Freedompop again

[ffutures]

A while back I was fairly positive about Freedompop's free service. Unfortunately the last few days have been less than impressive; I'm getting no service, on my mobile or my separate mobile WiFi hub's SIM. And there is nothing on their site to explain what's happening.

I really don't want to start paying for cell service, but in case things don't improve - I make one or two calls and texts a month and use around 50-100mb of data. Is there a paid service for lower usage in the UK that won't break the bank?

Comments

[vicarage]

You need a PAYG service with credit that doesn't expire. Three does one, but I'm in constant dispute with them about their dreadful website and app

[ffutures]

Thanks - if Freedompop doesn't improve I'll check it out.

[coth]

Virgin just did a £3 a month contract for Brian, though they claim it is a "reward" for a long relationship so it may not be available to you.

EE do a £1 a week rolling contract if you can master their website, which is not entirely clear on the matter. We do that for Brian's Dad who keeps a mostly unused mobile phone for backup.

Good luck.

[ffutures]

Thanks - I'll check them out if the situation doesn't improve. The other I suppose I should check out is BT, since I get my land line and internet from them, there might be some sort of cheap package available.

[eledonecirrhosa]

I too probably need to investigate BT. Since their landline & interweb is getting very pricy (especially since their email is covered in ads which eat all my bandwidth) so i probably ought to lump the mobile in with it.

I'm currently PAYG on T-Mobile. That works out fine, apart from that T Mobile doesn't quite get the phenomenon of someone without a smart phone and keep sending me texts about the latest n Gb of data I'll get free if I'd only top up an extra £10 this month.

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It turns out my iphone needed rebooting - feel very embarrassed that didn't occur to me much earlier! Not a freedompop problem at all.