The People's Operator 1,000 mins, unltd texts, 2GB (4G): £5.99/mth* CHEAP FOR MEDIUM USERS WHO NEED 4G SPEED The People's Operator* now offers 4G. For £5.99/mth you get 1,000 minutes, unlimited texts and 2GB of data.
Launched in 2012, The People's Operator is a piggyback network running off Three's signal. The company has had mixed customer service feedback in the past, but it's taken steps to improve since. It will also give 10% of your monthly spend (pre-VAT) to a charity of your choice – a nice touch.
Need-to-knows 30-day rolling contract; contracts terminate at the end of the calendar month in which you give notice. Runs off the Three network. Calls to UK mobiles and landlines included. Calls to 084/087 numbers extra – see call costs. Use up your allowance and you'll have to pay 3p/MB and 10p/min. You won't be credit-checked, though it'll carry out a basic ID check.
Double the mins and good out of allowance calls! No tethering though
Just joined tpo and discovered i cant ring 073 mobile numbers, not recognised. Their response was that this was a premium rate number...absolute nonsense, its my fathers mobile number from virgin I think. Just so happens that to activate premium rate number requires a deposit of £100...Think i'll be jumping ship from this crew.
All comments (24)
Edmundo07
20 Jul 174#1
Just joined tpo and discovered i cant ring 073 mobile numbers, not recognised. Their response was that this was a premium rate number...absolute nonsense, its my fathers mobile number from virgin I think. Just so happens that to activate premium rate number requires a deposit of £100...Think i'll be jumping ship from this crew.
Anglebox
20 Jul 17#2
Can only see it at £6.49 on their site
andreialisen
20 Jul 172#3
**** customer service, they completely ignore your tickets.
Bloody hell, and then you only get it back after 6 months!
Sphere
20 Jul 171#6
Contrary to their coverage status, I have no signal where I am, so take that with a pinch of salt!
eslick to Sphere
20 Jul 17#10
three even admit their signal checker is hopelessly out of date, as you said they say ours has good coverage and you get the sim and its not.
Moreoliver
20 Jul 172#8
I had to leave as there is no customer service. They do not offer spending cap either. Using Plusnet now, so far so good.
Rid1
20 Jul 17#9
All these good deals from lesser established companies, but all the negative feedback makes me wonder, is it really that bad?
kick_u_in_the_nuts
20 Jul 17#11
its seems that the OP keeps spamming these TPO things.
They are KACK - read the online reviews
ontheqt
20 Jul 172#12
I was with TPO for one month. Reason for leaving was poor data speeds from their 4G network. With Plusnet mobile now and speeds are top notch.
usetheforceluke
20 Jul 171#13
worst mobile phone operator on the planet.
Lost thousands of peoples numbers ( and they could not get them back ) - took 6 months to get any compensation. stay away. poor company to deal with
nigelbutler to usetheforceluke
20 Jul 171#15
tbf you should just sync your contacts through Google if you using an android phone.... numbers are always on your account... no need to manually enter each time when you change sims
nigelbutler to usetheforceluke
21 Jul 17#20
I think i've worked out what mean... you own personal mobile number?
I'm guessing you were trying to port over a number?
if they they've lost it then yeah thats serious!
basically just use plusnet!!
nigelbutler
20 Jul 171#14
Plusnet all the way... you may get less data etc but you can cap it and change tariffs
Plusnet Mobile all the way for me too. TPO just doesn't seem a viable player.
usetheforceluke
21 Jul 171#18
what me and the thousands of other people that lost their numbers. lol
Crapweasel
21 Jul 17#19
Just a bit snarky. He didn't even say he had a thousand contacts!
nigelbutler
21 Jul 17#21
depends how you read his first comment!
I think he means his personal number and others - thousands - have been affected
it was sarky - cos his reply didnt relate to what i was saying - plus he used lol
maries
21 Jul 171#22
DO NOT BUY.
Edmundo07
25 Jul 171#23
Apparently the £50 for eu roaming is old policy, so they will activate eu roaming free of charge now. Issue still with ringing 073 numbers, waiting 1 more day on resolution or im offski to plusnet.
Jenn101
27 Jul 17#24
Gave TPO 1 months notice on my PAC code, they told me to contact them on the 22nd - which I did - too around a dozen emails to them over the following two days to get a reply as they were leaving me potentially with another contract with O2 because if the pac wasn't transferred then apparently I would be stuck with O2.... Anyways......... TPO told a lot of porkies, missed out all of the parts of the complaint that they couldn't answer truthfully to and to finish that off the reception is dire, the data is very very slow even with the 4G signal..........
If you don't mind dire, lying customer services plus want stress and don't mind your phone becoming a tin can with string, and the person you are speaking to constantly complaining about the quality of the calls - then TPO is for you.....
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Opening post
1,000 mins, unltd texts, 2GB (4G): £5.99/mth*
CHEAP FOR MEDIUM USERS WHO NEED 4G SPEED
The People's Operator* now offers 4G. For £5.99/mth you get 1,000 minutes, unlimited texts and 2GB of data.
Launched in 2012, The People's Operator is a piggyback network running off Three's signal. The company has had mixed customer service feedback in the past, but it's taken steps to improve since. It will also give 10% of your monthly spend (pre-VAT) to a charity of your choice – a nice touch.
Need-to-knows
30-day rolling contract; contracts terminate at the end of the calendar month in which you give notice.
Runs off the Three network.
Calls to UK mobiles and landlines included. Calls to 084/087 numbers extra – see call costs.
Use up your allowance and you'll have to pay 3p/MB and 10p/min.
You won't be credit-checked, though it'll carry out a basic ID check.
Double the mins and good out of allowance calls! No tethering though
Top comments
https://help.thepeoplesoperator.com/hc/en-gb/articles/206482079-Can-I-use-my-phone-abroad-
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https://help.thepeoplesoperator.com/hc/en-gb/articles/206482079-Can-I-use-my-phone-abroad-
They are KACK - read the online reviews
Lost thousands of peoples numbers ( and they could not get them back ) - took 6 months to get any compensation. stay away. poor company to deal with
I'm guessing you were trying to port over a number?
if they they've lost it then yeah thats serious!
basically just use plusnet!!
£5 on plusnet will actually cost you £5 a month
dont ignore the reviews above !!!!
Won't update properly but deffo that price
In comparison, iD Mobile hit half a million in 20 months..
Plusnet Mobile all the way for me too. TPO just doesn't seem a viable player.
I think he means his personal number and others - thousands - have been affected
it was sarky - cos his reply didnt relate to what i was saying - plus he used lol
If you don't mind dire, lying customer services plus want stress and don't mind your phone becoming a tin can with string, and the person you are speaking to constantly complaining about the quality of the calls - then TPO is for you.....