I'm Free!

19lottie82

Well, for the first time in 12 years I am no longer in an expensive and lengthy mobile phone contract!

Finished the minimum term of my iphone 4 deal with Orange @ £36 pcm (+ £12 insurance) and have just ported my number over to Virgin for their £12 a month, 30 day rolling contract sim, and it feels GREAT!

And in true MSE fashion, I am putting the difference in to overpaying my mortgage! J

adamc260

I moved from a £40 a month contract to a £5.50 sim only one as I like my phone Feels nice, you don't even notice £5.50 but £40 sure does make a dent!

chalkie99

I'm just toying with the idea of leaving Orange after over 15 years and going with the same Virgin offer. I think the only thing that worries me slightly is that they may end the offer and force prices up, considering it's only a 30 day rolling contract.

19lottie82

even if it does go up, I can't see it sky rocketting to the same level as Orange prices!

chalkie99

23n1th wrote: »

What's the details of the virgin offer, minutes, texts, data, etc?

Essential SIM Only £12
SIM card cost FREE
Your tariff gives you:
1200 minutes
Unlimited texts
1GB Mobile Web

Other options available at http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/paymonthlySimOnly.do

FiatFan_2

Nice move! The difference al soon build up in no time

The more I read on this section of the forum, the more I feel like doing the same instead of fixing back into another contract as i'd planned.

FiatFan_2

tesco use the O2 network and virgin use the t-mobile/orange network looking at the coverage details

Sneezy

I've got to say I love the freedom if being on sim only - I've just reduced my phone bill from £16 to £8.86 by locking into tmobile for 12 months (600 mins, 500 texts and unlimited Internet)

Enjoy OP

Guys_Dad

19lottie82 wrote: »

Well, for the first time in 12 years I am no longer in an expensive and lengthy mobile phone contract!

Finished the minimum term of my iphone 4 deal with Orange @ £36 pcm (+ £12 insurance) and have just ported my number over to Virgin for their £12 a month, 30 day rolling contract sim, and it feels GREAT!

And in true MSE fashion, I am putting the difference in to overpaying my mortgage! J

If you can afford it, put the monthly saving on deposit. Ignoring the Insurance - and see if you can find a cheaper one there too - you will have £288 after a year (plus interest) and nearly £600 after 2 years. Good replacement phone or holiday fund.