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polyphenol

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Sep 9, 2020
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Why don't you just use EE and gift data from your mobile plan? It probably works out even cheaper....
I want to be on a different network to my partner - she is on EE.

And I want also to be able to access O2 (and, for as long as they keep going as a separate outfit, Vodafone).
 

cambookpro

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Feb 3, 2010
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Since posting this, I've cancelled my iD mobile SIM (I thought coverage/speed was pretty good on Three) as managing the account without being able to receive SMS messages to the number proved too difficult. Instead I've gone for the marginally more expensive 18 month contract on giffgaff which I pay £10/month for 25GB data. That's more than enough for me as I can tether my phone if I ever run out.

Giffgaff support has been great, and I can receive 2FA codes via email. O2 coverage seems slightly more patchy, but has been fine the vast majority of the time.
 

ACDeag

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May 25, 2008
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Since posting this, I've cancelled my iD mobile SIM (I thought coverage/speed was pretty good on Three) as managing the account without being able to receive SMS messages to the number proved too difficult. Instead I've gone for the marginally more expensive 18 month contract on giffgaff which I pay £10/month for 25GB data. That's more than enough for me as I can tether my phone if I ever run out.

Giffgaff support has been great, and I can receive 2FA codes via email. O2 coverage seems slightly more patchy, but has been fine the vast majority of the time.
Spusu confirmed to me that you can message them to activate the sim if you have put it in an iPad. They use EE
 
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