Catering For The Occasional User

Chris Green · 15-09-2011, 07:51

Having just upgraded my old Wildfire to a Desire S, I set about getting the Wildfire unlocked and put onto another network (Vodafone) with a PAYG SIM just for those (frequent) occasions when I'm in a '3' Black Hole.

It seems that I made a mistake by doing a £10 Freedom Freebee top-up, as it expired after 30 days having scarcely used it and it was no use at all abroad as I had no recorded call credit as such (and the My Account on their web-site confirmed this).

I notice that all of Vodafone's other so-called Freebees promising different combos of minutes, texts and data use the phrase 'in addition to your credit'.

Am I right in thinking that the actual call/text credit on these continues past the 30 day cut off?

I also suppose that if you have a balance that mentions real money, then the phone should be able to roam abroad, albeit gobbling up your credit at a higher rate.

It's increasingly difficult to find a network whose FAQs actually give you the answer to the question "How long does my credit last?", but then they don't want occasional users I guess.

M6ETA · 16-09-2011, 08:46

Try these, seem to be pretty good and they are cheaper than mainstream.
http://giffgaff.com/

kitchen whisk · 16-09-2011, 16:00

Try icardmobile - https://www.icardmobile.co.uk/index.php

Simple, no-frills, no-faff, pay-as-you-go.

Use up your credit as and when. No bundles. No time expiry. Just make sure you do something chargeable call or text, or you top up every 180 days. If you do this, credit will never expire.

Landlines 3p/min
Mobiles 6p/min
Text messages 5p each
Data 10p per MB
Voicemail FREE

Great for the genuine light user! £5 top-ups available from all paypoint retailers.

15-09-2011, 07:51	#1
Chris Green Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hounslow Posts: 260	Catering For The Occasional User Having just upgraded my old Wildfire to a Desire S, I set about getting the Wildfire unlocked and put onto another network (Vodafone) with a PAYG SIM just for those (frequent) occasions when I'm in a '3' Black Hole. It seems that I made a mistake by doing a £10 Freedom Freebee top-up, as it expired after 30 days having scarcely used it and it was no use at all abroad as I had no recorded call credit as such (and the My Account on their web-site confirmed this). I notice that all of Vodafone's other so-called Freebees promising different combos of minutes, texts and data use the phrase 'in addition to your credit'. Am I right in thinking that the actual call/text credit on these continues past the 30 day cut off? I also suppose that if you have a balance that mentions real money, then the phone should be able to roam abroad, albeit gobbling up your credit at a higher rate. It's increasingly difficult to find a network whose FAQs actually give you the answer to the question "How long does my credit last?", but then they don't want occasional users I guess.

16-09-2011, 08:46	#2
M6ETA Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: medway, kent Posts: 17	Try these, seem to be pretty good and they are cheaper than mainstream. http://giffgaff.com/

16-09-2011, 16:00	#3
kitchen whisk Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 205	Try icardmobile - https://www.icardmobile.co.uk/index.php Simple, no-frills, no-faff, pay-as-you-go. Use up your credit as and when. No bundles. No time expiry. Just make sure you do something chargeable call or text, or you top up every 180 days. If you do this, credit will never expire. Landlines 3p/min Mobiles 6p/min Text messages 5p each Data 10p per MB Voicemail FREE Great for the genuine light user! £5 top-ups available from all paypoint retailers.

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