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MATHA531 · 04-08-2009, 21:05

The competition is so fierce in the UK that they're all handing out free sim cards....I passed by a T Mobile store just this past June and an employee was outside handing out free sim cards.....when I got on the train from Victoria to Heathrow and later on when I returned to London via Eurostar, there were people handing out free lebara sim cards although they required a 5 quid top up...O2 has it prominently mentioned on its web site they will post free sim cards.....I just wonder if they're ever going to be able to go back and charge for them...

Meanwhile we're now into August and there's been no annoucement one way or another what vodafone will be doing.

To top it all off, Ms. Redding, the eu minister in charge of telecommunications, has made it quite clear that her ultimate goal is no roaming charges to receive calls anywhere in the eu. It is obvious that day is coming.

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MATHA531 (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 869 Join Date: 15 Oct 2004 Country:	04-08-2009, 21:05 The competition is so fierce in the UK that they're all handing out free sim cards....I passed by a T Mobile store just this past June and an employee was outside handing out free sim cards.....when I got on the train from Victoria to Heathrow and later on when I returned to London via Eurostar, there were people handing out free lebara sim cards although they required a 5 quid top up...O2 has it prominently mentioned on its web site they will post free sim cards.....I just wonder if they're ever going to be able to go back and charge for them... Meanwhile we're now into August and there's been no annoucement one way or another what vodafone will be doing. To top it all off, Ms. Redding, the eu minister in charge of telecommunications, has made it quite clear that her ultimate goal is no roaming charges to receive calls anywhere in the eu. It is obvious that day is coming.