OVIVO gone ! : Where to go next ?

marvin

Roger1 wrote: »

Thanks, marvin. I wonder if that was for a free SIM with no credit?

It was indeed was not paying anything till I worked out if it would work where I need it too (the only place not done that yet is the Cathedral of Football but not going there now till next season and I doubt much works there!).

It may have been they were out of normal sims or in order to make sure that no-one orders the wrong one they do only supply the smallest with adapters for pre-loaded. Does not matter on a free non paid for sim, bin it order another if the wrong one turns up.

Ypaymore

Roger1 wrote: »

There's another code somewhere on MSE offering Three UK calls for 2p a minute. (Must continue searching.)

Yes http://text2topup.com/uk/call_throughs_three/

also https://www.weq4u.co.uk for popular 084x and 087x

and https://www.callstunt.com and https://www.callsdiscount.com for cheaper calls to some intl destinations via 0161 geographical numbers.

Ypaymore

justintime999 wrote: »

I don't want to buy a new mobile just for a 3 SIM.

From my research the best two options are:

1. White Mobile
2. Victory Mobile

Are these credible? Any personal experiences?

White Mobile is a better bet.

https://www.whitemobile.com/cheap-ca...nited-kingdom/ 3p a min to landline .6 p to mobile. 5p text. Free Voicemail. Free White to White Calls. Minimum top appears to be £2. Runs over EE.

No monthly top up needed.They say "We will disconnect your SIM if during the previous 60 days you have not Registered a new Top Up or you have not made chargeable calls from your SIM. For the avoidance of doubt calls shall include but not be limited to voice calls, data calls and text messaging."

chrisiow

Roger1 wrote: »

Progress report on changing to Three 3-2-1.

We have two phones, mine is a Moto G, my wife's is a Nokia 3G (she's not here at the moment so I can't give model).

I had an unused Three standard size SIM that I trimmed to nano size using the cutter from amazon.co.uk. I topped up £10 online. I used the PAC from Ovivo and my number will be transferred tomorrow. £10 credit shows in the online account.

I bought a new SIM with £10 credit from Three online for my wife. BEWARE! Three only supply nano SIMs. They say an adaptor is included in the pack. It isn't, at least not in ours.

Those friendly types at a local Carphone Warehouse sold me a converter pack for £4.99 and inserted the nano SIM for me. Almost instant connection but the credit didn't latch.

Calling 333 later (free), I spoke to a CS person who clicked and the credit appeared. I applied the Ovivo PAC and the transferred number should appear in a couple of days, yesterday not being a working day.

The CS person appeared to be in the UK and our conversation had none of the offshore problems I had when I was a Three customer before.

The pack comes with a card showing codes for cheaper international calls. Some that are missing may be at http://text2topup.com/uk/call_throughs_three/ e.g. Switzerland landlines for 2p/minute.

There's another code somewhere on MSE offering Three UK calls for 2p a minute. (Must continue searching.)

Mine arrived the same yesterday so I phoned them up and they apologised as a batch had been sent out without the sim adaptor that lets you use the nano in any phone and they are posting an adaptor out to me

bluenose5_2

Yes I would try Giffgaff,loads have gone over to giffgaff,

niftyone

bluenose5 wrote: »

Yes I would try Giffgaff,loads have gone over to giffgaff,

Not much good for low users.;)

d123

Herongull wrote: »

That is what the website seems to suggest - I couldn't anything to say it had to be a £10 topup. This means one should always topup in £5 increments, and pickup 150mb of data each time.

Can anyone confirm they've got the 150mb after a £5 topup?

Yes, I've topped up £5 for others as well, it always gets the free 150MB.

nivea

Ypaymore wrote: »

White Mobile is a better bet..."

I'm sorry for asking what may appear to be a silly question, but who are they? :huh:

I've never heard of them before.

Looking at their terms and conditions, they say they are "S A Administration and Support Services Limited"

Only trouble is I can't find any such company at Companies House :eek:

They also refer to themselves as simply "S A Services Limited" which is registered at companies house, but they say they offer plumbing services! :eek:

A whois on the domain name throws up an entirely different company, but I fear they are just the website designers.

lolly5648

Is there a way of getting voicemails free or cheap on 321? I get quite a few work ones overnight from abroad.

londonTiger

threes 321 deal seems perfect.