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flatfour:
We were thinking of buying a dual sim phone for use both in the UK and when we are in Japan, keeping the second sim for a Japanese network. In Japan, the sim is supplied with a set amount of credit on it and when it expires it is replaced, there is no top - up service available, to the best of our knowledge (my wife is Japanese and we are there frequently). The UK network sim would also be "pay as you go" as I don't like anyone having access to the bank account via DD's or similar.
Is there any real problem with such a set - up, does anyone know?
totty:
The risk of that setup is roaming charges if you don't configure the phone correctly, swapping sims could be easier.
Trigger:
--- Quote from: Johnwebley on December 15, 2016, 03:19:43 PM ---hi all,
after several years of using Giffgaff (on the O2 network) ,I am thinking of swopping to Plusnet ,using the EE network,
I know most networks work around bigger cities,and are hopeless out in the sticks,
the cost saving is only small,but I just want better !!!
I tend to get out and about both on the bike and by car,so your info would help,does your area have good coverage ?
do you know any "black" holes ?
in august I was coming back from North Wales,and got a rear wheel puncture,amazingly I had full phone coverage,!!
thanks all.
--- End quote ---
If you go for EE, go through ASDA on pay as you go, as it is cheaper John ;)
flatfour:
Many thanks for that info. As the phone will only have the credit left on the sim to use, if we lose that it won't be too serious.
The problem for us with changing the sim card is that on almost all of our visits to Japan, my wife goes out a few weeks before I do to see relatives and I am not sure that she would be able to do this, I certainly struggle with it all at times and she tends to leave all of these things to me.
Only this week I needed to take my Smart phone to the local agent's because a symbol appeared on the screen that I had never seen before and could not persuade to go away. Apparently, it was an "NFC" symbol for telephone payment of bills! I still have no idea what caused it to suddenly appear on the screen.
Johnwebley:
--- Quote from: Trigger on December 16, 2016, 07:34:05 AM ---
--- Quote from: Johnwebley on December 15, 2016, 03:19:43 PM ---hi all,
after several years of using Giffgaff (on the O2 network) ,I am thinking of swopping to Plusnet ,using the EE network,
I know most networks work around bigger cities,and are hopeless out in the sticks,
the cost saving is only small,but I just want better !!!
I tend to get out and about both on the bike and by car,so your info would help,does your area have good coverage ?
do you know any "black" holes ?
in august I was coming back from North Wales,and got a rear wheel puncture,amazingly I had full phone coverage,!!
thanks all.
--- End quote ---
If you go for EE, go through ASDA on pay as you go, as it is cheaper John ;)
--- End quote ---
thanks Trig,I am with Giffgaff on PAYG,but have a "goody bag" at £7.50 for unlimited texts,250 free minutes and 500mb data,the
Plusnet offer is 1GB,and the same calls and texts for £5,
so basically its the overall coverage I need ,
thanks for your info
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