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  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Thanks, but would like to try GiffGaff, the £70 credit is mine though, there must be some way I can spend it/cash it.


    There are posts on here regarding that .
    Buy services use to bet with are suggestions .

    Though i fail to understand having £70 of credit on O2 network and wanting to use the same network O2/Giffgaff but with new money .

    jje
  • stampede
    stampede Posts: 240 Forumite
    edited 19 May 2011 at 9:24PM
    JJ_Egan wrote: »
    There are posts on here regarding that .
    Buy services use to bet with are suggestions .

    Though i fail to understand having £70 of credit on O2 network and wanting to use the same network O2/Giffgaff but with new money .

    jje

    This post shows a few different ways of converting your mobile phone credit
    You have the option of spending it on ring tones etc which is a waste of money, match"ed" betting or cashback


    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2632753
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    It's matched betting actually...
  • stampede
    stampede Posts: 240 Forumite
    grumbler wrote: »
    It's matched betting actually...

    Thanks for the correction & the lesson in matched betting last week too.:beer:
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    It's matched betting

    Or just be a man and bet .

    jje
  • steve_Ferro
    steve_Ferro Posts: 14 Forumite
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    stampede wrote: »
    This post shows a few different ways of converting your mobile phone credit
    You have the option of spending it on ring tones etc which is a waste of money, match"ed" betting or cashback



    Thanks for the link :T
  • teachergirl
    teachergirl Posts: 777 Forumite
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    Can I ask a question or two???? Bit of a dumbo where phones are concerned and have been with virgin ever since we got mobiles:o but having used this site for lots of other things I realise that there are much more competitive deals out there such as this Giffgaff one.
    1) Can I keep the same number and how do I do that?
    2) I might need a new phone as well. I have looked at the giffgaff site and I don't think they sell phones. Everywhere I have looked where phones are sold they are tied into a network...and not giffgaff. Any help from you wonderful people would be gratefully received:)
    Enough money to live on so retired early...planning to see where life takes me:D
  • rwalton159
    rwalton159 Posts: 467 Forumite
    Can I ask a question or two???? Bit of a dumbo where phones are concerned and have been with virgin ever since we got mobiles:o but having used this site for lots of other things I realise that there are much more competitive deals out there such as this Giffgaff one.
    1) Can I keep the same number and how do I do that?
    2) I might need a new phone as well. I have looked at the giffgaff site and I don't think they sell phones. Everywhere I have looked where phones are sold they are tied into a network...and not giffgaff. Any help from you wonderful people would be gratefully received:)

    You can take your number to another network. You need to ask Virgin for the pac number which you then pass onto your new network. Info here: http://www.paccode.me.uk/file/89893/virgin-mobile-pac-code.html

    If you locate a new mobile you wish to purchase, then ask on here if it can be unlocked. Once unlocked you can use the phone on any network.

    Hope this helps :)
  • teachergirl
    teachergirl Posts: 777 Forumite
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    Yes thank you it does help. Where is a good place to buy a mobile?????
    Enough money to live on so retired early...planning to see where life takes me:D
  • rwalton159
    rwalton159 Posts: 467 Forumite
    Yes thank you it does help. Where is a good place to buy a mobile?????

    Somewhere you can take it back if it goes faulty!

    I'd work out what type of phone you want i.e. smart phone or a basic phone and visit some stores i.e. carphonewarehouse and ask them to show you some based on your budget.

    You need to handle the phones and so ideally you want to try some which work and not dummies.
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