giffgaff mobile network

spandit

Stompa wrote: »

If we assume he's awake for 16 hours a day, that's around one every 2 minutes - continuously. Is that physically possible? - particularly since he'd presumably need to spend some time reading all the replies!

If you send a multi-part text to more than one person it's easy to send many text messages in one go. A friend of mine often sends me texts as long as essays rather than simply putting it in an email.

Stompa

spandit wrote: »

If you send a multi-part text to more than one person it's easy to send many text messages in one go. A friend of mine often sends me texts as long as essays rather than simply putting it in an email.

Yes, that's correct of course. It's still one hell of a load of texts per day!

Lum

Max_Dread wrote: »

Crikey!!! RSI?

Usually thumbs don't get RSI so much as fingers to.

Interesting thing to note is how many of today's teenagers use their thumbs for tasks the older generation would use their finger for, such as turning on light switches.

I suspect a few generations down we'll have evolved massive thumbs, or something.

steve_Ferro

Hi,

I have also been considering GiffGaff.

I have a PAYG iPhone on 02, I am on their £10 per month web and walk tariff, but as far as I can see, for £10 a month on GiffGaff I would also get some free calls.


Is the GiffGaff service as good as the regulular 02 service?

What is 'goodybag'? Is this included automatically when I top up £10 per month?

Tony5101

For £10, each month you can buy a £10 goodybag. This currently offers you 250 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data. Their definition of unlimited is truly unlimited (excluding any tethering)
IMO you can't do better.
giffgaff is owned by telefonica (who own O2) so all calls are over the O2 network. Basically if you've got no problems with O2 network/signal then you shouldn't have any issues with giffgaff either.

pardal51

steve_Ferro wrote: »

Hi,

I have also been considering GiffGaff.

I have a PAYG iPhone on 02, I am on their £10 per month web and walk tariff, but as far as I can see, for £10 a month on GiffGaff I would also get some free calls.


Is the GiffGaff service as good as the regulular 02 service?

What is 'goodybag'? Is this included automatically when I top up £10 per month?

GiffGaff is great. Simple, everyone helps each other. If you use/help other in the forum you also get credits which are then converted to buy goodybags or top-up. They send you a statement suggesting the best tariff depending on your usage (for me PAYG rather than goodybag ---> light user)
Service is good in my area. you need to find out how good is O2 coverage in your area.
Goodybag is basically a pay month (no contract) tariff. You can switch to PAYG when your goodybag expires if you wish, or upgrade or downgrade.
GiffGaff is very flexible and best of all no contracts.
HTH

steve_Ferro

Thanks pardal51 and Tony5101,

One more question,

I have built up a credit of over £70 on my 02 PAYG web and walk (as I had to top up every month and only really use the texts and web)

Is there any way I can get any of this money back? It would be a shame to lose it.

Tony5101

steve_Ferro wrote: »

Thanks pardal51 and Tony5101,

One more question,

I have built up a credit of over £70 on my 02 PAYG web and walk (as I had to top up every month and only really use the texts and web)

Is there any way I can get any of this money back? It would be a shame to lose it.

I don't know for definate, but I would assume probably not - simply beacause you've had a service in the form of the texts, which you got as a consequence of topping up etc...

Why not just not top-up for a while, and run your credit down? It's money that you've effectively already spent anyway - so in reality it isn't actually costing you anything.

steve_Ferro

Thanks, but would like to try GiffGaff, the £70 credit is mine though, there must be some way I can spend it/cash it.

pardal51

steve_Ferro wrote: »

Thanks, but would like to try GiffGaff, the £70 credit is mine though, there must be some way I can spend it/cash it.

You cannot transfer credit to GiffGaff. I asked the same question (O2 topup PAYG for broadband discount) and the answer was NO from one of the agents.

Maybe you want to spend the credit before (if) migrating to GiffGaff so you don't lose your money.

HTH