I've been a Talkmobile customer on and off for years.
In general, I've found them to be pretty good and useful as far as I'm concerned because they run on the Vodafone network (which is - amazingly - the most reliable network anywhere that I have spent a significant amount of time).
One thing that Talkmobile has lacked (and is becoming increasingly important) is 4G.
Earlier this year I enquired about their PAYG and SIM only plans, and one thing that stood out as an absolute con was the number of "4G ready" mobile phones that they were selling - and advertising.
I emailed Talkmobile and was informed that they do not, and did not offer a 4G service, and that these handsets were merely "future proof" - Even though you would not be able to use 4G on the Talkmobile network.
I have just been in contact with a Talkmobile customer service representative regarding their excellent value 12 month SIM only plan, which includes 1000 minutes, 5000 texts and 1GB of data for the reduced price of £7.50 a month. (This package is available here.)
During this conversation I asked if there were any plans of offer 4G, and the representative informed me that Talkmobile hopes to be offering 4G services from the end of this year, which is great news.
4G is now being regarded as being a requirement, not a premium product by customers any more, so it's about time that all networks offered 4G at no extra cost.
Admittedly, most networks have either increased their prices or reduced their allocations to pay for increases in 4G infrastructure, but we shouldn't have to keep on paying a premium to be able to use our mobiles.
