02 vs Virgin Mobile

SCO

Have signed up for 02 simplicity

600 mins
unlim txt
500mb data
12 month contract

but seen virgin media

1200 min
unlim txt
1GB data
30 day contract

What are virgin like? is it UK call centre's etc.

19lottie82

Not heard anything bad about virgin but if you've signed a twelve month contract with O2 it looks like you're stuck with then for the next year anyway!

dazzaofdagenham

been with Virgin for just over 2 years now and find them Ok

ofshore CS but they seem really clued up and sometimes have had to wait a good 15-20 mins to talk to anybody, although must admit when i did wait that long it was peak times.

What i find amiss at the moment is that with the there new plans there is a element missing

example.
with the Vodafone plans you can have calls.text and data

with virgin you cant have all three. ( unless ive read it wrong )

Darren

DUTR

dazzaofdagenham wrote: »

been with Virgin for just over 2 years now and find them Ok

ofshore CS but they seem really clued up and sometimes have had to wait a good 15-20 mins to talk to anybody, although must admit when i did wait that long it was peak times.

What i find amiss at the moment is that with the there new plans there is a element missing

example.
with the Vodafone plans you can have calls.text and data

with virgin you cant have all three. ( unless ive read it wrong )

Darren

You may have, £12 gets you 1200mins, 1gb data and unlimited text on a 30 day rolling contract.

macman

Unless cooling-off applies, why ask now? You are in contract with O2.

SCO

macman wrote: »

Unless cooling-off applies, why ask now? You are in contract with O2.

still in cooling-off period.

jb66

virgin is 30 day contract so give them a try. Alternitavly tesco mobile uses the same o2 network

jhp

For an extra £5 on Virgin Mobile you can get unlimited data,and they allow tethering.;)

SCO

Just another thought.

Had my phone stolen before and i walked into an 02 shop new sim card etc and phone up and running within an hour.

Is this possible with tesco (larger stores with phone shop i would imagine) and i would imagine not possible with virgin.

might never happen again (touch wood) but it is useful to be with a network with plenty of stores around.

dazzaofdagenham

DUTR wrote: »

You may have, £12 gets you 1200mins, 1gb data and unlimited text on a 30 day rolling contract.

Yeah I see that...I was referring to PAYG which I have.

May look to change if I can

Darren

19lottie82

SCO wrote: »

Just another thought.

Had my phone stolen before and i walked into an 02 shop new sim card etc and phone up and running within an hour.

Is this possible with tesco (larger stores with phone shop i would imagine) and i would imagine not possible with virgin.

might never happen again (touch wood) but it is useful to be with a network with plenty of stores around.

Virgin now have high street stores.