About fiendishlyclever

fiendishlyclever · ‎05-01-2013

I'm sending mine back (just waiting on my courier label) so there willbe replacement :) Much as I love the screen, I prefer iOS (I never thought I would end up saying that) and every time I touch the phone the battery drops another 2%...

fiendishlyclever · ‎06-06-2012

I know, how about I post the same thing again and again about it being a trial.... :) Btw i assume the payment for shop items is deducted at payback since my points balance never changed....

fiendishlyclever · ‎20-04-2012

gazijazhar wrote: Is this app Network Setup still existing in marketplace, I can't find it? Thanks It shows as being available for me. It is in the Nokia section though. (I debranded my 710 and lost it, but then when I put the original firmware back on the phone the Nokia section reappeared). If you find the app in the market and the bar at the bottom just says share, then you have the latest version. If the bar includes an option to update then click it, since only the later versions seem to have the giffgaff settings in.

fiendishlyclever · ‎16-04-2012

oktane wrote: I recently received one of the Pay as you go Lumias and these steps did not work for me. However the suggestion posted in http://bit.ly/giffgaffwp7 worked for me. Basically you need the Network App and then need to manually set both the APN AND the MMS settings. The method posted here did not work for me. What you should have done: Connect to Wifi Go to marketplace to download network setup app from the Nokia Collection section From the Operator tab pick giffgaff Wait until the phone says the process has finished. Reboot your phone. I can confirm that MMS and data work fine after doing this on my phone (and I've done this twice too!) Good luck

fiendishlyclever · ‎11-04-2012

When I was sat in stationary traffic for three hours on the M1 with only a 2g gprs signal I could quite easily see why some people would want to leave. I was grateful the place I stopped for lunch (in a different location) had free wifi because O2's 3g signal is beyond a joke. How they can talk about 4G networks when they haven't even managed to build a working 3g one I don't know!

fiendishlyclever · ‎11-04-2012

I'm sure the problem was mast related. Mobile or desktop site - both did the same. Signing out and back in again didn't help. Unfortunately when you are stuck on the M1 for three hours hardly moving, trying another cell site or installing a new browser isn't an option (if I waved the phone in the air I actually managed to pick up the odd 3g signal!). When I moved away to a new location (eventually) the site worked fine again - how do you explain that! :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎08-04-2012

It's funny how people say that the quality of community driven support is better on giffgaff but this thread disproves that. Phone Three with connection problems and you get told that everything is fine in your area. Look down this thread and at least two posters have blatantly said the op is wrong. Do they know the op personally?have they been and checked his coverage? No, they just jump I with their useless comments (either driven by their desire for payback or teenage adoration for giffgaff) which actually do the service harm. Many of the network problems are beyond the control of giffgaff (for example I spent the whole day inan area last week with no data). Rubbishing somebody's experiences doesn't make the service or the forums any better.

fiendishlyclever · ‎05-04-2012

alanparker05 wrote: Used to own an Amstrad emailer, and what a rip off piece crap that was. Ironically they used to plaster them all over the set of the Apprentice (despite the fact that there is no advertising on the Beeb, but leaving the Viglen HQ doesn't really count as advertising). Now I notice they are using bang and olufsen phones in the house....

fiendishlyclever · ‎05-04-2012

paddy_o_furniture wrote: Also just to add the Lumia 710 is £169.99 on the o2 website, so readily giffgaffable. http://shop.o2.co.uk/mobile_phone/pay_and_go/init/Nokia/Lumia%20710?cm_mmc=affiliate-_-47868-_-blank-_-blank Now even cheaper from CPW (unlocked too so you can sell it on when you get fed up of it).

fiendishlyclever · ‎05-04-2012

have you tried the O2 status site http://status.o2.co.uk I lost my connectivity yesterday because they were working on my mast - luckily I checked here and found out the work had just been completed and a reboot solved my problems.

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-04-2012

Just buy a sim card cutter from Ebay for a couple of quid. I've cut my giffgaff sim down for my current phone, and loads of data sims for my iPad using this. Not worth getting the scissors out for a couple of quid :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-04-2012

Take a look at AT&T in the states. Whilst not the same situation (they had unlimited data users on contract) they decided they would start throttling the top 5% of users without giving any indication of what that usage would look like. People compared notes on the internet and found that some people had been throttled at less than 2Gb. Now AT&T have said at what point they will throttle users and there has been a high profile small claims court case where users took action (AT&T prevents class action in their terms and conditions). Giffgaff pay heed :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-04-2012

Quickest way to get your pac if you want it is to dial 43430 and follow the prompts. In my experience the quality of responses you get (and response time) from agents is highly variable.

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-04-2012

Bear in mind that if everyone posted lots on the forums, Giffgaff would simply adjust the bands to compensate. It isn't possible for everyone to get free service by posting on here - although the majority of people don't care about the foums and leave the rest of us to earn some payback :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-04-2012

I bought one of these from Vodafone and unlocked it. Sleek UI but only slightly let down by the lack of apps and the integration with Bing (which isn't a patch on Google for searching). Best features are the blue back cover and the dedicated camera button.

fiendishlyclever · ‎28-03-2012

Do you get this in different places or just the one? Had a similar problem on my iPad on Three (fortunately no problems here on my Nokia windows phone)

fiendishlyclever · ‎18-03-2012

Just open the app and pick giffgaff from the list. Even seems to have mms settings in :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎18-03-2012

If you go to the market place and get the latest version of the Network Setup app (it will say update rather than install), giffgaff is now included. I found this out by accident after wiping my phone and it saved me lots of work (Tesco and O2 are also in there as well).

fiendishlyclever · ‎17-03-2012

All networks seem to have these issues,it is just annoying (or worse) when they affect you personally. First I knew of it was when several outgoing calls failed (I assumed the lack of data was a mast glitch, happens a lot on three when a mast is at capacity). Let's see what the post mortem uncovers...

fiendishlyclever · ‎16-03-2012

Perhaps some network redundancy might be a good idea or a backup plan in case something similar happens again, but I guess all networks have outages like this. It's just bad luck that I seem to keep getting hit by giffgaff glitches - my PAC has expired from the last one so I'll see how giffgaff handle the aftermath of this one before I decide if to port out or not.

fiendishlyclever · ‎15-02-2012

I've got a three data sim (iPad) and a giffgaff sim in my phone. Everywhere I use them I get a signal ,however I always get a decent 3G signal on three and often a useless 2g signal from O2. A little investment in their infrastructure wouldn't go amiss, especially as we look forward to 4g....

fiendishlyclever · ‎07-02-2012

scook94 wrote: Still not working for me, but I've been told my case has been passed to the Tech Team so hopefully it will get sorted sometime today. Mine was passed to the tech team days ago so don't hold your breath....

fiendishlyclever · ‎07-02-2012

Still broken for me (although broken in a good way since my credit isn't going down and I haven't bought a goodybag). I can't update my case since the online system is broken - I get the error below. Good show Giffgaff.

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-02-2012

27749478 wrote: my giffgaff is banned because of excess usage.However,The agnet greatly me in rage. Firstly,There is no warning before i get banned Second,even i explain that i only use the giffgaff for streaming video,they just say that the rate of info can't be so large.But actually i watched blue ray quality Third,Even i beg the agent ,he do not even reply me. I assume you were on a goodybag - intended for phones. If this was the case why would you be watching in bluray quality? Smells fishy :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-02-2012

if only Android manufacturers had an equivalent to Apple's dock connector, but with so many sizes and shapes to cater for there will never be :(

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-02-2012

twiggy_01 wrote: Thankfully nothing round my way! I live in hope of finding some masts on the list that are being upgraded to provide 3g in O2's 2g wilderness! Thanks for this opportunity to post and earn some payback. Oops I mean thanks for the useful info :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-02-2012

Vincent has mentioned before that giffgaff don't make any money on MMS at their current pricing. I'm surprised that no-one has made an app that uploads a picture to an online repository and texts a link, but I guess you still need a web enabled phone to pick them up. With MMS you pay for the convenience but they have a limited shelf life before other messaging techniques take over and they become a relic of yesterday. The sooner this happens the better :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-02-2012

Don't expect an immediate fix. I got a standard message: Thanks for getting in touch with us here at the giffgaff team with your issue on your goodybag. I have escalated your issue to our Technical team who will look into this for you, please be advised that this may take 3 - 5 working days to resolve although we do try to resolve the issue ASAP. We'll be in touch with you as soon as possible and we apologise for the inconvenience. In the meantime, please let me know if you require any further account related information. For any non-account related information you can ask your fellow giffgaffer’s on our community forum, via the following link: http://giffgaff.com/support I'm just relieved that everything still seems to be working, my credit isn't going down and yet I don't have a goodybag.

fiendishlyclever · ‎04-02-2012

Well assuming my texts are arriving my credit isn't going down so maybe the system is right and I have a goody bag (although I haven't added one myself!) :)

fiendishlyclever · ‎03-02-2012

My goodybag expired on the 1st (or 2nd) and the system has been down since so I haven't been able to activate a new one. The mobile interface and full interface both say updating but if I try to check my voice minutes on the handset (with *100*7#) I get a message telling me a goodbag is active. There isn't a goodybag active - my credit is going down with data use so the system seems well and truely borked! Link to screenshot

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