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[Wallace]

We switched to Orange EE recently, identical basic phones on the same contracts £12/month each. I had a letter at the beginning of April saying the monthly plan cost is going up in line with the RPI, this is the first time I have ever had an increase on any mobile contract. My missus has not had a letter yet, I'll have to see if they are charging her the same.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

To show how much I use a phone I recently had to top up my PAYE - the previous £20 only lasted 2 years !

Paul H

 

[Premiershipman]

We have the grand total of 2 suppliers to choose from over here, up until a few years ago there was only one so it was a monopoly.

To be honest over here they are both as poor as each other, so I stick (as I always have) with PAYG, top up online and get 15 days of free texts for £5 top up and 10p per text after that.

I reckon I spend about £40 max a year on my phone.

 

[anto]

Giffgaff are good imo.
I put £12 per month in and I get unlimited texts, 250mins and unlimited data.
They use the O2 network so their signal is still good in my area, and most areas id imagine.
If you have a problem with giffgaff however, there is no call centre to ring. They use a forum where other giffgaff users etc will solve the problem for you. Its worked for me so far.

I had an O2 contract beforehand but the deal was crap so I left when they couldn't give me a decent deal.

 

[Premiershipman]

We use giffgaff when we come over to the UK and we find it great !

 

[AndyStobbs]

To show how much I use a phone I recently had to top up my PAYE - the previous £20 only lasted 2 years !

Paul H

Wish my PAYE had lasted that long back when I was an employee ; )

 

[rtbcomp]

To show how much I use a phone I recently had to top up my PAYE - the previous £20 only lasted 2 years !

Paul H

I'm the same, I ring my landline once a month to keep my mobile number active. I'm on Virgin so get access to the Orange and T-Mobile. When I'm out I divert my landline to the mobile so I don't give my mobile number out to anyone.

 

[anto]

We use giffgaff when we come over to the UK and we find it great !

Yeah, its very handy. No contract to be tied to which is the biggest plus.
The only downside is that if you want a new phone you will be paying top whack for it.

 

[gordon stephenson]

I am with Virgin (T mobile/orange/EE ) don't usually have any problems, On sim only deal at £15-00 per month. All unlimited usage for phone/texts and data.On this deal you can also cancel or change the deal with only 30 days notice

 

[BrokenBiker]

Yeah, its very handy. No contract to be tied to which is the biggest plus.
The only downside is that if you want a new phone you will be paying top whack for it.

I buy all my phones off ebay shops. not had a problem with any of them except the missus nokia lumia 520. wouldn't play any sound without head phones in. I determined the problem was a faulty headphone jack, contacted the seller and he sent me out a new jack foc

 

[anto]

I buy all my phones off ebay shops. not had a problem with any of them except the missus nokia lumia 520. wouldn't play any sound without head phones in. I determined the problem was a faulty headphone jack, contacted the seller and he sent me out a new jack foc

In the past ive used CEX the wee electronics/ games etc pawn shop. Don't think ive ever bought a new phone!

 

[Wedg1e]

I intend to switch to Vodafone as they are the only remaining network I haven't tried and ultimately loathed. There were some unsavoury rhumors circulating years ago about Vodafone helping to fund animal research in Oxford labs - I can't find any truth in it, despite a determined search, as this would constitute instant grounds for a boycott IMHO.

Animal research is carried out in a quite a few places around the UK, even in Universities attached to hospitals - and of course, by certain well-known pharmaceutical companies.
I build x-ray cabinets they use to kill the animals' immune systems in order to run drug trials on transplanted human tumours, amongst other things.

 

[migmag]

If you want a major pain try cancelling a 3G contract.
I had a £10 per months SIM for my daughter in my name. Took hours of phone calls and having to pay several months when SIM no longer used to get them to cancel. This wasn't a short while after taking out the SIM but 3 years later !
3G - never again.

Paul H

I second that Paul.

I had a 3G contract zero monthly charge just got charged for usage,The service was dia so I phoned to cancel.

FOUR hours later I was free of there grasp 4 bloody hours this was my umpteenth attempt and me and the wife took shifts I won in the end.......

"Did you know EE is the biggest and best network in the country?"

Of course it is you tell me so every time I phone to complain how ***** you are....................