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Best PAYG deal for a family - shared credit ?
We curently have 4 PAYG mobiles (all unlocked) on different networks (Virgin, Vodafone and Orange). I am looking for a PAYG deal whereby I can load credit onto a phone which is shared between the handsets. I have seen that http://www.familymobile.co.uk do a good system and their rates seem ok.
I looked at O2 and they have a bolt on for £7.50 a month for unlimited calls between the handsets but that is not really dishing out credit to each of the handsets.
I looked at the vodafone website but I couldn't see it on there. T-Mobile have a booster option which is the same.
I looked at O2 and they have a bolt on for £7.50 a month for unlimited calls between the handsets but that is not really dishing out credit to each of the handsets.
I looked at the vodafone website but I couldn't see it on there. T-Mobile have a booster option which is the same.
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Depends how you want to share the credit- I'm not aware of a single account that 4 phones can use tbh and as a family of 2 parents and 3 kids we have explored quite a few options!
At the moment we are on O2 family.
I have an O2 contract with too many minutes so I don't realy get the "benefit" of the free calls/txts but it means I have been able to reduce DH SIMplicity from £15/month to £10 (as his calls within th family group are included) DD2 only calls within the family so is "free" . THe big kids have £10 credit every 2nd or 3rd month- the 1st month ethey get 300 txt free and then they work on the credit for txting mates etc.
Before this the kids had virgin bundles at a minimum of £7.50/month each, so we are quids in.
DD2 was on P+G virgin and they changed their rates so her 2 second calls of "mum I'm at school" etc were being charged at 20p each (as they increased the rate for 1st so many mins a day to allow you to "talk free" after that but DD2 never made more than 2 calls a day!).
O2 family is working well for us at the moment, but I'm monitoring it!0 -
I also have O2 family for 5 of us. Myself and 3 children have £10 pay as you go for unlimited texts for a month ( new text and web tariff) . The £10 credit then lasts about another month. Dh has £10 simplicity as he likes to call rather than text. We all use his minutes if he is there and we need to make a call.
The family bolt on is £7.50 so makes our credit go a bit further . I also keep looking to see if there is a better deal out there, but this is the one that suits me at the moment.0 -
I looked at the vodafone website but I couldn't see it on there.
All Voda offer is Vodafone Family :
http://online.vodafone.co.uk/dispatch/Portal/appmanager/vodafone/wrp?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=template10&pageID=PPP_00370
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