Pay As You Go

cookie365

There's a lot that the OP's missing

AndyPK

OP I feel your frustration but we are only trying to help on here !


See here for the options:

http://mobilenetworkcomparison.org.uk/compare/

bubieyehyeh

I've found Ken's website especially the expiry page (just posted) very useful

This site does a good payg comparison also https://payg-petef.rhcloud.com/

I'd recommend three payg or talkmobile's happy hour payg.

Ian011

strangeotron wrote: »

A 'deal' that expires after 30 days without letting you keep unused allowances is not a deal. This is a complete scam.

If you were to make 100 minutes of calls at 55p per minute during a month, you would spend £55.

If you get a £5 bundle it comes with several hundred minutes and several hundred texts to use in the next month. Who cares if there is some remaining at the end of the month? You will have made those calls at the much cheaper rate than when paying separately for each call.

If you really do want to pay per-minute, make sure it's a provider that charges 3p or 5p per minute not one that charges 35p or 55p per minute.

But, again, if you end up spending more than £5 per month, you chose the wrong deal.

Thicas159

Interesting.
Thanks for sharing

strangeotron

mobilejunkie wrote: »

I have a Vodafone PAYG. It charges 30p per minute. Seems like a lot of what you have come up with is nonsense. The credit doesn't dissapear and I only have to carry out one chargeable event every 270 days. I haven't topped it up in YEARS.

Vodafone charges 55p a minute. THis is what a Vodafone representative in their store told me. So why would I disbelieve them?

Not that 30p is much better. It's still grotesequely overpriced.

strangeotron

Ian011 wrote: »

If you were to make 100 minutes of calls at 55p per minute during a month, you would spend £55.

You're missing the point

redux

strangeotron wrote: »

You're missing the point

Perhaps you are missing the point of most of his post.

No network actually compels you to have a bundle

If a bundle suits your level of use, it works out cheaper per minute, but if your level of use is modest some or all of the time then pick options with low per minute charges. Frankly whether Vodafone is 30 or 50 pence a minute should be irrelevant as it should be out of consideration at either rate.

Besides all the above comments, you might also look into making some calls via VoIP with either wifi or mobile data. This is alongside rather than instead of other use, as there isn't always a data network available.

Three has a so-called Data Reward SIM, with 200 MB a month free, options of adding bundles or not.

EE did have an offer a while ago of SIM with 100 MB a month free, but I'm not sure if this has been repeated.

FreedomPop has 200 minutes some texts and 200 MB a month free, with options for larger bundles.

There are VoIP providers with rates under a penny a minute, and some where you can earn free credit in their app by pretending to watch adverts. Obviously do that at home, not using mobile data.

These might be some things to experiment with for some of your calls, but don't be completely committed without other options.

d123

strangeotron wrote: »

Firstly Ken's PAYG comparison is wrong: Vodafone charges 55p a minute.

Secondly, the last time I had a mobile it was PAYG and it was never this dear. Not even close. They gave me a credit card thing and that was used to top up credit. THere was none of this time limited bundle nonsense, which is an absolute scam (and this site is supposedly about spotting deals? Give me a break!)

THe whole industry seems to have gotten even worse.

Still works exactly that way, many networks will still give you a plastic card (often with the sim) to top up with.

Every network offers basic PAYG, shop around for the best deal.

For example, 3 PAYG is 3p per minute...

mobilejunkie

strangeotron wrote: »

Vodafone charges 55p a minute. THis is what a Vodafone representative in their store told me. So why would I disbelieve them?

Not that 30p is much better. It's still grotesequely overpriced.

Believe them then. Lots of people make that mistake with Vodafone. Of course, you could actually look it up on their website:-

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/cs/groups/configfiles/documents/contentdocuments/pay-as-you-go-terms-and-charge.pdf