Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 I decided to join up yesterday after a friend had joined up on the network and the deals seem good. Ive gone for the 250 mins, unlimited txt, unlimited data (true unlimited...my reason for changing!) for £10 a month and only 30 day contract. So my questions (ive decided to ask on here because its the busiest forum i know / look at!)? 1. Much downtime? i know it runs on o2 network 2. they dont have call centres, just a forum, any good? 3. Any recommendations / opinions on it? I got £5 credit when activated the sim and found out when signed up it was because I got my sim off my mate (would explain why he was keen for me to join up ). So if anyone wants a sim for the £5 free credit, PM your address and ill send you one, I also get £5 as well which I thought was good but thought id mention in case someone thought i was after a quick buck! Or of course just go through the giffgaff website...depending on what feedback i get from people, I thought it was worth a go as im only in a 30 day rolling contract but did want to find out if other people have had issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 First time I have ever heard of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 abz that isnt what I want to hear lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 abz that isnt what I want to hear lol I know Well did a bit of reading, and so far they seem pretty good. My main concern would be signal\reception\quality of call. http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews251533.html http://www.jameslittle.me.uk/giffgaff-review/# http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/33470/giffgaff-mobile-network-now-live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 Signal seems excellant for me, but then my iphone does say 02 in the corner, So I know 02 is good in my area. Those reviews do seem good, ok feel a bit better now. Im always wary of changing networks now as i went to vodafone 18 months ago and have had the worst signal ever for the last 18 months and stuck in a contract! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attero Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 My dad uses them. He believes they are a better version of O2. Even though they use the O2 network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman00123 Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 They'll probably be great until their contract with O2 runs out, then their reception/signal will be as good as whoever takes on their contract 3 had the same thing, they were piggybacking on O2's signal (through a contract) for a while and as soon as the contract finished their signal went to pot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supracars Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Gift gaff has been great, it is basically O2 but a lot cheaper, I've been with them probably a year or so. I am under the impression it's actually owned by O2 and it's out to compete with the likes of Asda telco etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 First time I have ever heard of them! +1 Seems cheap from what you have said and atleast your not tied into a lengthy contract! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 5, 2011 Author Share Posted April 5, 2011 Gift gaff has been great, it is basically O2 but a lot cheaper, I've been with them probably a year or so. I am under the impression it's actually owned by O2 and it's out to compete with the likes of Asda telco etc. Cool, thats what i wanted to hear. From reading about them today, I tend to agree with what you said it does seem that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Perfect for those who've got sim-free iPhones/iPads or Android smart phones which are data-hungry, from the sounds of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 A bit of bump for this thread: I have been using the Giffgaff sim for about 2 weeks with an Iphone3g that was very kindly lent to me. I topped up with a £10 goodly bag and have to say I think it is amazing VFM. I got 250 free minutes and unlimited texts and internet access. I have had little if any down time and haven't found too many areas with no signal. All in all an absolute bargain!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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