I've been using #GiffGaff's rolling monthly phone and data plan for a few years now and am still happy with it.

Enshitification is creeping, in terms of both pushing you towards options that benefit them, and IMO trying to trick you into pressing the wrong option after you've chosen what you want.

But, sending me a link to check my data usage the day before it renews, with the ability to switch plans to a cheaper one there and then is a very good feature.

When that goes, so may I.

That's the second "Staying safe online" email I've received from #GiffGaff this month.

Makes me think they've been hacked and haven't told anyone yet.

Either way those emails are now being automatically filtered.

Sometimes I forget how open-source tech-positive Masto (and fedi in general) is. Just tried asking about open-source operating systems (for phones) on the GiffGaff forums and got a few weirdly patronising and fear-mongering replies.

Rated the only response that just straight answered the question I asked as best. Even though it provided nothing more, at least I didn't feel like I was being lectured by a self-important idiot.
#OpenSource #OS #GiffGaff

If you live in the #UK & have an #O2 or #Virgin #mobile plan (#payasyougo or contract), you will probably want to use this unique opportunity to switch, after they illegally hiked their prices, adding more per month than initially disclosed. I have just saved £11/month so that's an amazing opportunity to get out of a contract that was expensive. If you use EU #roaming a lot, check the small print on #GiffGaff: it doesn't include #switzerland (I was caught out before)

https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/customers-urged-to-avoid-o2-price-hike-aTvDp6B9LARz?

Typically, I expect US mobile carriers to be the ones that are behind, but #GiffGaff in the UK, while being up to date enough to offer eSIM support, just told me that to switch from one eSIM (that was on my old phone, long gone) to a new one, I will need to first switch to a physical SIM.

Why? So they can SMS me a code to verify me. All the other places they do this, there is an email option. Not for eSIM switch. So, lose you phone, and you have to jump through hoops to get your new one online.

Does it matter to you whether or not your mobile network provider pays its fair share of taxes?

https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/most-ethical-mobile-phone-networks-revealed/

#O2 #giffgaff #EE #Three #Vodafone #Tesco #Asda #Sky #Lyca #Lebara #Greedflation #TaxAvoidance #TheOnlyWayIsEthics