Thanks, I was looking for a cheapo to put in spare phone as my works one is on O2 which has poor coverage around Wales. Ive even tried to get it through our works reward scheme to get £7.50 back.

Cool - answer to a question I hadn't thought of asking... thanks

Good find! Thanks OP 

Tried to switch from the older Life 1000 mins, 5000 texts, and 1.5GB 3g plan but was told as the deal ends Today and I wont receive my new 4g sims till after it finishes I probably wont get on the Uswitch deal as it wont be on the system then.

Strange :thinking:

Does this have to be done using Internet Explorer like the recent 1.5GB deal?

That deal is no longer valid according to PlusNet staff on the forum:

community.plus.net/t5/…438

If you're an existing plusnet customer and don't call/text much you can get 2gb data, 500 mins and 1000 texts for £5

argos.co.uk/sta…htm

Sims landed this morning. The activation and number port was quoted as up to 2hrs but it was instant, literally for the missus, her sim went dead still talking to the fella at PlusNet CS lol. The only odd bit about it was I got to keep my £1 Smart-Cap, the wife got told £2 was the minimum, ksara. I mentioned earlier it was a 1p upgrade when it was actually 5p . I'm sure we'll can make savings in the weekly shopping to cover it tho :laughing:

Nice find, voted hot. Hope the EE coverage will be better than O2, which is abismal in some places.

Just got round to phoning up about it tonight, 4g sims x2 incoming. Need to call back when they land but she put a note on the accounts. £5.99 up to £6pm , a canny 1p upgrade Lol.

I am currently on Virgin pay as you go. Will I be able to keep my current mobile number if I switch under this deal? Thanks

So how is the data above 2gb as you mentioned that's what confused me.

I'm currently on the legacy Life £5.95 plan (1.5GB 3G, 1000mins, 5000 texts). However the SIM is being used in a 3G only phone. Will they let me swap to this plan (for the extra data and texts)? And will they issue a new 4G SIM? And, if so, will that work in a 3G mobile?

I was checking TCB for potential cashback but can't see anything for a £6 plan. The same with ID's similar offering,

Good deal but I wish people would say in the headline who these secondary players piggyback on eg O2, EE etc etc.
For those of us in poor reception areas this is almost paramount!
Not asking much - is it?

Yes they will let you, yes they will send you a new sim.

The last question is a bit less trivial. Yes, it will work, but whether they'll let you use it 100% 3G would be interesting to find out. It all depends on the terms of the MVNO. I'd wager there'd be no issue.

Is there a guaranteed period for these prices - as it's not a 12m contract could they just hike the price after a couple of months?

can you personal hotspot on this deal? thx

Because people don't always use up all their data, so it rolls over. If I only used 1GB in a month then my other 1GB would rollover and give me 3GB

But that doesn't make sense! You can never average more than the 2gb,you only get more if you've used less.

Might sound like a daft question but how does the rollover make the data above 2gb? If you use all your 2gb each month then you'll only get 2gb for the next month won't you? The rollover option is handy but I can't see how it gets you extra data.

Yeah of course, if you use all your data then you won't have anything left to rollover. It depends how much data you're likely to use, that'll determine how much you'd benefit from rollovers.

IDM has rollover data so it's actually above 2GB

Just done this online via chat (from plus.net/mob…fer). Easy!
Thanks OP

It's a tough one, seems like it's a choice between ID and plusnet for the best sim only offers at the mo. This seems to trump the equivalent ID deal as they're both 2gb and rolling contracts but plusnet gives you more minutes.
In my area the coverage between ee and 3 is similar, does anyone have any particular positives for either company? (everyone like a good moan about their telecom experiences, so I'm not fussed about that, I'm yet to find any 100% good customer service at any of these companies)

Just swapped to this using live chat. As others have said, it won't actually take effect until your refresh date. I did however get an email saying my new plan was now in place, but the details sent were as per my current plan, not my new plan. Hopefully that's just because the new plan won't swap in until my refresh date and I'll get another email when it does. Anyway, as per usual customer services were fantastic. It's great to actually be talking to someone in the UK. My only real gripe with Plusnet is that they don't have an app that shows your current usage. However, if you ask them they will send you a daily or weekly text with your usage summary.

For existing customers, switches start on your refresh date. You've not timed it too badly.

Thanks for that - any Idea why I will have to wait till 13th Aug for the upgrade

Its run by dixons/CPW, it uses the 3 network.

I doubt it you'll keep the £1 cap as, you will be on plusnet contract and not the old Life mobile plan...but you may get lucky...enjoy your extra 500mb 4G data...lol

That's normal. A new SIM is only required when you're switching from 3G (Life legacy) to 4G.

I have also had intermittent problems on my wileyfox swift since the nougat update. Am on plusnet.

I was able to update my existing contract to this deal on the chat on web. However, she said the upgrade wont happen till 13 the Aug which is my billing date and no mention of sending a new sim. Sounds okay????

I was on the same package but at £7.50 so done a web chat a couple of hours ago the person found the deal and said no probs I can switch :grin: their system wouldn't let me so they have just applied a £1.50 a month discount to my account without even having to ask. Very easy and I've had the emails to confirm. Really can't complain at that, so it's worth doing a web chat if your having issues switching :smile:

Sounds like they have no idea what they're doing then as we're all getting different info!

Just got off the phone to them and told the guy on the phone a number of times that the deal is via Uswitch and eventually he found it and my new sim is on it's way :grin:

Nope sorry Deal Of the Century was when t-mobile had a glitch and their £8pm sim was showing as £0.01. Its slowly inflated over the years but the discount is eternal (aparently) so I still pay about 20 pence a month :-P

Great deal though. Heat added

What package did you get for £1 !!!??? Diamond deal!

Had a nightmare signing up to these plusnet deals. Session timeouts galore! Even tried phoning the order through and got told I'd been flagged for fraud and to call back... Agree these deals are great if you can get them!

Interested to know what these £1 deals got you last year! Got to be the best deal of all time on HUKDs!

The girl I spoke with an hour or two ago said it will state that in the email, but confirmed that the bill will be for £6 pm. Apparently their system isn't showing this live yet, hence why the email goes out with that duff info.

I just called them back. I got the "this deal doesn't go live for existing customers so you'll have to call back on Monday" at first, but told the agent that they were already sending a SIM out to me, so the deal would be live when I called to activate the SIM and I just wanted to make sure they had me down the right Uswitch £6 deal. He said the notes said it was the 2Gb deal. Still not totally confident.

And to confuse matters further, the confirmation email says it's a USWITCH SIMO 2GB 7.50 plan.
Followed by the details:

Plan price- £6.00
Data - 2048mb
Minutes - 1000
Texts - UNL
Minimum Term - 1

Clear as mud what I'm getting then! Hopefully that email constitutes a contract though.

You might get lucky, but I was told it's a Uswitch web error and although there is a £6 tariff it is for 2gb data, 2000 minutes, and 1000 texts.
Not saying that isn't still a good deal but not quite as advertised, and the Uswitch redirect to plusnet is very misleading. The address, colour, layout, I would never look at that page and think it's a uswitch page, especially just because of a logo in the corner!
Good luck though.

I guess I will see for myself :laughing: . Went with them yesterday on the 4GB 1000/5000 £9 deal. The rollover offer was too good to pass up otherwise would have gone for the now expired 3.5GB Plusnet or the 5GB one.

I just called and they're sending out a 4G SIM. She asked what tariff it was for towards the end of the call and I said the new one and read out the details, she said ah the £6 one. When I look on Plusnet's web site, there is no £6 tariff currently advertised. I don't want to switch if they won't honour this deal. We shall see...

Been told it's a mistake on uswitch website and this isn't plusnets website, despite it being plus.net , and they're not honouring it. It should be 2000 minutes and 1000 texts.

I'll give it a go then, thanks.

I'd rather pay the extra £1 per month for 1000 mins and the EE reception, but to each his own.

they done it for me. 2 new replacement sims on their way appar. i called an hour ago

Three. It's really **** for all my family. Luckily I'm the only one not locked into a long term contract

Nice :smile: I just complained about how they're only competitive in mid-tier not lower use. Can finally escape ID Mobile and return to LIFE...can't remember why I left though :f

Hopefully I'll make my way back to Tesco at some point

What? Thanks for the heads up, was just about to ring.

it might be your phone as my partner has a swift 2 and i have a oneplus 3 even though we are both on plusnet sometimes she has no sinal and i have a few bars on mine

Because they have broken your direct debit, cut you off (almost immediately after informing you the DD has failed) and marked your credit report as late. (And no, the DD wasn't broken because there wasn't enough money - they never even attempted to take it.)

I've used all the major networks and their billing system and complaints procedure is by far the worst I've experienced.

What network is ID?

i just called them and upgraded my 1.5gb deal i was paying £5.95/mth on. same mins and txts. no credit check and keep my number as it's an upgrade..im hoping i can keep the £1 cap aswell. my old plan wasnt even 4g apparently..i thought i was more savvy than that!

Have just moved to PlusNet from O2, fantastic customer service and porting was very simple.

That was less data

I got my daughter the £5 deal the other week and only problem is you can’t use wifi calling on Plusnet even though ee and her ip7 support it, not a big problem but might be for someone

This was £5 a month a couple of weeks ago.....

What would you be calling them for? I've jumped around a lot the last few years and I've never needed to speak to customer services ever other than to end a contract. I get your point but for most people this is most likely a non issue. You get sim, you use sim, you pay at end of month. Straightforward.

4G?

If anyone else didn't know, Plusnet piggyback off EE network.

Wasn't able to find out if you can port your old phone number over to this SIM, anyone know the answer?

I see there is also a £6 deal from iDmobile, 500mins, 5000text, 2Gb data on uswitch as well, may suit some people better.

If I wasn't on £1 pm deal I would be all over this.

Can you put a cap on data usage so you never go over?

Its great if you only need 2GB, because the cost of extra data via a bolt on is ridiculous, so with PlusNet I feel its best to edge on the side of caution and get a bit more data than you feel you need, my wife uses around 3GB per month but went for the now expired 3.5GB deal from PlusNet for £8 per month, an extra 500mb bolt on would cost £4 per month

nice

Good find voted hot!

2 GB data, 1000 mins, unlimited texts.
30 day rolling contract.
New and existing customers.
Offer ends 13th Aug 2017.