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From: RCC on 15 Feb 2010 18:32
One of my family has a payg mobile with FRESH, I think a Crapfone
Warehouse brand using T Mobile network. At least the phone was
unbranded and enjoys original Samsung firmware, a real plus.

Anyway, got a text today saying Fresh will cease on 19 March, offering a
�5 credit with another provider - Talksomething.

In this case we will port to Voda as it has a better signal round where
we mostly travel.

I mention this for the (probably very) small army of Fresh customers who
might not get the text and who want to make new arrangements in the next
4 weeks.


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Richard C
From: Andy Burns on 16 Feb 2010 02:44
RCC wrote:

> In this case we will port to Voda as it has a better signal round where
> we mostly travel.

Unless anything's changed recently, you can only port to Vodafone *AT*
the time you buy a new handset from them (or a reseller).

From: Ian King on 16 Feb 2010 03:04
In message <IpedndeXi5B10efWnZ2dnUVZ8qidnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, Andy
Burns <usenet.aug2009(a)adslpipe.co.uk> writes
>RCC wrote:
>
>> In this case we will port to Voda as it has a better signal round where
>> we mostly travel.
>
>Unless anything's changed recently, you can only port to Vodafone *AT*
>the time you buy a new handset from them (or a reseller).
>
I ported a PAYG TO vodafone contract last October without a problem. I
also ported the same number to giffgaff (really O2) a few weeks ago
without problem. I also ported a 3 PAYG to VF last July to kill the
contract, again without problem.

The VF PAYG rates are a bit high... if you want to go to the VF network
then port it to ASDA. I did that with my wife's virgin payg in Oct 2008
& it all went fine.

Currently giffgaff are 8p/min, 4p/text plus free data until May. They
are really a brand of O2. See giffgaff.com.

Ian
From: RCC on 16 Feb 2010 03:25
In message <IpedndeXi5B10efWnZ2dnUVZ8qidnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>, Andy
Burns <usenet.aug2009(a)adslpipe.co.uk> writes
>RCC wrote:
>
>> In this case we will port to Voda as it has a better signal round where
>> we mostly travel.
>
>Unless anything's changed recently, you can only port to Vodafone *AT*
>the time you buy a new handset from them (or a reseller).
>
Thanks for the thought.

In the past I have had no trouble porting at the time of buying a new
Voda SIM card, which is what we will do. The phone is already unlocked
(came that way). Just need to get on with it - who knows how or if you
will be able to get a PAC from Fresh once they have ceased. If we can't
keep the numbers it is no great disaster but more convenient if we can.

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Richard C
From: Andy Burns on 16 Feb 2010 03:49
RCC wrote:

> In the past I have had no trouble porting at the time of buying a new
> Voda SIM card

Did seem generally difficult to port to Voda when I tried, perhaps
mainly CPW and their online arms.

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