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Budget people-powered mobile network GiffGaff is about to launch a new product it’s calling Gigabags — a data-only SIM package built specifically for mobile web users.
Pricing is, as usual from GiffGaff, pretty competitive. A £5 monthly SIM gets you 500MB of data, £7.50 gets you 1GB, with £12.50 letting you suck down 3GB of internet during your monthly billing period. Go over these limits and you’ll be charged an additional 2p per MB until the end of the billing month, although there’s a free 50MB “buffer” allowance to use before you trigger the excess charges.
This is the first time GiffGaff has allowed tethering on its packages so it’s pretty good news for fans of the curious little mobile operator, which uses the O2 network if you’re curious above whether its coverage will reach your mobile.
The Gigabags packages don’t seem to be live for users to buy just yet, although GiffGaff promised they would be launching sometime this week. [GiffGaff via CNET]
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You’ve lost me on this one… Data only and your talking tethering !
So are we ment to swap out sims everytime we want to use data ?
Sounds like they shot themselves in the foot.
What? This is a SIM for iPads, Android tablets etc, to enable internet access…
They have another SIM for phone/smartphone available which includes unlimited internet.
Thanks for explaining that, as Giz didn’t i’ve just liked you.
Even though i don’t
Yeah, I could see this working for a 3G capable tablet or one of those USB datasticks you plug into your laptop but since I already pay less than this for calls,texts and Unlimited data I won’t be using it anyway.
same with my three sim card, i get 2gb, 100mins, 3000 texts and 2000 3-2-3 minutes, more than enough
for £10 a month (hurp a durp)
I really like your nature
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I dont get this, their £10 a month goody bag gives you 250 mins, unlimited texts and unlimited data, so why would you pay £12.50 for 3GB?
you wouldnt need the calls or texts for a tablet but you could just use the data bit?
Currently you can’t stick a giffgaff normal sim in your iPad and tethering is against their terms. Don’t know how many people have been kicked off for it, but it’s certainly frowned upon.
there are plenty of articles about how to cut your sim down to a micro sim to fit an iphone or ipad so i thought you could? maybe not?
I joined giffgaff about a week ago and loving it so far, can’t fault it at all so not trying to have a go at them, was just curious!
You can, but this is for tethering, which they define as using the network on any device that does not also have the capacity to make normal voice calls.
So you can’t use a normal giffgaff SIM in an iPad because it’s not a phone. Equally you can’t use it in a phone and tether to a laptop to surf your data plan on the laptop.
Or you can, but if giffgaff catch you they’ll block your internet, and they can reportedly catch you fairly easily.
Whereas an iPhone is a phone so you can use unlimited mobile internet on it.
I only found out about giffgaff this week, but the concept seems really good. Their forums are awash with positive reviews. I’ve still got another year with O2 but would seriously consider moving afterwards.
Anyone with any experience want to weigh in?
Pity you can’t use your UNLIMITED data from the GoodyBag talk plans.
Best tariff I’ve ever had. £10pm for 250mins, unlimited texts and genuinely unlimited data, no contract. My iPhone loves this network!
https://giffgaff.com/orders/affiliate/moodeedee
I used them for a few months but wanted a new phone so went on a contract – but using giffgaff was really good.You get a lot for your money.
I’ve been using GiffGaff for about 10 months. Superb. Cannot fault the price, nor the support you get from the forums. Generally, every question I’ve asked has had a response (or 3) within one minute of posting…
Whether this sim works for iPhone or iPads, i actually have both can u please reply me with your comment about the correct answer which would help me out.