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    a new mobile phone

    well it looks like i am in the market for a new sim and new provider too,
    I am not interested in a new phone just a good deal, but whos sim do i go for , i have got it down to tesco and virgin , any thoughts boys and girls,


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    Virgins probably the lesser of 2 evils - I know I looked before (thread on here somewhere) at a Virgin Sim only monthly deal.


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    thats what i am heading for too, but virgin is the one that is finishing my contract, so that is why i am changing,wish there was someone better out there, then i can tell them to shove it


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    thats what i am heading for too, but virgin is the one that is finishing my contract, so that is why i am changing, wish there was someone better out there, then i can tell them to shove it
    O2 steve!


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    well it looks like i am in the market for a new sim and new provider too,
    I am not interested in a new phone just a good deal, but whos sim do i go for , i have got it down to tesco and virgin , any thoughts boys and girls,
    Hiya Steve I can honestly say I have been with virgin many years on various contracts payg ect and have never had a problem with them always found there customer services excellent.

    I know they offer cracking deals especially on the 30 day rolling contract sim only, basically means your not tied in and can leave anytime for example if lets say you call them on Feb 1st to cancel the rolling contract and your next bundle is due on Feb 9th then on that date your contract would be ended no tie ins.

    Anyway mate just take a look...


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    I've been with several providers. Found 3 to be the best.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jamieXXXmaria View Post
    I've been with several providers. Found 3 to be the best.
    come on then jamie which 3


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    come on then jamie which 3
    3 the provider

    http://www.three.co.uk/


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    thanks there Mark, i have been with them for years too, and its time to go the sim route, i am happy with my old phone so if i can save some cash and like you say if i am not happy after 30 days , just change to something new


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    thanks there Mark, i have been with them for years too, and its time to go the sim route, i am happy with my old phone so if i can save some cash and like you say if i am not happy after 30 days , just change to something new
    I've been SIM only with o2 for about 3 years now - I saw through being suckered into the free phone / free upgrade scenario. Keep your phone if your happy with it or get a good phone purchase deal outside of contracts.

    I cant change my wife's way of thinking she thinks a free iPhone and 2 years @ £37/month ( rising with RPI) is a good deal


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    I cant change my wife's way of thinking she thinks a free iPhone and 2 years @ £37/month ( rising with RPI) is a good deal
    there are many many people like that, look at my new phone it can do this and that and its great for gps and the cameras amazing, all for £48 a month, and these people have not a penny to rub together either, takes all sorts


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    there are many many people like that, look at my new phone it can do this and that and its great for gps and the cameras amazing, all for £48 a month, and these people have not a penny to rub together either, takes all sorts


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    there are many many people like that, look at my new phone it can do this and that and its great for gps and the cameras amazing, all for £48 a month, and these people have not a penny to rub together either, takes all sorts
    It's to keep up with the Joneses.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    there are many many people like that, look at my new phone it can do this and that and its great for gps and the cameras amazing, all for £48 a month, and these people have not a penny to rub together either, takes all sorts
    I never notice anyone's mobile, mine cost me £5 and it will last me forever, I can receive calls and make calls, also can send and receive texts, a phone's a phone!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    I never notice anyone's mobile, mine cost me £5 and it will last me forever, I can receive calls and make calls, also can send and receive texts, a phone's a phone!
    Not if you're using it as your main source of computing, as well....It's then a device


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    I've been SIM only with o2 for about 3 years now - I saw through being suckered into the free phone / free upgrade scenario. Keep your phone if your happy with it or get a good phone purchase deal outside of contracts.

    I cant change my wife's way of thinking she thinks a free iPhone and 2 years @ £37/month ( rising with RPI) is a good deal
    Gosh, she's paying £500 pounds too much!


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    i wonder if there are anyone out there that keeps up with me, mr kuripot they call me


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    i wonder if there are anyone out there that keeps up with me, mr kuripot they call me
    We're in the same team Steve


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    i wonder if there are anyone out there that keeps up with me, mr kuripot they call me
    I use Lebara pay as you go £10 lasts me about three months!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    I use Lebara pay as you go £10 lasts me about three months!

    Check out this lot £0.00 per month 200mins - I know someone who did some sort of annual deal with them for £15.00

    http://www.ovivomobile.com/

    I think it hangs off Vodafone network a bit like GiffGaff is o2


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    Check out this lot £0.00 per month 200mins - I know someone who did some sort of annual deal with them for £15.00

    http://www.ovivomobile.com/

    I think it hangs off Vodafone network a bit like GiffGaff is o2
    Thanks for the tip Ded, just called Ivivo and it's £20 for a sim, free calls + £15 credit in case one uses the 200 free mins but to call Philippines it's 25pence per min also I can keep my present number. I'll ponder a while and work out what is best for me, because I only use about 200 min's a year @ 7p per min!


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    Go at your own pace, that's the best advice.


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    well it looks like i am in the market for a new sim and new provider too,
    I am not interested in a new phone just a good deal, but whos sim do i go for , i have got it down to tesco and virgin , any thoughts boys and girls,
    Any sim with unlimited data Teso's sim is stingy on data as is vodaphone

    People these days use phones for surfing the web and instant free messaging = viber/wechat

    3three virgin and giffgaff all do unlimited data/texts sims giffgaff is £12 a month beat that diba


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    done the deal today, 600 minutes, unlimited tex and 1 gb internet, 30 day rolling contract with virgin, same number too, all for the sum of £7 and i am a happy bunny too


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    done the deal today, 600 minutes, unlimited tex and 1 gb internet, 30 day rolling contract with virgin, same number too, all for the sum of £7 and i am a happy bunny too
    Glad u done it Steve, like I said they do cracking deals don"t think any provider could beat that...


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    Too bad for us here, only Vodafone is available. We don't have a choice..
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    they offered me another deal 150 mins and 500 mb of data for FIVER , but i know i got the best deal


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    Superb £7 deal Steve I think I'll kick o2 into touch particularly as they've shafted millions of us by flogging their home broadband to Sky


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    the deal should be £15 so they say but because of being a long lasting customer its £7, as they say


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    Quote Originally Posted by stevewool View Post
    the deal should be £15 so they say but because of being a long lasting customer its £7, as they say
    Ah that's the catch I've just had a brief look and nearest I can see for a non Virgin punter is 1200min 1gb for £12 - still better than I'm getting from o2, the next one down is £10 250 min 1gb. 600ish is what I really need though


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