Cheapest Pay as you Go networks

Steven L Hunter · 02-01-2005, 01:41

Leave your cheapest PAYG networks in order from the cheapest first.
Mines would be:

CHEAPEST
1.ThreePay
2.Fresh
3.Virgin Mobile
4.Orange
5.Tesco Mobile
6.T-Mobile
7.O2
8.vodafone
EXPENSIVE

What are yours?

nodnol · 02-01-2005, 11:27

Why on earth would you want 8 payg mobiles/sims?

Surely that works out very expensive?

Steven L Hunter · 02-01-2005, 12:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by nodnol

Why on earth would you want 8 payg mobiles/sims?

Surely that works out very expensive?

I was meaning what are the cheapest pay as you go networks in your opinion.

lee18xx · 02-01-2005, 21:25

The cheapest i've been on is Vodafone PAYT

The most expensive i've been on is T-Mobile PAYT

Simple as that...not had any other pre-pay networks - I was with vodafone for a very long time!

mattworld · 02-01-2005, 22:11

Cheapest First....

1. O2
2. Virgin
3. Vodafone
4. T-Mobile

nodnol · 02-01-2005, 22:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenGray16

I was meaning what are the cheapest pay as you go networks in your opinion.

[list=1][*]3[*]Vodafone payg original for a long long time![*]Orange...contract a while ago now.....[/list]

Redcoat · 02-01-2005, 22:49

Really just depends who you call and what networks they are on and when you call them.

Virgin would suit some people here, but not me - I know no-one on Virgin and T-Mobile reception around here is ropey at best.

OTOH 80% of my contacts are on O2 so I'm on O2 PAYG Online and quite happy with it, although it isn't perfect.

A couple of years ago Ifelt Orange was perfect with it's £50 top-up tarrif - until it pulled it

Cookie · 02-01-2005, 23:19

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Originally Posted by Redcoat

A couple of years ago I
felt Orange was perfect with it's £50 top-up tarrif - until it pulled it

I thought the £50 Orange top up tarrif was the best. It really annoyed me that orange just stopped it with little warning and didn't honour that which had already been paid! I had just bought a £50 topup and still had nearly £40 left on my phone and my call charges suddenly doubled! The half price calls if you got a £50 top up was really great especially the 5p a minute off peak with no high charge for the first 3 minutes.
As most of my calls are weekend and evening I have just changed to Vodaphone as their offpeak is only 5p a minute on all topup amounts.

nodnol · 03-01-2005, 13:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cookie

As most of my calls are weekend and evening I have just changed to Vodaphone as their offpeak is only 5p a minute on all topup amounts.

On my Voda payg original, it's only 2p min eves/weekends, free voicemail. But then I am paying through the nose at peak, which I hardly use now, and also having to pay for service credit aswell.

Donnalisa · 03-01-2005, 22:31

£10 per month & U get 300 Txts FOC!!!! Gotta B the cheapest by far!!!! I also have an Orange sim card 4 the days when I am too poor 2 credit my phone with £10 - £5 top ups are still available on Orange!!!

Donkey · 04-01-2005, 18:11

As has been said already, it all depends on when you use your phone and how much you use it.

Me and the missus are both on Orange PAYG choose your own offpeak. We both tend to make our calls during the daytime, but still only pay 10p a minute to do so.

Even better when we are both out together, as we then double the amount of off peak time between us.

Yes, it was a bit of a bummer when they pulled the £50 voucher incentive, but from our point of view it is still the cheapest, and it has been said that orange offers the best reception down this part of the country (southwest).

Best reception of all is from my work place, but then it would be with a great big orange transmitter on the roof.

sean2003 · 04-01-2005, 18:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donkey

As has been said already, it all depends on when you use your phone and how much you use it.

Me and the missus are both on Orange PAYG choose your own offpeak. We both tend to make our calls during the daytime, but still only pay 10p a minute to do so.

Even better when we are both out together, as we then double the amount of off peak time between us.

Yes, it was a bit of a bummer when they pulled the £50 voucher incentive, but from our point of view it is still the cheapest, and it has been said that orange offers the best reception down this part of the country (southwest).

Best reception of all is from my work place, but then it would be with a great big orange transmitter on the roof.

They give you £55 credit if you top up £50

Steven L Hunter · 04-01-2005, 18:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donkey

Best reception of all is from my work place, but then it would be with a great big orange transmitter on the roof.

Is it actually painted orange?

poppasmurf · 04-01-2005, 18:31

Surely there is no such thing as a 'cheap' pay as you go mobile tariff, just as there is no such thing as a 'cheap' mobile tariff. You must mean the least expensive. All their calls are horrendously expensive compared with my home phone charge of 5p for an hour via BT after 6pm and at weekends. And why do kids these days use text messages? My teenage daughter has just sent a text message (cost 12p) asking to be picked up at 7pm and expects me to text her back (another 12p) to say yes. Nuts to that, she can ring me and nuts to paying expensive call charges.

sean2003 · 04-01-2005, 18:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppasmurf

Surely there is no such thing as a 'cheap' pay as you go mobile tariff, just as there is no such thing as a 'cheap' mobile tariff. You must mean the least expensive. All their calls are horrendously expensive compared with my home phone charge of 5p for an hour via BT after 6pm and at weekends. And why do kids these days use text messages? My teenage daughter has just sent a text message (cost 12p) asking to be picked up at 7pm and expects me to text her back (another 12p) to say yes. Nuts to that, she can ring me and nuts to paying expensive call charges.

You should not be paying 12p!

There only 5p on www.freshmobile.co.uk

Steven L Hunter · 04-01-2005, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean2003

You should not be paying 12p!

There only 5p on www.freshmobile.co.uk

I cannot get Fresh Mobile as they don't accept Visa Electron otherwise i would.

poppasmurf · 04-01-2005, 18:45

That's just it! I'm not paying anything as I refuse to use text. My nutty daughter can use her phone and ring me.

Steven L Hunter · 04-01-2005, 18:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by poppasmurf

That's just it! I'm not paying anything as I refuse to use text. My nutty daughter can use her phone and ring me.

What's wrong with texting?

sean2003 · 04-01-2005, 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenGray16

I cannot get Fresh Mobile as they don't accept Visa Electron otherwise i would.

You should change your bank

Donkey · 04-01-2005, 19:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenGray16

Is it actually painted orange?

No, but I think I will end up glowing orange, er I mean green from all the radiation the thing probably puts out

Donkey · 04-01-2005, 19:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean2003

They give you £55 credit if you top up £50

Yeah, I did notice that. Also automatic 10% extra if you pay regularly by direct debit. Still nowhere as good as the old offer though

Steven L Hunter · 04-01-2005, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donkey

Yeah, I did notice that. Also automatic 10% extra if you pay regularly by direct debit. Still nowhere as good as the old offer though

But virgin give you 10% back anyway so thats better.

Steven L Hunter · 04-01-2005, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean2003

You should change your bank

I don't want the hassle as its only CPW who don't accept.

sean2003 · 04-01-2005, 20:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenGray16

But virgin give you 10% back anyway so thats better.

Only if you sepend more than £30. On Orange DD you get it no matter how much you have spent

Steven L Hunter · 04-01-2005, 20:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by sean2003

Only if you sepend more than £30. On Orange DD you get it no matter how much you have spent

But you need to be 18 and I spend more than £30 on airtime anyway

02-01-2005, 01:41	#1
Steven L Hunter Guest Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,517	Cheapest Pay as you Go networks Leave your cheapest PAYG networks in order from the cheapest first. Mines would be: CHEAPEST 1.ThreePay 2.Fresh 3.Virgin Mobile 4.Orange 5.Tesco Mobile 6.T-Mobile 7.O2 8.vodafone EXPENSIVE What are yours?

03-01-2005, 22:31	#10
Donnalisa Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts: 20	O2 Online!!! £10 per month & U get 300 Txts FOC!!!! Gotta B the cheapest by far!!!! I also have an Orange sim card 4 the days when I am too poor 2 credit my phone with £10 - £5 top ups are still available on Orange!!!

02-01-2005, 11:27	#2
nodnol Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Posts: 636	Why on earth would you want 8 payg mobiles/sims? Surely that works out very expensive?

02-01-2005, 12:08	#3
Steven L Hunter Guest Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,517	Quote: Originally Posted by nodnol Why on earth would you want 8 payg mobiles/sims? Surely that works out very expensive? I was meaning what are the cheapest pay as you go networks in your opinion.

02-01-2005, 21:25	#4
lee18xx Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,794	The cheapest i've been on is Vodafone PAYT The most expensive i've been on is T-Mobile PAYT Simple as that...not had any other pre-pay networks - I was with vodafone for a very long time!

02-01-2005, 22:11	#5
mattworld Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 701	Cheapest First.... 1. O2 2. Virgin 3. Vodafone 4. T-Mobile

02-01-2005, 22:20	#6
nodnol Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Posts: 636	Quote: Originally Posted by StevenGray16 I was meaning what are the cheapest pay as you go networks in your opinion. [list=1][]3[]Vodafone payg original for a long long time![*]Orange...contract a while ago now.....[/list]

02-01-2005, 22:49	#7
Redcoat Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The wilds of West Tyrone Posts: 2,122	Really just depends who you call and what networks they are on and when you call them. Virgin would suit some people here, but not me - I know no-one on Virgin and T-Mobile reception around here is ropey at best. OTOH 80% of my contacts are on O2 so I'm on O2 PAYG Online and quite happy with it, although it isn't perfect. A couple of years ago Ifelt Orange was perfect with it's £50 top-up tarrif - until it pulled it

02-01-2005, 23:19	#8
Cookie Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 499	Quote: Originally Posted by Redcoat A couple of years ago I felt Orange was perfect with it's £50 top-up tarrif - until it pulled it I thought the £50 Orange top up tarrif was the best. It really annoyed me that orange just stopped it with little warning and didn't honour that which had already been paid! I had just bought a £50 topup and still had nearly £40 left on my phone and my call charges suddenly doubled! The half price calls if you got a £50 top up was really great especially the 5p a minute off peak with no high charge for the first 3 minutes. As most of my calls are weekend and evening I have just changed to Vodaphone as their offpeak is only 5p a minute on all topup amounts.

03-01-2005, 13:02	#9
nodnol Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: UK Posts: 636	Quote: Originally Posted by Cookie As most of my calls are weekend and evening I have just changed to Vodaphone as their offpeak is only 5p a minute on all topup amounts. On my Voda payg original, it's only 2p min eves/weekends, free voicemail. But then I am paying through the nose at peak, which I hardly use now, and also having to pay for service credit aswell.

04-01-2005, 18:11	#11
Donkey Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Plymouth Posts: 871	As has been said already, it all depends on when you use your phone and how much you use it. Me and the missus are both on Orange PAYG choose your own offpeak. We both tend to make our calls during the daytime, but still only pay 10p a minute to do so. Even better when we are both out together, as we then double the amount of off peak time between us. Yes, it was a bit of a bummer when they pulled the £50 voucher incentive, but from our point of view it is still the cheapest, and it has been said that orange offers the best reception down this part of the country (southwest). Best reception of all is from my work place, but then it would be with a great big orange transmitter on the roof.

04-01-2005, 18:13	#12
sean2003 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 2,618	Quote: Originally Posted by Donkey As has been said already, it all depends on when you use your phone and how much you use it. Me and the missus are both on Orange PAYG choose your own offpeak. We both tend to make our calls during the daytime, but still only pay 10p a minute to do so. Even better when we are both out together, as we then double the amount of off peak time between us. Yes, it was a bit of a bummer when they pulled the £50 voucher incentive, but from our point of view it is still the cheapest, and it has been said that orange offers the best reception down this part of the country (southwest). Best reception of all is from my work place, but then it would be with a great big orange transmitter on the roof. They give you £55 credit if you top up £50

04-01-2005, 18:16	#13
Steven L Hunter Guest Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,517	Quote: Originally Posted by Donkey Best reception of all is from my work place, but then it would be with a great big orange transmitter on the roof. Is it actually painted orange?

04-01-2005, 18:31	#14
poppasmurf Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arley, Worcs Posts: 1,334	Surely there is no such thing as a 'cheap' pay as you go mobile tariff, just as there is no such thing as a 'cheap' mobile tariff. You must mean the least expensive. All their calls are horrendously expensive compared with my home phone charge of 5p for an hour via BT after 6pm and at weekends. And why do kids these days use text messages? My teenage daughter has just sent a text message (cost 12p) asking to be picked up at 7pm and expects me to text her back (another 12p) to say yes. Nuts to that, she can ring me and nuts to paying expensive call charges.

04-01-2005, 18:33	#15
sean2003 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 2,618	Quote: Originally Posted by poppasmurf Surely there is no such thing as a 'cheap' pay as you go mobile tariff, just as there is no such thing as a 'cheap' mobile tariff. You must mean the least expensive. All their calls are horrendously expensive compared with my home phone charge of 5p for an hour via BT after 6pm and at weekends. And why do kids these days use text messages? My teenage daughter has just sent a text message (cost 12p) asking to be picked up at 7pm and expects me to text her back (another 12p) to say yes. Nuts to that, she can ring me and nuts to paying expensive call charges. You should not be paying 12p! There only 5p on www.freshmobile.co.uk

04-01-2005, 18:42	#16
Steven L Hunter Guest Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,517	Quote: Originally Posted by sean2003 You should not be paying 12p! There only 5p on www.freshmobile.co.uk I cannot get Fresh Mobile as they don't accept Visa Electron otherwise i would.

04-01-2005, 18:45	#17
poppasmurf Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Arley, Worcs Posts: 1,334	That's just it! I'm not paying anything as I refuse to use text. My nutty daughter can use her phone and ring me.

04-01-2005, 18:52	#18
Steven L Hunter Guest Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,517	Quote: Originally Posted by poppasmurf That's just it! I'm not paying anything as I refuse to use text. My nutty daughter can use her phone and ring me. What's wrong with texting?

04-01-2005, 19:30	#19
sean2003 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 2,618	Quote: Originally Posted by StevenGray16 I cannot get Fresh Mobile as they don't accept Visa Electron otherwise i would. You should change your bank

04-01-2005, 19:55	#20
Donkey Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Plymouth Posts: 871	Quote: Originally Posted by StevenGray16 Is it actually painted orange? No, but I think I will end up glowing orange, er I mean green from all the radiation the thing probably puts out

04-01-2005, 19:56	#21
Donkey Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Plymouth Posts: 871	Quote: Originally Posted by sean2003 They give you £55 credit if you top up £50 Yeah, I did notice that. Also automatic 10% extra if you pay regularly by direct debit. Still nowhere as good as the old offer though

04-01-2005, 20:21	#22
Steven L Hunter Guest Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,517	Quote: Originally Posted by Donkey Yeah, I did notice that. Also automatic 10% extra if you pay regularly by direct debit. Still nowhere as good as the old offer though But virgin give you 10% back anyway so thats better.

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04-01-2005, 20:24	#24
sean2003 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Reading Posts: 2,618	Quote: Originally Posted by StevenGray16 But virgin give you 10% back anyway so thats better. Only if you sepend more than £30. On Orange DD you get it no matter how much you have spent

04-01-2005, 20:43	#25
Steven L Hunter Guest Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 10,517	Quote: Originally Posted by sean2003 Only if you sepend more than £30. On Orange DD you get it no matter how much you have spent But you need to be 18 and I spend more than £30 on airtime anyway