Phoning one mobile - advice please on cheapest option

Platypus_2

Hi,

I would like to call one vodaphone mobile number for up to an hour most days off-peak (the person I'm calling can't get a landline where they live). I'm trying to work out the cheapest option for calling them either from my landline or by buying a mobile and just using it to call them (I already have a PAYG mobile which I rarely use on T-mobile).

Using Martin's cunning suggestions in his article, it looks like I can get 4p a minute off-peak from my landline, but having poked around a bit, it seems like the vodafone 'stop the clock' tariff or perhaps a new phone with 'free' minutes might be a good bet.

Any suggestions?

Natalie

redux

Welcome

It looks like you've already got the choices sized up, either 15p on Vodafone payg or inclusive minutes on a contract.

There is an Orange contract with 1000 off-peak all-network minutes that you can find on cashback deals, although it's rumoured that it will be phased out. Or you can also register for stop-the-clock on Vodafone contracts, which means you'd only use 3 minutes a day from your total.

If you go for payg, your phone would need probably unlocking from its network. If it's a Nokia, you can get help with this on a thread at the top of the board

5limJim

cant you go for vodafones Stop The Clock tarrif, talk for 1 hour, pay for just 3 minutes? seems a much cheaper option as the OP said they wanted to call off-peak.

There's always sim-card deals going on around the MSE, in fact I think I have a couple of brand new unused VDF sim cards if you would like one for nothing.. Drop me a PM if thats the way you want to go

redux

5limJim wrote:

cant you go for vodafones Stop The Clock tarrif, talk for 1 hour, pay for just 3 minutes? seems a much cheaper option as the OP said they wanted to call off-peak.

Cheaper than the 15p I mentioned - or the same thing?

Please read my post before arguing against it.

Platypus_2

Thanks for all your input. I bought the cheapest handset I could find on vodafone and have been using Stop the Clock which seems right for what I want it for.

Natalie

DonnyDave

You can register for 18185 and pay 5p/min plus 4p connection during weekdays from a BT landline to UK mobiles.

dave49

DonnyDave wrote:

You can register for 18185 and pay 5p/min plus 4p connection during weekdays from a BT landline to UK mobiles.

Er! Thats £3.04p per call per day!