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Talk Mobile - £1 Per Month Sim Only Deal!!

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  • yebaws
    yebaws Posts: 277 Forumite
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    edited 16 August 2011 at 1:30PM
    Some more info that might be useful

    I spoke to CPW and found out the following tariff info for picture messaging, internet and international roaming on the £1 per month contract (nothing is shown on the website, so I wasn't sure if it was possible):

    Picture messaging: 25p per message
    Internet: £26p per day for up to 25 mb then 10p per mb (apparently there is a bolt on you can get if you use it a lot)
    International roaming: rates as per their website for other talkmobile contract deals

    For me this £1 per month contract works out well as I don't use my phone much, need vodafone network and don't want to have the bother of getting disconnected and losing my number if I don't use my phone for a couple of months, but if you're likely to go over your monthly allowance by much you will get hammered and will be better on PAYG or a more expensive contract....
  • adindas
    adindas Posts: 6,856 Forumite
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    Ho guys
    I understand this is one of the best deal for calling and sms if you avoid running over the alloted minutes of 25.

    As I am using more than more than 25 minutes a month, I will be using this phone for non-essentail phone call and I will be maintaining my PAYG for essentail and if I am running out of minutes.

    With PAYG you could always check your credit but what about the contract,

    Is there any way to know this before you are making the next phone call or making stop trailing or the like? Do you think, it could work ?

    Thank you for your time ...

    ADINDAS
  • lolly5648
    lolly5648 Posts: 2,257 Forumite
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    Does everyone get the Taste Card included as it would be worth my while to get a sim for a couple of months to get a Taste card for a year as mine runs out in September.
  • busybee100
    busybee100 Posts: 1,554 Forumite
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    lolly5648 wrote: »
    Does everyone get the Taste Card included as it would be worth my while to get a sim for a couple of months to get a Taste card for a year as mine runs out in September.

    I received a Tastecard with the sim card ordered online and through Topcashback but not instore.
  • busybee100
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    edited 15 August 2011 at 12:21PM
    adindas wrote: »
    Ho guys
    I understand this is one of the best deal for calling and sms if you avoid running over the alloted minutes of 25.

    As I am using more than more than 25 minutes a month, I will be using this phone for non-essentail phone call and I will be maintaining my PAYG for essentail and if I am running out of minutes.

    With PAYG you could always check your credit but what about the contract,

    Is there any way to know this before you are making the next phone call or making stop trailing or the like? Do you think, it could work ?


    Thank you for your time ...

    ADINDAS

    I'm resetting the counters for calls and messages on the 15th of each month. I will then be able to tell how close each of us are getting to the limit.

    And they have a free customer service number you can ring and ask.
  • kalsha
    kalsha Posts: 1,137 Forumite
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    lolly5648 wrote: »
    Does everyone get the Taste Card included as it would be worth my while to get a sim for a couple of months to get a Taste card for a year as mine runs out in September.

    Mine has just been delivered via courier. It has the Taste Card enclosed.
  • kalsha
    kalsha Posts: 1,137 Forumite
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    busybee100 wrote: »
    I'm resetting the counters for calls and messages on the 15th of each month. I will then be able to tell how close each of us are getting to the limit.

    And they have a free customer service number you can ring and ask.

    How do you reset the counters for calls and texts? Mine has just been delivered and I haven't set it up yet. Do you know if we will get a monthly statement? Thanks for any info.
  • adindas
    adindas Posts: 6,856 Forumite
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    I just got mine today. I just went to one of their shop.
    It is straight foraward process and I was leving the shop in just about 15 min with their SIM Card
  • adindas
    adindas Posts: 6,856 Forumite
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    Does it depend on your Mobile Phone Types.
    For this Talk Mobile SIM only contract, I just got a new unlock phone fro £10.00, very simle model as I only use it to make a non-essential call. My main mobile phone still with my old SIM Card.

    I also want to know how to reset the counter call. If people could elaborate how to reset the counter, it will be great.
    kalsha wrote: »
    How do you reset the counters for calls and texts? Mine has just been delivered and I haven't set it up yet. Do you know if we will get a monthly statement? Thanks for any info.
  • busybee100
    busybee100 Posts: 1,554 Forumite
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    kalsha wrote: »
    How do you reset the counters for calls and texts? Mine has just been delivered and I haven't set it up yet. Do you know if we will get a monthly statement? Thanks for any info.

    Each of our phones are different. I had to hunt around. Try messages log and calls log.
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