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Video Calling to other GiffGaff numbers Costing
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on 06-March-2010 22:32
Hello,
Recently i have been reciving and making video calls to my cousin who is also on giff gaff, it states on the website that it is free to call, video call, text and call forwarding to other giff gaff numbers. So i called my cousin and we talked for less than 60 mins definatly and we were on the phone a few times yesturday, and we thought the video call was free so we did not bother checking our balance. so today morning i video called my cousin again a few times untill around 5.00pm i got a notification that my balance is low and i need top up, and that notification was from "Tesco Mobile" i am aware that Tesco Mobile are using 02s network, but i do not understand why it came up on my phone. Also my balance was £0.01 which was quite shocking as i had not contacted anyone else just my cousin, and that was a free video call, i then asked my cousin to check his balance and he said his balance was £0.24. i had around £10 and he had about £8. I think giffgaff is making a misstake in this and we would like you to investigate this problem and hopfully give us a refund.
Thanks,
Dhruva55
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on 06-March-2010 23:29 - last edited on 06-March-2010 23:30
Instead of posting here use the account support form here.
That will get you some proper support and maybe a refund. As this sounds like a network problem but ensure that your network selected on the phone is giffgaff as the phone main one its usually settings-connectivity-network but I presume you've done that so go to the link above.


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on 07-March-2010 16:22
From what I gather it's only voice and texts that are free between GG members. MMS and video calls are charged whether its between GG or not ![]()
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on 08-March-2010 11:05
daveysludge wrote:From what I gather it's only voice and texts that are free between GG members. MMS and video calls are charged whether its between GG or not
Well the giffgaff pricing page is pretty unambiguous about video calls: "To giffgaff mobiles, texts, call forwarding and video calls ... £0.00"
If these are being charged then this should be raised through Ask an agent as was suggested (and been done by the look of the other thread). It's good that it was mentioned here too though as others can make sure they look out for these being charged too - might help giffgaff get it sorted out if they can see where the problem is. Although giffgaff-giffgaff MMS isn't mentioned I would be surprised if that was chargeable when everything else isn't - hopefully we can get that clarified.
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on 08-March-2010 11:14
simon69c wrote:
Although giffgaff-giffgaff MMS isn't mentioned I would be surprised if that was chargeable when everything else isn't - hopefully we can get that clarified.
MMS to giffgaff users are chargeable
At the beginning - for only a few hours - they were shown as free, but this was updated not long afterwards
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on 08-March-2010 12:08
call forwarding... £0.00
Does that mean I can divert my GG number to a landline number and call it free of charge?
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on 08-March-2010 13:16
No it means if you divert your giffgaff number to another giffgaff number then there will be no charge to your account when calls come to your number and get diverted. If you divert your giffgaff number to a landline then your account will be charged 8p per minute for any call that is diverted.
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on 08-March-2010 18:00
hey guys,
as i have been charged i have £0.01 and now i cant video call to other giffgaffers so this means video call is definatly charging..
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on 08-March-2010 19:18
could someone flag this up with a MSA by using the Ask An Agent tool, i havent got this problem myself?
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on 09-March-2010 15:32
Hi dhruva551,
I have escalated this and we are now looking into it. I'll keep you updated!
Many thanks,
Vincent
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