Orange Pay As You Go - Cheapest of all networks?

[]tter\/\/ard · 22-05-2007, 22:39

I'm just looking on the Orange website and see that they have a tariff for PAYG called speakeasy.

Calls are 15p per minute to any network no matter what time of day, texts are 10p and you get 300 free for topping up £10 a month.

O2's equal tariff of 300 texts has call charges of 25p for the first 3 minutes, and 40 per min cross network!

UMRO · 22-05-2007, 23:05

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Originally Posted by []tter\/\/ard

I'm just looking on the Orange website and see that they have a tariff for PAYG called speakeasy.

Calls are 15p per minute to any network no matter what time of day, texts are 10p and you get 300 free for topping up £10 a month.

O2's equal tariff of 300 texts has call charges of 25p for the first 3 minutes, and 40 per min cross network!

does existing customers get the 15p anytime promotion also??

[]tter\/\/ard · 22-05-2007, 23:35

I think it's for new customers only but they are giving away free SIM cards at www.orange.co.uk so you could get a new one with a new number

23-05-2007, 02:27

Not really. T-Mobile is much better if you order a free SIM off their website. 12p a minute to anyone at anytime, 20% back on top ups every month and free unlimited evening and weekend texts if you top up by £10 or more a month.

http://www.t-mobilesimgiveaway.co.uk...=ON_QM_A_BuyAT

raymogy · 23-05-2007, 02:59

15p a minute is expensive, i have ornage and is only 10p a minute. and virgin is only 5 p a minute

23-05-2007, 08:06

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Originally Posted by raymogy

15p a minute is expensive, i have ornage and is only 10p a minute. and virgin is only 5 p a minute

That's same network calls though isn't it? The 15p on Orange and 12p on T-Mobile is to any network.

Hooloovoo · 23-05-2007, 09:09

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Originally Posted by UMRO

does existing customers get the 15p anytime promotion also??

Yes. Just dial 450 and follow the instructions for changing to the Speak Easy tariff. I did it the other day and it works fine.

One word of caution - make sure you top up AFTER you've changed your tariff. When you change, you'll lose any bonus-topup entitlement for whatever you've put on so far this month. So change the tariff in the evening, and the next morning you'll get an SMS saying your bonus-topup has been setup and giving you the date that you need to top-up by to get the bonus. Only top-up after you get that SMS.

I think 15p per minute anytime anynetwork is pretty good. Also with the £1 per day unlimited GPRS, I think Orange are the best all-round provider for PAYG. T-Mobile may be slightly cheaper but Orange have better coverage so the few pence extra is worth it.

Having said that - I'll be changing from Orange PAYG to a T-Mobile contract soon because I want to get an HTC TyTN and T-Mobile are easily the cheapest. Orange charge a fortune for the M3100 which is essentially the same phone as the Vario II.

DXRulz · 23-05-2007, 09:21

Well i have used both Orange & T-Mobile and although their crossnet charges are very cheap, that didnt help me at all because most of the people i know are on O2 and it was all adding up.

[]tter\/\/ard · 23-05-2007, 10:31

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Originally Posted by DXRulz

Well i have used both Orange & T-Mobile and although their crossnet charges are very cheap, that didnt help me at all because most of the people i know are on O2 and it was all adding up.

But... with O2 you pay 25p a minute to other O2 mobiles.

With Orange, you pay 15p a minute to O2 mobiles...

DXRulz · 23-05-2007, 16:42

Yes but im not keen on Orange

on the air · 23-05-2007, 17:53

With Orange offering x net calls for 15p, tmobile 12p, and vodafone 10p off peak (30p up too an hour with stop the clock) surely o2 must look at refreshing their very poor PAYG tariff.

[]tter\/\/ard · 23-05-2007, 18:22

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Originally Posted by on the air

With Orange offering x net calls for 15p, tmobile 12p, and vodafone 10p off peak (30p up too an hour with stop the clock) surely o2 must look at refreshing their very poor PAYG tariff.

I wish they would. They haven't changed their PAYG tariffs since 2003.

DXRulz · 23-05-2007, 18:40

I do however have my reasons on not liking Orange much

eddie2004 · 24-05-2007, 13:49

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Originally Posted by DXRulz

Well i have used both Orange & T-Mobile and although their crossnet charges are very cheap, that didnt help me at all because most of the people i know are on O2 and it was all adding up.

That don't make sense! If Xnet calls on Orange/T-mobile are cheap, how does that make calls to O2 add up?

DXRulz · 24-05-2007, 17:14

easy because if you get an O2 online payg sim and set it up with the free voice mins instead of free texts, those free mins are to O2 customers only so as long as i stay within the mins, it wont add up because its free

eddie2004 · 24-05-2007, 18:35

Cheers, i understand now.

22-05-2007, 22:39	#1
[]tter\/\/ard Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,422	Orange Pay As You Go - Cheapest of all networks? I'm just looking on the Orange website and see that they have a tariff for PAYG called speakeasy. Calls are 15p per minute to any network no matter what time of day, texts are 10p and you get 300 free for topping up £10 a month. O2's equal tariff of 300 texts has call charges of 25p for the first 3 minutes, and 40 per min cross network!
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22-05-2007, 23:35	#3
[]tter\/\/ard Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,422	I think it's for new customers only but they are giving away free SIM cards at www.orange.co.uk so you could get a new one with a new number
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23-05-2007, 10:31	#9
[]tter\/\/ard Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,422	Quote: Originally Posted by DXRulz Well i have used both Orange & T-Mobile and although their crossnet charges are very cheap, that didnt help me at all because most of the people i know are on O2 and it was all adding up. But... with O2 you pay 25p a minute to other O2 mobiles. With Orange, you pay 15p a minute to O2 mobiles...
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23-05-2007, 18:22	#12
[]tter\/\/ard Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,422	Quote: Originally Posted by on the air With Orange offering x net calls for 15p, tmobile 12p, and vodafone 10p off peak (30p up too an hour with stop the clock) surely o2 must look at refreshing their very poor PAYG tariff. I wish they would. They haven't changed their PAYG tariffs since 2003.
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22-05-2007, 23:05	#2
UMRO Forum Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,806	Quote: Originally Posted by []tter\/\/ard I'm just looking on the Orange website and see that they have a tariff for PAYG called speakeasy. Calls are 15p per minute to any network no matter what time of day, texts are 10p and you get 300 free for topping up £10 a month. O2's equal tariff of 300 texts has call charges of 25p for the first 3 minutes, and 40 per min cross network! does existing customers get the 15p anytime promotion also??

23-05-2007, 02:27	#4
RYPW Posts: n/a	Not really. T-Mobile is much better if you order a free SIM off their website. 12p a minute to anyone at anytime, 20% back on top ups every month and free unlimited evening and weekend texts if you top up by £10 or more a month. http://www.t-mobilesimgiveaway.co.uk...=ON_QM_A_BuyAT

23-05-2007, 02:59	#5
raymogy Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grimsby, N.E.Lincs Posts: 3,949	15p a minute is expensive, i have ornage and is only 10p a minute. and virgin is only 5 p a minute

23-05-2007, 08:06	#6
RYPW Posts: n/a	Quote: Originally Posted by raymogy 15p a minute is expensive, i have ornage and is only 10p a minute. and virgin is only 5 p a minute That's same network calls though isn't it? The 15p on Orange and 12p on T-Mobile is to any network.

23-05-2007, 09:09	#7
Hooloovoo Inactive Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2,546	Quote: Originally Posted by UMRO does existing customers get the 15p anytime promotion also?? Yes. Just dial 450 and follow the instructions for changing to the Speak Easy tariff. I did it the other day and it works fine. One word of caution - make sure you top up AFTER you've changed your tariff. When you change, you'll lose any bonus-topup entitlement for whatever you've put on so far this month. So change the tariff in the evening, and the next morning you'll get an SMS saying your bonus-topup has been setup and giving you the date that you need to top-up by to get the bonus. Only top-up after you get that SMS. I think 15p per minute anytime anynetwork is pretty good. Also with the £1 per day unlimited GPRS, I think Orange are the best all-round provider for PAYG. T-Mobile may be slightly cheaper but Orange have better coverage so the few pence extra is worth it. Having said that - I'll be changing from Orange PAYG to a T-Mobile contract soon because I want to get an HTC TyTN and T-Mobile are easily the cheapest. Orange charge a fortune for the M3100 which is essentially the same phone as the Vario II.

23-05-2007, 09:21	#8
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	Well i have used both Orange & T-Mobile and although their crossnet charges are very cheap, that didnt help me at all because most of the people i know are on O2 and it was all adding up.

23-05-2007, 16:42	#10
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	Yes but im not keen on Orange

23-05-2007, 17:53	#11
on the air Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,028	With Orange offering x net calls for 15p, tmobile 12p, and vodafone 10p off peak (30p up too an hour with stop the clock) surely o2 must look at refreshing their very poor PAYG tariff.

23-05-2007, 18:40	#13
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	I do however have my reasons on not liking Orange much

24-05-2007, 13:49	#14
eddie2004 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,997	Quote: Originally Posted by DXRulz Well i have used both Orange & T-Mobile and although their crossnet charges are very cheap, that didnt help me at all because most of the people i know are on O2 and it was all adding up. That don't make sense! If Xnet calls on Orange/T-mobile are cheap, how does that make calls to O2 add up?

24-05-2007, 17:14	#15
DXRulz Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oswestry, Shropshire Posts: 4,196	easy because if you get an O2 online payg sim and set it up with the free voice mins instead of free texts, those free mins are to O2 customers only so as long as i stay within the mins, it wont add up because its free

24-05-2007, 18:35	#16
eddie2004 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,997	Cheers, i understand now.

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