How many texts do you get with £5 top-up with Orange PAYG?

Conrad3000

Hi all

Apparently you can get unlimited texts for topping up with £5; I actually can't believe how cheap that is.

Question is, would about 50 texts a day (for a month), be sufficient? - i.e. that wouldn't be regarded as excessive ?

And what is the maximum texts you can have for that fiver top-up ?


Thanks in advance

simax

It's a FAIR USE POLICY of 3,000 texts a month, or about 100 a day. Reason I post that bit in capitals is it is just that. A fair use policy. It's been known for 15,000+ texts a month to be sent with no issues.

jennyfive

I read that Orange's fair use on Unlimited texts is 3000 a month, which would equate to roughly 100 a day.

(by which point you'd have no thumbs left)

http://www1.orange.co.uk/service_plans/unlimited_bundles_terms.html

Conrad3000

Phew! - thanks, guys

BTW, are these texts to any network or just Orange-to-Orange ?

Jonno71

O2 do a 12,000 texts to any network for £5 per month (fair use policy)

Conrad3000

Jonno71 wrote: »

O2 do a 12,000 texts to any network for £5 per month (fair use policy)

Thanks for the info, Jonno. And do you have to be on a certain PAYG package to get that?

At the moment, if I top up by £10, I get unlimited texts to 02 numbers only; if I top up by £15, I get unlimited texts and calls (again, only to 02 numbers).

Will that change if I have to go on to another package to get those free texts to any network ?

Stuart_W

Conrad3000 wrote: »

Hi all

Apparently you can get unlimited texts for topping up with £5;

You get unlimited texts by PAYING £5 from your balance, not by topping up £5. It is an important difference. New customers need to be on Dolphin or Monkey.

On Dolphin, topping up £30 gets you unlimited texts for that month, you can then use that £30 for the subsequent 6 months to pay for unlimited texts at £5 per month. That means 7 months of unlimited texts for £4.29 per month if you pay upfront.

http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/plans/paygPlanList.jsp?selectedTariffName=Dolphin

Conrad3000

Stuart_W wrote: »

You get unlimited texts by PAYING £5 from your balance, not by topping up £5. It is an important difference. New customers need to be on Dolphin or Monkey.

On Dolphin, topping up £30 gets you unlimited texts for that month, you can then use that £30 for the subsequent 6 months to pay for unlimited texts at £5 per month. That means 7 months of unlimited texts for £4.29 per month if you pay upfront.

http://shop.orange.co.uk/mobile-phones/plans/paygPlanList.jsp?selectedTariffName=Dolphin

Ah, I see; much appreciated, Stuart

Jonno71

Conrad3000 wrote: »

Thanks for the info, Jonno. And do you have to be on a certain PAYG package to get that?

At the moment, if I top up by £10, I get unlimited texts to 02 numbers only; if I top up by £15, I get unlimited texts and calls (again, only to 02 numbers).

Will that change if I have to go on to another package to get those free texts to any network ?

It's been so long now since I went onto it, I think it's part of their simplicity package for PAYG.