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culabula
10-01-2016
Originally Posted by beans0ntoast:
“I've got an old Christmas SIM from about October/November time, that I haven't topped up not activated yet... If I top it up, will it still give the 100GB? Or is it well and truly kaput?”

Logic dictates that the last possible moment to activate should be 23:59 on the 12/01.
jchamier
10-01-2016
Originally Posted by culabula:
“Logic dictates that the last possible moment to activate should be 23:59 on the 12/01.”

Terms said 14 days from arrival.
culabula
10-01-2016
Originally Posted by jchamier:
“Terms said 14 days from arrival.”

Matters not one whit. What does matter, however, is the 14 days from the 29/12.
tdenson
11-01-2016
Is it still possible to buy these sims ?
d123
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by tdenson:
“Is it still possible to buy these sims ?”

No, they were a Christmas special (as indicated by the name ).
preecey
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by cooler:
“In the Hotukdeals thread, the person who posted the deal gave advice about this in the first post. They said to send the CHRISTMAS100 text to 150 before topping up to see if it's still eligible.”

That person was me!
culabula
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by preecey:
“That person was me!”

Well, hurry up and find out about the next deal
jonmorris
11-01-2016
Yeah, I'm relying on these now! When is the spring one starting?!
Chris1973
11-01-2016
Quote:
“Yeah, I'm relying on these now! When is the spring one starting?!”

Let's hope that there is an Easter offer. Three MBB has gone terrible around here (no sign of 4G and 3G @ 0.5mbps speeds), and EE's £20 for 15GB MBB just doesn't seem attractive anymore given the 200GB deals i''ve been using for the majority of last year .

Quote:
“Is it still possible to buy these sims ?”

You can still find them pre loaded with one months' 100GB allowance left on Ebay for £30, if you are really desperate!
tdenson
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by d123:
“No, they were a Christmas special (as indicated by the name ).”

I bought Christmas crackers a few days ago
culabula
11-01-2016
Just activated another one just now, delivered a month ago. No problem with stop pack or adding the data. Two more left which I'll leave until the morning.
Thine Wonk
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by culabula:
“Just activated another one just now, delivered a month ago. No problem with stop pack or adding the data. Two more left which I'll leave until the morning.”

How many 100s of gigs of data do you need
beans0ntoast
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by culabula:
“Logic dictates that the last possible moment to activate should be 23:59 on the 12/01.”

In which case, I'd better top up that SIM card tomorrow morning and activate it!

Even if the 100GB doesn't go through (what's the code again? I've forgotten...), I'll still get 1GB of superfast 4G. That's 1GB more 4G than what Virgin Mobile offer!
culabula
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“How many 100s of gigs of data do you need”

Shedloads! One in iPad and one in 4G router, which in turn feeds the whole house. A chap can never have too much data. Thanks to these SIMs I threw TalkTalk out for a start.
culabula
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by beans0ntoast:
“In which case, I'd better top up that SIM card tomorrow morning and activate it!

Even if the 100GB doesn't go through (what's the code again? I've forgotten...), I'll still get 1GB of superfast 4G. That's 1GB more 4G than what Virgin Mobile offer!”

Cough...Christmas100 -shall I write it down ?

Seriously, the last date is supposed to be two weeks after the last SIMs were expedited at midnight on the 29/12. As of tonight, there was no problem getting the 200GB, so am hoping I can activate my remaining two tomorrow getting an extra 24 hours data in two months' time (by which time there should be another offer, one hopes).
culabula
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by beans0ntoast:
“In which case, I'd better top up that SIM card tomorrow morning and activate it!

Even if the 100GB doesn't go through (what's the code again? I've forgotten...), I'll still get 1GB of superfast 4G. That's 1GB more 4G than what Virgin Mobile offer!”

If for any reason it were to fail, stick on an extra fiver and get 3GB instead !
beans0ntoast
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by culabula:
“Cough...Christmas100 -shall I write it down ?

Seriously, the last date is supposed to be two weeks after the last SIMs were expedited at midnight on the 29/12. As of tonight, there was no problem getting the 200GB, so am hoping I can activate my remaining two tomorrow getting an extra 24 hours data in two months' time (by which time there should be another offer, one hopes).”

Okay, thanks - I remember that now!

As for the stop pack thing, do I send the stop pack before topping up, or between topping up and sending the christmas100 code, or does it not matter when? Because I have found out in the past that, as soon as you top up, it eats your £10 topup...

I've had this SIM for ages (was one of the first ones) but let's hope it registers! If it doesn't, it won't be the last £10 I waste...
culabula
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by beans0ntoast:
“Okay, thanks - I remember that now!

As for the stop pack thing, do I send the stop pack before topping up, or between topping up and sending the christmas100 code, or does it not matter when? Because I have found out in the past that, as soon as you top up, it eats your £10 topup...

I've had this SIM for ages (was one of the first ones) but let's hope it registers! If it doesn't, it won't be the last £10 I waste...”

STOP PACK immediately. It's the first thing you do they'll send you a message back to which you reply yes. Then add the tenner. You now have a tenner. Then request the free data. You now have 200GB data plus a tenner. Win-win.
beans0ntoast
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by culabula:
“STOP PACK immediately. It's the first thing you do they'll send you a message back to which you reply yes. Then add the tenner. You now have a tenner. Then request the free data. You now have 200GB data plus a tenner. Win-win.”

Okay, thanks for the heads up! That's a good idea, because if it doesn't work, then I still have £10 credit, which I can then add £5 to, to have £15 and then 3GB data.
culabula
11-01-2016
Originally Posted by beans0ntoast:
“Okay, thanks for the heads up! That's a good idea, because if it doesn't work, then I still have £10 credit, which I can then add £5 to, to have £15 and then 3GB data.”

Exactly. But I think we'll still be OK tomorrow.
david16
12-01-2016
Originally Posted by beans0ntoast:
“Okay, thanks for the heads up! That's a good idea, because if it doesn't work, then I still have £10 credit, which I can then add £5 to, to have £15 and then 3GB data.”

If you’re normally a three PAYG customer that usually purchases an All In One 20 there. That’s effectively 6GB (if you ordered 2 Christmas sims and texted STOP PACK to 150 before topping up a tenner on both) for 10 quid post the 2 months of the Christmas data expired. So another months saving of a tenner compared to three if 6GB worth of data for the month is more than sufficient.

Wow. Mind you I never thought about the Stop Pack, but I have still saved a fair amount of money the last few months on sim data because I bought a few All In One 15’s with three to take me to early January before the All In One 20’s kicked in, and now I’m in the middle of the first month of 100GB of data on the EE Christmas PAYG sim saving me a further 30 quid compared to three these next 2 months.
culabula
12-01-2016
Just checked one of my remaining SIMs just now by sending the command before topping up. Everything's still OK, but I wouldn't take the risk of waiting until tomorrow.
Jo09
12-01-2016
Just topped up my summer sim and got the 200GB!
culabula
12-01-2016
Originally Posted by Jo09:
“Just topped up my summer sim and got the 200GB!”

Nice one.
Greebo
12-01-2016
Originally Posted by Jo09:
“Just topped up my summer sim and got the 200GB!”

Thanks. I just tried a used Glasto SIM and that wouldn't activate, but I also had an unused Summer100 SIM and I've got the Christmas100 data activated on that OK
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