Mobile sim card ideas.

joglynne · 14-02-2023, 16:09

Looking for a cheap sim for the 4G mobile phone I keep as a back up in our car. I should mention that I hate Three.

We have a good satnav in the car but do sometimes need to use google/maps and send/use texts and make calls. I have been using a Three 321 rolling payg sim which used to be really good value but since they changed their rates in 2021 I have been slowly using up the balence. Due to covid restrictions and health issues this has taken ages but I am now ready to change to a different provider. I really, really want to ditch anything to do with Three.

I have been considering 1p Mobile and their 1 year Talker 1 year deal. ... £36 for unlimited calls & texts to UK landlines and mobiles and 250MB of data per month (EE), for a whole year.

I know that the 250MB a month may seem very low but I have been keeping a check on our useage over the last few months of freedom and we always seem to be below that amount and any other suppliers seem to be, overall, a lot dearer.

For some reason my timerous beastie mode seems to have kicked in and I can't stop dithering so I am wondering if anyone on here has any experience of 1p Mobile or can point me in the direction of another provider.

Oh and did I mention that I HATE Three?

https://www.1pmobile.com/1year-calls-texts-data-SIM.taf

RichardCoulter · 14-02-2023, 16:40

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Originally Posted by joglynne

Looking for a cheap sim for the 4G mobile phone I keep as a back up in our car. I should mention that I hate Three.

We have a good satnav in the car but do sometimes need to use google/maps and send/use texts and make calls. I have been using a Three 321 rolling payg sim which used to be really good value but since they changed their rates in 2021 I have been slowly using up the balence. Due to covid restrictions and health issues this has taken ages but I am now ready to change to a different provider. I really, really want to ditch anything to do with Three.

I have been considering 1p Mobile and their 1 year Talker 1 year deal. ... £36 for unlimited calls & texts to UK landlines and mobiles and 250MB of data per month (EE), for a whole year.

I know that the 250MB a month may seem very low but I have been keeping a check on our useage over the last few months of freedom and we always seem to be below that amount and any other suppliers seem to be, overall, a lot dearer.

For some reason my timerous beastie mode seems to have kicked in and I can't stop dithering so I am wondering if anyone on here has any experience of 1p Mobile or can point me in the direction of another provider.

Oh and did I mention that I HATE Three?

https://www.1pmobile.com/1year-calls-texts-data-SIM.taf

I use 1p Mobile and they're great on both price and service.

If you do decide to go with them I can get one of my carers to refer you if you'd like and we both get a free credit. It used to be a tenner each, but i'll check for sure if you PM me to say you're interested

Jaymoss · 15-02-2023, 12:10

Seems like a steal tbh

Just one thing. Make sure whatever device you use allows you to turn data off and turn off auto updates or set to update only on wifi or you could find your data vanishes

joglynne · 15-02-2023, 12:47

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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter

I use 1p Mobile and they're great on both price and service.

If you do decide to go with them I can get one of my carers to refer you if you'd like and we both get a free credit. It used to be a tenner each, but i'll check for sure if you PM me to say you're interested

Thank you Richard, A friend on the forum has already offered me a link to the mutual credit offer. Oh and it's now £5 each.

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Originally Posted by Jaymoss

Seems like a steal tbh

Just one thing. Make sure whatever device you use allows you to turn data off and turn off auto updates or set to update only on wifi or you could find your data vanishes

Cheers for the reply Jay. I'm now thinking of using this sim in my main phone which allows me to turn data off and I already have updates set to wifi only. The wifi calling offered by 1p mobile will also be helpful for when I am at hospital.

To be honest I think that it's the fact that it appears to be too good to be true that has given me the collywobbles.

Jaymoss · 15-02-2023, 13:29

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Originally Posted by joglynne

Thank you Richard, A friend on the forum has already offered me a link to the mutual credit offer. Oh and it's now £5 each.

Cheers for the reply Jay. I'm now thinking of using this sim in my main phone which allows me to turn data off and I already have updates set to wifi only. The wifi calling offered by 1p mobile will also be helpful for when I am at hospital.

To be honest I think that it's the fact that it appears to be too good to be true that has given me the collywobbles.

Is your phone dual sim or you switching the number?

Halcyon · 15-02-2023, 13:41

You will also want to make sure that any plan you go for doesnt automatically remove un-used allowances each month or require minimum use per month to keep the account active.

joglynne · 15-02-2023, 14:44

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Originally Posted by Jaymoss

Is your phone dual sim or you switching the number?

Yes my main phone is dual sim with a Three PAYG sim at the moment and I sometimes add John's GiffGaff sim as he hates having the phone with him. I am married to an entrenched Luddite and after 50+ years so I know when I need to give in.

I will probable swap the 3 sim over to the " car" phone and what balence that's left on it will probably last for enogh time to see how I get on with the 1p mobile setup. Any idea if I can move my phone number a month or so after I start using a different service and whilst both accounts would be active?

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

You will also want to make sure that any plan you go for doesnt automatically remove un-used allowances each month or require minimum use per month to keep the account active.

As far as I can see I would have to pay £10 every 120 days and any money unused is carried over to be used if I exceed the allowances. From what I have read if the balence goes over £10 then I could choose to use that to fund the next 120 days. (1p's minimum requirement was abandoned in 2021)

Jaymoss · 15-02-2023, 16:38

you can move your number at any time

RichardCoulter · 15-02-2023, 18:03

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Originally Posted by joglynne

Yes my main phone is dual sim with a Three PAYG sim at the moment and I sometimes add John's GiffGaff sim as he hates having the phone with him. I am married to an entrenched Luddite and after 50+ years so I know when I need to give in.

I will probable swap the 3 sim over to the " car" phone and what balence that's left on it will probably last for enogh time to see how I get on with the 1p mobile setup. Any idea if I can move my phone number a month or so after I start using a different service and whilst both accounts would be active?

As far as I can see I would have to pay £10 every 120 days and any money unused is carried over to be used if I exceed the allowances. From what I have read if the balence goes over £10 then I could choose to use that to fund the next 120 days. (1p's minimum requirement was abandoned in 2021)

I mainly use Whattsapp over my WiFi since becoming housebound, so most of my credit is just building up.

I shall use it if I go outsida and for when I go into hospital for voice calls and data.

If you ever leave, all credit is lost. In this scenario I would use it all up by ringing one of those premium rate charity numbers used to generate donations.

I've set up my credit card to pay the £10 everyc4 months as, if this isn't paid on time after texts/emails have been sent, they cut you off, all credit is lost and, presumably, you then lose your number so cannot port it to anywhere else.