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Old 21-08-2015, 12:10
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ok, been with giffgaff a few years now and been on their £15 unlimited data goodybag which is about to go up to £20.

So i ordered a Three sim and put into my dual sim phone and got a £15 unlim data add on, only to be sent a text saying it going up to £20.

Whats the cheapest network now offering unlimited data or at least a good whack of data?

I see on other thread about Vodafone big bundles offer but thats min of £20 also,
I guess £20 is the norm now ?
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Old 21-08-2015, 12:12
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Old 21-08-2015, 23:28
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Three is better than giffgaff, giffgaff is an mvno with the lowest priority on o2 the network they piggyback on. Three is not an mvno. Three allows 1TB softcap on their unlimited plans while on giffgaff if you regularly go over 8 to 10GB per month they ban you. O2 is slownas hell on 3G with top priority giffgaff will be worse.

For £20 PAYG top up I would go with Three over giffgaff because Three has their own masts control over their network and doesn't ban users for using data above 8-10GB per month on unlimited plans.
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Old 22-08-2015, 11:27
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Giffgaff do allow tethering though, which is a plus point in there favour.
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Old 22-08-2015, 11:33
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Giffgaff do allow tethering though, which is a plus point in there favour.
Assuming you can actually get 3G/4G coverage and sufficient performance to make it not miserable
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Old 22-08-2015, 11:57
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Giffgaff slows you down to dialup once you've used your unlimited allowance of 4GB though right, they also block tethering at that point.
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Old 22-08-2015, 12:38
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Giffgaff do allow tethering though, which is a plus point in there favour.
I tether my iPad to my Android phone all day, every day (in my car), and stream Spotify with no problems and have for the 2nd month now.
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Old 22-08-2015, 12:55
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Giffgaff do allow tethering though, which is a plus point in there favour.
Yes that is a good point, but if you tether to give you mobile home broadband you are more likely to go over their ban limit.
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Old 22-08-2015, 12:58
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Giffgaff slows you down to dialup once you've used your unlimited allowance of 4GB though right, they also block tethering at that point.
Well yes, but it's a 6 gig limit and 256 kbps after that,which is quite a bit faster than dial up, but you are basically right.
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Old 22-08-2015, 14:14
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Well yes, but it's a 6 gig limit and 256 kbps after that,which is quite a bit faster than dial up, but you are basically right.
Sorry 6GB, 256k in 2015 though? EDGE was 384!
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Old 22-08-2015, 16:25
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Sorry 6GB, 256k in 2015 though? EDGE was 384!
1mbit and under would've been fine, well at least it's better than when O2 had its offering of using their data up and being slowed down to 15k a sec.
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Old 22-08-2015, 23:17
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'Networks' like giffgaff and virgin mobile should be banned from using the term unlimited when they are clearly misleading.

I don't even know who is worse giffgaff or virgin.
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Old 23-08-2015, 11:31
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'Networks' like giffgaff and virgin mobile should be banned from using the term unlimited when they are clearly misleading.

I don't even know who is worse giffgaff or virgin.
Niffnaff every day the worst network out there by far
coverage slow as hell
you may as well give your money away they should be banned as a network.
Don't even have a custom service you have to do everything on there forum.

I was with them a few years back and still have the sim with a few pence still on it
I give it ago now and then and it's still as bad as it was a few years ago if not even worse.
My Advise is Stay well Clear.


OP Go with three so much better.
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Old 23-08-2015, 16:45
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'Networks' like giffgaff and virgin mobile should be banned from using the term unlimited when they are clearly misleading.

I don't even know who is worse giffgaff or virgin.
It used to be fully unlimited data with virgin mobile PAYG albeit the download speed was cut to 384kbps after a certain amount of data used. But none of your credit balance was reduced by using data.

Even now with Virgin offering only 3GB for £15 PAYG, provided you don't exceed consuming 3GB of data your credit balance is not reduced by data consumption, only by making telephone calls at an extortionate rate.

You don't even have to buy an add on to deduct from your credit balance to receive your 3GB (ex unlimited) data with virgin. As long as you top up before the end of each month to begin at 1st of the next month to last for 30 days.
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