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FREE EE SIM 100GB - 4G data for two months - no strings, no contract

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  • Silk
    Silk Posts: 4,836 Forumite
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    I thought the terms stated you couldn't go over the 100MB; was the extra 30MB taken from the £5 you had to add?

    It will be the free 100 gig not the 100mb sim
    It's not just about the money
  • Well, two of my contracts will fill the gap at the end of May until at least this time next year. I therefore haven't gone for the free 12 month sim only contract with a small profit. It goes against my priniciples not to make a profit - that alone pay anything - so will give this one a miss too. Still, my main priority today was grabbing 3 99p unlocked phones I can sell for around £20 net profit each. Out of stock now I'm afraid - they only had 100.
  • Silk wrote: »
    It will be the free 100 gig not the 100mb sim
    This thread is so confusing!
    redux wrote: »
    Maybe I should have raised this offer as a separate thread, instead of adding to this one. I'll contact Browntoa later to discuss possibly splitting it.
    Perhaps you could give Browntoa a list of post numbers you think belong on the new thread to make it easier for him /her?
  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,747 Forumite
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    The sim arrived today, I managed to cancel their £10 pack they preloaded by topping up £5 and then adding the £1 pack instead.

    I now have 100.1GB allowance to play with.
    ====
  • d123 wrote: »
    The sim arrived today, I managed to cancel their £10 pack they preloaded by topping up £5 and then adding the £1 pack instead.

    I now have 100.1GB allowance to play with.
    Now I'm totally confused!
    1.Why would it come with £10 on it
    2.Why didn't that qualify you for the offer
    3.Won't data be taken from the
    remaining £4 first as per their t & c?
    (I haven't topped up a phone for several years, and that was by using a code printed on paper.)
  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,747 Forumite
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    Now I'm totally confused!
    1.Why would it come with £10 on it
    2.Why didn't that qualify you for the offer
    3.Won't data be taken from the
    remaining £4 first as per their t & c?
    (I haven't topped up a phone for several years, and that was by using a code printed on paper.)

    You are really confused. I'll answer your questions:

    1. It doesn't come with £10, it comes with a £10 pack preloaded that they expect you to pay for by topping up £10. It then gives minutes and texts.
    2. What offer did you think I should qualify for? The promo is £100 GB data for 2 months, there is no other offer.
    3. Data is never taken from credit on EE, you have to have a data pack to use data (not a problem here, as EE are giving the 100GB pack free)
    ====
  • Kernel_Sanders
    Kernel_Sanders Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    edited 28 November 2014 at 11:54PM
    OK I see that you can use minutes and texts directly from your credit, or/and you can buy a package with cheaper prices but also with a time limit.
    But in the very first link in this thread, it tells you to 'Top up
    £10 before midnight on the
    day after you activate your
    SIM, it will be used
    automatically to buy 30 days
    of 250 minutes and
    unlimited texts. '
    Scroll down and click 'Full terms and conditions >' and it states
    'If you do
    not top up £10 or more
    when you first put your SIM
    in your phone you can buy a
    Talk and Text Pack after this
    period by topping up £10
    then texting TTP10 to 150.'

    I don't see anything that suggests this extra £10 topup is voluntary, such as an 'If you' in front of the first quote.
  • d123
    d123 Posts: 8,747 Forumite
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    OK I see that you can use minutes and texts directly from your credit, or/and you can buy a package with cheaper prices but also with a time limit.
    But in the very first link in this thread, it tells you to 'Top up
    £10 before midnight on the
    day after you activate your
    SIM, it will be used
    automatically to buy 30 days
    of 250 minutes and
    unlimited texts. '
    Scroll down and click 'Full terms and conditions >' and it states
    'If you do
    not top up £10 or more
    when you first put your SIM
    in your phone you can buy a
    Talk and Text Pack after this
    period by topping up £10
    then texting TTP10 to 150.'

    I don't see anything that suggests this extra £10 topup is voluntary, such as an 'If you' in front of the first quote.

    It's voluntary, just difficult to avoid though. What EE have done is queue the £10 pack on the sim, so anyone who tops up £10 or more will find the first £10 disappears for the preloaded pack you might not want.

    You can get around it by registering online and only topping up £5 and then buying a £1 pack (10min/10text/100MB) it automatically cancels the £10 pack that EE preloaded.
    ====
  • kingrulzuk
    kingrulzuk Posts: 1,330 Forumite
    d123 wrote: »
    The sim arrived today, I managed to cancel their £10 pack they preloaded by topping up £5 and then adding the £1 pack instead.

    I now have 100.1GB allowance to play with.


    I got my too :)
    What happens if you push this button?
  • I got my sim yesterday but haven't used it yet. Do I have to top it up? I only want to try the data speed out really, no plans to use 100 GB. I've got unlimited data with Three at the moment.
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