New mobile contract

[jack]

I spent way too long procrastinating (I resent the arbitrary hoops imposed by mobile phone networks where they charge you an extortionate mark-up on data bandwidth in order to every two years give a new handset to everyone who can flawlessly pretend that they're just doing that out of the goodness of their hearts).

But I finally ordered a giffgaff SIM and bought a Nexus 4 with my own money.

As soon as they arrive, I'll try to cancel my existing contract with Orange.

Comments

[emperor]

I'm with giffgaff too :)

[jack]

They don't quite seem to have managed to not be a confusopoly, but I'm incredibly grateful to support anyone who entered the market being massively less bad than the existing networks...

[gerald_duck]

Are you keeping the same number?

I care about coverage. And I really want to find a provider who can do me good coverage for both voice and data. But currently, Vodafone and O2 (including giffgaff) are best for voice, and Three is hands-down the winner for 3G, so I'm persevering with Vodafone in the dumb handset and Three in the Mi-fi.

Vodafone is also way better than everyone else for roaming voice.

Maybe I should switch to giffgaff for voice, though. And maybe I should watch what happens with 4G.

[jack]

Are you keeping the same number?

I assume I will be able to get a PAC code from Orange if I insist. If not, I'll announce the new contact details.

I've not really any idea about coverage.