giffgaff - new MVNO coming up in the UK - Page 2

petkow · 05-05-2010, 10:18

Thanks. Is their European roaming charged the same as for o2? i.e. £3/MB? I cannot see their data roaming rates on giffgaff - pricing

andy · 05-05-2010, 10:41

That tariff hasn't been announced yet.

So far, roaming data use has been barred, until the free data ends

petkow · 11-05-2010, 09:22

The new domestic data rate for after the 25th of May has finally been announced:

It will be charged at 20p/MB. A daily cap will be applied after 50p have been spent (i.e. 2.5MB) which is valid for up to 30MB. After that you'll be charged again at the same 20p/MB rate).

Motel75 · 09-06-2011, 10:34

Any idea whether it is possible to activate a Giffgaff SIM outside the UK?

andy · 11-06-2011, 03:25

No, or probably not.

They don't accept foreign debit or credit cards, or post to foreign addresses, and there is some ambiguity whether they also have IP address measures.

I was told the IP part a few months ago by a support agent in respect of topping up myself, and that they might be reviewing this later. So at that point I might have to either set up automatic top-up in advance or call in with a voucher number, options which wouldn't apply to activation. However, on the forum, some people have seemed to managed from some countries more recently,though others still could not.

However, I could arrange something (including bonus credit for the SIM), and maybe post to you, either active or to be done on arrival here (giffgaff or O2 vouchers can be used). I'll also contact support to see if there is any update on the position.

Motel75 · 06-09-2011, 15:06

Giffgaff is raising its call prices to 10p/min and texts to 6p on 6 October:

Changes to call and text prices - The giffgaff community

It's still a good deal, though.

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	05-05-2010, 10:18 Thanks. Is their European roaming charged the same as for o2? i.e. £3/MB? I cannot see their data roaming rates on giffgaff - pricing

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	05-05-2010, 10:41 That tariff hasn't been announced yet. So far, roaming data use has been barred, until the free data ends

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petkow (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 696 Join Date: 01 Aug 2006 Location: Madrid Country:	11-05-2010, 09:22 The new domestic data rate for after the 25th of May has finally been announced: It will be charged at 20p/MB. A daily cap will be applied after 50p have been spent (i.e. 2.5MB) which is valid for up to 30MB. After that you'll be charged again at the same 20p/MB rate).

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Motel75 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 573 Join Date: 15 Jun 2006 Location: Berlin Country:	09-06-2011, 10:34 Any idea whether it is possible to activate a Giffgaff SIM outside the UK? Current DE: Vodafone, Netzklub; PL: Klucz, Virgin; UK: Giffgaff, Vodafone; US: T-Mobile; CA: 7-Eleven; IT: Vodafone; UA: Kyivstar; FR: Bouygues; GR: Vodafone Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell

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andy (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Prophet Posts: 2,128 Join Date: 10 Dec 2004 Country:	11-06-2011, 03:25 No, or probably not. They don't accept foreign debit or credit cards, or post to foreign addresses, and there is some ambiguity whether they also have IP address measures. I was told the IP part a few months ago by a support agent in respect of topping up myself, and that they might be reviewing this later. So at that point I might have to either set up automatic top-up in advance or call in with a voucher number, options which wouldn't apply to activation. However, on the forum, some people have seemed to managed from some countries more recently,though others still could not. However, I could arrange something (including bonus credit for the SIM), and maybe post to you, either active or to be done on arrival here (giffgaff or O2 vouchers can be used). I'll also contact support to see if there is any update on the position. Last edited by andy; 11-06-2011 at 03:52..

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Motel75 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Pioneer Posts: 573 Join Date: 15 Jun 2006 Location: Berlin Country:	06-09-2011, 15:06 Giffgaff is raising its call prices to 10p/min and texts to 6p on 6 October: Changes to call and text prices - The giffgaff community It's still a good deal, though. Current DE: Vodafone, Netzklub; PL: Klucz, Virgin; UK: Giffgaff, Vodafone; US: T-Mobile; CA: 7-Eleven; IT: Vodafone; UA: Kyivstar; FR: Bouygues; GR: Vodafone Former DE: Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Blauworld, 01051mobile, Solomo, Lycamobile, Simyo, Congstar, Fonic, Edeka Mobile, Lidl Mobile; PL: Heyah, Era, Virgin, Sami Swoi, Orange, POP, iPlus, Carrefour Mova, Telepin Mobi, Play, Lycamobile, T-Mobile; UK: Vodafone, T-Mobile, Virgin; US: T-Mobile, AT&T, Lycamobile; CZ: Vodafone, Oskar; ES: Lebara; GR: Vodafone, Wind; UA: Vodafone; IL: Orange; TR: Turkcell