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Old 09 January 2012, 04:36 PM
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Think i have signed up to my cheapest everphone contract today;

T-Mobile

600 Mins

500 Text

Unlimited Web

Free landline calls

Sim only.

£9.12 on a 12 month contract.

Fairly chuffed with that.

Chop
Old 09 January 2012, 04:39 PM
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That IS excellent!

It would suit my usage profile perfectly too!

What's T-Mob's coverage/reception like? I'm with O2 and can't fault 'em - great customer service too.

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Old 09 January 2012, 04:44 PM
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T-Mobile worst coverage of them all. Utter pants when I was on their service.
Old 09 January 2012, 04:45 PM
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I missed out on 24mth similar to Chops for 1pound 22 a month, a couple months ago

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Old 09 January 2012, 04:47 PM
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Try giffgaff, they have a pay as you go hybrid for £10 a month you get 250 mins,
unlimited internet access and unlimited texts.

No contract either.

All on the O2 network
Old 09 January 2012, 04:56 PM
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tesco does betterer than that , still on O2 !
Old 09 January 2012, 04:57 PM
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Virgin Media:
Galaxy Ace,
250 texts, 75 minutes, 500MB, two years.
£7.99 pm.

And before anyone says the texts/time isn't enough, it is for me
Old 09 January 2012, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dpb
I missed out on 24mth similar for to chops for 1pound 22 a month, a couple months ago
I got this 600+600+internet.
Inc a free motorola Gleam, for Mrs.Q.
It's a claimback deal though, hope I remember to claim back!
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Originally Posted by Qwertyco
...It's a claimback deal though, hope I remember to claim back!
Set a reminder on the mobile (about a month/2 weeks or whatever, in advance of the expiry).
Old 09 January 2012, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Qwertyco
I got this 600+600+internet.
Inc a free motorola Gleam, for Mrs.Q.
It's a claimback deal though, hope I remember to claim back!
Went for similar deal , 5.75 a month in the end but with vodaphone , hopefully use the passport thing when we go to france - dont know if it would work in SA , i presume no
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Galaxy S2
unlimited texts
1Gb data limit
unlimited local calls/same network calls
1000 minutes cross network
24 month contract
Free phone

£9 a month
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Is the OP price per month or per year?

I'm not taking the mick, but a few years back I managed to get an annual sim only deal with Vodafone for £40. That was about 300 mins per month, not sure of the other details, but there were some texts in there. Then the buggers pulled the deal that allowed the mobile phone shops to do good deals like that
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Originally Posted by chopper.
Think i have signed up to my cheapest everphone contract today;

T-Mobile

600 Mins

500 Text

Unlimited Web

Free landline calls

Sim only.

£9.12 on a 12 month contract.

Fairly chuffed with that.

Chop
Same as i've got but i have:
900 mins
For £15.00 per month
12 month contract
Old 09 January 2012, 06:13 PM
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I used my sim free iphone4 and stuck a giffgaff sim in.

250mins+unlimited texts+unlimted data+free giffgaff to giffgaff calls+free 0800 numbers.

£10 a month.

No contract ;-)

http://www.best-payg-deals.co.uk/ten...-giffgaff.html
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I cant use GiffGaff as it uses the o2 network which i have just left as it is awful round my way outside of towns and cities.

T-Mobile is good on my colleagues phones as it shares the Orange network.

Pimmo - that is a great deal, where from?

Chop
Old 09 January 2012, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by what would scooby do
T-Mobile worst coverage of them all. Utter pants when I was on their service.
unless tings have changed very recently tmobile had pretty much the best coverage.

I think if you only need a sim deal hotukdeals often has 500/600 minutes unlimited texts and internet for about £7ish
Old 09 January 2012, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by pimmo2000
Galaxy S2
unlimited texts
1Gb data limit
unlimited local calls/same network calls
1000 minutes cross network
24 month contract
Free phone

£9 a month

And how exactly dod you manage that


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Old 09 January 2012, 08:37 PM
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T-Mobile, SIM Only, 12 months, 300 minutes, 300 texts, unlimited (well, 500mb) internet for 22p/month.
Old 09 January 2012, 08:54 PM
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T-mobile has excellent coverage and can roam onto the Orange network for free
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300 mins 100 texts unlimited data. 2 year contract. £5 per month
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Originally Posted by pimmo2000
Galaxy S2
unlimited texts
1Gb data limit
unlimited local calls/same network calls
1000 minutes cross network
24 month contract
Free phone

£9 a month
where?
Old 09 January 2012, 09:15 PM
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Inside job I do believe
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no contract , o2

15.50 unlimited texts, 300mins

suit me perfect,
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Originally Posted by Jaybird-UK
T-mobile has excellent coverage and can roam onto the Orange network for free
I was under the impression that T- mobile were bought out by Orange?
Orange want to protect there core business so therefore Orange customers have access to T-Mobile coverage But T- mobile users cannot connect to Orange masts?

I work with some of the mobile phone mast techincians for the Shropshire area ill see if i can find out more.....
Old 09 January 2012, 09:26 PM
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£3.26 - 300 mins Unlimited (3000) Texts, Unlimited (3000 mins) Virgin Mobile calls - when Virgin remember to give me my discount which has yet to happen without me reminding them. Mind you my daughter's studying in France this year so doesn't get to use it that much
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Originally Posted by Pedroturbo
I was under the impression that T- mobile were bought out by Orange?
Orange want to protect there core business so therefore Orange customers have access to T-Mobile coverage But T- mobile users cannot connect to Orange masts?

I work with some of the mobile phone mast techincians for the Shropshire area ill see if i can find out more.....
This is incorrect, T Moblie can use the Orange Network - was orginally for voice only but can now use 3G also.
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Originally Posted by Scooby1975
This is incorrect, T Moblie can use the Orange Network - was orginally for voice only but can now use 3G also.

Apreciate that It was a good 12 months ago since i was told this so it may have changed since then
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iPhone 4s just got off apple direct

Sim only deal data only £6 a month
Calls 25p then drop to 10 p per minute
Texts 10 p but never send texts as they are so nineties

Emails are free and instant
Never really make call apartFrom home and work phones which I use
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Originally Posted by Scooby1975
This is incorrect, T Moblie can use the Orange Network - was orginally for voice only but can now use 3G also.
So, does this mean i can manually switch my network to Orange and use it for no charge? What happens if i generally find the signal better on Orange and leave it switched to that at all times, is that ok?

Or does T-Mobile automatically use Orange signal?

Chop
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Originally Posted by chopper.
So, does this mean i can manually switch my network to Orange and use it for no charge? What happens if i generally find the signal better on Orange and leave it switched to that at all times, is that ok?

Or does T-Mobile automatically use Orange signal?

Chop
As far as i understand it Your phone should always be roaming between the 2 service suppliers automatically?


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