Virgin Mobile and others

[mewtwo]

Anyone had any experience with Virgin Mobile either pay as you go or pay monthly? Reception? Problems? Any feedback good or bad appreciated. The deals seem to be very good - too good to be true???? What about Tesco and other mobile suppliers other than the big 4.

[Ethel]

I have been on Virgin Mobile for about 6 months - on PAYG.

I don't use it very much, but it hasn't let me down once - reception availabe in Yorkshire, Devon, Wales and the Midlands. (The only place I've been!)

I like it because my only commitment is to either send a text or make a phone call every 180 days.

The phone was cheap, the calls are on a par with everyone else.

[compman]

Agree with Ethel. I've been with Virgin Mobile for about 4 years as a PAYG customer. Personally I've had no problems with Virgin in any way.

I understand they've recently been taken over by NTL, so I hope they don't get dragged down to NTL's level. I hope not, and I think all the Virgin staff are staying at the same location. The few times I've needed to speak to a 'real' person at Virgin I've found their British call centre staff to be very helpful and friendly.

Virgin don't have their own network of transmitters, they use the T-mobile network, which puts them on a par with any of the big operators for coverage.

[fo3nix]

I was with them a few years ago when they first started up, and they were brilliant then. Excellent customer service. And I have a friend who's with Tesco, who says they're good too.

[vicster2006]

tesco use the o2 network so if u have good o2 coverage tesco will work fine for u