Please help me choose a SIM-only deal

zorrofox

Hi folks. I've just ordered myself a Samsung Makalu phone through Amazon and I'm now looking for a SIM to go with it. I won't use the phone that much to be honest so I don't need millions of minutes & texts. However I would like to be able to check my emails from time to time and so some data allowance would be good. Tesco are doing an offer at the moment with 3 which would give me 300 minutes, 3000 texts and 1GB data allowance for only £10 per month. Is this deal as good as it sounds? What are 3 like as a network? I'd have preferred to go with someone like O2 but they're more expensive for similar deals. I don't know much about mobiles and so would appreciate any help you can give. Thanks.

I should add that I live in the sticks and no mobile phone providers cover my house! That's okay though as I have a landline here and I spend most of the day in and around Dundee & Tayside which seems pretty well served by all the companies. Thanks again.

Rev

giffgaff.

250 mins, unlimited texts and unlimited web for £10.

They piggyback of the o2 network I believe so wherever you get an i2 signal, you'll get giffgaff.

zorrofox

I've never heard of them before now. Seems a bit too good to be true though. There appears to be no contract so I'm unsure how I renew it from one month to the next. Also, from what I can tell I'll need to be beside the computer when I initially activate the SIM. This won't be possible because I can't get reception at the house where the computer is. Why is moden life so complicated?

Rev

zorrofox wrote: »

I've never heard of them before now. Seems a bit too good to be true though. There appears to be no contract so I'm unsure how I renew it from one month to the next. Also, from what I can tell I'll need to be beside the computer when I initially activate the SIM. This won't be possible because I can't get reception at the house where the computer is. Why is moden life so complicated?

Have a search of the board, a lot of people using them now.

No idea how the activation/payment works because I'm currently on contract with o2, will be off to giffgaff when it's finished.

zorrofox

Thanks folks. Well, I've signed up for the SIM as it seems I can do it without the problems I envisaged. I sure hope so as I really like the giffgaff ethos. Thanks to all who helped. I'll update this thread when appropriate.

makemesumdosh

well done giffgaff are great.

did you go via quidco for the cashback, or even better get someone on giffgaff to refer you then you get an extra £5.00 credit when you 1st top up and they get 500 points which is worth £5.00 at one of the 6 monthly payouts to giffgaff members.

zorrofox

makemesumdosh wrote: »

well done giffgaff are great.

did you go via quidco for the cashback, or even better get someone on giffgaff to refer you then you get an extra £5.00 credit when you 1st top up and they get 500 points which is worth £5.00 at one of the 6 monthly payouts to giffgaff members.

Nope, didn't notice that until too late. Never mind though, I like the idea of all the benefits of a contract without the obligation. If it works out I'll stay with them forever.