Best PAYG deals?

[saffa]

Hi guys what PAYG deals are you on? I need to get a new phone because I lost my old one and I think PAYG is cheaper than contract at the moment. Cheers.

[Angua]

To the forum, hope you enjoy your stay

I am on Orange as they don't penalise me for not using the phone. Would advise you check the network you call the most first to see what PAYG deals they have.

[Jules]

I am on vodafone smartstep first 3 mins to an other vodafone or landline 30p a minute then 5p per minute every 24 hours but they have better plans if you talk a lot on the phone and they are bringing text bundles out eg 200 texts for £10 which last for 30 days

Oh and welcome to the forum

[bdav]

3 is by far the cheapest for both handsets and calls.

[Matth]

3 is poor for occasional use, due to monthly expiry of credit - a return to the "bad old days" before Orange set the cat among the pigeons with "there's no ouch in our voucher".

Discounts?
Vodaphone give 10% extra when you top up £15 or more.
Orange's "repay our prepay" is good for heavy users .. Use £10 in one week and get a free £5 for that week.
Virgin have a discount suitable for heavy users as well.

Easymobile's opening offer - 6p/min any network, any time is pretty good, and the subsequent rate of 15p/min is good for any network on PAYG, but poor for same network or landline unless you never get beyond the expensive first 3 or first 5 minutes on the other's common "step" tariffs.

If all the mobiles you are likely to call most are on one network, then you really need to choose the same network - if you call a lot of mobiles on any network, Easymobile looks the best bet, but about the worst if you mostly call landlines.

Virgin's 15p/min for the first 5, 5p/min for the rest of the day, is one of the better tariffs for same network and landline.

[Rob M]

What happens if you're mid way through a call and you run out of credit? Can you continue the call or does it cut you off straight away? Do you get a warning that you are running low on credit?

Can people still phone you when you run out of credit?

[Roy MM]

Originally Posted by Angua

To the forum, hope you enjoy your stay

I am on Orange as they don't penalise me for not using the phone. Would advise you check the network you call the most first to see what PAYG deals they have.

I'm wth you, been with Orange for years no probs.

[kronas]

there is also:

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/com...OSIM&from=list

One-rate
UK fixed line Peak (per min) 15p
UK fixed line Off-Peak (per min) 15p
Fresh to Fresh peak/off peak 15p
Other network calls 15p
Voicemail peak/off peak 10p
WAP calls peak/off peak 15p
Directory Enquiries 60p
SMS per message
(to Fresh, Virgin and T-Mobile) 5p
SMS per message
(to other networks) 5p
International SMS per message 15p
International calls from the UK yes
Valid period outgoing calls one call every 60 days
Valid period incoming calls N/A

they use the t-mobile network.

also easymobile

https://www.easymobile.com/selfcare/...es/prices.html

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by kronas

there is also:

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/com...OSIM&from=list

they use the t-mobile network.

also easymobile

https://www.easymobile.com/selfcare/...es/prices.html

Thats interesting, does that mean that they are affiliated to a network despite their t.v. ad claim to be impartial ???
Just wondering because I've been asked by a friend tonight about what network could offer the best deal on a phone, contract / payg, I said, go to CPW, but by that statement they're biased ...mmmm
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Reading more into that, I'm more confused, do the CPW favour this network, or is it just 1 of many

[kronas]

only a handful of compaines have their own network, 'fresh' is a piggyback service which runs off T-mobile masts.

same applys to easymobile.

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by kronas

only a handful of compaines have their own network, 'fresh' is a piggyback service which runs off T-mobile masts.

same applys to easymobile.

I must have misread, I thought it / you meant that CPW recommended it

What happended to the dunce hat smilie???? I wanted to use that instead ..lol

[kronas]

Originally Posted by bopdude

I must have misread, I thought it / you meant that CPW recommended it

i didnt make it clear enough, 'fresh' is the CPW mobile arm, but runs on the t-mobile network.

[Paulie]

I use fresh payg, and have never had a complaint yet. I find the best bit is direct debit billing so you dont need to haul yer ass down to the local shop to get a topup.

[Rob M]

Originally Posted by Raistlin

What happens if you're mid way through a call and you run out of credit? Can you continue the call or does it cut you off straight away? Do you get a warning that you are running low on credit?

Can people still phone you when you run out of credit?

Anybody?

[Racingdick]

have u thought about O2 pay as u go

for the last 2 years ive been on 25 p first 3 min
and 300 free txt a month, aslong as i put £10 on a month

u still get the £10 of credit to use on phone calls

Go to ebay and search sim cards o2 free text
i do have a spare one if ur stuck..