Stevo985 Posted February 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2016 On that note, seeing as my number seems to be in limbo between giff gaff and vodafone, will leaving vodafone now cause me problems trying to get that number ported to a new network? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 6 hours ago, Stevo985 said: I'm leaving Vodafone too. Still no working phone on my end. Spoke to them yesterday. The guy absolutely poured his heart out and promised it would be fixed yesterday. "I will personally supervise this" blah blah blah Still nothing. Just spoke to them again "The porting team have requested you wait another 24-48 hours" Will I ****. Go **** yourselves. Hate to say I told you so ...but well done on leaving these clowns. Absolute idiots and a disgrace as a organisation. Full of cowboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 6 hours ago, Stevo985 said: On that note, seeing as my number seems to be in limbo between giff gaff and vodafone, will leaving vodafone now cause me problems trying to get that number ported to a new network? From my experience no, just get your PAC code as normal and then give to your new provider. As long as you have it on file that you cancelled within 14 days. They will send you a letter saying sorry to see you leaving us, (i used mine as toilet paper) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 25, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 25, 2016 I'll confirm that with them on Saturday when I plan to cut the cord. I'm actually furious about it. I like the phone though, so if anyone else knows of any good deals on that phone let me know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 25, 2016 Administrator Share Posted February 25, 2016 Please can we stick to contracts in this thread? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 On 19/02/2016 at 20:17, limpid said: Once they stopped selling this, did you think it would last for ever? It's been on life support for a while. I can understand the frustration, but you are paying way, way below what the other providers offer. You can get up to £70 cash back against the above too, although that might require porting to someone else for a month.. No I didn't, but what I did think would happen is it would go up every 12 months by whatever rate they can increase it by. That's what happens in most cases. I have not had the letter yet, if and when it comes I will look at what is on offer, i would rather convert to a PAYG rather than sign up for a 12 month contract though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Life mobile hass some rather excellent deals at the moment and will be offering 4G before the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 25, 2016 Administrator Share Posted February 25, 2016 41 minutes ago, mykeyb said: Life mobile hass some rather excellent deals at the moment and will be offering 4G before the summer. Which network do they resell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) EE... As long as they are sensible with their 4G pricing they may be worth a look. My sons mobile is on Life mobile, very good UK based customer services too. Edited February 26, 2016 by mykeyb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Cancelled my Vodafone contract just now with no fuss or issues. If only my experience the past week had gone as smoothly as cancelling and returning my phone did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Mrs The_Rev is on Life mobile. She's on the cheapest of all tariffs, she hardly uses any data, but she's had no issues with them as a company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 28, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 28, 2016 My phone is working. Hooray! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted February 29, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 29, 2016 So I'm back in the UK and looking to get a phone on the go. I was all set to buy a 6S outright (the 64gb model is £599 from giffgaff) and then have the giffgaff deal at £12 per month which is 500 mins, unlimited texts and 2gb of data. I've just found a deal with EE which is a 24 month contract, £24.99 per month for 1000 mins, unlimited texts and 2gb of data but only £125 up front. This works out cheaper as the giffgaff option is £887 over 2 years, whereas EE is £725 over 2 years. And I get more free calls. This thread sold me on SIM only, but this deal looks like I should dive on it. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 29, 2016 Administrator Share Posted February 29, 2016 You are going to be moving around a fair bit during the next 24 months. Don't lock in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 29, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29, 2016 I also found EE's signal to be quite poor in a lot of areas, despite their claims that they have more coverage than any other network. At the very least I would find somebody else with an EE phone adn check that they have good coverage in the places you're likely to be. But I'm tempted to agree with the Limpmeister. For a £150 save over 2 years it may not be worth locking yourself in if you're moving about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 So I'm back in the UK and looking to get a phone on the go. I was all set to buy a 6S outright (the 64gb model is £599 from giffgaff) and then have the giffgaff deal at £12 per month which is 500 mins, unlimited texts and 2gb of data. I've just found a deal with EE which is a 24 month contract, £24.99 per month for 1000 mins, unlimited texts and 2gb of data but only £125 up front. This works out cheaper as the giffgaff option is £887 over 2 years, whereas EE is £725 over 2 years. And I get more free calls. This thread sold me on SIM only, but this deal looks like I should dive on it. Thoughts? O2 offering the 64gb model for £75 upfront, unlimited calls and texts with 3gb internet. £31 a month. I will be getting this tonight. EE have offered me the same price over 24 months, but with 5gb of internet, to stay with them but their service is patchy at best around where I live and I get poor to no signal in my house. I live in a well populated area of a city, not the middle of nowhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted February 29, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 29, 2016 21 minutes ago, limpid said: You are going to be moving around a fair bit during the next 24 months. Don't lock in. How do you mean? In terms of Midlands, to Manchester etc? Or walking around looking for a signal?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted February 29, 2016 Moderator Share Posted February 29, 2016 22 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: I also found EE's signal to be quite poor in a lot of areas, despite their claims that they have more coverage than any other network. At the very least I would find somebody else with an EE phone adn check that they have good coverage in the places you're likely to be. But I'm tempted to agree with the Limpmeister. For a £150 save over 2 years it may not be worth locking yourself in if you're moving about. Good shout. Just checked coverage for the areas I'm most likely to be and it seems sketchy. I'd rather they were saying "Excellent" than "Good". 9 minutes ago, chappy said: O2 offering the 64gb model for £75 upfront, unlimited calls and texts with 3gb internet. £31 a month. I will be getting this tonight. EE have offered me the same price over 24 months, but with 5gb of internet, to stay with them but their service is patchy at best around where I live and I get poor to no signal in my house. I live in a well populated area of a city, not the middle of nowhere! Where's this deal? Might be worth a shout. Can't see it on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted February 29, 2016 Administrator Share Posted February 29, 2016 You're going to be living and working in different places. Don't lock in to a contract because inevitably it won't work somewhere you need it to. Get a MotoG or Xperia E5 and a cheap SIM until you're settled and then you can decide what you want to do. You can get SIM only on most of the networks through cheap resellers so you can try the different networks. Once you're settled you might want to reconsider and do something different. Don't forget that the prices you quote for the 24 month contract aren't fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted February 29, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted February 29, 2016 Just now, NurembergVillan said: Good shout. Just checked coverage for the areas I'm most likely to be and it seems sketchy. I'd rather they were saying "Excellent" than "Good". Even in the areas where they were apparently "Excellent", I found it to be patchy. Definitely worth looking into. I don't know how they get their stats, but they claim to cover 90% of the UK I think. I must be pretty unlucky to spend a lot of my time in that last 10% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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