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Have OVIVO gone bust?

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  • slenderkitten
    slenderkitten Posts: 1,121 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I can't believe this, to be honest it's not a business model that would last
    My Signature is MY OWN!!
  • slenderkitten
    slenderkitten Posts: 1,121 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Are there any good alternatives, I use it as a second phone I do have a contract elsewhere.
    My Signature is MY OWN!!
  • Earthworm
    Earthworm Posts: 529 Forumite
    edited 10 August 2014 at 7:21AM
    I don't think they intentionally tried to rip you off. They were the best value pay as you go option on the market but obviously ran on dangerously low margins.
  • pinuk
    pinuk Posts: 12 Forumite
    I ordered 2 sims last night. Am I unlucky or what? :)
  • bob_a_builder
    bob_a_builder Posts: 2,371 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Even now, I can feel a certain person moving towards his keyboard for a 'told you so !" moment !
  • londonTiger
    londonTiger Posts: 4,903 Forumite
    I told myself as long as I can get two months use then the service will pay for itself. But service went down before I got 2 weeks use.

    Waste of £20.
  • karlie88
    karlie88 Posts: 9,114 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Crikey....all the recent promotions on MSE newsletters, HUKD, 10 ways etc. They must have got several thousand £20 orders in.

    I've always been tempted by this offer but never bit the bullet.

    I also learnt the hard way with Blyk back when I was a student.

    Hope you all get your PAC codes ASAP and get your new SIM orders in tonight.
    :grouphug: :D Official MSE canny forumite and HUKD VIP badge member :D :grouphug:
  • riza
    riza Posts: 50 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts Combo Breaker
    where is the form to request pac code?
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    A shame its happened really, really liked what they offered and hoped it would last longer but the model was going to be hard to sustain.
  • Fromply
    Fromply Posts: 174 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Their web site (front page) - I cant post links, but I'm sure you know it! (ovivomobile)
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