Mobile World

Good service - make it easier to top up without visiting a store!Topping up is a major hassle .When you run out of credit, you can't use the phone to top up. Since you can't call the toll-free Mobile World number to top up (i.e. pay for additional minutes).

And the web site is a major hassle and one of the worst examples of privacy invasion I've seen.

[I've used a phone card in the Netherlands where you can top up with their toll-free number.You would think they could make it easier to hand them my money!

I recommend the Mobile World SIM card for people who will use the service at least monthly (because it will be disconnected after 60 days of non-use and you may lose your account balance, as I did).

Top up is hard, and the service on the web page is a mess. There are service cuts when you most need it, just after top up, and the office is closed until the next day. When you call Mobile World they say "sorry, not sure what the problem is".

I use the Mobile World simcard to call family in Australia from my mobile phone. It's good because it's only 6p a minute and I can make calls while I'm out instead of only being able to call from a landline. I don't use it for all calls but I've been thinking about it since local uk calls are only 15p which is pretty cheap too.

The Mobile World mobile phone network is cheap to set up, and it is just £10 for the sim. If you don't have a landline topping up will be a nightmare, because if it goes into minus you can't even ring Mobile World to make a top-up. If you never run out of credit, fine, but if you're like most top-up phone users and talk until it runs out, don't bother with this one.