sometime Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Just had a SMS from Giffgaff receiving text/sms abroad will now be charged 30p not free as before. So watch your credit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimitriv Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Are you sure about that? I never heard of a phone company charging money for receiving texts, even not abroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillian Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Yes, that's true outside the UK/EU. But giffgaff is very very good, I keep my giffgaff PAYG SIM number alive for 6 Pounds per month but only use it when I return to the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew Dwyer Posted June 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2020 9 minutes ago, Trillian said: Yes, that's true outside the UK/EU. But giffgaff is very very good, I keep my giffgaff PAYG SIM number alive for 6 Pounds per month but only use it when I return to the UK. I keep mine alive by sending a text message every 6 months only . 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyup Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Mine is alive and I haven't used it for 4-5 months But I have a top up pay as you go Giff Gaff sim that I don't pay a monthly fee for. I would recommend one of those Giff Gaff sims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, eyup said: Mine is alive and I haven't used it for 4-5 months But I have a top up pay as you go Giff Gaff sim that I don't pay a monthly fee for. I would recommend one of those Giff Gaff sims. You should get an email shortly telling you that if you don’t use it within 1 month they will relocate your number. Your options to keep it alive are : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I got the email and went to fit my giffgaff sim but couldn’t find it ( must have lost it when changing back to my Thai sim on my way back from the U.K. last October ). Luckily I had a couple of unused sims that I had for a couple of years and wondered if I could transfer my balance to a new sim without losing any. It worked a treat and was able to keep my old number !!, very good service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaLa Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 I only use my UK GiffGaff sim occasionally here. Usually when I receive a security text from one of my banks. These texts show as being charged by a separate company to both GiffGaff and my bank; presumably for some 'service' fee. I maintain a credit with the to 'secure' the number. I try to work on email only as contact from the UK, and only use about £10 a year on text credit with GiffGaff , so I'm not too concerned if they do impose further charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometime Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 Jus checked the SMS from Giffgaff and it seems incomplete, so I checked their site and incoming texts are still free, sorry about that Roaming prices Data 20p per MB Calls & voicemail (charged in per second increments after first 30 seconds) £1 per minute Receiving calls (charged in per minute increments) £1 per minute Sending texts 30p per text Receiving texts Free Picture messages (MMS) to a UK/EU mobile 30p per MMS Picture messages (MMS) to any other mobile 24p per MMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillian Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Yes you're right of course, I was confused too, it's outgoing SMS's that are charged at 30p....sorry also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said: I keep mine alive by sending a text message every 6 months only . Likewise, and Giffgaff even send you an SMS to remind you to use it or lose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Just now, Stocky said: Likewise, and Giffgaff even send you an SMS to remind you to use it or lose it. I get an email, which is great as I don’t have my GG sim in my phone, only put it in on my way to the U.K., so I pop it in send a quick text message to my daughter in the U.K. and can relax for another 6 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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