Transferring mobile number to another network

[woody1]

I'm considering moving a number, which would be a pain to lose, from Vodafone to giffgaff.

In general, is it fairly hassle free these days? Any pitfalls to be aware of?

Thanks.

[woody1]

Re. this M*GA business. When are we harking back to when things were great?

America?

Britain?

[woody1]

In the end I decided to go with the smartphone, and following the recs for Motorola, have ordered one of these:

Moto E30 with 6.5" screen, 2Gb RAM, 32Gb storage

£44.15 brand new on eBay

[woody1]

From 500 bucks to $100k in 8 years (+20,000%). That's some doing.

https://www.google.com/finance/quote...xAX&window=MAX

With a market cap of $2tn, it's now bigger than Amazon....

[woody1]

It would be hard to manage without the internet. Lots of things these days just can't be done any other way. We use the internet a LOT. We hardly ever go shopping these days. Can't even remember the last time we went to a supermarket.

But I haven't come across anything that we can't do...

[woody1]

I hear you but most days the only time I don't have access to the internet (via laptop) is when I'm out walking the dog. I mostly just carry a phone for emergencies eg. when my wife is out riding in case she has an accident, or long car journeys in the event of a breakdown.

While we're...

[woody1]

So, I could leave the sim card in the router at home (switched off)? That would avoid having to keep moving the sim and using a nano->standard adapter.

Presumably, it would be a bit of a problem if the two devices were ever on at the same time (one with the sim card, one with the e-sim)?...

[woody1]

Is it true that most, if not all, smart phones use nano sim cards?

I've got a giffgaff standard sim, in a broadband router, that I was intending to put in the smart phone when I go on holiday. It has knock outs for micro and nano, so that's not a problem but presumably I will need to get...

[woody1]

Authorisation codes get sent by text, which I then enter manually on the laptop.

The thing I like about the Nokia is I can have the phone on several hours a day, and if I don't make or receive too many calls, the battery lasts several months between charges.

From what I've...

[woody1]

I've never had a smart phone. I only ever use a laptop for internet, and have a 20-year old Nokia mobile.

However, I've realised it would be useful to have internet access on holiday, and presumably a smart phone would be the most convenient way to do this? I have a giffgaff sim with free...

[woody1]

Perhaps they didn't find the sunlit uplands here that they'd been promised. ...

[woody1]

The Doomsday Clock may have reached midnight before then.

Certainly a WW must be in the offing at some point. Unless this time (in human history) is different.

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[woody1]

Saw Brazilian twang and thought it might be something more interesting.

[woody1]

How much of that saving is down to the fact that the house is spending fewer hours per day up to temperature?...