Tesco Mobile

[A - W]

Anyone any idea which network they are on?

Can the phones be unlocked as simply as others?

[Don Veloci]

Basically O2 as far as I know

[A - W]

Thanks.

[PJR]

I was interested to know this too.. 02 is good as its the only carrier that works reliably where I live. So Tesco mobile gives me some more phone options.. Having now had a quick look at the Tesco mobile site, it does actually confirm 02 as their partner.
www.tesco.com/mobilenetwork/help/?page=coverage

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[Kinky]

I've been with Tesco Mobile for years - never ever had a complaint.

K

[A - W]

Thank you all for your input.

Stupid question time then, will the wife still get her free calls to other 02 customers if I am on the Tesco deal?

[chris.mapey]

A - W said:

Thank you all for your input.

Stupid question time then, will the wife still get her free calls to other 02 customers if I am on the Tesco deal?

As I understand it - no.

What Tesco have done is create a "virtual" network of their own customers & numbers that happen to use O2 as the carrier - if say T-Mobile pitched an attractive deal to Tesco, then you can bet you would be ported to T-Mobile in a flash...

So from O2's billing perspective calls to Tesco network are treated as a "cross-network" call, so would not count as a call to another O2 user.

Hope that is OK for you (although probably not want you want to hear) - however with the really flaky billing systems used by O2 it may well slip by un-noticed...

Chris

[ferlin]

Can the phones be unlocked as simply as others?[/quote]

Yes they can be unlocked 'as simply as others' but as with all unlocking it depends on the phone

[PJR]

Tesco claim to offer free unlocking once you have pumped in £30 or more for top ups. Seems reasonable?
I just called Orange today to cancel my phone in favour of a tesco payg job. Orange want £20 to unlock my existing phone that I have had for over a year and a half. Seems a bit cheeky, but its a good phone and i'd like to still have use of it. At least orange were quite understanding when I explained why I wanted to switch (after 11+ years, the reception was still naff at home, which is no good as im there quite a lot! Worked fine everywhere else mind). Anyway, they said my PAC code (so i can keep my number) would be posted ASAP.
So, got a Nokia 6151 at tesco which is a very middle of the road phone, but does all I want and works just great. Plus i'll get to keep my number. Can't grumble..

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