Many thanks to whomsoever suggested Giffgaff. I ordered a SIM with £10
top-up, activated it, put it into my Nokia, and made a phone call.
Easy. It even reports the top-up balance immediately after terminating
a call or sending a SMS. Now I need to port my regular no. from
Carphone Whorehouse Fresh PAYG contract. Interestingly CPW mailed me a
PAC no. within a week with no attempt to offer me a new deal or to ask
why I was leaving. I suppose they have so many customers that they
don't care about losing any. However one of the real reasons for me
leaving CPW is that for 9 years I have been paying £1 for a regular
itemised but have not received many. I reckomn that they've ripped me
off by at least £100. Numerous promises to credit me some
reimbursement on my PAYG balance has never been actioned. So good
riddance to CPW. Never will I use their services again. CJB.