BTCellnet

BTs internet based sister company Genie are running what would appear to be a fantastic promotion at the moment. A free sim card with unlimited free WAP calls and unlimited SMS messages on their pay-as-you-go tariff. Sounds too good to be true! Well, it is! I received an email telling me about this offer and thought "what an amazing idea!" and so promptly applied. The application process on the web site (www.genie.co.uk) was simple and quick and ...
...was free no financial details were required. The sim card arrived two days later and I was kept informed of the process, from ordering, through dispatch to delivery by email. Very impressive. I inserted the sim card into the new handset and it registered as being on the BT Cellnet service! Great... now a test. I tried to send a short SMS to my husband's phone. I waited and waited and after about three minutes the phone came up with a message that ...

CareBear 22.08.2001 · Read full review
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The tao of Claire must be "if you find something you want you can always get it cheaper!" and so began my quest for a mobile phone. In a very "anorak-ish" kind of way my boyfriend (now my husband) and I spent a very long and boring Saturday constructing an Excel spreadsheet into which we plugged a plethora of information regarding mobile phone tariffs in a vain attempt to establish which mobile phone tariff would be best for us at the time. I do ...
...side as attempting to quantify "three months free", "50 mins free minutes anytime", "500 free off-peak minutes", "£5.00 free calls" and "£100 cash-back" into meaningful spreadsheet figures was a nightmare! In the end (and it was a close run thing) we scientifically (!) determined that the BT Cellnet Pay in Advance package was the one for us. Off we went to the BT Cellnet shop (two in fact) and duly purchased a phone each. Credit, where credit is ...

CareBear 30.04.2001 (22.05.2001) · Read full review
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...I have since changed to BTCellnet for cheaper call rates. Currently the cheapest and best value pay as you network to be on is BTCellnet, however is customer service compromised as a result of cheaper call rates? Well read on and you’ll find out… Call charges ~~ But first I’ll give you all the basic stuff on call charges: PEAK RATES (Per minute) Landline ~~~ 25p BTCellnet mobile ~~~ 10p Other network ~~~ 50p WEEKEND (Per ...
...minute) Landline ~~~ 10p BTCellnet mobile ~~~ 10p Other network ~~~ 25p Voicemail ~~~ 10p per minute at all times Text (SMS) ~~~ 10 per text at all times Customer service ~~ Customer service is not brilliant on BTCellnet; last time I called I was left on hold for 18 minutes. 5-10 minutes is acceptable but 18 minutes is absolutely ridiculous. However BTCellnet redeemed themselves when I was finally put through to a real voice the problem was ...

Disillusioned 07.11.2001 (13.11.2001) · Read full review
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If you are thinking of changing your mobile, perhaps even changing your network, don't just cancel your old contract and go for whatever appeals in your local phone shop. You could be throwing your money away... By all means do your research and find out which handset you want next. Feel free to have an in-store prod & poke, ask your mates, check out the opinions on Ciao. But if you've had a pay-monthly contract with Cellnet for more than a year, ...
...WITHOUT calling the network and asking to cancel first. Even if you have no intention of actually doing so, the threat of cancellation works wonders. Having operated an Ericsson T10s for almost two years on a pay-monthly basis, and become all but joined at the hip to my Palm V over the same period, I was thoroughly fed up with two things; firstly, the random way in which the T10s would switch itself off, and secondly, having to carry around two ...

TallTone 21.08.2001 (24.08.2001) · Read full review
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I feel as though I’ve been with BT Cellnet since our good Scottish friend, Sandy Graham Bell, cranked his handle, spoke to his mother in the next room , and said “Fit like, Ma? Can ye hear me? I’ve invented a telly-phone!” Old Ma Bell didn’t actually answer, because she was deaf as a post. And BT Cellnet have valiantly kept up this tradition – of being deaf as a post. I don’t do basic facts, as you know. ...
...overdone the Glen Ord, the tales have a point. So here is the tale. I have four phones on one account with BT Cellnet. These are (mostly) for business use. My own, and three in works vehicles. And believe me, they are worth their weight in gold when some decrepit old Transit breaks down miles from nowhere. Or when my foreman needs advice to deal with a stroppy client. Sorry, delete that last sentence. There is no such thing as a stroppy client. ...

Aspen 05.08.2001 (31.10.2001) · Read full review
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Are you unsure which pre-pay tariff to go for? Are you baffled by all the different tariffs and prices of different telephone calls? Or how good the coverage is of the different networks? Then please read this opinion before making your choice. I personally chose BT Cellnet - Pay as you go, as it has a very good service coverage which I think it has one of the best, and I am sure that you won’t find cheaper talk time. When my husband suggested ...
...I’m the sort of person that has to look around and compare all the service and tariff information, to make sure that they get the best deal, and then will still probably end up at the very first shop that I went in - much to my husband’s annoyance!! I wanted a mobile phone because of the dark nights and being a woman travelling alone with a young baby. At least having a mobile phone, I had a “lifeline” should ever I need ...

Xyanthe 12.04.2001 (27.04.2001) · Read full review
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I bought my mobile phone last november, after much research I opted for cellnet's Line advance package. This basically cost me £99.99 for one years line rental, connection to what is now the Talk 50 tarriff and a nice little panasonic phone. I opted for cellnet due to the fact that we were going to rural north wales for the new year and wanted a phone that would actually work if we should breakdown on the way. I have had no problems what so ever ...
...even half way up Mount Snowden!! When I first signed up the Talk 50 was actually a package that gave you £5 worth of calls a month, this was soon change to the 50 minutes worth of calls. I did notice once it was changed over that Text messages, were not included in my free allowance. One month I used about 10 minutes of calls but still got charged 10p for the 2 text messages, I'd made even though I still had loads of credit left for that month. One ...

jo1l 22.07.2000 (09.06.2001) · Read full review
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Last christmas I recieved a BT Cellnet mobile phone. I'm not a heavy user of phones in general but it's nice to have one just in case especially as it doesn't break the bank. Now I'm not one for really caring about the latest mobile phone sizes, ringtones and logos. I just wanted a phone that could make and recieve calls so what I have is a very basic Phillips model. Now for the past nine months I've been using the phone. I bought £15 worth of credit ...
...I'm now down to £3.50, that should give you an idea of how much I use the phone. My experience of the network in general is quite good. Call rates are reasonable enought. Of course the rate with most networks for calling another mobile at peak times is always pricey. STANDARD CALLS (per minute) -------------- 25p weekdays, 10p evenings, 2p weekends CELLNET TO CELLNET CALLS (per minute) ------------------------- 10p monday-friday at all times 2p on ...

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Hi all I just though I would write and tell you all about my experience of BT cell net and their Pre-pay packages. I bought my mobile phone 2 years ago now, on one of the packages where you pay your line rental in advance and therefore only get charged for the calls you make. This made sense to me as I was just about to go back to university after a year out, and thought that if I paid for my line rental in advance I wouldn’t have to worry ...
...So I duly went down to the link and purchased a Pay in advance Nokia 5110, (a good phone, if a little dated now). I was told that there was a special deal on at that time that allowed me to get 15 months line rental for the price of 12. That coupled with the £5 of free calls a month sealed the deal for me. So I parted with my £130 and took the phone home. I was happy as Larry with my new purchase, all went well and good, then came the renewal. I ...

sheff22 16.03.2001 · Read full review
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High-profile marketing strategies and special offers to increase customer base. That was BT Cellnet's aim for 2001. And with the sponsorship of Big Brother 2 and ridiculous offers of cashback and free texting for new subscribers they seem to be taking it seriously. But if you are persuaded to join the network, make sure you know exactly what to expect... I made the change from an Orange Pay as you Go phone to BT Cellnet's contract package last year. ...
...two cheques for £50 each if I stayed with the provider. Very nice I thought, and was a brand-spanking new Nokia 8210 and the promise of cheaper calls I headed off into the sunset. True, the calls have been cheaper, the phone is lovely and much nicer than my old PAYG model, but I just seem to be continually disappointed with the service. That's not to say it's bad - it's just too average. I feel that now I am a customer their job has been done and ...

BigNick 29.05.2001 · Read full review
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I have tried pay & go, both Orange and Vodafone but, when my existing mobile was stolen at New Year (yes, I know, what idiot takes a mobile out at New Year?) I discovered that, far from being the economical option it used to be several years ago, pay & go was now a relatively expensive option for all but the most infrequent user operating a basic handset! Instead, I searched around in the realms of pre-pay and discovered a great deal with BT Cellnet ...
...rental and your choice of either 200 off-peak or 50 anytime minutes a month. Fantastic, I thought, cheaper than paying £80 for the same handset on Orange Just Talk then having to top up. However, being me (and therefore requiring to check that it is absolutely the best bargain) I shopped around a little more and found the same deal from mobileshop.com at only £65 including all accessories. Bargain! But was this as good a deal as I thought? 15 months ...

caileag 19.02.2001 · Read full review
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We have just been trying to sort out a problem with BT Cellnet after I suddenly found my phone had been barred for outgoing calls for the second time in two weeks. The initial problem occurred because we had been trying to change the direct debit from one account to another. They tried to get money from the original account, found they couldn't and barred the number. Cellnet denied receiving the new mandate, so we asked for a new one and paid the ...
...it has left the account and we were charged extra by FD for doing it the same day. A week after this, a new mandate has still not arrived, my phone is barred again and to add insult to injury Cellnet are also denying receiving the direct payment. Today, we have spent a total of an hour and three-quarters hanging on waiting for just SOMEONE to talk to at Cellnet. When we eventually got through, the attitude and helpfulness rating was nil or less. ...

jennysue 07.10.2000 · Read full review
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Hubby got a posh new WAP phone and I have to admit I was jealous. I had wanted a mobile for ages and had to reluctantly admit Hubby was right when he said I didn’t really need one and the fact that I was at home most of the time kind of confirmed it, but EVERYONE I knew had one; I NEEDED one! He had a spare phone, just lying there looking at me, begging me to make it whole again; I had to find a way of making it mine! I had wandered passed ...
...emblazoned across their front window. £12.99 for a pay as you go SIM card that includes £5 worth of calls as long as you already have a phone, almost too good to be true I thought, but wait for this next bit!! Actually there isn’t really an exciting next bit, but as long as you’re here you may as well finish reading this op! I checked out the details. Take any mobile phone in to their shop and they will confirm that it will accept the ...

Lizzii 04.03.2001 (05.03.2001) · Read full review
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Its free its free! Its also a pain in the you know what! Its BT Cellnets latest "offer", free wap internet access for the whole of June. Marvellous you may think So did I until a few days into June. Upon receiving my text from BT to announce this wonderful news I decided to have a go and see what the world of WAP internet can offer me. As it is normally 10p a minute this sounded too good to be true. So what do we have? Access via Freeserve (through ...
...(even Ciao is on there) great! I chose the Big Brother site as they're sponsoring it. Very informative, well laid out. I'm in WAP heaven! Or I was. After 6 days free and easy access, I found a few problems, which have now escalated into huge problems. Basically, connection to the server is very slow. At first I ignored it as all servers get busy from time to time, and working for a company who provide internet services I though "ok try again tomorrow". ...

paulc20001 28.06.2001 · Read full review
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Having recently written about the Virgin mobile network, I was asked by way of a comment " what is the call cost from a land line to the network", and in fact to any network with BT Cellnet suggested as the cheapest. In answer to the question, I have to say I do not know. But having said that, 3 of my household use a Vodafone connection which means that we call each others mobiles quite frequently from the house phone. To date I can't remember seeing ...
...I think it's 10p per minute. I'm probably right, as only calls over 40p are listed in the itemised section, and most of the time there is only a few showing. As an estimate, home to mobile calls are usually 3 - 5 minutes long on average, and if my recollection is correct, it would match the billing very well. Anyway, I hope that helped. Now on to Cellnet itself. Being a BT service, I have to say that Cellnet is likely to be amongst the cheapest ...

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