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o2 PAYG sim free texts
storm198
08-06-2006
I bought a o2 pay & go sim card from the o2 shop for a spare phone I have aquired. When I got the sim the woman mentioned something about 'gene' free text messages. I topped up the sim card with £10. That was 4 months ago and the sim keeps topping up with 300 texts every month even though I haven't added any more money to the sim. Is this the case that you get 300 free texts per month even though you haven't topped up?
ilovekrys
08-06-2006
dont say nothing you are lucky
*-ant-*
09-06-2006
Lets just pretend you never started this thread
sitalchauhan
09-06-2006
looool. Tell us your secret!

Na, thats not normal. Normally, after 30 days your texts expire and you get a text saying to get another 300 texts, top up again.

You are soo lucky :P
pyphon
09-06-2006
that scam aint working n e more.
on the air
10-06-2006
Originally Posted by storm198:
“I bought a o2 pay & go sim card from the o2 shop for a spare phone I have aquired. When I got the sim the woman mentioned something about 'gene' free text messages. I topped up the sim card with £10. That was 4 months ago and the sim keeps topping up with 300 texts every month even though I haven't added any more money to the sim. Is this the case that you get 300 free texts per month even though you haven't topped up?”

you are probably talking rubbish or doing something illegal. Either way they now have access to your i,p address.
BoBaDoB
10-06-2006
the texts will add on again if you have money on your account every month, i also have 2 sims that do the same
Salt
10-06-2006
Hey,

I just put one of my O2 Sims in an old 3410 (ignore my thread, the phone needed unlocking! )
And I sent a text and it worked, I texted BALANCE to 20202 and it said, "You have 299 texts and 1MB wap to use until 10/07"
Do you think I'll get them every month?

Salt
Deanparkr
10-06-2006
Originally Posted by on the air:
“you are probably talking rubbish or doing something illegal. Either way they now have access to your i,p address.”

ISP's arent allowed to give out your IP address, however. ISP's do not give companies your personal information from your IP address
GARETH197901
11-06-2006
Originally Posted by on the air:
“you are probably talking rubbish or doing something illegal. Either way they now have access to your i,p address.”

nothing illegal they are just what most people call "genie" sim cards which are very legal and even supplied by o2,you top up by a minimum amount of £10 and as long as the tenner is still on each month the allowance keeps coming,i had one of these from o2(what used to be the bt cellnet shop when i bought it).
Zack
11-06-2006
wat so i have £13.15 on my phone ATM and mine expires on 15/6 so if i still have a tenner which i will i get it all back again?

so i just make sure i dont go below a tenner or use a like vodafone sim to phone people with withheld number so they aint confused like they normally get
Salt
11-06-2006
I havent got any Credit on mine, but got given 300 texts anyway that expire on the 10/07.
Will they keep coming on their own?

Salt
Zack
11-06-2006
hopefully! lmao

i have loads of sims so i could just text that number but i use about 150 on texting back its zack lol

i text like how are you or whatever an get back "whos this"

so i stick with this one for now
Salt
11-06-2006
My texts dont work anymore
On the Nokia 3410 it says Check Operator Settings or something

Why have they suddenly stopped working?

Salt
[placebo]
11-06-2006
There's absoloutely nothing illegal here. It's a loophole in the O2 network, they are perfectly legal as it's the network's fault. I'd keep it quiet though incase they decide to make a fix on the problem.
Blueraven
11-06-2006
Originally Posted by Salt:
“Hey,

I texted BALANCE to 20202 and it said, "You have 299 texts and 1MB wap to use until 10/07"

Salt”

Cool, I didnt realise you could text that number and get your allowance back. I've always had to phone 4444 option 2, 2 and listen to all the rubbish first !!....Thanks!
Salt
11-06-2006
Originally Posted by Blueraven:
“Cool, I didnt realise you could text that number and get your allowance back. I've always had to phone 4444 option 2, 2 and listen to all the rubbish first !!....Thanks!”

Thats ok!

Still though, does anyone know why I lost them texts on one of the sim cards today?
I put in a brand new one and got texts again but got a feeling they'll go tomorrow

Salt
Zack
14-06-2006
OMG ur joking!!!!!!

my free allowence was ment to expire on 15th june and i wasnt going to topup (got £13.15 credit left) until i go on hgoliday at end of the month. thought as its just before midnight lets see how many trexts iv used this month by phoning 4444 and pressing 2 twice. i heard "free monthly allowence: You have 300 messaging units and 1MB GPRS WAP remaining." this expires on 13th july. i think it is just because i toped up last month though. iv toped up once since iv had it and if this works got 600 messages. so iv just got to keep a tenner on here at all times. if i put say an extra tenner on to make it £23.15 would if mess it up? i have a feeling its connected to some kind of offer though and on 13th july i wont get any more texts - they always said o2 was the best network in terms of value
Zack
15-06-2006
had a text when watching england game telling me beaause i didnt topup £10 i havnt got my allowence but tis says 295 texts remaining when i phone 4444 lol
Pablo Diablo
18-06-2006
hmmm my 'Genie' SIM seems to be messed up. I text BALANCE to 20202 and I just get ignored. I call 4444 and do 2,2 and I get "Sorry, Either you don't have a bolt-on or you have a bolt-on that we can't read out a balance for.". And when I top up I get my 300 free texts but they last until the texts run out not just 30 days and I get unlimited GPRS not 1Mb! So I'm not complaining!
Zack
18-06-2006
lol there must be different types for say special customers like ourselves

loved machine trying to explain my WAP balence

"You have two hundred, eighty four message remaining. You have nought point eight megabites WAP remaining"

you can hardly hear the point so 1st time i was like WTF i have 08 MB lol
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