Samba Mobile Broadband - Is it Really Free?

Ali_Baba

Received my Samba SIM about 10 days ago. Been viewing their adverts for about 30 mins each day ever since. Built up about 600MB quite quickly and looking forward to using it.

However, when I logged into the MySamba section of their website it is showing that I have been using my SIM. Even though I hadn't put it in my tablet yet!

It's all small usages per day (0.01 MB) according to their website, and it says this usage started even before they delivered the SIM to me. :rotfl:

Something very fishy about this!

I have now put it in my Nexus7 tablet and it seems to work fine. Although it does seem to take off more credit than my tablet's own data usage counter says I used.

Can't complain too much as it is "free". But I'm hopeful someone else will come along and give these guys some competition so they are forced to be more accurate/honest about credit usage.

Blue_Max

@ Ali Baba
I got an emai from Samba this morning.
Apparently they are doing some system upgrades.
Partial quote: "MySamba details should be back visible by the end of today."

" it does seem to take off more credit than my tablet's own data usage counter says I used."

I have'nt received the SIM yet, but your comment is worrying.
May be you could email [EMAIL="support@sambamobile.com"]support@sambamobile.com[/EMAIL]

Ali_Baba

Thanks for the email address Blue_Max. It does look like the MySamba section is playing up. Hopefully, it will get sorted soon.

Samba Mobile seems perfect for me. I'm not a heavy 3G user as I'm not in transit for much and use wifi instead. So my tablet says I have used 2.51 MB but MySamba says almost 30MB has been used. I really hope this gets fixed soon. I quite like their offering and want it to become a successful business for them.

One thing I have noticed recently though is how quickly they are running out of adverts for me to view. When I first started using it there seemed to be endless options. Now it's down to a handful plus the usual "buy credit" and "refer a friend" icons.

prowla

I'm up to 16.8 GB now.

Blue_Max

prowla wrote: »

I'm up to 16.8 GB now.

WOW! at this rate u could soon be in the The Guinness Book of Records or
Guinness World Records as it is known now.
:drool:

BTW. did anyone find that the ad for 'Samsung Galaxy Note II' in the 'lucky dip' icon doesn't earn credits?!

diamonds

prowla wrote: »

I'm up to 16.8 GB now.

WOW, you could sell the sim for profit LOL

Blue_Max

prowla wrote: »

I'm up to 16.8 GB now.

diamonds wrote: »

WOW, you could sell the sim for profit LOL

500 MB Cash Top Up is £5 = 1 MB for 1p
So prowla's 16.8 GB is worth £172 :cheesy:

DrPaul

jimbrannan wrote: »

Hi, I have only just started using my Samba mobile account to build up my internet allowance. Do any regular users reckon they could update the list of the length of time of the adverts currently on circulation??

Thanks guys

Here's an update of my "cheat sheet" based on the ads I've been getting lately:

20 sec ads

Hugo Boss
Vodaphone
Black & Decker
Plenty
Benylin
Nivea
Duplo
Carolina Herrera
Continental
O2 (also 50 sec and 2:07)


30 sec ads

Untouchable
Ted
Canada (also 2:00)
Intel
Discovery Channel
Nespresso
Colgate
Waitrose
BT
Rise of the Guardians
Sudafed


40 sec ads

Asda


50 sec ads

O2 (also a 2:07)


1 min ads

Cuervo Gold
Dr Who


1 min 30 sec ads

Johnson & Johnson


2 min + ads

O2 (2:07)
Paper Mario (2:08)
The Guardian (2:32)
Samsung Galaxy Note (2:44)
Nokia (2:58)
Telegraph (2:15, 2:33, 2:45 and 3:08)
Shell (3:22)
Volvo (3:22)
Samsung (3:39)
Start Rite (4:14)
1Xtra (BBC) (4:16)

Blue_Max

If you do not use your SIM for 3 months, it will be deactivated.
http://help.sambamobile.com/Community/Answers/244

prowla

16.9 GB now - aiming for another session to take it to 17 by end of day.
I plan to stop collecting when i get to 20, but I said that at 10!