best pay as you go sim?

guzzbuzz

Hi i would like to know what the best value pay as you go sim card is right now in terms of calls and texts please?

I think mainly i would be sending texts from the sim card, and not wanting to top it up every month, but will also be making calls from it aswell (to all other networks and landlines)

Somebody told me tesco have a deal that if you top up £20 they double it?

What are they like for reception etc though?

All advice would be welcome

Thanks

Stuart_W

You've got icardmobile -

Landlines 3p/min, Mobiles 6p/min, Texts 5p each

and then TalkMobile, TescoLite, FamilyMobile who offer

Mobiles/Landlines 8p/min, Texts 4p each

Both no-frills deals, top up as and when you need to. Credit stays there until used up, no monthly commitment (just make a call or text every 3 months)
Icardmobile will also include free voicemail if that matters, and free calls to other icardmobile sims for up to 10 mins. Talkmobile offers half price calls and texts to other talkmobile numbers.

In term of reception, Talkmobile and icardmobile uses Vodafone, TescoLite uses O2, FamilyMobile uses T-mobile with free roaming onto Orange . You can get most sim cards free before topping up, so get them all and find out if you don't know about signal quality locally to where you are.

guzzbuzz

Stuart_W wrote: »

You've got icardmobile -

Landlines 3p/min, Mobiles 6p/min, Texts 5p each

and then TalkMobile, TescoLite, FamilyMobile who offer

Mobiles/Landlines 8p/min, Texts 4p each

Both no-frills deals, top up as and when you need to. Credit stays there until used up, no monthly commitment (just make a call or text every 3 months)
Icardmobile will also include free voicemail if that matters, and free calls to other icardmobile sims for up to 10 mins. Talkmobile offers half price calls and texts to other talkmobile numbers.

In term of reception, Talkmobile and icardmobile uses Vodafone, TescoLite uses O2, FamilyMobile uses T-mobile with free roaming onto Orange . You can get most sim cards free before topping up, so get them all and find out if you don't know about signal quality locally to where you are.

Thanks mate

How would i top up these sims though? would i have to go into a tesco store or online for the tesco lite deals?

And how would i top up the icardmobile sim, would it only be available via they're website?

Arent sim cards like orange/vodaphone or o2 any good? (as i have them at home already)

Basically i will be running a business from these sim cards, but most of my customers will be phoning me. I might need to return the odd missed call via a text or maybe ringing them back (so im not expecting to do this very often to be honest)

I also have a contract sim with free minutes and texts which i can of course use when i need to. But obviously because it is a business, it would be more professional for me to phone them back from the same number they are using to contact me from.

Dont the big boys"orange, voda, o2" offer decent deals in tems of free texts? Or doe these free texts expire every month forcing me to top up every month? I definitely don't want to/need to top up them sim every month.

Thanks for your help

GRM

How many texts are you likely to send a month? If you send more than 125 then Giffgaff's £5 goodybag for unlimited texts could be better value. Or their £10 goodybag includes 250 minutes and unlimited data.

Stuart_W

guzzbuzz wrote: »

How would i top up these sims though?

You can top up icardmobile sims at any paypoint retailer . Pretty much everywhere. You get a top up voucher to add to the phone. Talkmobile and tescomobile are even wider - anywhere the green topup logo can be found, including most cashpoints and plenty of extra retailers, too, not just Paypoint.

guzzbuzz wrote: »

Arent sim cards like orange/vodaphone or o2 any good? (as i have them at home already)

The main networks want you to top up regularly - so put all their effort into top up rewards or time-limited bonuses such as loads of free data or unlimited texts when you top up £10 - but once the free/bonus period ends, the standard rates are a rip off - typically 25p a minute and 12p per text, so for very low use you get ripped off. I think the cheapest that the main networks can offer is Orange's Racoon tarrif, but this has recently increased, it is now 14p per minute and 14p per text. The income they receive from incoming calls is being reduced, so they don't want low users.

Hope that helps!

You could always consider a £1/month SIM only contract with 30 minutes and 30 texts from Vectone. Never used them myself co can't comment on quality of service.