Giffgaff, anyone?

harpistic

As Vodafone seems to have taken a nosedive, and I'm back on Friday and will need a working phone network, I'm thinking of signing up for Giffgaff but wanted to see if anyone in the area is already using it, so that someone can get £5 credit out of it. <br><br>For those of you who don't know Giffgaff, here are the details: http://giffgaff.com/<br>;

drewpasmith

Hi @harpistic, my partner is using it and it seems to work fine. Certainly better than Vodafone. It's on the O2 network, for what it's worth...

rainbow_carnage

I was with giffgaff for three months last year while I was in between contracts. It's certainly good value for money if you don't need a new phone. But in those three months, there were two separate days when I didn't have service. And when that happens, there's nothing you can do, no one to complain to. Giffgaff's 'customer service' is a message board where people bitch about problems that don't get fixed.<br><br>When O2 has issues, they sort out their own customers first. People on the cheaper piggy-back networks have to wait.<br><br>I left giffgaff for an O2 contract. With even with cashback, it's more expensive than giffgaff, but I did get a much needed new phone. So far, the service has been fine.<br>

dion

harpistic - my vodafone signal has almost died completely at home - is this what you are talking about?

harpistic

@rainbow_carnage - That's useful to hear; my mother visits the UK a few times each year, and I've lost the will to deal with Three's customer service ever again, so I was planning on switching her to Giffgaff for her next visit. <br><br>@drewpasmith How's the coverage in Stroud Green? I was still on O2 when I first visited the area and had no coverage at all, but then again, anything would probably be better than Vodafone at present!<br>

ldev

I've been on GiffGaff for about a year and a half now. Rainbow_carnage is right about the two days last year: The first was (oddly) caused by a burst water main in March and the other was something to do with O2.<br><br>I must say despite this I haven't even considered going back to contract - I'm still happy with them.<br>If you're interested then why not just give them a shot and see how you get on? You're not committing yourself to them<br>

harpistic

Indeed - I was mostly asking in case anyone wanted a £5 credit, rather than me ordering a SIM from GiffGaff directly. And I've already had two requests for SIMs from friends! <br>

ShaunG

I moved to Giffgaff and have found it great so far. £10/ month for 200 minutes phone, unlimited texts and 1GB Internet, which I find easily covers me. I use it with an older iPhone I got on eBay. If you've not already ordered I could do for you and would appreciate the credit reward.

harpistic

Thanks, @ShaunG! I checked through the site and it seems the credit scheme doesn't work for nano sims. But I'll definitely need to take you up on that in a few months for a SIM for an older iPhone! <br>

granville

I've been on Giffgaff for over a year and at the price they cannot be beaten (unless you require a human voice for assistance!).  They piggy-back on o2.<br><br>However, this is another <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_virtual_network_operator">MVNO</a> worth checking out: <a href="http://ovivomobile.com/">Ovivo Mobile</a> which offers 100mins/100txts/400MB per month for a <u>one off</u> charge of £10 (used to be £5).  They use the Vodafone network and is handy for using in a spare phone.<br><br><a href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/YMMV">YMMV</a>   <br><br>