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Sim Only?PAUG?

Petstalk
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I am trying to get my mum on phone.

I am with orange so was looking at orange.

Have a phone could use.

Doesn't want to not spend much. What is the best options for best value for money. Use talk more.

Sim only/PAUG.

Any help very much appreciated.

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  • grumbler
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    Petstalk wrote: »
    I am with orange so was looking at orange.

    Have a phone could use.

    Doesn't want to not spend much. What is the best options for best value for money. Use talk more.

    Sim only/PAUG.
    Generally, it's impossible to say without knowing how much and where she calls.
    However if it is mainly Orange and just a few numbers, it is worth considering any PAYG and using Magic Numbers

    I think the cheapest calls to other numbers are on 'Racon', but on 'Canary' you get some 100 free minutes for £10 top up.
  • Petstalk
    Petstalk Posts: 203 Forumite
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    Thanks wants to use it as a main phone, so as much UK mins ect as possible x x
  • grumbler
    grumbler Posts: 58,629 Forumite
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    I don't think that Orange is the best network for 'as much as possible'.
    Unlimited calls to landlines cost £6 at chitter-chatter (t-mobile).
    Unlimited to mobiles? Well, if you wish:
    if you're willing to pay around £50 per month, then the Vodafone One Net Express Sim only contract offers unlimited calls to UK mobiles/landlines as well as unlimited calls to 0844/0870/0845/0871 numbers. Probably good value for money if you're a very heavy user. Its normally available only to business users direct from Vodafone but there are some resellers who sell to non business customers at a slightly cheaper price:
    http://www.inclusivecalls.com/vodaonenet.html
    RosieBee wrote: »
    http://www.o2.co.uk/tariffs/simplicity

    £46 for unlimited calls (includes unlimited texts) on a rolling one month contract

    Hope this helps :)
  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    Have a look at Quidco's cashback payments for the various networks' SIM-only deals.

    I got a SIM with 300 mins/mo for £5/mo on a 12-month contract, but there are lots of other tariffs/packages. The cashback amounts change quite frequently, so if you get a fair bit less than a 50% discount it might be worth waiting a few days to see if a better deal comes along...
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