It's only 4 weeks... Don't lose any sleep over it.
Just get a 3 Payg SIM and a fiver topup.

Get a free three 123 sim. Easy

Just did a quick speed test on my Plus Net 4G SIM - 25Mbps download and 8MBps upload. Admittedly not up to double speed EE standard, but I'm not paying for that service. But more than adequate for streaming, web browsing, emails etc etc. The same test with a 3G MVNO SIM, (dual SIM phone) results in 8Mbps down and 3Mbps up. So Plus Net are definitely not full speed bandwidth as you would get with an Direct to EE contract, but are in my case circa 3 x the speed of 3G ... so you pays your money, and gets what you pays for.

For me, and possibly for most, 3GB of "fast enough" 4G data with 1500 minutes and unlimited text for £8.00 on a 30 day rolling contract is a good deal.

Might be better to ask Plusnet!

Looks like deal should be expired now as Plusnet have increased the cost to £8.50/m

Ahh spoke to them on facebook, they said it would have been sent out next day, so likely pinched, sending another which should be with me in a few days =) great facebook customer services.

I ordered, received within a couple of days. Checked strength of signal against my Tesco sim and seemed the same. Requested to port number and completed the following day with no major problem. I'd read the trustpilot reviews and hesitated but so far so good.

I'd get back on to them. They usually dispatch next day.

ordered 2 sims over a week ago and nothing delivered!

Pls read trustpilot customer Feedbacks about this company and also I'm their current customer and have lot of unresolved issues with broadband/spped limits/large pings, they have very poor customer service ant it technicians... one word avoid!

You talking about mobiles or broadband? Entirely different parts of the company.
I've found their mobiles company excellent, UK call-centres too, and my daughter (adult) has had no issues either.

You can leave penalty free after 30 days anyway!

The good thing about this deal it's a 30 day contract so most you would be paying for is an additional month. If service is not good then take PAC code and leave.

I had repeatedly terrible service from plusnet. It seemed impossible to deal with someone who knew what they were doing or even cared. Obviously everyones experience is different but I wouldn't use them again no matter how good the deal was.

glad i saw this.. just went for the doubled £5 sim.. 1gb/500mins/unltd texts and tracked at £7.50 quidco
i thought about the £8 one but i'm lucky if i even use half of my 500mb i currently have with iD who i'll be leaving... (only because lately my signal when i'm at home has been 0-1 bar.. it used to be okayish but its lately been a bit pants... its fine when out of the house. though..

You can upgrade by calling the call centre.

just uploaded this myself without seeing it

I recently switch my son from T Mobile. He only really needs data. I monitored his usage over 3 months and found he wasn't using as much data as he thought, that and the fact Plusnet is 4G sold it.

Thanks for reply, I could just about cope with 3GB, I'm concerned about losing the legacy unlimited 3G as it's a gold dust sim.

It really depends on your usage. Could you manage with 3Gb of data? This is 4G, so faster speeds, presuming you previously had 3G with T Mobile.

I'm on an old T Mobile unlimited data contract, £10 a month, should I upgrade as I only get 100 mins.

I'm staying with the legacy Life plan. I'm not really that bothered about upgrading to 4G as I don't use much data away from my home WiFi.

No you don't. You never lose credit on the account (as in overpayments). They'll refund whats left once they've finalised the account.You will lose excess minutes etc though - obviously[/quote]YES you do, I was on 3 PAYG until yesterday. Once you port your number you lose your remaining credit. On pay monthly if you are out of contract it may be different. The query was PAYG I lost 92 pence credit because the number has moved to plusnet from 3 and the 3 sim is no longer active. On PAYG they don't finalise the account you simply lose what's left.

Tesco have 250 mins (with 100 m data and 5000 texts) 1 month contract for £7.50 and they use o2 signal. Giff gaff have 150 mins for £5 month and also use o2. Think Tesco, giffgaff are maybe cheaper options rather than o2 direct

I've ordered the plusnet deal and phoned Tesco (knows it not EE) to get PAC code. They come back with 4gb data, 500 mins 1000 texts for £10.50 per month for 12 months with £6 credit to price match. Not sure what to do as know where I am with Tesco, o2 signal, clubcard points and reliable. Got 14 days to choose

Tesco mobile payg.10 quid top up lasts me months and no time limit.

Yes you will lose credit on PAYG sim

Has anyone had any luck with EE retentions matching this offer or the 5GB/£10 plusnet offer?

No you don't. You never lose credit on the account (as in overpayments). They'll refund whats left once they've finalised the account.You will lose excess minutes etc though - obviously

yes you lose it if porting your number to a different network

What on earth are you going on about.
Plusnet don't have a signal - EE do, and they are using the EE network so its not like they can change anything or guarantee the signal from another company.

Thanks!

No chance. Cheap in the EU though however they are not the most competitive outside of the EU

Can I use my minutes, texts and data abroad at no extra cost?

Rang up just now, spoke to a lovely chap named Luke who sorted this for me with no hesitation at all and gave me the extra 500 minutes. I was on a £5 1GB package so for an extra three quid I think this is a bargain. Very impressive customer service.

have a look at o2 PAYG classic sim, its good value 5p a minute for call and everything, worth doing the maths to see if its worth it over one of the monthly offers.

http://www.o2.co.uk/help/pay-as-you-go/classic-pay-as-you-go

Soooooooo tempted, am on the old Life mobile £5.95 plan 1.5gb 5000/1500 but only 3G. Which one to go for.......I'd stay on the Life had it been 4G as no yearly inflation increases, but......

I was told the same 10 years ago by Orange.

Ken is your friend: http://kenstechtips.com/index.php/compare-pay-as-you-go-networks

I switched to Plusnet a couple of months ago from giffgaff. Service so far has been excellent and now on the 1500 mins and 5GB data, can't go wrong for £10 per month. Speed regularly over 20mbs so no complaints. As with all the networks, coverage can be patchy and her in Wiltshire, O2 appear to be the better from experience.

Don't fall for Plusnet. I had lots of problem with them...once customer service told me that they don't guarantee mobile signal in the house....never heard this before. She told me to refer T&C's. Stay away.....

Don't think it's been mentioned yet, but £11.00 Topcashback or £10.00 Quidco on this too.

My sincere thanks to all those that have helped guide me thus far.

I have checked reception in the room he will stay in - Only O2 gets a strong signal.

I am now looking for a pay as you go chip for 30 days which uses O2 directly or as MVNO.

If anybody knows of a pay as you go or 30 day rolling that is on special offer, or is a particularly good deal (txts never used, data never used - just plenty of voice calls) - I would be most grateful.

I'm not being lazy - I'm a carer - and I barely get 30 mins a day to myself.

Thanks again.

Libertas

I rang them earlier today and upgraded from the life mobile £5.95 deal, which was also a 30 day sim which we've had for 12months now.

Yes! Call 500 from your mobile and be very nice to whoever you speak to!

Three 123 plan.... £5 gets a mix of mins data... £5 would get you 500mb

Three network charge 3p a minute on the 123 plan.... Buy a £10 top up
Or EE do a £1 weekly sim which includes 25 mins ie £4 a month would 100mins

Google is your friend.

Which MVNO uses which Mobile Provider

Just for those of us that are not knowledgeable on this area, can anybody that knows the following share their knowledge.

Can somebody please list the underlying network providers for each of these ID/Giffgaff/PlusNet etc.type of mobile operators. It will help us to understand which underlying network infrastructure we would be using should we go with them.

Perfect timing as my 12 month BT Mobile SIMO plan ends in May :smiley:

Looks like a winner for me

Don't delay taking up any of these Plus Net deals they are all time limited, the MSE 5GB/1500/Unltd one ends in ~11 days, so you have sometime to ponder but not too long. :neutral_face:

Anyone who's hitting the 2 to 3gb limit then http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/plusnet-mobile-mse-exclusive-1-500-mins-unlimited-texts-5gb-4g-data-10-2670402?p=30707096

Might be better, just £2 more than this for 500 extra mins and another 2gig of data so check your needs out first

Asking for help from members.

I have an elderly relative visting the Uk for four weeks. They use the odd text and voice calls mainly.

They'll not be needing any data at all.

Whats the cheapest sim I can get with many minutes, a few texts?

Good deal, however I wound't get too excited about it being 4G. Speeds on all the MVNO 4Gs are capped like 3G speeds ( 10-20 mbps) . So 4G here is just for name sake. I have see this happening with EE, Voda and 3 movo speeds.

I've just upgraded from the 2 GB/1000 mins/unlimited texts to the 3 GB/1500 mins/unlimited texts for £8 package too. If they don't add the extra 500 mins right away, just ask and mention that it's currently on uSwitch. Great deal and perfect timing as I've just hit 2 GB usage for the first time. Thanks OP!

Yes, was just hoping one of the more savvy HUKD people would have found a way to beat the system.

Same here...was on the 1gb 250mins ultd text - £5...couldn't do it over live chat though and had to ring up to upgrade. They couldn't find this deal but offered the 3gb 1500mins ultd text for £8. A fantastic deal as my son smashed the 1gb over a couple of days this month.

Heat added...thanks!

i am currently with plusnet on 7.5 pound 2g deal, can i ask for upgrade to this deal?

Probably a silly question but perhaps someone can help. I currently have quite a bit of credit on my PAYG 3 sim. I want to port the number to one of the free 200mb data sims so i understand that i need a tesco or other sim to do an intermediate port to - but what happens to the credit on my original 3sim? Do i lose it?

just chatted online and got 1500 mins, unlimited, and 3G for £8!! couldnt do me a deal qith only1000 mins! lol

Wish plusnet would have the offers EE and Virgin mobile have (free whatsapp and facebook messenger data and data rollover)

Does anyone know if this will work in a EE 4GEE mifi box as it uses the EE network?

Im not overly impressed with the reception on Plusnet, i used to be on EE, then switched to plusnet, yeah they are supposed to use the same network, but when the reception is showing poor 4g coverage and it switches to 3g or whatever, the call is dropped , sometimes when you answer you cant hear anything so the connection quality isnt as good as EE. Its not my phone, i have a Note 4 and it was fine on EE, its the reception... my partner has a new motorola play G4 and she has the same issue.....

WHat happens at the end of the 30 days? does the contract price bump up?

You would likely have to pay for 2 months, as you have to give 30 days notice to leave

Can i use my spare payg number and port it to this service? Can't see any info or instructions to do so on the application...

Great deal though, heat added.

just upgraded via chat on website, voted hot!

Any £5 per month sim deals without cashback being taken into consideration, looking for a spare sim. So another network from Vodafone too.

My wife switched to Plusnet mobile, no issues and a great service so far. The porting process was very straight forward.

Three's deal for unlimited texts and minutes and 4GB data for £9 oer month with £45 cashback making it £5.25 pm is better but only available for the next 3 days via topcashback. You can cap it an no overspend too, but its 12 month contract not 30 day.

Seems like plusnet pumping out deals! But for £10 you can get 5gb data and 1500 mins i agree not everyone will want that! This is in between the £5 and £10 deals. For average users

If you have a landline with them you can now leave penalty free! Mobile deals unaffected http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/plusnet-up-prices-your-chance-leave-penalty-free-2675392

It's only 4 weeks... Don't lose any sleep over it.
Just get a 3 Payg SIM and a fiver topup.