Do you think there's cheaper?

froggy27_2

I need some advice here. I've been with Vodafone for years and on PAYG for few years now.. I mainly use my mobile for texting (UK and worldwide) and more for emergency calls and receiving. But i've found the texts are quite expensive (especially non uk) and i end up putting almost 15/20pounds every month.. Can you think of a better deal i should go for? I would like to keep my number and it has to be a network ok for Europe.
Thanks for your help.

drahcir_2

you can get an o2 card that gives you 300 texts if you top up £10 each month, and you still get the £10 for call credit. dont know if this includes texts overseas though?

itgirlinuk

how about texting through the web? have you tried that?

Thenotsowyzewun

No idea about International txting, try a google for say "spain txt internet" maybe (or whatever country/s you're txting to), for UK txt try https://www.cbfsms.com, i've been using it for years (although I've got enough free txt on my contract that I don't use it much anymore!)

seaniboy

get a extras text pack.... top up one of the amounts below

500 for £15 text 15TEXT to 2345

675 for £20 text 20TEXT to 2345




for your calls (ANYTIME ANY NETWORK MINS)

£15 for 100 mins 15VOICE to 2345

£25 FOR 200 mins 25VOICE to 2345

buying an extra pack for mins allows you after 7.30PM till 7.30AM to use 3 of your extra pack mins and the next 57 are free as part of Vodafones Stop the clock deal, if I have confused you more info here :-

http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewPayAsYouTalkPricePlans


EDIT 100 mins = 33 hours of off peak cross network calls for £15

froggy27_2

Thanks for that. Unfortunately the text packages do not include non uk mobiles...
maybe i should try one of the low monthly payment.
will keep trying....

mjenn5

I have an o2 300 free text sim and when my parents were in portugal for 3 months I texted them. I was never charged for those texts they just came out of my free text allowance.

They were on Virgin and Orange

Not sure if it always the case but it worked for me.

GlennTheBaker

mjenn5 wrote:

I have an o2 300 free text sim and when my parents were in portugal for 3 months I texted them. I was never charged for those texts they just came out of my free text allowance.

They were on Virgin and Orange

Not sure if it always the case but it worked for me.

Because the text was sent to a UK mobile (regardless of where in the world they were at the time) it came out of your free text allowance.