Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Virgin. No brainer.
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Best SIM only contract, central Hove
- Thread starter Triggaaar
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Virgin. No brainer.
Bombadier Botty
Complete Twaddle
- Jun 2, 2008
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Virgin all the way
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
I'd take the results there with a pinch of salt.
There are a few things inside your house or office, for example, which may interfere with your signal which that map won't show you.
The best method is still the 'suck it and see' option.
Try out both sims for a day and see which work best in your environments.
I've recently switched to 3 having had a real disaster with Voda (coverage, and add on charges) Although I went for £11 a month for 600 minutes they do a good £8 a month deal with 300 minutes, I think
On top of that they have wi fi calling which Voda don't have yet plus (and in my case important) minutes can be used in most places I visit in Europe
Going through the sign up process was easy, always talked to people that understood, and the number transfer was painless too
On top of that they have wi fi calling which Voda don't have yet plus (and in my case important) minutes can be used in most places I visit in Europe
Going through the sign up process was easy, always talked to people that understood, and the number transfer was painless too
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- #25
Pop your postcode in the link I posted above, and see if GiffGaff is better in your location.
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
Yep, sims will be PAYG and shouldn't need any topping up and will come with numbers ready to use.
The signal bars are a good (if not the best) indication of signal strength.
The best test would be for someone to call you whilst you walk around the house/office and see if the signal drops in particular areas.
Based on your usage, I don't think you should be looking to pay any more than £12-£15 p/m.
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- #27
Thanks. Could you explain to this numpty why it's a no brainer?
I like the idea of getting a virgin and tesco SIM for £1. According to the Which site, the virgin will have better coverage.
It shouldn't be more than £10 really, and could be less. I'm after 2 SIM contracts.
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- #28
Which supermarket can I get the Virgin sim from?
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
Great coverage in the area, good reliability, £5 per month might give you all you need, £8 pm most probably would.
Do you have a Virgin Landline? If so there is an app to link your mobile calls to your landline minutes when you're on wifi. Obviously no advantage if you're not.
I kind of liked the idea of Giffgaff, but I did find it flakey around B&H for call signal and data.
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
No idea to be honest, I'd guess any large store might stock them.
Failing that, look to buy one off eBay - THIS one looks good.
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- #31
Yep, sounds good.
Nope, can't get Virgin cable, so I'm Sky fibre.
I expect Tesco would be too, but I could try them both for £1.
Thanks. I didn't realise any old supermarket could sell them, I thought each supermarket would only sell one option. Trying a couple for £1 each sounds sensible, but I'm actually tempted to just order Virgin.
I did exactly the same switching from Giff Gaff to Virgin. Nothing to do with network etc. It was simply value for money. I checked them all out recently and Virgin easily came out the best value(only if you were a existing customer.
250 mins, 250mb data, unlimited texts, free calls to Virgin users = £5 per month. Great deal.
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
I worked for a mobile network many years ago and although technology has moved on I would be very surprised if a virtual network piggy backing off a main network provider would have the access restricted in any way. Also strength of network coverage will vary for everyone depending on where they use the phone as black spots are inevitable and it will mainly depend on the location of cell sites around where you are using a phone at the time. All networks are good and bad depending on where you are using your phone
Randsta
New member
I didn't see it mentioned I'm with Talk mobile £7pm 500mins 5000 text and 500mb data it does the job and 1month rolling contract so if you don't like it you can sack it off
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1066gull
Guest
If you're a bt customer you can get 20gb of data with unlimited mins for £20.
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- #38
I've just looked at their site, and the normal £7 deal is 250 mins. It seems they use Vodafone, which (according to the online signal site thingamajig) is good in some parts of Hove, not so good in others.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I am with Talk mobile as well. I have been with them for two years. I pay £8 for 250 mins, 500 texts and 500 mb data on a 1 month Rolling contract. Suits my needs but I may need to review the site if there are better deals available,
It does piggyback the Vodafone network and generally is good but is poor in my office, where only 02 seems to work well. I have only used it a few times in Hove but have never encountered problems.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Ah, the £7 deal is for a 12 month contract. May still do it.