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I've just got myself a new phone. Its the first time ive ever had a smart phone. I'm on a pay as you go tariff which does have internet access but at stupid prices and since ill never use it as an internet tool I need to make sure its all turned off. I am getting an 'H' next to a signal bar at the top of the phone. Is this saying its connected to the net? I have turned off the 'data' option.
The only thing this phone will be used for is to make phone calls over Virgin network.

I know it has connected to the net when I first turned it on because my top up has decreased by quite a bit.
 
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When I try to use a net app it wont connect so that should be fairly hard evidence that its not connect in any way? I'm just wondering about the 'H'.
 
Buy an Ovivo sim for £15, get PAC from your current provider, port number over, enjoy 150 minutes, 250 texts and 500MB data per month for £0.00 per month. If you need more minutes and texts, they do that too

http://ovivomobile.com/
 
I got my mum an Ovivo SIM as she wanted to get a smartphone for "doing the internet" :p porting the number from o2 took one phone call for the PAC and one working day for Ovivio to activate the number. Overall, could not be more impressed with the service, I am looking after the billing (if you could call it that as it's basically free for her usage pattern) and noticed this on the site

OVIVO Network Issue – Resolved
What’s happened?

At 2:40pm on the 6th September, we made you aware of an issue currently affecting customers on the OVIVO network that may impact your ability to use the calling and text messaging functions on your phone. At 2:30am, our engineers and network partner resolved this issue and brought the network back to full service.

Why has this happened?

Now that full service has been restored, we’ll work with our network partner to establish why this happened.

What did you do?

We worked alongside our Network Partner and engineering team to resolve this as quickly as possible. We kept you informed by updating you hourly until 1am and letting you know this morning that the issue was resolved once we’d fully tested the resolution our network partner has put in place.

Updates

8:45am – 7th September

We’re pleased to inform you that our network partner and engineering team resolved this issue overnight, returning the network to full service at 2:30am. You should now be able to use all features of the OVIVO network. If you were expecting any text messages yesterday during our network issue, you may need to contact the sender and ask them to forward you the text message again.

Thank you once again for your patience and understanding during this network issue. We appreciate the inconvenience this may have caused you and are pleased that everything is now back up and running.

1:00am – 7th September

Thanks once more for your patience during this network issue. Our engineering team and network partner continue to work diligently towards fully resolving this issue and restoring the network back to full service and will do so overnight. Our next update will be provided at 9am.

11:55pm – 6th September

Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. Work is still ongoing to resolve the issue and a further update will be provided at 1am.

11:00pm – 6th September

Your continued patience is appreciated and we’ll keep you updated as we work towards a resolution with our network partner and engineering team. Our next update will be before midnight.

10:00pm – 6th September

Thanks again for your patience tonight. Our engineering teams are continuing to work on restoring service and we will continue to frequently update you and ensure you are appraised of their progress. Our next update will be at 11pm.

9:00pm – 6th September

Thank you once again for your continued patience. We’re working to resolve the issues you’re experiencing and will update you again at 10pm.

8:00pm – 6th September

Thank you for your continued patience. Our engineering team are making good progress towards restoring full service to our network. We’ll update you again at 9pm.

7:00pm – 6th September

We’re continuing to work diligently to restore all services to our network and thank you for your continued patience and understanding. We’ll update you again at 8pm.

6:00pm – 6th September

Our engineers continue working to ensure that our services are back up and running as soon as possible. We’re aware that some customers are still experiencing issues making and receiving calls and using texts. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Our next update will follow at 7pm.

5:00pm – 6th September

Our engineers are continuing to work hard to resolve the issues some issues are currently experiencing using some of our outbound services. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Our next update will follow at 6pm.

4:00pm – 6th September

We are still experiencing issues that may result in some customers having difficulties using the OVIVO network for outbound services. Our teams are still working towards a resolution and we’ll issue another update at 5pm.
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No idea there was any problems and they credited her account with £3, assume it because of this? IDK, but thumbs up from me. The ad supported browsing really is unobtrusive, not even going to try and circumvent it :)
 
d_brennen said:
I got my mum an Ovivo SIM as she wanted to get a smartphone for "doing the internet" :p porting the number from o2 took one phone call for the PAC and one working day for Ovivio to activate the number. Overall, could not be more impressed with the service, I am looking after the billing (if you could call it that as it's basically free for her usage pattern) and noticed this on the site

No idea there was any problems and they credited her account with £3, assume it because of this? IDK, but thumbs up from me. The ad supported browsing really is unobtrusive, not even going to try and circumvent it :)
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£3 was for porting your number i assume:)
As i did not get any comp for loss of service:p
 
I am also an Ovivo user, for a low usage deal I think it is superb. I only send 30-50 texts a month, I use email instead. I also have access to wifi in many places so the 500mb a mth data just about does me.
 
Wait am i missing something about Ovivo.. or is it literally a one off £15 payment for
150 mins
250 texts
500MB data

per month..? Just with the occasional advert when browsing? Definitely switching to that when my contract is up in april if so
 
There is ads when you open your browser, literally 5 seconds. Very unobtrusive and an absolute bargain for light users. Won't suit everyone, but they do have paid monthly tariffs with more stuff.

e: obviously, when on wifi, you don't see the ads at all. Their account page is also the best I have seen from a mobile provider, it's all there where you's expect to see stuff. I thought all the glowing reviews online were shills, nope. Count me among the shills now :D
 
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Epic. Sounds perfect as i only use about 100 mins and more fb/whatsapp than texts these days unless i'm in a **** signal area. Shame i'm in contract till april :(
 
The SIM is kind of free, the £15 you pay goes onto credit, which is used like a pay as you go setup when you either use your 150 minutes or call a number not covered by the inclusive allowance. The SIM they send is quite clever, it's a full sized jobbie which is punched out around the chip - you can use it in an old mobile and then push it out to be a micro SIM for more modern stuff
 
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