giffgaff - new MVNO coming up in the UK

faquick · **giffgaff - new MVNO coming up in the UK -** 25-09-2009, 15:32

Found these info's on All About Symbian today:

Giffgaff breaks cover - will it succeed?

Malkav · 25-09-2009, 17:19

....ok....looks interesting....sim only 'mix of pay as you go and pay monthly'...mmmm interesting!

petkow · 27-09-2009, 13:31

I think this is going to be a bit like Simyo which is the lowco (no-frills) product of KPN across Europe. Interestingly, in all their markets, KPN also has a few secondary "premium products". I think networks like giffgaff, simyo etc. are really aimed at web users who are comfortable with technology, are familiar with forums like this and who are able to do quick product comparisons.

Characteristics:
- Web only purchase options (no store presence)
- No mainstream advertising (TV, billboards etc.)
- Awful customer service (web-only)
- No telephone numbers for customer service (if so only premium rate)
- Low data rate
- Low per minute rate
- Free on-network calls??
- Possibly favourable data roaming rates??

Overall, this looks like it could be an interesting product for ppgsm users!

Malkav · **UK MVNO Giffgaff -** 22-11-2009, 12:58

To launch Wednesday the 25th of November!

giffgaff - The people-powered mobile phone community - payg mobile phone sim cards - giff gaff

petkow · 23-11-2009, 15:39

To start off with, they are going to allow 100MB of free data useage per day!

andy · 25-11-2009, 04:54

Well, it looks sort of interesting ...

on top of the free data for 6 months as already mentioned (which specifies phone use, so I imagine they might not like seeing it in a dongle) ...

free calls to other giffgaff users

8p a minute calls, 4p texts, much as expected I think I'd say, when compared with Asda and Family Mobile

They've made some effort on international rates, though don't compete with the specialist mvno brands - EU, Australia, New Zealand India and Pakistan are 8p landlines, 16p mobiles, USA & Canada 8p both, texts to all these 8p. Other int'l calls aren't competitive at £1.

roaming at Eurotariff, £1 a minute elsewhere

interesting bits - freephone calls are free, which is very uncommon here; the only other I know is BT Mobile, which is no longer available on prepaid (I have an old one)

they support call forwarding, which I believe only Family Mobile also does, but I'll have to wait until the SIM arrives to test if that will include international

faquick · **giffgaff - UK MVNO -** 16-04-2010, 10:07

I found this today reading some news here: Unlimited calls, texts and data from Giffgaff

their website is: giffgaff - The people-powered mobile network - get involved and earn cash - pay as you go mobile phone sim cards - giffgaff

looks interesting, anyone having more informations about them?

petkow · 16-04-2010, 12:12

Yes. They are a part of o2/Telefonica.

You can get free calls to other GiffGaff users and free data useage up until the 25th of May 2010. Also unique is the fact that you can call UK freephone numbers (starting 0800) for free with them.

They have already been talked about and have a thread here:

[threads now merged - A]

petkow · 05-05-2010, 09:06

Does anyone have any idea what GiffGaff's standard data rate will be after the 25th of May?

andy · 05-05-2010, 09:48

There has been some discussion of a couple of draft ideas, and I expect a formal announcement soon. At the moment it looks likely it will be 20 pence per megabyte for low use, 50p per day cap for up to 30 MB, 20p/MB for overshooting that. Also there are monthly add-on bundle options which combine calls and unlimited texts and internet.

edit: formally announced this afternoon, as above

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faquick (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 170 Join Date: 07 Mar 2004 Location: Roma, Italy Country:	giffgaff - new MVNO coming up in the UK - 25-09-2009, 15:32 Found these info's on All About Symbian today: Giffgaff breaks cover - will it succeed? fab--- Name: Fabrizio Some of my prepaid SIM cards: United Mobile Plus + 3ITA + I WIND + TIM + vodafone IT + 3 UK + O2 UK + Prima My phones: HTC Desire + BlackBerry 9700

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Malkav (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 267 Join Date: 09 Jun 2006 Location: Malkavian University Country:	25-09-2009, 17:19 ....ok....looks interesting....sim only 'mix of pay as you go and pay monthly'...mmmm interesting! Current networks: Orange 3g UK, 3 pay monthly, Virgin pay as you go UK, 3UK payg, Tesco payg, Asda mobile Active phones: Blackberry Torch (02), Google Nexus one (Vodafone) Inactive Sims: Oskar Czech R, BT Genie Pay as you go UK. Spare (unused phones) NEC 616, Ericsson t68/i, Nokia 3310, Sendo m550, Mototorola v66i, Motorola a1000.lg u880, Sony Ericsson t230. Orange spv m5000, Samsung z400, Motorola SLVR (Red)!, lobster tv700, spv m700, prada phone, motorola l7e, Skype phone, siemens sl65, blackberry 8810, Nokia 6500 slide X2.

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	27-09-2009, 13:31 I think this is going to be a bit like Simyo which is the lowco (no-frills) product of KPN across Europe. Interestingly, in all their markets, KPN also has a few secondary "premium products". I think networks like giffgaff, simyo etc. are really aimed at web users who are comfortable with technology, are familiar with forums like this and who are able to do quick product comparisons. Characteristics: - Web only purchase options (no store presence) - No mainstream advertising (TV, billboards etc.) - Awful customer service (web-only) - No telephone numbers for customer service (if so only premium rate) - Low data rate - Low per minute rate - Free on-network calls?? - Possibly favourable data roaming rates?? Overall, this looks like it could be an interesting product for ppgsm users!

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Malkav (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 267 Join Date: 09 Jun 2006 Location: Malkavian University Country:	UK MVNO Giffgaff - 22-11-2009, 12:58 To launch Wednesday the 25th of November! giffgaff - The people-powered mobile phone community - payg mobile phone sim cards - giff gaff Current networks: Orange 3g UK, 3 pay monthly, Virgin pay as you go UK, 3UK payg, Tesco payg, Asda mobile Active phones: Blackberry Torch (02), Google Nexus one (Vodafone) Inactive Sims: Oskar Czech R, BT Genie Pay as you go UK. Spare (unused phones) NEC 616, Ericsson t68/i, Nokia 3310, Sendo m550, Mototorola v66i, Motorola a1000.lg u880, Sony Ericsson t230. Orange spv m5000, Samsung z400, Motorola SLVR (Red)!, lobster tv700, spv m700, prada phone, motorola l7e, Skype phone, siemens sl65, blackberry 8810, Nokia 6500 slide X2.

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	23-11-2009, 15:39 To start off with, they are going to allow 100MB of free data useage per day!

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	25-11-2009, 04:54 Well, it looks sort of interesting ... on top of the free data for 6 months as already mentioned (which specifies phone use, so I imagine they might not like seeing it in a dongle) ... free calls to other giffgaff users 8p a minute calls, 4p texts, much as expected I think I'd say, when compared with Asda and Family Mobile They've made some effort on international rates, though don't compete with the specialist mvno brands - EU, Australia, New Zealand India and Pakistan are 8p landlines, 16p mobiles, USA & Canada 8p both, texts to all these 8p. Other int'l calls aren't competitive at £1. roaming at Eurotariff, £1 a minute elsewhere interesting bits - freephone calls are free, which is very uncommon here; the only other I know is BT Mobile, which is no longer available on prepaid (I have an old one) they support call forwarding, which I believe only Family Mobile also does, but I'll have to wait until the SIM arrives to test if that will include international

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faquick (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Fan Posts: 170 Join Date: 07 Mar 2004 Location: Roma, Italy Country:	giffgaff - UK MVNO - 16-04-2010, 10:07 I found this today reading some news here: Unlimited calls, texts and data from Giffgaff their website is: giffgaff - The people-powered mobile network - get involved and earn cash - pay as you go mobile phone sim cards - giffgaff looks interesting, anyone having more informations about them? fab--- Name: Fabrizio Some of my prepaid SIM cards: United Mobile Plus + 3ITA + I WIND + TIM + vodafone IT + 3 UK + O2 UK + Prima My phones: HTC Desire + BlackBerry 9700

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	16-04-2010, 12:12 Yes. They are a part of o2/Telefonica. You can get free calls to other GiffGaff users and free data useage up until the 25th of May 2010. Also unique is the fact that you can call UK freephone numbers (starting 0800) for free with them. They have already been talked about and have a thread here: [threads now merged - A] Last edited by andy; 16-04-2010 at 14:25..

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	05-05-2010, 09:06 Does anyone have any idea what GiffGaff's standard data rate will be after the 25th of May?

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	05-05-2010, 09:48 There has been some discussion of a couple of draft ideas, and I expect a formal announcement soon. At the moment it looks likely it will be 20 pence per megabyte for low use, 50p per day cap for up to 30 MB, 20p/MB for overshooting that. Also there are monthly add-on bundle options which combine calls and unlimited texts and internet. edit: formally announced this afternoon, as above Last edited by andy; 05-05-2010 at 23:09..