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Re: [OT]'ish - Genies' Free Sim Offer



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Re: [ukha_d] [OT]'ish - Genies' Free Sim OfferI got the hung up message in
=
1st attempt, then got thru on second.  Then I had t  hold for about 15
mins=
.

Thanks for the lead anyway :-)

M.


----- Original Message -----=20
From: Kevin Hawkins=20
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT]'ish - Genies' Free Sim Offer


Ahh well to be expected I suppose " If it sounds to good to be tr=
ue then it is"... springs to mind. - curious as t  how you can get
through =
and I constantly get that message though...


Kevin




Just got thru.

=A310 a month minimum t p up or you're cut off.  Feck that!

M.



----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Hawkins
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 2:09 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT]'ish - Genies' Free Sim Offer


Genie (www.genie.co.uk) are currently offering a free pay as =
you go Sim card t  anyone wh  contacts them before midnight t night. Don't
=
know what the catch is here but they also imply you get free sms messaging
=
with this sim. However everytime I have called (any of) the numbers given
I=
get "the other party has hung up" . A typical phone system
queuing config =
problem I guess.


I guess if they are free these could be useful - if your phon=
e has a serial port on it can you send sms from a pc and receive them t  a
=
pc ??- if so it's ideal for use with for a HA remote c ntrol / reporting
sy=
stem with a spare phone that i'm sure we all have - Phils probably got a
do=
zen in his loft if you haven't.


Kevin


If anyone does get through let me know - I did ring at 1 AM l=
ast night (it was that, AA or the Samaritans after reading the posts from
U=
KHA) - it rang and rang - it was a freephone no and not answered before I
f=
ell asleep ( I left phone off hook all night and get wailing on the line
so=
metime around dawn).


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