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felinefancy
felinefancy Posts: 108 Forumite
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Hello,

I'm currently spending about £10 a week on Orange PAYG - is there anything cheaper - I send about 6 texts a day, about 15 mins on phone a day (if that), and wonder if it's worth going on a contract.

Thanks

FF

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  • fiish
    fiish Posts: 819 Forumite
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    15 minutes a day translates to over 400 minutes a month; you would definitely save money by taking up a contract. You're currently spending at least £40 a month if I'm calculating correctly, and if you took up a high minutes plan like Flext or O2 Online 500 you would have more than enough inclusive minutes for your needs. I think FlexT would suit you better since you're also sending almost 200 texts a month.

    Find a good cashback deal (or sometimes the networks have half price line rentals deals direct from their shops - this is hassle-free) and you'll probably save even more.
  • jnm21
    jnm21 Posts: 872 Forumite
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    You may be able to make on a 12 month 3 contract - your figures work out at 180 texts per month & 450 minutes, so a VTT1100 contract with 400 texts & 600 minutes from coolnewmobile should be free for the year (if you claim correctly, they don't squirm out of paying & last a year) with £30+ cash back (topcashback.co.uk or quidco). If you don't want to risk CNM, look at the CPW pricematch thread & give that a bash.

    HTH
    Certain OTT members have caused me to add this disclaimer: all advice given is free of charge & as such should be taken to be IIRC (as I don't spend hours researching all answers :eek: )!
  • Hi felinefancy

    If you are paying £40 a month (variable), then Utility Warehouse do an £8 a month and 8p a minute (minimum call charge 5.9p), no minimum contract deal and you only pay for what you use.

    Better value than Orange PAYG if your call rates are 15p minimum and you use more than 115 minutes a month (less than 4 minutes a day) and better value if your texts are 10p each.

    All the best

    Mike
    Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught - Sir Winston Churchill
  • felinefancy
    felinefancy Posts: 108 Forumite
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    Thank you for all the replies. I am somewhat of a newbie mobile user but very aware that i'm using my phone frequently and obviously not getting the best deal. What is Flext? Is there a website for it - see, said I was a newbie!!!

    Thanks for all the help - didn't realise mobiles were such a minefield!

    Felinefancy.
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