Best Sim Only Deals (MEGATHREAD)

diamonds

grumbler wrote: »

Not bad, but for the same price you can get Unltd+Unltd+2Gb with Virgin mobile and on a 30-days' contract, not 12-24 months. The same EE signal IIRC (not sure about 4G).

Correct on 3G on Virgin, unless V mobile Business customer who get 4G at a inflated price no doubt.

AliceBanned

Hello
I am just about to switch after two years' with EE Galaxy S4. I want to try a new provider and saw this:


http://www.moneysupermarket.com/mobile-phones/deal/?id=88452611623


Just got PAC code from EE today. I suppose I should wait a couple of weeks as I am still paying EE but this looks like a great deal to me. Any advice on 02 would be appreciated eg signal strength etc. I was happy with EE but it was expensive as I bought the handset. Handset now a bit ropey but is working so am sticking with it - battery life a bit rubbish. I am determined to save by doing SIM only for a while..

grumbler

AliceBanned wrote: »

... Any advice on 02 would be appreciated eg signal strength....

It makes no sense to ask strangers in the internet about the strength that depends on location.
Either use online checkers, e.g. http://www.o2.co.uk/coveragechecker, and, if you need a more reliable information, ask neighbors/colleagues or order a free PAYG sim and check yourself.
Also, most likely you need to unlock you phone to use it on other network.

As a side note, it's years and - The word pedants' top 10

AliceBanned

grumbler wrote: »

It makes no sense to ask strangers in the internet about the strength that depends on location.
Either use online checkers, e.g. http://www.o2.co.uk/coveragechecker, and, if you need a more reliable information, ask neighbors/colleagues or order a free PAYG sim and check yourself.
Also, most likely you need to unlock you phone to use it on other network.

As a side note, it's years and - The word pedants' top 10

Thanks - I knew as soon as I had posted it - about the apostrophe.


Thanks re the online checkers.

Futuristic

Got upgraded from 250 mins, unlim texts & 1gb data for £5/mo with 30 day rolling contract to 600 Mins no increase on Virgin

roxy28

Futuristic wrote: »

Got upgraded from 250 mins, unlim texts & 1gb data for £5/mo with 30 day rolling contract to 600 Mins no increase on Virgin

Looking at those 30 day rolling contracts in the T&C it seems non virgin customers have to sign for 12 months on a sim only deal.

Pay Monthly SIM Only: 30-day minimum contract applies to Virgin Media cable & National customers, 12 month minimum contract for Non-Virgin Media customers.

fuzzgun19

Can Virgin tailor your sim only to what you want? Their prices on the website aren't that good.

spannerzone

grumbler wrote: »

It makes no sense to ask strangers in the internet about the strength that depends on location.
Either use online checkers, e.g. http://www.o2.co.uk/coveragechecker, and, if you need a more reliable information, ask neighbors/colleagues or order a free PAYG sim and check yourself.
Also, most likely you need to unlock you phone to use it on other network.

As a side note, it's years and - The word pedants' top 10

neighbours isn't it? :rotfl:

Atasas

Somebody should add tello SIM providers here
Tello
(uses "Hutchinson"- 3.co.uk network, 3G-4G service)

Buy top-up registering, get a SIM and enjoy, no strings/contracts usage!
add-ons:
https://tello.co.uk/buy/data_bundles
£7.50 3GB PCM
or 500 MB £2/month

Best Pay As You Go SIM
UK & Mobile 3p /min
SMS 3p /SMS
Data 1p /MB
International Pay As You Go
Rates from UK to
Spain 2p /min
Italy 2.1p /min
Germany 2.2p /min...
etc etc

I've ordered sim for 500MB data (£2.00), afterwards using PayPal, top up add ons- balance, not bundles
and rest as top-ups as per required
https://tello.co.uk/buy/pay_as_you_go

3GB for £7.50 using code
50% Discount for Data Plans with coupon: TELLO50

fuzzgun19

vacheron wrote: »

+1 for giving Virgin a call. Especially if you already have other services with them.

About 2 years ago they offered me a rolling monthly SIM only deal with 1200 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data for £5 because I was already a "good customer" due to my TV/Broadband/Phone package..

A couple of months ago they upped the price to £6 but increased my calls to unlimited too. Shows on my bill each month as a £23 tariff with a £17 loyalty discount.

Do Virgin Mobile not offer unlimited data anymore?

I just called to find out about a sim only and said I wanted unlimited data, the guy said they only do 4gb or 8gb.

He sounded as if he was in a foreign call centre.

They quoted 4gb/unlimited calls & texts for £15pm, and 8gb /unlimited calls & texts for £23p.

I'm not too bothered about calls/texts 500-1000pm would do, it's just data.
Next cheapest I found was Giffgaff @ £20pm for unlimited.