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PAYG with no minimum spend

Ms_Chocaholic
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Hi
My OH is on a contract phone which he doesn't use often and we are thinking of transferring to PAYG - is it possible to get a PAYG tariff where there is no minimum spend per month, ie you buy your top up, use it and then buy some more.

He really does use it very little but accepts significantly more calls/texts than he makes.

Thanks

Ms Chocaholic xox
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  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    I think that majority of PAYG tariffs don't have minimum spend per month.

    Cheapest, Longest Expiry for a PAYG SIM?
  • Techhead_2
    Techhead_2 Posts: 1,769 Forumite
    As far as I know none of the providers have a minimum spend per month. (They will give you extras free if charge if you do top up more than a minimum - but you don't have to)

    What you may be getting confused with, is that there is a minimum activity level to keep the account active - but that just means a call/text in or out every six months or so.
  • Jon_01
    Jon_01 Posts: 5,931 Forumite
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    The only requirement is that you make one changeable call/text ect every 180 min and then your credit stays there. If you don't then the networks will cancel the number due to none use.
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    Jon_01 wrote: »
    The only requirement is that you make one changeable call/text ect every 180 min and then your credit stays there. If you don't then the networks will cancel the number due to none use.
    Every 180 minutes? Can I have a rest at night at least?
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