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Best PAYG sim-only deal which includes a non-expiring data allowance

Victor_Delta
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edited 30 March 2022 at 10:35AM in Mobiles
I use my mobile very little for mobile network calls and so am currently on 3's PAYG sim. However it charges 5p per MB for data use.

Occasionally, when I'm out, I receive what can be lengthy What's App video calls from family members which, of course, wipe out all my credit! I have thought about data add-ons but these seem to have limited life. Does anyone know of a network PAYG sim which has a data allowance that doesn't expire after a set time. Thanks.
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  • 3's Data Reward sim is 1p/MB. So is 1p Mobile.You can up the allowance for cheaper but will be time-limited or will be PAYM.
  • k_man
    k_man Posts: 1,636 Forumite
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    3's Data Reward sim is 1p/MB. So is 1p Mobile.You can up the allowance for cheaper but will be time-limited or will be PAYM.
    Also comes with 200MB data free per month.


  • k_man said:
    3's Data Reward sim is 1p/MB. So is 1p Mobile.You can up the allowance for cheaper but will be time-limited or will be PAYM.
    Also comes with 200MB data free per month.


    Surely 3's Data Reward sim is a data only sim so not really suitable for a phone?
  • "Goodybags" are bundles that last a month. 
  • flaneurs_lobster
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    edited 30 March 2022 at 7:19PM

    k_man said:
    3's Data Reward sim is 1p/MB. So is 1p Mobile.You can up the allowance for cheaper but will be time-limited or will be PAYM.
    Also comes with 200MB data free per month.


    Surely 3's Data Reward sim is a data only sim so not really suitable for a phone?
    Works just fine as a "normal" PAYG sim. Comes with mobile phone number. I have  one in a spare phone, rates are 3p/call, 2p/text, 1p/MB. Search on here (and elsewhere) for more info.
  • k_man
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    The only downside is top up/bundles (or whatever the 3 name for them is) are expensive, so only suitable for low PAYG usage, and can't easily be boosted for a month.
  • simax
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    Plus you don’t get a voicemail service either I believe…
    I spent 25 years in the mobile industry, from 1994 to 2019. Worked for indies as well as the big networks, in their stores also in contact centres. I also hold a degree in telecoms engineering so I like to think I know what I’m talking about 😂
  • alanjones60
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    k_man said:
    The only downside is top up/bundles (or whatever the 3 name for them is) are expensive, so only suitable for low PAYG usage, and can't easily be boosted for a month.
    Iv had the three data reward sim since 2017. Its true, on the website it is expensive,but dial 444 go to add ons and you get the proper payg value bundles
  • mbdn
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    3's Data Reward sim is 1p/MB. So is 1p Mobile.You can up the allowance for cheaper but will be time-limited or will be PAYM.
    Take a look at 1p Mobile's Ts and Cs - 3a - TOP-UP REQUIREMENT

    "Our 1pMobile service is subject to a minimum spend of £2.50 every 30 days. If your actual spend during any 30-day billing period falls below £2.50, we will deduct the shortfall from the credit balance on your account; your billing period runs on a 30-day cycle from the Commencement Date."    etc...

    Much less attractive for low usage. 
  • k_man
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    k_man said:
    The only downside is top up/bundles (or whatever the 3 name for them is) are expensive, so only suitable for low PAYG usage, and can't easily be boosted for a month.
    Iv had the three data reward sim since 2017. Its true, on the website it is expensive,but dial 444 go to add ons and you get the proper payg value bundles
    Thanks for that.
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