...though over a 3G connection you're very unlikely to manage to get through 1GB of data, even tethered, in a week :-)
Andrew. On 1 August 2014 04:12, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > Also two things to note about giffgaff: - You can't surcharge goodybags on > top of each other. (If you use up a goodybag before its expiry date, you > aren't allowed to buy another one until the original expiry date. So always > buy one that has more allowance than you need, except...) > - The £10 goodybag comes with 1GB of mobile data which allows tethering, but > the more expensive goodybags with unlimited data disallow tethering > altogether (rather than limiting your speed). > > On 1 Aug 2014 01:09, "Joseph Fox" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Well, obviously Giffgaff isn’t going to be as good as the more expensive >> carriers, but you really can’t beat £12 for unlimited data even if it is >> occasionally quite slow ;) >> >> Joe >> >> On 31 July 2014 at 05:50:08 pm, Deryck Chan ([email protected]) wrote: >> >> I think they were around the South Bank / London Bridge / Chinatown area >> and had unbearably slow speed. Perhaps I'm just too pessimistic about it! >> >> On 31 Jul 2014 23:36, "Fabian Tompsett" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Well I use Giffgaff in central London with no problems . . . >>> >>> all the best >>> >>> Fabian Tompsett, >>> Wikimania Support Team, >>> Wikimedia UK, >>> Address: 56-64 Leonard St, >>> Shoreditch, >>> London EC2A 4LT >>> Phone:020 7065 0991 >>> Mobile: 07548 103787 >>> >>> >>> On 31 July 2014 16:33, Deryck Chan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Oh no, giffgaff basically doesn't work in London! I learnt it the hard >>>> way when my family visited me last year. (I used to live in Cambridge where >>>> giffgaff is great.) >>>> >>>> This is because giffgaff is a virtual operator over O2 and a subsidiary >>>> of O2 (think of a flag carrier airline's budget branch) so giffgaff users >>>> need to give way to O2 users in areas with many users. And in central >>>> London, it means there's little or no data bandwidth left for giffgaff. >>>> >>>> So expect your goodybag to give you nothing but a dumbphone plan. >>>> >>>> On 29 Jul 2014 21:12, "Sam Reed" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I’ve just ordered a stack (30) of UK sim cards for Wikimania. This is a >>>>> mix of dual normal/micro sims, and also some nano sims.. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> They’re with giffgaff [1], and come with 5 GBP credit. If you get a £10 >>>>> “goodybag” [2], it comes with 1GB mobile data and uk minutes/texts. Can >>>>> get >>>>> 4G on it too. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> International rates are at [3] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Oh, and you can contact anyone else with a giffgaff sim for free too. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I’ll be down in London from the 5th, so if anyone wants one, come find >>>>> me. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sam >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [1] http://giffgaff.com/ >>>>> >>>>> [2] http://giffgaff.com/goodybags >>>>> >>>>> [3] http://giffgaff.com/index/international >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> -- >> Joseph Fox >> Sent with Airmail >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > -- - Andrew Gray [email protected] _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
