O2 SIM for ad-hoc use?

prowla

Can you get an O2 SIM which you can just top up on an ad-hoc basis rather than having to pay a set amount each month?

I looked on their site and everything seems to be some sort of a bundle, starting at £10/month.

d123

prowla wrote: »

Can you get an O2 SIM which you can just top up on an ad-hoc basis rather than having to pay a set amount each month?

I looked on their site and everything seems to be some sort of a bundle, starting at £10/month.

You should probably consider a Giffgaff sim, it's a sub-brand of O2 (also belonging to Telefonica UK) with cheap minute and text rates (as well as free calls to 0800). They charge 10p per minute and 6p per text.

https://www.giffgaff.com

NiftyDigits

prowla wrote: »

Can you get an O2 SIM which you can just top up on an ad-hoc basis rather than having to pay a set amount each month?

I looked on their site and everything seems to be some sort of a bundle, starting at £10/month.

When the SIM arrives, you can call 2202 in order to select a Tariff. Both Big Talker and International SIM are suitable for purpose.

International Sim

Benefits

Top up £10 to get 3000 O2 texts, plus 50MB UK data. Top up £15+ to get 3000 O2 texts and 3000 O2 minutes, plus 100MB UK data. Includes discounted international calls from the UK starting at 1p/min.

Big Talker

Benefits

Top up £10 to get 3000 O2 texts, plus 50MB UK data. Top up £15+ to get 3000 O2 texts and 3000 O2 minutes, plus 100MB UK data.

Neither affect your topped up credit.

Though as aforementioned , GiffGaff may be better value. Especially as you can order one that give you £5 extra credit on your first topup.

grumbler

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Though as aforementioned , GiffGaff may be better value.

Why giffgaff, not Tesco Lite, that with 8p/min is better for occasional use without bundles?

NiftyDigits

grumbler wrote: »

Why giffgaff, not Tesco Lite, that with 8p/min is better for occasional use without bundles?

Free 0800/0500/0808 calls, Free Giff Gaff to GiffGall calls, extra £5 of credit on top up which make the calls cheaper than Tesco Lite anyway...

prowla

Thanks for the comments - it's really for the O2 moments as much as being to make calls.

grumbler

Without buying a bundle you just pay O2's 'standard rates' 25-35p/min depending on the tariff. You can top up whenever you want and just make/send a chargeable call/text at least once every 6 months.

Most main networks are ashamed to show their exorbitant 'standard' rates on their main PAYG pages and do their best to push you into buying bundles that generally you don't have to buy.

prowla

grumbler wrote: »

Without buying a bundle you just pay O2's 'standard rates' 25-35p/min depending on the tariff. You can top up whenever you want and just make/send a chargeable call/text at least once every 6 months.

Most main networks are ashamed to show their exorbitant 'standard' rates on their main PAYG pages and do their best to push you into buying bundles that generally you don't have to buy.

Ah - I tried but couldn't find it on their site...
...must try harder!