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Cellular Phone Forum / Country Specific / UK Group / October 2005Which PAYG network?
This is for my mum :) We got her an Orange phone last year, SET610 which suits her nicely, but... no signal on Orange downstairs in our house. It's rather problematic! (Especially when she has a broken leg). Have now found somewhere who will unlock the phone locally, but which network do we go for? I'm thinking Virgin Mobile or Vodafone (as this is now my network), but not sure... Requirements: Credit mustn't have a "use by" date - she uses £10 in maybe six months. Decent signal in house (Virgin, Voda, T Mobile, O2) Good texting rates as this is what it is primarily used for (but can rule out O2s free text offers as they won't be much use in this situation) Any advice? :)  SignatureSue >This is for my mum :) I have heard good things about "Tesco Value" PAYG. I don't know whether it fits your specific requirements. sponix >>This is for my mum :) > > I have heard good things about "Tesco Value" PAYG. I don't know > whether it fits your specific requirements. > > sponix I'll investigate :) She'll probably disagree on principle though, being a Sainsbury's employee... ;) SignatureSue > >>This is for my mum :) > > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I'll investigate :) She'll probably disagree on principle though, being a > Sainsbury's employee... ;) We have a similar setup, as my wife uses a Tesco SIM but works for Asda. (-: SignatureAG Remove removes from address to remove anti-spam measures. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Alan Gauton E-Mail agauton @ postmaster.co.uk Never for me the lowered banner, never the last endeavour! (Damon Hill - 16th June 1999) > I'll investigate :) She'll probably disagree on principle though, > being a Sainsbury's employee... ;) Nevertheless, a Tesco Value SIM is good 'value', 15ppm to any mobile network / land line at all times of day - It uses O2's network which in general works better indoors (as with voda), than Orange / 1-2-1, although clearly this depends on where abouts you are w.r.t. the transmitter Jon >> I'll investigate :) She'll probably disagree on principle though, >> being a Sainsbury's employee... ;) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jon Thanks everyone for the idea, hadn't thought of it myself. Tesco seems to be the general consensus - can they be picked up in store? (Tesco megastore in the same town as the phone unlocking place ;)) SignatureSue > Thanks everyone for the idea, hadn't thought of it myself. Tesco > seems to be the general consensus - can they be picked up in store? > (Tesco megastore in the same town as the phone unlocking place ;)) No you have to order them online:- http://www.tescomobile.com/valuesim.aspx Jon > This is for my mum :) > > We got her an Orange phone last year, SET610 which suits her nicely, > but... no signal on Orange downstairs in our house. It's rather > problematic! (Especially when she has a broken leg). 1800mhz only system...rubbish! .... > Have now found somewhere who will unlock the phone locally, but which > network do we go for? I'm thinking Virgin Mobile or Vodafone (as this is [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Any advice? :) tesco value sim........(02) 900/1800mhz system KWALITY > This is for my mum :) > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Good texting rates as this is what it is primarily used for (but can rule > out O2s free text offers as they won't be much use in this situation) Have a look at Tesco Value SIM, Tesco is on O2 so you should have cover OK. Buy online and you get a card and £10 credit for about £7.50 Peter > Have a look at Tesco Value SIM, Tesco is on O2 so you should have > cover OK. Buy online and you get a card and £10 credit for about > £7.50 That offer has now finished! Jon >> Have a look at Tesco Value SIM, Tesco is on O2 so you should have >> cover OK. Buy online and you get a card and £10 credit for about >> £7.50 > > That offer has now finished! > Jon Doesn't matter, still looks about the ticket so I've ordered one :) Can add credit later. Do you get any on the sim at all or not? SignatureSue > >> Have a look at Tesco Value SIM, Tesco is on O2 so you should have > >> cover OK. Buy online and you get a card and £10 credit for about [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Doesn't matter, still looks about the ticket so I've ordered one :) Can add > credit later. Do you get any on the sim at all or not? >Have now found somewhere who will unlock the phone locally, but which >network do we go for? Do a manual network search, and see which order the networks are listed. The home network will be first (if visible) and the rest are listed in signal strength order. If necessary, borrow a different sim to do the search. SignatureIain the out-of-date hairydog guide to mobile phones http://www.hairydog.co.uk/cell1.html Browse now while stocks last! |
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