which tariff works out cheaper for maths dunce pls?!

pigeonpie

I'm on Tesco PAYG. I mostly but not exclusively phone my favourite 3 nos so get calls at 10p and texts at 5p. I'm not sure but think the min charge is 10p. Voicemail is 10p.

I'm thinking about the lower of the 2 Simplicity tariffs which is £15 for 200 X network mins and 200 texts, although would never use 200 texts per month (I prob use about 20-30 but including some intl texts). I would also use my phone in the EU and in the UK to phone nos in the EU sometimes and both have competitive roaming rates.

Q: I can't work out which would be cheaper for me as my maths is just too horrible. Can anyone help please?! I don't mind topping up £15 a month and think there is a one month carry over.
I believe someone said that the Simplicity tariff is also minimum call of 1min, but not sure if that means it's more than 10p for a short call?

Gut instinct tells me to stay with PAYG ?? If I had 200 mins I'd probably use them instead of my landline. I don't use 200 mins pm on PAYG....this looks to me like dumb thinking right?! I def don't want to be tied into a contract though and I do have a K750i which is adequate for my needs.
thanks for helping me out with the arithmetic ;-) no wonder my maths teech threw a book at me once

emma396

how much do u currently spend on PAYG per month? if it's less than £15 i'd probably stick with PAYG.

Ypaymore

Make a regular automatic £15 monthly top up on Tesco PAYG and your get 10% off.(It will cost £13.50p a month .) This will bring your cost of calls down to 9p a minute,and qualify you for extra tariff all calls 10p(9p) a minute,and all texts 5p.
This would give you approx 30 UK texts and 150 x-net minutes,a month.

At Evening & Weekends if your on extra tariff you can cut the cost of calls to the EU from 20p a minute to 10p a minute by using www.pre-dial.com 07730 access number. (Click on Free Destination List for full details).

z4kir

Three might be an option, 250 mins and 50 texts on there £15 talker tariff. You can get Quidco aswell, plus £30 if your recommend by a friend (pm me if you don't knw anyone three)

International roaming in Europe has been reduced by three, from 30th August it will cost 25p to call the uk whilst in Europe and 10p to receive a call (the same costs when calling europe mobile to europe mobile)

Secondly there's "3 Like Home": 3 Italy, 3 Sweden, 3 Denmark, 3 Austria, 3 Hong Kong, 3 Australia and 3 Ireland - you can use your inclusive minutes and messages when calling back to the UK. And it's even more affordable as we charge per second when making calls on these networks. Plus you can also use your allowance to make video calls to the UK.

pigeonpie

I'm wary of 3 for network coverage and I'm contract phobic!
Ok so if for £13.50 a month I can get 150 mins and 30 texts with Tesco Extra, isn't the Simplicity's 200 mins and 200 texts (not that I'll use them) for £15 a better deal? I can't work out if it's cheaper than 9p a minute (sigh ).
I def want to keep my number too.

The_Wolfman_of_Warrington

Read my thread about the free O2 sim available,and the free texts/minute options available to you providing you top up £10 per month. That may be a better option for you,I don't know!