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vodafone free weekend calls and text messages
paulpcwindows
20-09-2007
evening all. i spend the minimum of £5 per week on calls and text messages, to qualify for free weekend calls and text. they only allow an hour of talk to any phone network, but vodafone calls has no limit, nor no limit on landlines calls. no limit on text.. is this a bargain ???????? any better deals around ??
Mikay
20-09-2007
It is a bargain, and I like Free Weekends. And it's the only decent offer you'll get on Vodafone (maybe with the exception of Vodafone Passport)..

Shame I'm moving to O2 soon to take advantage of their free text packages..
eddie2004
20-09-2007
Originally Posted by Mikay:
“It is a bargain, and I like Free Weekends. And it's the only decent offer you'll get on Vodafone (maybe with the exception of Vodafone Passport)..

Shame I'm moving to O2 soon to take advantage of their free text packages..”

Your moving from Vodafone to O2 for the free texts??

You'll be back!
eddie2004
20-09-2007
Free weekends and Stop the clock make Vodafone the only PAYG network worth considering.
paulpcwindows
21-09-2007
i agree, but surly they could reduce the price of a text to 3 p from vodofone to vodofone, like virgin have done.
on the air
21-09-2007
Not really worth considering if you make a lot of daytime calls or weekday texts.
Mikay
21-09-2007
Originally Posted by eddie2004:
“Your moving from Vodafone to O2 for the free texts??

You'll be back!”

Do they not have a good reputation? I've been with them before and never really had a problem.

The thing is, I was so sick of never having any credit left to text, and so with O2, I can get free texts per month with my topups.. which is far more appealing than free texts at the weekend, when I have to spend £2.50 to get them anyway.

Probably doesn't help I'm still on the old Smartplus Price Plan though, I guess. I never got around to transferring.
stud u like
21-09-2007
Vodafone Family is better. All my friends are on Vodafone.
BreatheMe
21-09-2007
I love Vodafone, they have been so good with me. Their customer service people have always been pleasant and are always able to help, and call me back when they say they are going to.

I get 500 free texts per months for topping up £15 a month. Also, I have stop the clock, free weekends and if I run out of free texts I can add a text pack.

Off-peak calls are 10p a minute to any network. For the quality of their service and network, I would rather pay slightly more than for rubbish service from the likes of O2.
tvlooker
21-09-2007
I have never had any problems with O2 infact vodaphone is crap signal where I live.
slyfox51
21-09-2007
Originally Posted by eddie2004:
“Free weekends and Stop the clock make Vodafone the only PAYG network worth considering.”

Don't forget Vodafone Family.
Mikay
22-09-2007
Originally Posted by BreatheMe:
“I get 500 free texts per months for topping up £15 a month. Also, I have stop the clock, free weekends and if I run out of free texts I can add a text pack.”

How come you get 500 free texts?
I mean, Vodafone is a good service.. but all my family are on O2.. and to me, for the services I want O2 provide them more than Vodafone. I text far more than I call, so I'm not too fussed about Family or Stop The Clock than say O2's Text Anytime.

And to be honest, I've been on Vodafone for two years now, and I've never had to deal with Customer Services once, so it's unlikely O2 will be much the same. I just hope they're helping transferring my PAC.
BreatheMe
22-09-2007
Originally Posted by Mikay:
“How come you get 500 free texts?
I mean, Vodafone is a good service.. but all my family are on O2.. and to me, for the services I want O2 provide them more than Vodafone. I text far more than I call, so I'm not too fussed about Family or Stop The Clock than say O2's Text Anytime.

And to be honest, I've been on Vodafone for two years now, and I've never had to deal with Customer Services once, so it's unlikely O2 will be much the same. I just hope they're helping transferring my PAC.”

I bought a mobile on O2 and couldn't use my vodafone SIM, so I called Vodafone for my PAC to keep my number. They said they would pay for me to have my phone unlocked so they added £15 to my balance to cover the costs and added 500 texts for topping up 15 in the previous month, and it doesn't have to be in one go - i.e. can top up £5 one week, £10 2 weeks later etc.
Mikay
22-09-2007
Wow, maybe I'll give it a go.
I'll need to switch over my priceplan though first. Haha, I'm still on stupid SmartPlus which charge 12p for their texts. :|
DXRulz
29-09-2007
Originally Posted by eddie2004:
“Free weekends and Stop the clock make Vodafone the only PAYG network worth considering.”

Not when you cant receive calls for an entire week which is still currently ongoing and customer service tells you a different story everytime you speak to them...
BreatheMe
29-09-2007
Originally Posted by DXRulz:
“Not when you cant receive calls for an entire week which is still currently ongoing and customer service tells you a different story everytime you speak to them...”

No problems here, and everyone else on Vodafone that I know have had no problems either.
DXRulz
29-09-2007
And its not the phone because i tried an O2 sim in it and it works just fine, its not mine its my dad but hes switched to O2 now anyway so thats that sorted
eddie2004
29-09-2007
Originally Posted by DXRulz:
“Not when you cant receive calls for an entire week which is still currently ongoing and customer service tells you a different story everytime you speak to them...”

No problems here.
eddie2004
29-09-2007
Originally Posted by Mikay:
“Do they not have a good reputation? I've been with them before and never really had a problem.

The thing is, I was so sick of never having any credit left to text, and so with O2, I can get free texts per month with my topups.. which is far more appealing than free texts at the weekend, when I have to spend £2.50 to get them anyway.

Probably doesn't help I'm still on the old Smartplus Price Plan though, I guess. I never got around to transferring.”

O2 is fine for talkers and texters, which is fine, i don't have a problem with that.

But for the service freaks, like me lol, Vodafone provide internet freedom (at a price, but cheaper than O2), cheaper xnet calls, second only to 3 for 3G coverage.

But like i said if texts are your thing then O2 is perfect.
Mikay
30-09-2007
Originally Posted by eddie2004:
“O2 is fine for talkers and texters, which is fine, i don't have a problem with that.

But for the service freaks, like me lol, Vodafone provide internet freedom (at a price, but cheaper than O2), cheaper xnet calls, second only to 3 for 3G coverage.

But like i said if texts are your thing then O2 is perfect.”

Yeah, I'm more of an TV guy than phone guy.. I wouldn't have anything less than Sky+ (making sure I got a PVR3 for Anytime), etc. etc. All I look for in my phone is a decent text plan and all right call pricing. Getting the Samsung U600 which doesn't even have 3G anyway, so it's all good.

Thanks for your help.
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