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Dom
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24th Sep 13 at 18:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Has anyone tried Ovivo?

They're another MVNO mobile operator running on the Vodafone network and while they do offer a range of pre-paid tariffs (they aren't anything special from what i can see), similar to GiffGaff, the main attraction is their free tariff.

You have to pay an initial £20 for the sim card, of which £15 then gets added to your credit balance (similar to GiffGaff, if you go over your monthly allowance then you eat into your credit balance), but you get the following for free every month -

  • 150mins Calls
  • 250 Texts
  • 500MB Data

The catch is, you have to watch a five second advert every so often when you launch your phones browser and browse using mobile data - obviously adverts aren't displayed when using WiFi nor within other data-based apps (Facebook, Twitter etc).

It does seem to be a bit 'too good to be true' but they appear to be getting pretty decent reviews and certainly could be a good alternative to GiffGaff (and the likes) for light mobile users.

[Edited on 24-09-2013 by Dom]
John
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24th Sep 13 at 19:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wonder if that would be of any use for those cheap GPS trackers, or even in an old phone as a GPS tracker.
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I've got an Ovivo SIM in my dongle. Only used it a few times but its worked well.

If I connect up the iPad it, you don't get any ads on apps, its only when using the web browser.
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Saw this on HUKD and wondered if, with Onavo I could slim my data usage down to 500mb, I'd happily pay £30 up front for 1gb a month if they offered it.

Hard to say how annoying the ads are to live with until you try it I guess, Voda are pretty poor rounder here too. Thinking of moving to Three if they do 4G for free on their PAYG sims.

[Edited on 24-09-2013 by A2H GO]
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Sounds brilliant but I'd be so scared that if I ported my number over to one of these lesser known companies I'd loose my good number.

Might get one for my iPad though!
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They do a 750mb free data only one and a 1.5gb £5 a month one... Gunna order a sim up for my mifi
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
I'd be so scared that if I ported my number over to one of these lesser known companies I'd loose my good number.


Can always tighten it back up.
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Eh?
Dom
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quote:
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Originally posted by pow
I'd be so scared that if I ported my number over to one of these lesser known companies I'd loose my good number.


Can always tighten it back up.




Pow - i'm guessing you were meant to say lose, not loose
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Yeah, I was iPad typing

Looking forward to receiving my SIM and get it in the pad
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Originally posted by pow
I'm with them this year as they are the cheapest by far for me... Have accident loose 2 NCB they insure me for 130 less than the year before. Winner


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I'm only due to loose 2 years NCB after an at fault claim so you won't loose the lot :-)


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I wouldn't be bothered if I didn't get a certificate at all. One less peice of paper for me to loose


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Jar, but im bound to loose it, its me


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Jesus I just clicked on that Simpsons link and am probably gunna loose my job


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No andy, he's trying to loose weight


Damn iPad

John would have you sacked on the spot.
Dom
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Far too much time on your hands JJ
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Only took 2 seconds to search "loose" by pow But aye i am pretty bored today.
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Meh does it really matter?
JonnyJ
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Does if you're John
Hammer
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You'd think Apple would tighten up the loose ends with iPad spell check.
Ben G
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Lol pow

This seems a good deal. I currently pay a tenner a month for giffgaff, but the signal is crap at my house. Vodafone signal is perfect though.

 
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