Anyone used mobiles.co.uk? Good?

azibux1 · 29 Feb 2020 at 20:23

Hi,

Looking at some SIM only deals from them and they seem decent. Just seeing if anyone used them here.

I'm with Vodafone at the moment.

Couple of things I'm a bit unsure about:

1 - Best option for keeping my number from an existing Vodafone plan to a new one? They have 'upgrade' deals but they aren't the best priced compared to the new customer ones. I think I'm right in saying I have to port off the network to another provider on PAYG, wait 30 days then return to Vodafone to keep my number on the new customer deals. Once before I have gone to do this (from mobilephonesdirect I think) but they did actually manage to move my number from one Vodafone plan to the new plan (technically two different accounts altogether) after a lot of arguing but I think I just got lucky/confused them with my request and they moved it between the plans somehow. So I know it is technically possible despite them saying it wasn't... just whether or not I'll be able to manage it again or will I have the faff of moving off the network for 30 days etc...

2 - Mobiles.co.uk have Vodafone 5G plans listed as 'unlimited', '10mbps download limit' and '2mbps download limit' - but the best priced ones don't say anything at all, they don't state if they have a speed limit but they also aren't advertised as uncapped speed! Ha, I'll probably have to call them on Monday about this one.

Any advice / deals / thoughts welcome

Thanks!

GSXR Gaz Mc · 29 Feb 2020 at 20:31

owned by Dixons Carphone PLC scroll to the very bottom and see
they also own e2save too

azibux1 · 29 Feb 2020 at 20:49

GSXR Gaz Mc said:
owned by Dixons Carphone PLC scroll to the very bottom and see
they also own e2save too

Ah nice! Didn't know that! Ha

keylion · 29 Feb 2020 at 21:07

Used them although a good few years ago without any problems.

GMac11 · 29 Feb 2020 at 21:12

Used on several occasions, no complaints at all.

azibux1 · 29 Feb 2020 at 21:41

Awesome thanks all!

Hopefully they'll be able to answer my speed cap questions

Squink · 29 Feb 2020 at 22:18

Iirc the vodafone tariffs with limited data aren't speed capped. I could be wrong.

azibux1 · 29 Feb 2020 at 22:40

mulpsmebeauty said:
Iirc the vodafone tariffs with limited data aren't speed capped. I could be wrong.

Sounds logical and matches up with which ones have the speed cap details on the mobiles.co.uk site and which ones don't

Cheers! I will check with them Monday and confirm.

Now just got to decide how best to go about the moving my number thing

m@rty · 29 Feb 2020 at 23:30

I've used them for my last few phones. I've never had any issues and found them to have decent deals.

Temujin · 1 Mar 2020 at 16:17

Mrs has a contract from there, i have from mobilephonesdirect, think they are all much of a muchness tbh!

azibux1 · 1 Mar 2020 at 18:31

Awesome! Thanks

Yeah I used mobilephonesdirect before

Not sure how they get the deals so cheap, it's crazy

azibux1 · 2 Mar 2020 at 11:45

mulpsmebeauty said:
Iirc the vodafone tariffs with limited data aren't speed capped. I could be wrong.

They confirmed this and I ordered the 60GB for £9.50 (after cashback)

Going to port my number to ASDA PAYG and back - as it avoids the 30 day delay moving to Vodafone PAYG

Steeps · 2 Mar 2020 at 13:12

Just watch out with how the deal is advertised, it's quite common now to list it at "only £15 a month" but it's really £25 a month with a £10/mo fixed discount applied to the account every month. You're not paying any more initially but when the RPI increase happens each year it's on the full amount, not the discounted amount, so the monthly rate effectively increases higher than RPI each year.

wedrum · 2 Mar 2020 at 13:41

Go through quidco too

azibux1 · 2 Mar 2020 at 20:16

wedrum said:
Go through quidco too

Damn it! Too late lol

azibux1 · 2 Mar 2020 at 20:17

Steeps said:
Just watch out with how the deal is advertised, it's quite common now to list it at "only £15 a month" but it's really £25 a month with a £10/mo fixed discount applied to the account every month. You're not paying any more initially but when the RPI increase happens each year it's on the full amount, not the discounted amount, so the monthly rate effectively increases higher than RPI each year.

Ahhh OK! Cheers for the heads up!