Batter down your mobile contract cost

sockospice

Pleaded poverty with vodafone (told them I was going to be a student again), got 100 x-net mins and 100 texts for £9/month, well chuffed.

chalky607

Is it possible to buy a mobile, get a tel#, and then just keep it for emergencies only, without incurring a monthly liability/fixed expense?
TIA
john

danjaq2004

chalky607 wrote:

Is it possible to buy a mobile, get a tel#, and then just keep it for emergencies only, without incurring a monthly liability/fixed expense?
TIA
john

...have you considered a voucher phone (i.e pay as you go)?

chalky607

Well yes, but I understood you had to buy top-ups whether you used them or not come the month end?
I really only want the facility for emergencies only. Hospitalization etc.
Thanks for your reply.
john.

danmonkey

Chalky,

Try Virgin mobile. Last I heard there was no expiry date on the vouchers and you only had to make a call once every six months to keep the phone online. I think this may be the best you'll get.

As for me I got a whopping 500 cross-net minutes, 120 texts and a new motorola v3 black for 25 quid a month from orange. Admittedly my monthly spend was around 100 quid for the past 3 months when on a 200 minutes a month tarriff but its worked out nicely now! :T

danjaq2004

danmonkey wrote:

Chalky,

Try Virgin mobile. Last I heard there was no expiry date on the vouchers and you only had to make a call once every six months to keep the phone online. I think this may be the best you'll get.

As for me I got a whopping 500 cross-net minutes, 120 texts and a new motorola v3 black for 25 quid a month from orange. Admittedly my monthly spend was around 100 quid for the past 3 months when on a 200 minutes a month tarriff but its worked out nicely now! :T

That's a great deal...especially from Virgin. O2 are offering me the same deal as yours (expect 50 fewer SMS) for £15 and same phone for free. Also had a letter offering £50 credit on rental if I upgrade before 31st July.....or £150 if I take no handset. What more could I ask for?!

Kay

I've just contacted O2 as my contract phone through work will have to go back soon due to redundancy - but I wanted to keep the number so asked them about it - they said that I should shop around, get back to them with the best deal I could find and they'd match it, along with a new phone of my choice - I currently have a 400min x-network for £45 - does anyone know of a similar amount of talk time for a lot less?

I've to get back to them through their 'Retention' Department - sounds painful!

03022242

chalky607 wrote:

Is it possible to buy a mobile, get a tel#, and then just keep it for emergencies only, without incurring a monthly liability/fixed expense?
TIA
john

maybe..i remember seeing a little known plan on VF intranet when working for them, i think you can only dial 999, and there is no line rental although there may have been a small connection fee

drahcir_2

i think any mobile can dial 999 even without a sim in it

knuckledragger

...or 112...