SIM

There was no football again today. We could only muster 7 players. The Gorse Fox and the Silver Vixen thought we'd make the most of the time and the bright start to the day and decided to have breakfast down at the beach again. The call went out to alert the neighbours and off we went. It was cool but bright as we walked along the prom but we found a lovely sheltered spot at The Lobster Pot and sat there in the sun and enjoyed a lovely and nutritious start to the day.

The Gorse Fox has been fighting a cold for a couple of days and the Silver Vixen seems to be on the verge of one. When we got home we resolved to have a quiet afternoon (a coded description for sitting in the Orangery and doing nothing). The Gorse Fox'd phone rang mid afternoon. It was Cousteau-Cub and the Coventry Hobbit. Today is his birthday so it was nice to be able to catch up and wish him a happy birthday in person (so to speak).

Late afternoon the Gorse Fox had got the bit between his teeth. He felt that we were paying over the odds for our mobile phone contracts. As his expires this week and the Silver Vixen's expires in December, it was time to look for some credible alternatives. In the end he chose a Family SIM from BT. This gave us 10 times the data we currently have (each) and the usual unlimited calls and texts. All of this for one third of our current bills. He ordered the first SIM for his phone then contacted Vodafone to cancel his contract. Needless to say he was put through to their "retention team". They tried to keep him and eventually came up with a deal that almost matched that from BT. The Gorse Fox rejected it. His view (which he shared) was why would he stay with them when they have clearly been milking his account and only want to do something when he threatens to leave. The process is now under way and when the new SIM arrives he will switch. (Incidentally, the reason for using BT as opposed to the test GiffGaff SIM he tried last week is that BT includes WiFi calling whereby the call can be carried over WiFi if the mobile signal isn't strong enough - Vodafone did this, but GiffGaff don't).