Cheapest PAYG/T

What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
call and text charges at all times of the day?

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On 2008-04-21, John <[email protected]> wrote:
> What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
> call and text charges at all times of the day?

If you use the phone a lot, maybe 3. If you spend £21 on a Stretch21
bundle you get 700 minutes/texts, making that 3p/minute or text, with
the catch being that you have to use it all in a month. There's
also some lower priced Stretch bundles with smaller numbers of
minutes.

If you don't use the phone enough to make this interesting, however,
then 3's regular prices are sort of average (though their EU roaming
rates aren't bad) and avoiding 3 might be better if the deal they're
offering isn't particularly hard to refuse. For example, in their
typical fashion, I've yet to find anywhere on 3's website which *****s
out the conditions under which 3 will cancel a little-used PAYG account,
though the Terms and Conditions hint that keeping a SIM alive involves
topping it up periodically (with the period unspecified) rather than just
using the service occasionally. If the exact policy is there they
have hidden it well, it seems like they want it to be a surprise.

Dennis ferguson

"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
> call and text charges at all times of the day?
>
I would say Virgin Mobile.
Min topup is £5.00 Max Topup is £50.00 per Topup.
Calls to landlines and Virgin Mobiles - First 5 minutes of calls each day -
15p per minute, Each minute after that - 5p per minute
Calls to other network mobiles - 35p per minute
WAP / Freephone / Groupcall - 10p per minute
Text to other Virgin Mobiles - 3p per text
Text to other network mobiles - 10p per text
Video calls to Virgin Mobiles - 30p per minute
Video calls to other network mobiles - 50p per minute
Minimum call charge - 10p per call
Voicemail retrieval (provided you've got airtime left) - Free


http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/gener...f.howdoi.sm131

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:24:22 +0100, "Section 31T"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
>> call and text charges at all times of the day?
>>
>I would say Virgin Mobile.

>Calls to other network mobiles - 35p per minute

40p per minute from 12th May, 2008.
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Roger

Roger <[email protected]> writes:

> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:24:22 +0100, "Section 31T"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
>>> call and text charges at all times of the day?
>>>
>>I would say Virgin Mobile.
>
>>Calls to other network mobiles - 35p per minute
>
> 40p per minute from 12th May, 2008.

Those rates are for "Pay As You Go", "Daily Bonus" is cheaper at 15p
per minute, YMMV.


I maintain a list of PAYG rates at http://petef.22web.net/payg.html


Can anyone point me to the minimum call charges on Fresh and the
various T-Mobile plans?
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"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
> call and text charges at all times of the day?
>
3 PAYG standard Flat 12, 12p per min or text.
which can then be converted into stretch mins tariffs with stretch add ons

http://www.three.co.uk/personal/pric...t_it_costs.omp

Steve Terry

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Roger <[email protected]> writes:
>
> > On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:24:22 +0100, "Section 31T"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>news:[email protected]...
> >>> What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
> >>> call and text charges at all times of the day?
> >>>
> >>I would say Virgin Mobile.
> >
> >>Calls to other network mobiles - 35p per minute
> >
> > 40p per minute from 12th May, 2008.
>
> Those rates are for "Pay As You Go", "Daily Bonus" is cheaper at 15p
> per minute, YMMV.
>
>
> I maintain a list of PAYG rates at http://petef.22web.net/payg.html

It will need updating as of tomorrow.
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Regards
Jon

Steve Terry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
> > call and text charges at all times of the day?
> >
> 3 PAYG standard Flat 12, 12p per min or text.
> which can then be converted into stretch mins tariffs with stretch add ons

Depends on your mix of calls and texts whether it's cheap. I don't think
there is a 'cheapest' tariff - they're either cheapest for texts or cheapest
for calls, or they get cheaper when you make lots of calls/texts.


Other data points:

Tesco Value: calls 15p/min x-net, texts 5p

Asda Mobile: 16p/min for the first 3 mins per day then 8p/min
10p/text for the first 3 texts per day then 5p


Theo

"Theo Markettos" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Steve Terry <[email protected]> wrote:
>> "John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> > What's the cheapest pay as you go/talk network that has the cheapest
>> > call and text charges at all times of the day?
>> >
>> 3 PAYG standard Flat 12, 12p per min or text.
>> which can then be converted into stretch mins tariffs with stretch add
>> ons
>
> Depends on your mix of calls and texts whether it's cheap. I don't think
> there is a 'cheapest' tariff - they're either cheapest for texts or
> cheapest
> for calls, or they get cheaper when you make lots of calls/texts.
> Other data points:
> Tesco Value: calls 15p/min x-net, texts 5p
> Asda Mobile: 16p/min for the first 3 mins per day then 8p/min
> 10p/text for the first 3 texts per day then 5p
> Theo
>
Cheapest way to make PAYT calls alone, has to be O2 favourite place,
500 mins to O2 and landlines from a delegated post code.
Costs 10 quid a month top up which can then be use on other things,
like text and crossnet calls.

Steve Terry

Jon <[email protected]> writes:
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>> I maintain a list of PAYG rates at http://petef.22web.net/payg.html
>
> It will need updating as of tomorrow.

O2 and Orange updated.
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In news:[email protected],
Steve Terry <[email protected]> typed, for some strange, unexplained
reason:

[snip]

: Cheapest way to make PAYT calls alone, has to be O2 favourite place,
: 500 mins to O2 and landlines from a delegated post code.
: Costs 10 quid a month top up which can then be use on other things,
: like text and crossnet calls.
:
: Steve Terry

But if you have to top up every month whether you use the phone or not it
ceases to be of any value. I sometimes go for weeks without making any
calls, then I could end up making quite a few in a short time.

For my usage, I find Tesco to be the cheapest - I put 50 quid on when I
bought the SIM in December 2005, it's now down to about 14 quid or so. For
the (very) few SMS messages I send, I use my original Orange OH SIM, or
the Orange website, both free.


Ivor

I think I'm going to go for the 3 flat 12 option.

If my current phone Nokia N70 is a vodafone one, does that mean it
will be locked? And if so what exactly does that mean? Do I need to
pay to get it unlocked before I can switch to another network. Or do I
just need a PAC? I've never been on PAYG before only contract. Also
last time I switch from T-Mobile to Voda, I had bought this new N70
phone with Voda at the beginning of 2006, but I am keeping this phone
not getting a new one, so I think this phone being locked business,
which I'm not quite sure what exactly it means will have an effect?

Cheers for your help,
John

"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I think I'm going to go for the 3 flat 12 option.
>
> If my current phone Nokia N70 is a vodafone one, does that mean it
> will be locked? And if so what exactly does that mean? Do I need to
> pay to get it unlocked before I can switch to another network. Or do I
> just need a PAC? I've never been on PAYG before only contract. Also
> last time I switch from T-Mobile to Voda, I had bought this new N70
> phone with Voda at the beginning of 2006, but I am keeping this phone
> not getting a new one, so I think this phone being locked business,
> which I'm not quite sure what exactly it means will have an effect?
>
> Cheers for your help,
> John
>
Depends where you got the phone from...

If you got it from a Vodafone shop or the website then it most properly will
be locked.

If you got it from CPW, then chances are it will be Unlocked and Unbranded.

"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I think I'm going to go for the 3 flat 12 option.
>
> If my current phone Nokia N70 is a vodafone one, does that mean it
> will be locked? And if so what exactly does that mean? Do I need to
> pay to get it unlocked before I can switch to another network. Or do I
> just need a PAC? I've never been on PAYG before only contract. Also
> last time I switch from T-Mobile to Voda, I had bought this new N70
> phone with Voda at the beginning of 2006, but I am keeping this phone
> not getting a new one, so I think this phone being locked business,
> which I'm not quite sure what exactly it means will have an effect?
>
> Cheers for your help,
> John
>
>
check this out John

http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=608

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:30:22 +0100, "IanM" <nobody@no_where.co.uk>
wrote:

>
>"John" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>I think I'm going to go for the 3 flat 12 option.
>>
>> If my current phone Nokia N70 is a vodafone one, does that mean it
>> will be locked? And if so what exactly does that mean? Do I need to
>> pay to get it unlocked before I can switch to another network. Or do I
>> just need a PAC? I've never been on PAYG before only contract. Also
>> last time I switch from T-Mobile to Voda, I had bought this new N70
>> phone with Voda at the beginning of 2006, but I am keeping this phone
>> not getting a new one, so I think this phone being locked business,
>> which I'm not quite sure what exactly it means will have an effect?
>>
>> Cheers for your help,
>> John
>>
>>
>check this out John
>
>http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=608


Thanks! Yes it was bought from Vodafone direct, so I have emailed them
to request it be unlocked.