Talkmobile PAYG closing down

Shrimply

chrisw wrote: »

They still appear to be selling the 12 month deals as an upgrade. I'm on the Pay Monthly and I've not heard anything about it closing yet.

So I might be wrong but I was under the impression that they were wrapping things up altogether, they have changed the way out of allowance data is charged.

The posted this tweet recently which is where I got my information.
https://twitter.com/TalkmobileUK/status/864396780498235392

mobilejunkie

Contracts stopped being available through Mobilephonesdirect a couple of months ago and don't seem to be offered on their website. I assume that whilst they may do so-called "upgrades" they will eventually cease to exist as a separate identity.

Terry98

Shrimply wrote: »

So I might be wrong but I was under the impression that they were wrapping things up altogether, they have changed the way out of allowance data is charged.

The posted this tweet recently which is where I got my information.
https://twitter.com/TalkmobileUK/status/864396780498235392

So the contracts will stay as Talkmobile until the end of the contract term?

Can we assume they will be administered by Vodafone when Talkmobile close down.

I have still got over a year left on my cashback contract with Talkmobile.

mr_mf

I've read that you will be retained by Talkmobile until your contract expires and is then renewed/upgraded - at that point you become a Vodafone customer.

Essentially this is a managed shutdown of Talkmobile. Within a year or so everyone will be a Vodafone customer, and Talkmobile will be no more.

Terry98

mr_mf wrote: »

I've read that you will be retained by Talkmobile until your contract expires and is then renewed/upgraded - at that point you become a Vodafone customer.

Essentially this is a managed shutdown of Talkmobile. Within a year or so everyone will be a Vodafone customer, and Talkmobile will be no more.

Thanks. I hope you are right!

mobilejunkie

About staying as Talkmobile until the end of the contract or ending up with Vodafone? Either way it's a case out out of the frying pan and into the fire.

SuperSaint

The bottom line is that Talkmobile/Vodafone don't want thousands of customers who are hardly using their phones and spending very little money. 'Glovebox' users must be costing them (and all other networks/MVNOs) a fortune as many are not spending enough money to cover the cost of keeping a line open and fully functional. It wouldn't surprise me to see most PAYG operators adopt a minimum usage/spend/top-up requirement sometime in the future.

ripplyuk

I'm confused. The twitter page says there are no changes to contracts, only payg. Can I take out a new contract now then, and get to stay with Talkmobile?

Even if it was just for a year, I'd be happy enough with that for now. I really don't want to go with Vodafone.

d123

ripplyuk wrote: »

I'm confused. The twitter page says there are no changes to contracts, only payg. Can I take out a new contract now then, and get to stay with Talkmobile?

Even if it was just for a year, I'd be happy enough with that for now. I really don't want to go with Vodafone.

You must have missed the tweet further up the page.

Talkmobile @TalkmobileUK

Replying to @d1nonlytimco
Morning Tim. Contracts will stay as Talkmobile, until you upgrade or take out a new one, that is when you will merge to Vodafone.

ripplyuk

My thinking was that if I took out a contract before the cut off date for payg ending, it might be ok.