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Re:EU Telecoms deal: Mobile roaming charges ban in 2017 by wrboyce on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @05:45AM (#9803996)
The contract you mention is also available on a 30 day contract at £20/month. I picked one up this week for my upcoming trip to the states.
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Re:EU Telecoms deal: Mobile roaming charges ban in 2017 by iaskwhy on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @06:29AM (#9804144)
Good luck when you decide to cancel it though, Three is a pain in the ass to leave with their hour-long questionnaire and legalese. I really liked their service but it was so annoying to leave I don't think I'll ever use them again. I'm a giffgaff-ian, by the way.
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Re:EU Telecoms deal: Mobile roaming charges ban in 2017 by flurdy on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @07:36AM (#9804429)
Ive been with giffgaff for a few years now and recruited family and friends to it as well. £10 pm with practically free calls it has been great. But with giffgaff's odd venture into payday loans as well it does not seem like a community driven company any more, hence why I might move to Three's PAYG (as I hate commiting to subscriptions) https://www.giffgaff.com/money/loans
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Re:EU Telecoms deal: Mobile roaming charges ban in 2017 by Symbiote on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @07:57AM (#9804537)
I'm not sure how much community drive there ever was. GiffGaff is a subsidiary of O₂, with some clever marketing.

O₂ would far rather 'lose' customers to Giffgaff than any other budget MVNO.

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Re:EU Telecoms deal: Mobile roaming charges ban in 2017 by iaskwhy on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @10:22AM (#9805392)
Interesting, I didn't know giffgaff was actually directly related to O2 besided using their network. Out of curiosity, I tried to find some information on Three and got a little surprise: "In January 2015, Li Ka-shing entered into talks with Telefónica to buy its British mobile division O2 for around $15.4 billion. In March 2015, Li Ka-shing confirmed it will be purchasing Telefónica's UK mobile division for £10.25bn subject to regulatory approval by competition regulator, Ofcom." So it seems Three is going to own both O2 and giffgaff by buying Telefónica?

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchison_Whampoa#History

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Re:EU Telecoms deal: Mobile roaming charges ban in 2017 by nikon on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @08:43AM (#9804749)
The PAYG sim deal is cheaper (15GBP per month for the 'All in One 15' add-on) and works abroad immediately. When looking at their blog it seemed you had to wait for a month to pass for the Feel at Home to actually work.

I found the speeds were horrendous in NY also. But still better than roaming with my actual network provider.

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Re:EU Telecoms deal: Mobile roaming charges ban in 2017 by renaudg on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @08:46AM (#9804757)
"Feel at home" also works on pay as you go, and you can get a one-off, no commitment allowance that will provide it for as little as £10 (500MB + 300 minutes + 3000 texts, I think).

I've never felt the need to go for a contract in the UK, as PAYG is so cheap on Three.

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