PAYG network giffgaff informed their existing customers a couple of weeks ago that 4G will be provided as standard on all of their "Goodybags" from the 2nd of September.
These 30 day bundles have been available in two flavours for a while - 3G and 4G.
Giffgaff are simplifying their existing range of bundles which ought to lead to less confusion for customers.
I have already written about these changes in this blog a while ago, but the best thing about this change is that 4G will be rolled out to all giffgaff customers - not just those who buy a Goodybag.
Yes, that's right: PAYG customers who have 4G phones will be able to make use of O2's 4G signal on the giffgaff network.
Giffgaff only offer 20MB of data for 20p/day on PAYG, then charge an extortionate 20p per MB, so if you do use any significant amounts of data - buy a monthly Goodybag.
However, for light/casual users, the fact that you don't need to buy any sort of monthly bundle to get 4G is unheard of.
Personally, this is great news, as my village has only 2G and 4G coverage (nice to see that O2 aren't trying to force customers onto 4G plans, isn't it?).
I've just purchased my first 4G phone so that I can take advantage of the O2 data signal around here. Vodafone are ok, but when I'm using a giffgaff sim I do like to be able to use data occasionally!
All giffgaff Goodybags will be 4G enabled from the 2nd of September, and PAYG giffgaff customers will find that they will be updated to 4G from this date - though the migration will not be instantaneous for all PAYG customers (4G migration will be completed by mid October, according to giffgaff.
This is good news for some giffgaff customers (there will be many who dislike the new Goodybags), and giffgaff, by providing 4G coverage to PAYG customers, is once again doing something different within the mobile industry.
giffgaff's 3G data speeds have, for some customers, been criticised in the past, so hopefully 4G will be a good solution. If you want to try out giffgaff for yourself, use my affiliate link HERE to get a free giffgaff sim with five pounds of FREE credit and find out if this PAYG network is for you.
