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Best value PAYG deal for 4g phones.
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O2 haven't "forced" you to buy anything. There are a number of places that would have been happy to sell you a 4G phone. What phone have you bought?
PAYG deals are hard to find, see this recent thread for ideas
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6611443/anyone-still-doing-proper-traditional-payg/p11 -
Thank you for your reply. I certainly did not buy my 'new' 'phone from 02, but the company did force me to purchase another 'phone because it is switching off the 2g service here in October, and 02 is the best signal here. I purchased a Nokia 110 for a very reasonable £25.99. I hope this clarifies the position.0
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Ronceraie said:
I hope this clarifies the position.
Since you have purchased a "feature" (aka "dumb") phone then you've probably replaced similar? That replaced phone would probably have continued to work just fine on 2G.
Could have bought that phone at Argos for £19.99.0 -
If you want to stay on O2's network then look at Giffgaff, you can operate the account as a PAYG but make sure you are happy with the PAYG (out of bundle) costs for calls/texts - 25p/min & 10p/text.
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It would be interesting to see what o2 actually told op about the withdrawal of 2g. It would seem that they are winding down their 2g offering, including restricting roaming....
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/07/virgin-media-o2-reveals-uk-plan-for-2g-mobile-switch-off.html
If you're looking to stay on 02 check out tesco mobile;
https://www.tescomobile.com/no-contract-sim#accordion-796bccc387-item-e9de432583
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flaneurs_lobster said:Ronceraie said:
I hope this clarifies the position.
Since you have purchased a "feature" (aka "dumb") phone then you've probably replaced similar? That replaced phone would probably have continued to work just fine on 2G.
Could have bought that phone at Argos for £19.99.0
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