On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 23:28:59 +0100, in uk.d-i-y Mike Mitchell
strung together this:

Having received a lot of useful advice from you guys, I placed an
order today for the Virgin Mobile £39.99 package with the Siemens A50
phone!

Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow. Just a few more (daft?) questions:

- Is it the case that ALL incoming calls (calls, text, whatever) are
free to me? I have a feeling that I once read somewhere that certain
types of calls or data uninitiated by me can still cost me money.

Not sure on that one, I don't think so though.

- Is the phone number allocated as part of the package or do I have to
call Virgin first?

Yes, if you bought a complete package rather than a sim free package.
Although some providers release the number after registration most
will supply the number with the phone.

- If the phone is switched off, does that mean that callers are
automatically rerouted to voicemail to leave me a message?

Depends on what you set call divert to. You can turn all diverts off,
divert to another number or divert to voicemail. You can divert after
a few rings, or a lot of rings.

- What else should newbies be aware of? (Muggers?)

Lock the keypad. I get people ringing me because they sit on the phone
and randomly ring people!
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SJW
A.C.S. Ltd.