+1 for 3, GiffGaff seems OK but the O2 coverage around my house is quite frankly, crap, hence I've left O2 completely. Also O2 have not been the most reliable of networks in the last couple of years, 2 major outages and word is that when there are network level faults GiffGaff are always the poor cousin.
OTOH I've had a very positive experience with 3 - which I bought specifically for use with a tablet and no regrets either on coverage, speed or tariff. YMMV. On 27 February 2013 14:11, Michael Daffin <james1...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you are mostly interested in data access I highly recommend 3, one > extra thing to think about if you care about data access is the speed of > the service and I have found o2 to be very slow. From what I understand 3 > are one of the fastest providers out there at the moment (by quite a large > margin). I am on a 3 pay as you go and when you top up £5 they give you > about 150mb of data valid for 1 month. You can buy extra data if you know > you are going to need it at reasonable prices, or just let it eat into your > credit. > > I mostly use it for data rather then phone calls and txting and generally > top up about £5 less then once a month. The addons are quite cheap if you > need extra bandwith, 50p or about 120mb that expires in one day, or £5 for > 500mb that lasts a month. > > > On 27 February 2013 13:58, Andy Random <andy.ran...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> I'm looking for a sim to put in an Android device. >> >> It doesn't have to specifically be a mobile broadband sim, but I don't >> care about making calls or sending txts I just want data access. >> >> I'm not looking to sign up to a years long contract, I'd prefer pay as >> you go, but a monthly fee paid by standing order would be ok as long as I >> can cancel with no more than a months notice. >> >> I'm guessing I won't use more than 500MB a month, but certainly no more >> than 1GB. So some flexibility would be good, but I could live with a fix >> 500MB a month for a good deal. >> >> Ideally I'd prefer to avoid EE as I know they have a number of coverage >> holes on the route of my daily commute. >> >> I know both Vodafone and O2 have better coverage on the route, but I'm >> not sure about 3. >> >> I've heard good things from friends about GiffGaff for calls and txt but >> I don't know what their data policies are like? >> >> There seem to be a rather bewildering array of options out there that >> might fit the bill but I've not waded through them all. >> >> Needless to say I'm looking to pay as little as I can :) >> >> Can anybody recommend a plan they are using that fits my requirements? >> >> Andy >> >> -- >> Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk >> Web Interface: >> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/**mailman/listinfo/hampshire<https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire> >> LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk >> ------------------------------**------------------------------**-- >> > > > > -- > Michael Daffin <james1...@gmail.com> > > -- > Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk > Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire > LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk > -------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Jack Knight
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