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New SIM arrived today and it has worked great from the off in my SIM-card router. It is with 3 but because 3 has merged with Vodafone you apparently get the faster of whichever of those networks your SIM-card router/phone can connect to. It is noticeably faster than my SIM with Sky which it is replacing, Sky I believe works on the 02 network so the difference in speed could be attributable to either or maybe both of them. Just need to find a suitable deal for calls and texts but with time running out on my Sky deal for that service I might play safe with my mobile number and port it to a cheap payg SIM.

Remember though, PAYG as we know it is largely disappearing. I have one via Tesco, and they keep threatening to force me onto some kind of contract. Except, they don't have any details of where to take any monthly payment from. I only keep it as O2 (that Tesco piggybacks on) is the only network my 75 compatible Nokia works on.

I'll also mention It's great to chat about 'nonsense' as we've had a bad week. Some will know already, but we lost my Dad on Saturday morning. So right now we are helping Mum navigate it all.

Saddened to hear of the loss of your dad Duncan, never an easy time no matter how prepared we might feel to cope with life's inevitability. I had attended a few funerals before my own father passed and it was only then that I felt the stress of having to be actively involved in the administration of the occasion. For me it was a time for reflection but with so much to do that had to be put on hold, probably not a bad thing as the administration kept me busy which helped me to cope with the sadness of the occasion. Keep your head up and best foot forward.

Regards PAYG, yes the deals are not as good as they were and the industry looks to be moving away from them. I do have a long-standing traditional PAYG deal with O2 that I've kept going as a backup for my contract deal with Sky, but since O2's merger with Virgin something has changed. Checked in recent days and while the phone and the service appear to be working my account is nowhere to be found. Tried to convert it to Virgin Media as per the online instructions but my mobile number apparently can't be linked with any account. Further investigation will be required but PAYG is not looking to be as appealing as it once was.

Duncan sorry to hear about your dad, stay strong for your mom, she will need you now in these sad times.


Started to do my new shelves in the shed yesterday, hoping to finish them later today, then organising begins and hopefully i can bring myself to throw somethings away but it will be hard, as i never like to throw anything away.

Looking a bit wet and overcast here today in North East England so might stay indoors and prep some of the veg that was bought at the prices reduced for Christmas. Most of it was bought for a pittance but a very small amount I acquired for free at the local Lidl where it was being given away in the closing hours on Christmas Eve.

My condolences to Duncan and family, old age, as they say, is a privilege not granted to many.


I also had a Tesco PAYG for as long as I can remember. Recently they stopped PAYG altogether and offered PAYG Essentials which is a contract, £2.50 per month. 100 MB data, 100minutes call and 100 texts. As I use just under the quotas it is not a bad deal at all for me. As I understand it the Essentials was a one off offer to existing PAYG customers. New customers start at 500's for £5.00 per month. It's operated through the Tesco mobile App. Change bundles, top up etc.