Best Sim-only Deals guide Discussion

bengalknights

Came across this on Amazon which might be useful to those wanting cheap broadband till June 2024 (signal dependant)

https://amzn.eu/d/9CQH6Nw

Runs on EE and you would need a mifi router or something that can hotspot

theshed

I signed up via Mobiles.co.uk to Vodafone sim only 100Gb, ultd min & text for £15/month and £120 cash back. Not a fan of cash back claim offers but figured the £15 was reasonable if I forgot.
Received a text the following day saying they needed more info'. Three days of calling, met each time by 'we are busy, call back', so I called into Currys their parent company. They gave an alternative number who told me order had been cancelled but did not know why. They put me through to correct dept' - recorded message 'we are busy, call back' !
I then contacted live chat, all they could do was give me the same number I had been calling 😣
I created an account and logged in. It said there was a problem with my contact number.
The number they had messaged me on !
At this point I gave up and went elsewhere. I wonder if this is customer service BEFORE they have my money, what will it be like when they do ?  🙄

Zoom7000

Any ideas what the best 5G SIM only deal is that includes the following:

I'm currently on a rolling EE SIM only deal at about £19/month which includes the following:
Unlimited mins & texts
100GB Data

I have my wife's SIM on my account too, which is £11/month for:
Unlimited mins & texts
10GB Data​

I've just purchased the iPhone 14 Pro Max and will be getting my wife an iPhone 13, so we'll both have 5G capabilities that our existing plans don't include. I would be looking for at least 1 of the plans to have the following:

Uncapped fastest 5G speeds
100GB Data or more
Data sharing amongst family members
Wi-Fi Calling

Ideally, I don't want to go with an MVNO as I've had terrible experiences with them in the past. So, I'd rather look at EE/BT, O2/Virgin Media or Vodafone. I won't go 3 again, their network is utterly broken in London! 🤦‍♂️

Any ideas on what options I have?

theshed

There are lots of offers around but they do change regularly. Try comparison and cashback sites.
You should have no trouble finding a deal better than what you currently have.
As an update to my problem with mobiles.co.uk, they have been in touch to try and right their wrong.
Alas I have now gone elsewhere.

partlydave1

clive_p said:

I've been looking at the cheap sim-only deals listings and see some, e.g. from Lebara which cost only 1p/month for the first six months then £5-90/month after that.  I don't understand what is to stop you using a Lebara SIM for up to six months (costing 6p total) then switching to another deal after that?  There must be some catch but I can't see what it is.

I swapped to Lebara using the MSE blagged deal of 6 months at 1p, then £6.90, but after only 2 months I'm changing back again, they charged me £6.90 on the 2nd month and often the data drops out and only yesterday wouldn't even connect when I rang a landline. 

theshed

I am on the Lebara £4.99 unltd mins & texts with 2Gb Data which has been fine for me. I have to say signal quality has been much better than when I was on EE.

robatwork

theshed said:

I am on the Lebara £4.99 unltd mins & texts with 2Gb Data which has been fine for me. I have to say signal quality has been much better than when I was on EE.

All that really means is for where you use it, Vodafone is stronger than EE

theshed

robatwork said:

theshed said:

I am on the Lebara £4.99 unltd mins & texts with 2Gb Data which has been fine for me. I have to say signal quality has been much better than when I was on EE.

All that really means is for where you use it, Vodafone is stronger than EE

Yea, exactly, as in response to someone who said Lebara signal was poor.
Before joining Lebara from EE I tried a cheap 30 day sim from other networks to check signal where I use most.
Lebara is on Vodafone and I also tried O2. No point signing up for a contract if you can't use.

robatwork

theshed said:

robatwork said:

theshed said:

I am on the Lebara £4.99 unltd mins & texts with 2Gb Data which has been fine for me. I have to say signal quality has been much better than when I was on EE.

All that really means is for where you use it, Vodafone is stronger than EE

Yea, exactly, as in response to someone who said Lebara signal was poor.
Before joining Lebara from EE I tried a cheap 30 day sim from other networks to check signal where I use most.
Lebara is on Vodafone and I also tried O2. No point signing up for a contract if you can't use.

Agreed - and it's pretty simple to get a free (PAYG) sim from any of the networks (or their MVNOs) just to test reception in your house.

nottsphil

theshed said:

I signed up via Mobiles.co.uk to Vodafone sim only 100Gb, ultd min & text for £15/month and £120 cash back. Not a fan of cash back claim offers but figured the £15 was reasonable if I forgot.
Received a text the following day saying they needed more info'. Three days of calling, met each time by 'we are busy, call back', so I called into Currys their parent company. They gave an alternative number who told me order had been cancelled but did not know why. They put me through to correct dept' - recorded message 'we are busy, call back' !
I then contacted live chat, all they could do was give me the same number I had been calling 😣
I created an account and logged in. It said there was a problem with my contact number.
The number they had messaged me on !
At this point I gave up and went elsewhere. I wonder if this is customer service BEFORE they have my money, what will it be like when they do ?  🙄

Are you talking about the customer services of mobiles.co.uk or of Vodafone?