Worth moving to PAYG because of low usage?

Tiglath

I'm currently with Vodafone, paying £25.55/month including VAT. My plan includes 500 minutes of calls, unlimited texts and 500MB data calls. I've just averaged my usage over the past 5 months and per month it comes to 3 brief calls of 30 seconds each to UK landlines, 3 texts and 28MB data. Is it worth me coming off contract and moving to PAYG? I'd actually be dropping the data as I have no real need to check Facebook on my phone, I don't get emails on it, and only really use it to exchange the odd text or call work if the train is late. Not interested in upgrading phones or anything like that. Going by Vodafone's PAYG charges, it seems I'd spend £4-5 per month so it seems like a no-brainer, but I just want to check I'm not being stupid and misunderstanding anything.

grumbler

Tiglath wrote: »

I'm currently with Vodafone, paying £25.55/month including VAT. My plan includes 500 minutes of calls, unlimited texts and 500MB data calls. I've just averaged my usage over the past 5 months and per month it comes to 3 brief calls of 30 seconds each to UK landlines, 3 texts and 28MB data. Is it worth me coming off contract and moving to PAYG? I'd actually be dropping the data as I have no real need to check Facebook on my phone, I don't get emails on it, and only really use it to exchange the odd text or call work if the train is late. Not interested in upgrading phones or anything like that. Going by Vodafone's PAYG charges, it seems I'd spend £4-5 per month so it seems like a no-brainer, but I just want to check I'm not being stupid and misunderstanding anything.

Is it a rhetoric question? Any person with a bit of common sense will tell you that paying £25.50 for 2 minutes and 3 text is far-far too much. If you are out of your minimum term it is beyond me why you have not switched yet.

It's worth saying that there are much better options for PAYG than Vodafone, but for 2 minutes and 3 texts it will not make any noticeable difference. Also 100m+100t+300Mb p.m. are available for free on Ovivo (that, BTW, use Vodafone signal).

Tiglath

No it was a serious question I'm not sure if I'm out of my contract or not; Vodafone's page says I can change my call plan, but I wouldn't be allowed to upgrade my phone until May next year, so I'm not sure if that means I'm tied into a contract (have a feeling I may have signed up for 24 months in May 2011) or whether the upgrade is independent. A bit technologically challenged here

Kite2010

If you can get out of the contract (outside the min term), then cancel ASAP.

mum2one

I would def say pay and go, for that small useage, go onto pay and go, I am on the 02 extra package and for £10 month I get 500 text, 100mb, 75mins calls, and after 3 mths that gets doubled, - but if your not bothered about the net side and just need the phone for emergency use then grab a pay and go and just top up as and when xx

Kite2010

Grab a PAYG and go for someone like Asda Mobile.

Ypaymore

Have a look at https://www.ovivomobile.com should be ideal for your sort of use and very cheap to run. Will fit your phone as it runs over Vodafone and will cost you just £10 to set up at that's it, and you get to keep the £10 quid.

Tiglath

I just used Billmonitor and I'm locked into my contract till the end of May but I'll move to PAYG then. Thanks guys

Daz2009

Another vote for Ovivo,perfect for your needs and will cost you a big fat zero per month if you stay within usage

Gambler

I use very little mins and texts but quite a lot of data as I listen to the radio when running etc so probably need 1GB. Ovivio good for me?

grumbler

Ovivo give you just 300Mb free.
You can start getting 500 free after [STRIKE]2x£10[/STRIKE] 6x£10 topups, [STRIKE]but the remaining 500Mb will still cost you 20p*500=£100 [/STRIKE]extra 300Mb bundle costs £5, 1Gb - £10.