Vodafone

...allows you to add 4 Vodafone numbers to a circle of friends. For £5 per month, this allows each member of the group to call each other for up to 60 minutes without being charged. As long as the call does not exceed 60 minutes, there is no limit as to the amount of calls that can be made during the month. The big advantage of this service is that a call can be made to another group member at any time of the day regardless of whether there is credit ...
...much you use the phone, Vodafone offer a free weekend option. If you spend £5 during the week, you will qualify for free calls and texts on Saturday and Sunday. I would say however that if you are spending £5 per week on a mobile then a monthly contract should be considered as there are more benefits such as inclusive calls. Network coverage I have found with Vodafone to be very good. There are a few black spots where signal is weak or non existent, ...

cindyhigham 24.07.2007 · Read full review
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~~~ Vodafone History ~~~ Vodafone is the largest mobile network provider in the UK and it's headquarters is based in Newbury, Berkshire close to junction 13 of the M4, which is home to over 6000 employees. Back in 1983, a small electronics firm called Racal teamed up with an American telecoms company and together they bid (and won) one of the 2 mobile phone operators licenses which were put up for grabs by the government. Vodafone was launched ...
...the block called One-2-One, prompting Vodafone to look beyond the UK to increase it's revenue and co-inciding with the launch of digital technology or GSM as it is referred to now. The next 6 years saw Vodafone buying out smaller operators and spreading it's tentacles around the globe to bring it where it is today - - 165 million customers worldwide - over 15 million UK customers - market value of £94 billion - employing over 60,000 staff Vodafone ...

nigeofnewbury 08.09.2005 · Read full review
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...we did was phone the vodafone customer service line and they did something to my simcard so that it changed (probably all very complicated) but Im guessing that most of you will probably be buying your phone brand new. Vodafone sell a huge range of different mobile handsets from nokias and sagems to sony and trium. All of which come in a reasonable price range. The more expensive phones have a lot more features for example a phone with a built in ...
...also be purchased from the vodafone shop itself or online. Also many stores such as Argos and major catologues stock Vodafone mobiles.When you buy your Vodafone mobile it comes in a box along with a charger and £2.50 woth of free calling credit. Your mobile will automatically be programmed into the Smartstep price plan but if you're not happy on this you can change free of charge within the first 28 days after sending your first text or making your ...

jenni_a 16.07.2003 · Read full review
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Vodafone is a phone company I used to be with years ago, but due to the rest of my family members switching, I had to make the switch to the same provider as them. Now, they have made the switch back to Vodafone, and I have recently done the same, and have to say, it's a great network to be with, and has a vast amount of call plans == Making the Switch == To make the switch to Vodafone, I ordered a Sim Pack online, which was free with free deliver- ...
...delay in between, but the Vodafone customer service and e-forum team kept me up to date, and in contact until my Sim Card arrived, which was within a few days of contacting them. I have now been with Vodafone again, for about a month, and can honestly say, the network has not changed since last time I had it, which was a good 3 or 4 years ago - it still has fantastic network coverage, and good customer service == Customer Service == This leads me ...

RyanC92 07.06.2008 · Read full review
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Vodafone Pay as You Go was the first mobile service I ever used. I now use several networks, since my phone is not locked. Vodafone Pay as You Go has two tariffs: Smartstep and Allcalls. If you're on one, it costs £5 to change to the other. However, you can change free of charge within 7 days of purchasing your phone, so it doesn't matter what your phone is initially set to. THE TARIFFS Standard calls are calls to land lines or Vodafone mobiles, ...
...So it may seem like Vodafone is a bad choice on price alone. However, the Vodafone network does has its redeeming features. The best thing about Vodafone is its free information service 'Scoot'. By calling 333 you get through to someone to whom you can ask cinema times, taxi booking numbers, and many other things its useful to know when you're out and about. These calls are totally free. I find this service very useful, since other networks often ...

jamaggs 09.08.2001 · Read full review
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I've been with Vodafone for eight years now and I consider Vodafone being one of the exeptions when it comes to service providers. Majority of service providers are absolutely appalling and we come across problems with them more or less all the time, however I would recommend Vodafone to anyone. Having had 6 phones from them, currently a Sony Ericcson, on every occassion when I have come to upgrade I have looked around at what deals are available ...
...and I have contacted to Vodafone to either terminate or see what they have on offer, they have always come up trumps and give me a better deal than what I have been offered by other service providers. This particular phone that is with Vodafone is my personal phone and I am on a tarriff whereby I pay £30 per month and I have two hundred free minutes anytime and five hundred free text messages. As a text a lot they do come in useful however I do ...

blondgem 13.01.2008 · Read full review
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I have been with Vodafone for about 5 years now, and generally I find them to be very good. I did switch to Orange for a short period of time and I have to say that Orange were far more expensive (or seemed it anyway). I'm not sure why I chose Vodafone in the first place, probably because they were a reputable company and out of the choices I had 5 years ago, I think there was only Vodafone and Cellnet? Later on other choices became available, then ...
...think Vodafone has improved the service it provides on pay-as-you-go. You now have different price plans. The standard plan, which costs something like 30p a minute peak times, 2p off peak (not to other networks), and smart step which costs 25p a minute for the first three minutes of phone usage in the day, then 5p a minute afterwards. I use smart step because I need my phone through the day just as much as on an evening. Smart step gets rid of ...

Phil0205 20.11.2002 · Read full review
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...changed networks from Orange to Vodafone and I think Vodafone is much better. The reception is excellent. When I had my Orange network my phone calls would consistently get cut, at times the network would be so busy it would be difficult to place a phone call. Furthermore, calling helpline was a nightmare with the increase of customers that Orange had over the last couple of years, it would take ages for us to get through and then you were not guaranteed ...
...to other networks from your Vodafone mobile costs 50p a minute peak times and 35p of peak. Vodafone to Vodafone costs 10p. I think Vodafone would gain many more customers if they lessened the charges to other networks. For service and quality the Vodafone network is really good. The reception is really good and you receive friendly service. I would recommend Vodafone as it’s a good network but it could improve by dropping the charges to other ...

WAD1-2-3 15.07.2001 · Read full review
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...me, I came across a Vodafone leaflet which came inside my television magazine. Usually I throw these kind of leaflets straight in the bin, but they were offering 500 minutes and unlimited texts for £25 a month, as well as a brand new phone. I didn't really know of anyone on the Vodafone network - my parents and siblings were either on 02 or T-Mobile, but I reasoned it couldn't be any worse than the '3' network, so I started a contract with Vodafone. ...
...the front room, whereas with Vodafone it's no problem at all. I've also been abroad a good few times since being with Vodafone, and have always managed to maintain signal even in other countries. I used to have a '3' phone - years ago now, probably back in around 2003, and I struggled to get a signal wherever I went. With Vodafone, as I've previously mentioned, I can make calls and send/receive texts wherever I want. If you're looking for a network ...

Sonic4290 20.08.2009 · Read full review
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I have been with the Vodafone network for around 18 months now, having originally chosen this network partly because many of my friends were already on Vodafone (Vodafone to Vodafone calls being cheaper than cross-network) and because my local KJC store was offering a very good deal with free connection and also the then recently released Nokia 3210 free of charge. As I was on a special deal, my billing was originally done by a separate company ...
...a contract mobile phone, the Vodafone network offers a range of tariffs, aimed at Leisure or Business users. Each of the tariffs has a name, which is something like Leisure 250, or Business 1000, the number relating to the number of free minutes you receive per month. All the leisure tariffs give away free off-peak minutes and the business tariffs give away anytime minutes. The tariff I am on was a special one only available at KJC, and I get lower ...

Pumpkin 06.07.2001 · Read full review
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...and I’ve always been on Vodafone (the shop sold all phones and all tariffs) I felt as I worked in a mobile phone shop I could make an informed decision, with all the information I had seen I felt I made a good choice. For the first five years I have been on contract, the first three years I was with Martin Dawes (same as Carphone Warehouse) and the last two with Phones 4U. My bills varied greatly, never being below £30 at least. I have never ...
...2p off peak (to other Vodafone users and landlines) and 40p to all other networks. I have had my current phone for over a year and decided pay as you go was ‘the way to go’! So I called up Phones 4U and asked what I had to do. I had to send in my months notice first, as you would with the cancellation of any contract and call back to gain a number to transfer me over to pay as you go. They then gave me an authorisation number to use and ...

Redhead 10.06.2002 · Read full review
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...mostly in part to the Vodafone network. My One2One phone was starting to look shabby so instead of getting a new phone I decided to take the big plunge and switch to a new Nokia 8210 (opinion available as well from me) and the Vodafone network. Switching to Vodafone was the best thing I did, my monthly costs were reduced considerably and as a bonus Vodafone switched my contract from Vodafone 250 to Vodafone 500 after a month of use (this is leaving ...
...of my friends being on Vodafone my calls off-peak to their mobiles or landlines are free. With my Orange SIM I am able to put £50 in from a top up card and use that for my other friends. I have noticed that SMS messages are around 60 per cent cheaper on orange if you use the £50 top up (5p compared to Vodafones’ 12p a message) International calls Another reason I changed phone was due to my One2One phone just being GSM1800.With the Nokia ...

Deviant 31.01.2001 · Read full review
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...two original networks left are Vodafone and Orange. The one I am talking about though is Vodafone. Out of the four phones I have had, three have been with Vodafone Pay as you talk. I have found their service brilliant since the beginning and the ever expanding company is giving more and more back to its customers. Here is my guide to the Vodafone Pay as you talk network... PHONES AVAILABLE There are many phones available on the Vodafone network ...
...that are bought in a Vodafone box work on Vodafone but they are usually locked to this network, so you cannot put a Virgin or O2 sim in it for instance, get my drift. All old BTCellnet phones are unlocked to them and Vodafone, so changing between those two networks is simple. Changing between other networks to a Vodafone sim card is harder though, and some shops offer an unlocking service. The models of phones are aplently. They include Nokia, Maxon, ...

aliencow 08.07.2002 · Read full review
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Vodafone was the first network in UK and has seen been the market leader. I had my first mobile phone as a One2One phone but was very disappointed with their customer service and have since switched to Vodafone and stick with them for a long time. Service Provider ================= Many people do not aware that when they buy a contract mobile phones, they actually deal with the network (Vodafone) and the Billing Company (e.g. Vodafone Retail, ...
...I tried to switch to Vodafone Retail (another billing company) but still on Vodafone, then Singlepoint started to bug me with sales call. Since then, I have sticked with Vodafone Retail who usually answer Customer Service calls within 30 seconds. International Call ================== While Orange and Virgin offer cheaper International Call, I have recently found a way round it and get very very cheap international call with Vodafone. The service ...

casper77 13.04.2002 · Read full review
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...have only ever chosen the Vodafone Pay as You Talk scheme, as I didn't like the idea of being tied into a monthly contract, with the awful thought of how much I had run up on that month's phone bill (I like to chat!!), so this seemed the best option. When I originally bought the phone Vodafone only had 1 tariff which was 'Original' but now they have 5 staggering tariffs, 1 to suit everyone's tastes. Please find below a quick look at each one in a ...
...evenings and weekends = 10p Vodafone to Vodafone calls daytime (mon-fri) = 40p evenings and weekends = 5p Calls to other networks daytime (mon - fri) = 50p evenings and weekends = 30p text messages = 12p SMARTSTEP First 3 minutes = 25ppm All the rest of the calls for that day = 5ppm First 3 text messages = 12p each Cost for each text message after that for rest of day = 9p each NEXT STEP Daily min spend = 50p of calls and text messages ...

tazzy232 11.11.2001 · Read full review
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