Can get similar package with 3 for £2.50 extra. Which includes tethering and 4g.

Come on giffgaff, get better deals. I don't wanna leave you but these guys (and others) are so tempting!

Excellent price, especially for 30 day contract, heat added

Just to point out that it's 3G

3g is fine with me but I wish I'd gone for the £10 life deal a few weeks ago. I need to move but this is a little pricey for me. Heat op.

Heat

Good deal and better than my tenner a month with ID mobile :smiley:

maxmix

Come on giffgaff, get better deals. I don't wanna leave you but these guys (and others) are so tempting!

Can get similar package with 3 for £2.50 extra. Which includes tethering and 4g.

I've gotta say, round 'ere at least, Life's 3G has been much faster and more reliable than 3's 4G or Giffgaff's 4G.

Can you tether on this plan ?

Good deal but currently overcharging for calls made in Ireland (19p), which is far above the current limit placed on roaming by the EU (4.4p). As I travel there quite regularly, it's not an option for me. https://lifemobile.co.uk/Info/Tariffs

Same, I can't find that deal on 3

Echo the comments regarding Life's excellent 3G speeds. I moved from a 4G contract elsewhere and can honestly say that the speeds feel no worse, in fact often better.

can anyone Bristol based comment on 3G speeds relative to Tesco's 4G?

Yes, but until June 2017, Life seem happy to break EU law and apply higher charges. Have chatted with them and firstly they said that the prices on the website were correect. When I pointed out the new EU rules on roaming (http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/money-charges/mobile-roaming-costs/index_en.htm), they say they are 'looking into' this, but have not made any changes.

Do you have to pay extra for 0800 or and 0845 numbers? 40ppm is kind of steep price to listen "please hold.."

I have not called an 0800 number in a while on my mobile however you can use those apps that convert them into mobile friendly numbers so its free, well I assume you can still do that.

And thanks OP good deal been looking to switch contracts for my new phone!

Almost got this excellent deal the last time it was posted. Obtained my pac code from t-mobile - wasn't even trying to get T-mobile to match it and the lady I was speaking to didn't have access to discounts the 'last ditch' retentions guys have - anyway 2 hours later got a call from EE who were able to 'retain me' for £12.99/month unlimited calls and texts, 6gb data on double speed 4G, tethering and free calls to mobiles and landlines when in Europe. I think the EE assistant basically just applied a straight £10 discount to a standard off the shelf EE pay monthly contract they have as I saw it online.

4G speed at home is between 45-50mbps and at my inlaws 75mbs!

To give you an idea of what they were 'retaining', I was in the T-mobile 3G £16/m 12 month deal (long expired and just rolling) 3gb data and something like 1000 minutes and texts. So I wasn't exactly bank rolling them lol

Interesting, I am on t-mobile PAYG and was looking at this deal... is it possible to be "retained" on PAYG?

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On PAYG I've no idea. You can always obtain a pac code and see if you get a call back; you don't have to use the pac code - it just expires

keep in mind 3g only though.

I'm already on the £10, 3000mins, 3GB Data

I phoned to upgrade to this unlimited, but at first they said it would be £14.59 or there abouts and not £13.45. He just couldn't see the deal on his sytem

Instructions to Life CS person. Go directly to HUKD and search for unlimited minutes. Top of the page

Deal done £13.45

Again very well mannered and friendly CS person

I love Life

Heat
Thanks OP

I get 45mb on 3's 4g. Faster than my fibre broadband!

Got a link? Sounds great for 4G and roaming

​They're not breaking the law though. The new EU roaming prices are a maximum surcharge for roaming. Not a maximum charge for roaming. Life charge 40p per minute in the UK after your minutes. So you need to add the maximum roaming charge to this 40p per minute.

​Maximum charge would be 44.4p then so they're not overcharging compared to the legislation. They're charging less than half what they could.

Shame only for new customer!

I'm with Life Mobile... 3G speeds are very good. Definitely better than Virgin.

Not so for me. See post 28 above


Also, just a wee update that after I upgraded to this

I later received a text from Life confirming the upgrade. However it stated that this was a 12 month contract.
I called them and they told me that this a generic message and it is definitely a 30 day

Definitely best to check though

This is true if you are on PAYG, but I'm talking about the inclusive minutes in the package. You should be able to use your unlimited inclusive minutes + 4.4p, not your inclusive minutes + 19p. That is treating one EU country, in this case the ROI, differently from all others. Recommend that you look at the law more closely.

Be aware - max number of SIMs per account is three. I know that now, as I've just tried to add 2 more to the 2 I took out last month, in trying to get the whole family on a reliable connection out here in the sticks, at a fair price. Helpful suggestion from the (UK) CSA was to get my partner to take out the 2 new SIMs in her name - even though we're at the same address, that classes as a separate account.

Worth noting - if you've been with LIFE for 6 months or more, you can claim a 20% discount on additional SIMs.

UPDATE: Was told on 9/5/16 that this HAS to be ordered via Broadband Choices website - CSA Zack spoke to his Manager, and they confirmed to him this deal couldn't be given to an existing account holder - over the phone. But my order has been processed by re-submitting via the HUK website link. So if you get this deal over the phone, you've done well.

Can you cap the bill with life mobile?

My understanding is that you can indeed cap it - from what I remember (and this may have changed) you have an initial cap of £5 in place and you can drop it down to £1; can't remember if you can do it both via telephone support with LM or via the website.

yes

Can you port your number from virgin to life directly?

You should be able to just ask virgin for your PAC code, that will end any contract you have with virgin once Life use it (so be wary of any exit fees).

Had this the last few days, called Life to sort my PAC code and it was transferred the next morning. No issues so far pretty happy. I have been on 3G for years, its more than fast enough for me and there does not seem to have been any drop in speed on Life that I have noticed so far.

if you want -

- no contract (as PAYG)
- fast 4G
- 7GB
- Tether included
- unlimted texts
- 500mins

go for this instead -
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/500-mins-unlimited-texts-7gb-data-ee-plus-a-3-months-subscription-mtv-tracks-app-2448875

:smiley:

thanks just called and upgraded to this plan. I was paying £10 unlt, unlt, 3GB.

Will be interested to hear if you get it working. I need tethering in my plan so I need to find out if it works before I join

Ive been on "LIFE" since April, and packed them in due to them keep charging me extra and having to get onto them. The latest was last straw when they charged me a pound extra when I had not even used 5% of allowance because I sent a picture and have "used emojis"
Watch this lot. Don't trust "LIFE"

Delete the MMS settings from your phone - then you won't send them or be charged.

Good advice. Cheers mate. Didn't realize you could

Finally managed to upgrade my 13.95 4GB Maxi bundle to this bundle after speaking to 3 different advisers all stating that this couldn't be done over the phone and I had to cancel my current bundle which is nonsense.

it actually worked when i rang up to pay my smart cap as it was maxed out and my mobile data was disabled. I mentioned that people on Hotukdeals managed to get this deal sorted over the phone.

I recommend this to everyone hitting their smart cap limit as this is saving me £5 - £10 a month.

It seems CS people don't know much about it - one guy was suprised that they have tethering...
Anyway it seems for some reason it's phone dependant - my old samsung s2 needed 3rd part app (over usb cable) but my s6 is working fine. I don't think they have a list of "compatible" phones so it's a hit&miss...

Liking look of this networks prices for the wife on 30 days for iphone, don't think life can be beaten on cost from what ive seen. Do they charge for sending emojis or what ever there called on the iphone as she always sending them

Anyone had issues recently of 3g going to 2g most cases I can't use Internet when in one place for a period of time

Switched today. Brilliant service

Wife been switched since last week, number ported within 2 days, customer service was brill and no issues at all

Why has mine defaulted to 4000 mins unlimited text and 4gb data after checkout? I done this through broadband choices link but everything defaulted to the above... Seems as though they have two deals for same price. Ill be ringing them tomorrow.