Best network at the moment to use.
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My 3 contract is now up…looking to pay around £10 a month. People at work recommends Voxi which comes with free social media (don’t care) but their £15 a month 35gig package comes with YouTube and Netflix…tempting. Their £12 one only has 25G data.
However, Smarty does 50G for £8 which is enough to cover video streaming.
Anyone got experience with either in terms of their customer service? I plan to test them as it’s a monthly rolling contract.
However, Smarty does 50G for £8 which is enough to cover video streaming.
Anyone got experience with either in terms of their customer service? I plan to test them as it’s a monthly rolling contract.
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50gig is for £8 is good value, but then I went to look at which network it's on.. . lol
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On o2 in my area I get good 4 and 5g speeds when out of the house a few dead zones due to some country areas when out walkin
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I’ve heard good things about them from a few people, are they that bad?
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I don't have any experience of smarty, but three network is a bit iffy from my previous experience and my wife is on their network now but looking to change.
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I've been with Smarty for just over a year now, and in that time I've had about 30 hours of complete outage due to the Three network. That said, I get unlimited data for £16/m and can get a full 1Gbps when I'm in an area covered by 5G, unbeatable really! Will be getting an EE SIM for backup though.
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That's fast. I'm on EE and only recently got a new phone with 5G and max speed from speed test has been around 400
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I caved and switched from 3 to EE. Where I live I got :
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Fed up of 3 as well, been a customer for probably over 15 years. Trying out Voxi, which is based on Vodafone but a lot cheaper for SIM only. So far so good, more limited for signal by my handset now as I noticed my partner with a newer phone gets better reception also on Vodafone. I’m on an iPhone XR. Vodafone network coverage is definitely better, not convinced by speed yet but could again be handset. Located in Essex.
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How do I post up a screenshot? Not done so in ages and can't remember..
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If you've been happy with 3, you'll be happy with Smarty.
https://img.doerig.dev/ is easy, uses imgur
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EE at the moment. The robotic weird calls that happen from time to time is annoying though.
Might be tempted to switch back to VF when this contract ends
Might be tempted to switch back to VF when this contract ends
Soldato
Received my esim today from EE. And one thing I'm pleased with is that wifi calling is now constant. With three, it was on/off depending on signal strength meaning I had to force it with airplane mode.
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I was with 3 for agesss, then moved to Smarty, then moved to 1p last year and the difference in signal strength, coverage and reliability is massive. I don't know why I put up with 3 for so long.
And 1p is so much cheaper than what EE offers for the same data amount.
And 1p is so much cheaper than what EE offers for the same data amount.
That's good to hear because I'm considering doing the same thing once my 3 contract ends in a few months. The amount of times that I have no signal even in the middle of a city is shocking. Seems like EE is definitely the overall best choice through someone like 1p atmn.
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Yeah that's what it was like for me in the SW. And sometimes even if it was showing that I had signal, it may as well have said I had none.
I've just ordered an esim running on 3 to run alongside my Vodafone SIM just for the month. I haven't used 3 in about 8 years so it will be interesting for me to see how it stacks up against what I have now. I'm looking to go SIM only in about 3 months so I thought I'd test the waters to make sure I get the best network for me, which I'd say is probably EE based.
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Question, I just "activated" my new Voxi sim to port my number with PAC code to start on Friday, so currently using my old 3 sim until I get cut off. Do I normally have to cancel my direct debit with 3 on my end or do they stop automatically?
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They do it. Don’t cancel it yourself