Tag: giffgaff
Giffgaff have announce the timing of its first phase of switch-on for its share of the 4G network. It basically goes like this: There will be several consultations between the MVNO and its customers so that they will be supported appropriately if they choose to make the switchover …
Recently GiffGaff experienced an outage which knocked out calls and texts on their network. Customers, for a number of hours, couldn’t make or receive calls or texts and there were a number of irate posts on Twitter and the GiffGaff forums. After fixing the issue and telling their …
Got GiffGaff? Got cheap data? Well, unfortunately that’s all you have as I type. The 2G side of the network seems to have failed, with calls failing to connect and text messages popping up with a failure message since around 4PM today. The GiffGaff Twitter guys have already …
It’s an MVNO that almost needs no introduction – giffgaff. They’re known for unlimited data, bargain-basement prices and no-frills SIM-only goodybags. However, they still don’t sell phones. If you want a phone, you need to go and grab a SIM-free handset yourself and then get a giffgaff SIM …
We’ve covered a number of virtual network operators recently but perhaps the most well known is giffgaff. Sure, let’s be upfront, they’ve had a couple of bumps in the road with outages and the fact that a small selection of customers abused their “unlimited” data packages, but what …
If you’ve followed my mutterings on Twitter then you’ll know that I recently made a big change in my life. We’ve actually been together since 1995, so I tried my best to work things out. However, recently I decided that it would probably be best if we went …
Since we published our DIY nano-SIM story the gates have well and truly opened. Many giffgaff members have already gone and bought themselves a nano-SIM cutter to hack down a standard-sized SIM. This is being done purely because, at present, giffgaff aren’t providing them and iPhone 5 owners …
Now the long awaited iPhone 5 has arrived not everyone will be able to use it. Apple uses a new SIM card – the nano-SIM. Although all the major carriers here in the UK are supplying the nano-SIM to their customers, there is a select number of MVNO’s …
It may only be Tuesday and we’re yet to see what Apple have to offer (and I think we all know what that will be) but this week is already pretty exciting. We have our first concrete promise of 4G and from EE (formerly Everything Everywhere) and they’ve …
GiffGaff, the MVNO run by the same company who brought you O2, have announced a consultation period to give customers a chance to decide how the company changes its data bundles. GiffGaff says this is due to higher wholesale costs and that they are “Re-visiting our Mobile Internet …
Many of you were knocked offline in the large O2 failure which began on Wednesday. The problem wasn’t confined to any particular region and many were left without data, calls or text for almost 24 hours. Many have mentioned a failure with a “core part” of the network, …
On O2? Got a network problem? You’re not the only one. Mo Bhayat emailed us this afternoon to tell us that he’d lost his connection on his O2 phone. We checked the O2 Status Page but got …err… this… ..looks like there’s a bit of an issue. Mo …
We like Giffgaff. They’ve done things a little differently and built up quite a following. Today, though, has not been a good day. A major service outage hit the network – one that took almost 8 hours to fix. Calls, texts and data failed completely around mid-morning today …
Want a mobile? The selection is insane. Want a plan? The choice is endless. MVNO’s – aka “virtual networks that use other networks” are on the rise and they’re proving popular with those wanting a greater selection and less tie-ins. The boys at Giffgaff who continuously surprise us …
GiffGaff are well known for providing sim cards with great rates and “unlimited” internet packages. The idea being you order the Sim which uses the O2 network, you top up every month and you get LOTS of minutes and text and some internet. All without having to worry …
We’ve spoken quite a bit about speeds recently. Our recent news item surrounding possible throttling on T-Mobile data plans caused a lot of controversy. We were told shortly after that the information provided to us by various sources was incorrect. But, it got me thinking… In my article …
Let me tell you a story. Back in the day, ISP’s offered us the internet. It was “unlimited”, so people happily browsed and watched videos. The world was a happy place and we all raised our glasses to a job well done. Then.. the problems came. A few …
Slightly cryptic I know, plus I’m abusing my position here at Coolsmartphone promoting this but I’m sure Leigh won’t mind. Basically GiffGaff are running a promotion that for every SIM activated they will “free” a battery chicken. Two reasons to promote this, firstly GiffGaff SIMs are great value …
OK, so after finding out that most of you still wear a watch we wanted to ask you another question. MVNO’s, or “Mobile virtual network operators”, piggy-back off one of the “major” networks and have been gained popularity over the last few years. Most people will be aware …
