Which network has cheapest PAYG

lolly5648

I want to give an elderly uncle (88) a mobile phone for emergencies. He might make 1-2 calls a month, not sure about texts although he mastered email very quickly.

Who would be the best sim provider bearing in mind that he may not make a call for months and £5 would probably last him a year.

thesaint

If he is going to use £5 per year, it is hardly worth looking for the "Cheapest deal".

reddwarf2002

Might be best getting a T-mobile sim. 15p per min anytime/anynet. 10p text. However, I think you have to make a chargeable call once every 3 months so this might also need some consideration.

On the other hand Asda sim, which needs a chargeable call once every 6 months. 16p for first 3 mins of day to anynet/anytime and 8p thereafter. 10p for 1st 3 texts then 5p.

Hope this helps.

funschine

o2 is cheaper in EVERYTHINg because of there bolt ons.

espresso

funschine wrote: »

o2 is cheaper in EVERYTHINg because of there bolt ons.

Simply not true! What use are boltons to an infrequent user?

:rolleyes:

Sumary of different network costs here.

zx2011

Asda Mobile is one of the cheapest.

Just 16p per min for the first 3 mins, then 8p per min after that. Applies to most 01, 02, 077, 078 and 079 numbers.

http://www.asda-mobile.com/

Tesco Mobile's Value tarrif is 15p per minute for all calls. Tesco's standard tarrif is 20p per minute and 10p per minute to 3 registered numbers. So if likley to call the same number then this might be the best one.

http://www.tesco.com/mobilenetwork/

redux

Virgin seems to have the longest validity for unused SIMs - perhaps even over a year - and Vodafone would be the worst - a total waste of space for this use