MSE News: Sainsbury's to axe its mobile service: What it means for you

Inner_Zone

victor2 wrote: »

So who is this all-powerful Sphinx you courteously obey?

Joined 02-04-2012
Post count 20.

Very curious.

MikeWhite

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Joined 02-04-2012
Post count 20.

Very curious.

No doubt the were only "Following orders".
Something smells.....

victor2

Want to place bets on this thread being deleted?..:rotfl:

Jon_01

Did Sphinx post in the other thread? Would it not have been a better idea to just remove their posts if that was the issue?

Or can we all now just request a thread be removed for any random reason??

Castle

Just received this reply by email from Sainsbury's about refunds and it may be of interest:-

"If you wish to transfer your number over to another network we can provide you with a Porting Authorisation Code (PAC) to allow you to transfer your number. Please call 40775 from your handset and this will connect you to one of my careline colleagues. They will be happy to produce a PAC for you and transfer you through to the refunds team. A refund would then be received by you after the date of porting out".

MikeWhite

Jon_01 wrote: »

Did Sphinx post in the other thread? Would it not have been a better idea to just remove their posts if that was the issue?

Or can we all now just request a thread be removed for any random reason??

How about if 1 or more of us request the thread is reinstated? Will any courtesy be extended to us?

Lateagain

Living in The Purbecks which has really patchy coverage on many networks, Sainsbury's PAYG Sim using Vodafone was a boon to me. I have a "smart(?)" phone with a BT O2 Sim which is all but useless most of the time so a decent signal for my trusty Nokia (Only have to recharge it every 5-6 days) on a PAYG sim at reasonable rates was hard to find. Using the table at the foot of MSE page on Piggybacking I discovered "Cheap to Chat" PAYG sim from Talk Mobile. Same deal as Sainsbury's but without the nectar points ;-) Same rates, one call every 180 days minimum, no credit wipeout. Check it out as I can't post links


It's almost impossible to find deals with the major network providers now that can't accept that some of us want a phone ....NOT data. I'm "I.T.'d to the eyeballs but I don't need it on my phone :-(

d123

redux wrote: »

Helen's previous post on this subject was number 41 on the now deleted thread.


This may be a slightly controversial viewpoint, but perhaps some people might view the deletion of the previous discussion as showing a lack of respect for the those contributions.

I suspect MSEHelen was embarrassed by her post which was just a cut and paste from their piggybacking thread, she was suggesting Mobile by Sainsbury's as one of the alternative options for those users who are affected by the closure of Mobile by Sainsbury's.

I suppose delete and make a new thread gets rid of the offending post...

System

TalkTalk's claim that Vodafone wished to exit the virtual provider arena doesn't seem so far fetched now.

Talkmobile might become Vodafone's giffgaff.

Inigo_Montoya

someone mentioned on the deleted thread that they can refund your SIM balance in nectar points

has anybody done this & if so what was the conversion rate i.e was it 2 points per pence (like it is the other way round when you convert nectar points into vouchers without any promotion offer)