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Reply 1
swifty
Hi, today I bought an o2 Genie Sim Card, but I have not topped up yet. But for some reason I was able to send text/picture messages, surf the internet without any money? Can anyone expain?

You bought them?? How much did you pay? They keep on sending me packs of lyk 4 to me for free! :smile:
Reply 2
Are O2 resurrecting the Genie trade mark?
Reply 3
Fluffy
Are O2 resurrecting the Genie trade mark?

I dunno. i herd they were gonna stop them, but that was a couple of years ago. Look on the o2 website. They have promotions every couple of months, where they'll send you up to about 4.
Reply 4
Oh no, it's a pay as you go card.
Reply 5
Fluffy
Are O2 resurrecting the Genie trade mark?


Aww i wish, an original genie sim would be heaven :love:
Reply 6
BTW what is the difference between the original genie sim and the current ones?
Reply 7
I have an original BT Genie sim :smile:

I also have free Virgin sims comming out of my ears, so probably won't sign up for a freebie O2 one!

The free Virgin sims came with £5 already on them, maybe O2 do the same?
Reply 8
nope i checked the balance and it's 0.00
Reply 9
swifty
BTW what is the difference between the original genie sim and the current ones?


My original genie sim was free texts and free wap all the time, not sure about top ups tho, think it was still a tenner a month
Reply 10
I've got one of those where you get 300 free texts if you top up 10quid a month, is that a genie one?
Reply 11
Chardonnay
I've got one of those where you get 300 free texts if you top up 10quid a month, is that a genie one?


its what genie turned into i think
Reply 12
still does anyone have any idea why my 300 texts messages a month sim card allows me to send texts without any money topped up yet?
the 02 free genie sim thing has stopped officially on the website
Reply 14
bouncy
My original genie sim was free texts and free wap all the time, not sure about top ups tho, think it was still a tenner a month


I get all that plus 50 free mobile minutes and 180 free landline minutes for £12 on a contract :smile:

O2 keep trying to get me to change on to 'one of their standard tarriffs' - for standard read much more expensive for less! I keep on refusing :biggrin:
Reply 15
Fluffy
I get all that plus 50 free mobile minutes and 180 free landline minutes for £12 on a contract :smile:

O2 keep trying to get me to change on to 'one of their standard tarriffs' - for standard read much more expensive for less! I keep on refusing :biggrin:


Really? like being able to send over 3000 texts a month and not get charged?
Reply 16
swifty
still does anyone have any idea why my 300 texts messages a month sim card allows me to send texts without any money topped up yet?


u get 300 txts FREE EVERY MONTH... so once uve topped up... uve got a bank of at least 300 txts, which u can use at any point for the next month (and also for a few more days) irrespective of ur balance or new top ups
Reply 17
bouncy
Really? like being able to send over 3000 texts a month and not get charged?


Yup, and free unlimited WAP!
Reply 18
Fluffy
Yup, and free unlimited WAP!


Ooooo who with?
Reply 19
bouncy
Ooooo who with?


O2 - a very old BT Genie contract that I refuse to leave!