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Old 31-10-2015, 07:55
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Hi, can anyone confirm if it's still possible to switch on Tesco Mobile from their standard Pay as you go tariff to their well hidden Pay as you go Lite tariff? If so, is it straightforward to do so?

Looking at Pete Forman's ever excellent PAYG Tariffs webpage (now at a new URL)...
https://payg-petef.rhcloud.com/
...it shows there are other better value PAYG tariffs, but I don't think any of the top contender's SIM cards (e.g. Delight Mobile, The People's Operator, Tello) are readily available on the high street - however picking up a SIM from a Tesco isn't a problem, and ideally I'm looking to get this set up for the person in question today.

Thanks for any help.
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Old 31-10-2015, 08:27
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Is that not an old tarriff this some customers may be on? Best way is to call them up and ask.
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Old 31-10-2015, 11:00
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8p calls is still a bit expensive, if you have a 3G or 4G phone Three PAYG is 3p a minute, assuming you get a good signal in your natural habit.

You can pick up 3 SIMS at the checkouts in Tesco (and they put the phone number in a window so you can find a 'good' number. ) Your existing number can PAC'd over, too.
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Old 31-10-2015, 11:22
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Is that not an old tarriff this some customers may be on? Best way is to call them up and ask.
Indeed existing customers who were using Tesco PAYG lite from the off and still are doing so.

But also I think you need to still be continuously using Tesco PAYG lite every single month as well. A break in using Tesco's PAYG even for 1 month I think triggers you having to use their standard PAYG package.
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Old 31-10-2015, 11:37
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Yep so you won't be able to get on this then.
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Old 31-10-2015, 11:41
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Hi, can anyone confirm if it's still possible to switch on Tesco Mobile from their standard Pay as you go tariff to their well hidden Pay as you go Lite tariff? If so, is it straightforward to do so?

Looking at Pete Forman's ever excellent PAYG Tariffs webpage (now at a new URL)...
https://payg-petef.rhcloud.com/
...it shows there are other better value PAYG tariffs, but I don't think any of the top contender's SIM cards (e.g. Delight Mobile, The People's Operator, Tello) are readily available on the high street - however picking up a SIM from a Tesco isn't a problem, and ideally I'm looking to get this set up for the person in question today.

Thanks for any help.
I don't think so for new customers.
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Old 31-10-2015, 15:20
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You can still get put on the lite tariff as I've just done this
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Old 31-10-2015, 17:14
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But also I think you need to still be continuously using Tesco PAYG lite every single month as well. A break in using Tesco's PAYG even for 1 month I think triggers you having to use their standard PAYG package.
This is not true from my experience, I have a couple of SIMs on PAYG Lite which I have given to my parents and they can sit idle for months without having the tariff changed or credit expiring.
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Old 01-11-2015, 19:38
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As above, you do not have to use the phone every month to continue on the tariff and never have done!

My mother, in her 80s, has been on the tariff for about 4 years and is still on her original top up credit.
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Old 01-11-2015, 23:45
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Is that not an old tarriff this some customers may be on? Best way is to call them up and ask.
Lite did go through a spell of being unavailable to new customers but it has been re-enabled for some time now.

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