Well, this looks like a cracking deal, includes roaming, and is a rolling monthly contract. the only downside appears to be the lack of Short SMS support which may not suit everyone. I'm just finished 12 months with Vodafone and this seems like a very good deal to me.
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johnthehuman
25 Sep 17#1
What's "Short SMS"?
Short Short Message Service? That can't be right :grin:
ScroopEgerton to johnthehuman
25 Sep 17#4
Don't give them your PIN number.
Gollywood to johnthehuman
25 Sep 17#5
Texting to a number like '805732'
Argyll68 to Gollywood
26 Sep 17#27
I wondered why my texts to numbers like that always came back undeliverable. Good to know and at least I've saved some money :grin:
charlesb224
25 Sep 17#2
Short codes that people use (banks, competitions) - usually 5 digits long, rather than regular mobile numbers. They don't support them either receiving from or sending to. A lot of the new/cheap deals seem to have decided to ditch this option (Sky, Smarty are others) I mention it, as some people might want this capability
Took this deal out recently, easy to switch over from EE and no issues so far. Voted hot
johnthehuman
25 Sep 17#6
Ah ok, I had no idea they were treated differently. I get a few 2-factor authorisation codes from numbers like that, would be a right PITA if my provider didn't support them :thinking:
suarez777
25 Sep 17#7
Problem is with providers who use EE network, EE restricts them to low speed. Like 20-25bmps.
While if you buy directly from EE, its more expensive but u get 4 times the speed. Best to haggle with EE directly to get a cheap deal.
However this is fantastic for a monthly price. Heat
kramer2088 to suarez777
25 Sep 17#10
Yeah I've noticed I'm burning data for fun with plusnet but n EE I never got near the limit. So worth considering before switching
johnthehuman
25 Sep 17#8
"low speed. Like 20-25Mbps" :grin:
It's not slow, at all.
dona3853
25 Sep 17#9
Great deal and voted hot. Been with Plusnet for a few months now and currently on the £8 3gb plan. Don't really need more than this so no point changing. Very happy with Plusnet customer service and their online chat is very helpful.
Dcontrol
25 Sep 17#11
I did this deal last month. One thing to be wary of is if you are porting a number over from another provider then make sure after the port has completed fully that you can still get a data connection. Mine worked fine on before it was ported then nothing. All the vpn settings were correct but it seems that something happens whilst port which just stops your data connection. I went on the plusnet forums and the first person I spoke to arranged for a new sim to be sent out after not managing to help me solve the issue. Then another plusnet guy messaged me and managed to sort it out for me. Apart from that minor inconvenience I've had no problems. Calls, texts & data working fine. Good 4g speeds as well.
machomansavage to Dcontrol
26 Sep 17#33
Probably had a Tls PAC code did u switch from Ee to plusnet?
Dcontrol to machomansavage
26 Sep 17#34
Nope my switch was from Tesco to Plusnet.
machomansavage to Dcontrol
26 Sep 17#38
Bet your finding data far faster?
Dcontrol to machomansavage
26 Sep 17#40
Yeah because for some reason I only had a 3G signal with Tesco but now with Plusnet I'm getting 4G. I have a better deal all round with Plusnet.
machomansavage to Dcontrol
26 Sep 17#41
Yeah we moved from tesco too. Telefonica who own O2/tesco is a very poor network. Would would believe that years ago 02 was exclusive for iPhones lol
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Short Short Message Service? That can't be right :grin:
While if you buy directly from EE, its more expensive but u get 4 times the speed. Best to haggle with EE directly to get a cheap deal.
However this is fantastic for a monthly price. Heat
It's not slow, at all.