Strong Customer Authentication - **Now delayed** changes to online verification

molley

pantaiema wrote: »

For those who want to get a mobile phone to receive text message as part of Strong Customer Authentication.

Here is an example where you could get it for £10.

For This you already get £10 credit on the simcard ready to use.
So the Handset itself is literally free.

https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/home/products/nokia/105-2017.html#!colour=black&dealType=pg

This is a new Handset, so the battery must still be good in holding charge.

Looks like you only get the use of the handset when you first topup a Tenner and from then on it is £10 every thirty days unless I am reading things wrong. .

EssexExile

molley wrote: »

Looks like you only get the use of the handset when you first topup a Tenner and from then on it is £10 every thirty days unless I am reading things wrong. .

I haven't looked at that particular deal but I got a £10 phone some time ago & as long as I make a call or send a text every few months it keeps going. I top up £10 about every 18 months or so.

molley

EssexExile wrote: »

I haven't looked at that particular deal but I got a £10 phone some time ago & as long as I make a call or send a text every few months it keeps going. I top up £10 about every 18 months or so.

I remember years ago I had an Orange PAYG and any leftover credit each month was lost but then they changed that arrangement and it could be rolled over to tyhe next month but I dont know if anything similar is available now. I had a Giff Gaff SIM but gave that up as I was paying for something I never used .

pantaiema

molley wrote: »

Looks like you only get the use of the handset when you first topup a Tenner and from then on it is £10 every thirty days unless I am reading things wrong. .

EssexExile wrote: »

I haven't looked at that particular deal but I got a £10 phone some time ago & as long as I make a call or send a text every few months it keeps going. I top up £10 about every 18 months or so.

[FONT=&quot]In the past I have seen it was available £1.99 without top-up but no longer available for a long time and it is a different handset as far as I remember. Also as far as I remember it was locked to particular network. [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]In this offer indeed you will not be able to avoid the top-up. I mentioned it clearly on my previous post.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]My post is intended to help those who might think having a mobile phone is expensive more expensive than having a home phone and this handset is ideal as it is only £10 including £10 top up and it is most probably unlocked. For the best simcard for PAYG there is already a special thread about this if you search it. For instance, O2 and 1p mobile have been named among the best PAYG for occasional usage.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]As Most of CPW phones (if not all) are unlocked. So people could easily change the simcard to other networks [/FONT]

pantaiema

molley wrote: »

I remember years ago I had an Orange PAYG and any leftover credit each month was lost but then they changed that arrangement and it could be rolled over to tyhe next month but I dont know if anything similar is available now. I had a Giff Gaff SIM but gave that up as I was paying for something I never used .

EssexExile wrote: »

I haven't looked at that particular deal but I got a £10 phone some time ago & as long as I make a call or send a text every few months it keeps going. I top up £10 about every 18 months or so.

As per my previous post try 1p mobile you only need to topup £10 every 120 days minute, text, data is rolled over each time you top up £10. Also the price for 1m call/text/per MB data is just 1p

Another alternative is O2 ot three PAYG but this one is 3/2/1p

badger09

molley wrote: »

I remember years ago I had an Orange PAYG and any leftover credit each month was lost but then they changed that arrangement and it could be rolled over to tyhe next month but I dont know if anything similar is available now. I had a Giff Gaff SIM but gave that up as I was paying for something I never used .

Not sure what you mean by this.

Husband & I both have giffgaff SIMs and use mostly PAYG.

A top up of airtime credit (as opposed to buying a 30 day goodybag:cool:) never runs out as long as you make one chargeable call/text every 6 months.

Minimum top up is £10 but that lasts us ages - especially as each topup gets us free giffgaff to giffgaff calls & texts for 3 months:)

d123

Nicholas wrote: »

I already posted this.

Yes, at virtually the same time as I did, it took me a little longer as I actually went and found the link for the answer.

Nicholas wrote: »

And you did not notice that this is a newbie first post, so try to be nice.

Two things, (1) there’s nothing not nice about my post and (2) no one made you the forum police, please don’t try and post off topic comments in a manner to cause an argument, it’s against the rules.

molley

badger09 wrote: »

Not sure what you mean by this.

Husband & I both have giffgaff SIMs and use mostly PAYG.

A top up of airtime credit (as opposed to buying a 30 day goodybag:cool:) never runs out as long as you make one chargeable call/text every 6 months.

Minimum top up is £10 but that lasts us ages - especially as each topup gets us free giffgaff to giffgaff calls & texts for 3 months:)

I was paying ( I think) £5 a month ...they did call it a Goodybag ...but I never used it so it was a waste of money ..I ust wanted it as a backup in a dispensible phone (or when I am away fishing and wandering around a river so can afford to lose it ) as I already have a sim only deal with BT which I do use .
I wasn't aware GiffGaff had other means that probably would have suited me better .

Nicholas

d123 wrote: »

Yes, at virtually the same time as I did, it took me a little longer as I actually went and found the link for the answer.



Two things, (1) there’s nothing not nice about my post and (2) no one made you the forum police, please don’t try and post off topic comments in a manner to cause an argument, it’s against the rules.

I left the OP to find the link for themselves. I obviously found the link because I quoted the same quote as you, word for word.

I apologise if I upset you, it just seemed that your post came across as passive aggressive. But as you have stated this is clearly not the case, so please accept my apologies. I wasn't aware that I was trying to start an argument. I know I wasn't, but if it seemed that way to you, then sorry.

As far as I am concerned, this is the end of the matter.

Nicholas

molley wrote: »

Looks like you only get the use of the handset when you first topup a Tenner and from then on it is £10 every thirty days unless I am reading things wrong. .

Well spotted. There is a bit over on HotUKDeals about it. One guy posted a way around the £10 a month charge:

Regarding the £10 topup which you are purchasing with this deal: if you put the sim in a phone which has data capabilities AND mobile data is switched on then it is likely that the data/texts/minutes bundle that the sim is designed for will be activated (1gb data, whatever mins & txts) all of which will expire after 30 days of, effectively, using the sim card. This is also the case if you send a txt or make a call: the £10/30 day bundle will be initiated.
If you start using the sim as it has been delivered then you have 30 days to use the prescribed allowances of data, txts, minutes.
If you want to have £10 of PAYG credit to use however you like (you can even convert it to an EE 30 day bundle later if you wish) then this is what you need to do:-
Put the sim into a phone which does not have mobile data connectivity or switch off mobile data before inserting the sim (Nokia 105 purchased with the sim is ideal).
Create a new txt message to 150 with the text STOP PACK
You will receive a reply asking you to confirm that you want the 30 day pack to stop. These txts to 150 are free and will not activate the pack/bundle.
Confirm that you want it to cease.
You now have £10 PAYG credit on the sim which can be used for whatever... buy a 30 day pack when it is convenient for you to use it; use PAYG rates for txt, calls, data; buy a 2GB 30 day data pack: you have flexibility and control over when and how the £10 will be used; sell it on eBay as a sim with £10 credit.
The credit will be available on the sim in accordance with EE t&cs. It’s either 3 or 6 months (can’t remember which) without a chargeable event.

So a lot of faff involved, but it is doable.