to an EE MVNO?
There have been lots of reports of Lycamobile customers now finding they have been migrated from using the O2 signal to using the EE signal. I can’t find anything about this other than a cryptic statement that Lyca are changing their network this week. Their website still says O2. So what’s going on? Normally there would…
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MSE News: 'Revealed: The hidden cost of using your phone in Europe'
If you're heading to Europe this summer, check your mobile provider's roaming policy before you go – or you could get stung with unexpected charges. New MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) research reveals how some networks limit the amount of data you can use for free when travelling – even if you have roaming as part of your…
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Mobile Porting Problems
Please help, I tried to transfer two numbers (mine and my husbands) about a month ago from lebara to Tesco, sim only contract. They sent two SIM cards with no clear instruction who should use which sim each with a temp number. After a few days my husbands was ported over, me, I’m still on a temp number. Their customer…
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Mobile carrier / service provider that lets customer disable caller ID from their own device?
Three mobile have updated their policy and no longer allow customers to disable their own caller ID without customer asking permission from Three each time you want to place a call with caller ID disabled. https://community.three.co.uk/t5/Network/Toggling-caller-id-on-and-off/td-p/9813 Which mobile phone carriers / service…
