Virgin Mobile Standard Tariff - big changes from 28/01/08

Stuart_W

The Standard Virgin Mobile Tariff is changing from 28/01/02 (min call charge change tackes effect on 11/02/08)

Their bonus minutes promotion has been available for Pay As You Go customers since October, it looks like this will now be integrated into a new standard tariff.

OLD TARIFF
LANDLINES/VIRGIN MOBILES 15p/min for first 5 mins each day then 5p/min
OTHER MOBILES 35p/min all times
TEXTS 3p to Virgin phones, 10p to other networks
VOICEMAIL free
Minimum call 10p.

NEW TARIFF
LANDLINES/ALL MOBILES First 5 minutes: 15p/min Next 5 mins: FREE
Any more minutes charged at 15p/min
TEXTS First 5 texts 10p/each, next 5 FREE, further texts 10p
VOICEMAIL free
Minimum call charge 15p.

Free minutes don't seem to be available to Pay As You Go by direct debit customers.

See
https://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=payasyougo.joining.pack.shop.sm062#bonusmins

Ypaymore

Stuart_W wrote: »

The Standard Virgin Mobile Tariff is changing from 28/01/02

The old Standard Payg Tariff will still be available if you want it.

See: http://www.virginmobilepeople.com/update/

"If you’re unhappy with any of these changes, you can revert back to your standard pay as you go tariff."

mobilejunkie

Texts to oher Virgin numbers ARE still 3p.

Stuart_W

Thanks for the information, Ypaymore and mobilejunkie. The corrected information stands as follows:

OLD STANDARD TARIFF (still available for those who want it)
LANDLINES/VIRGIN MOBILES 15p/min for first 5 mins each day then 5p/min
OTHER MOBILES 35p/min all times
TEXTS 3p to Virgin phones, 10p to other networks
VOICEMAIL free
Minimum call 10p (to increase to 15p too?)

NEW BONUS DAILY TARIFF (an opt-in tariff, no promotional conditions)
LANDLINES/ALL MOBILES First 5 minutes: 15p/min Next 5 mins: FREE
Any more minutes charged at 15p/min
VIRGIN TEXTS First 5 texts 3p/each, next 5 FREE, further texts 3p
OTHER TEXTS First 5 texts 10p/each, next 5 FREE, further texts 10p
VOICEMAIL free
Minimum call charge 15p.

Unless you are likely to call Virgin mobiles for more than 13 minutes a day, the new tariff is likely to be better, but if you call this much, a contract deal is going to be significantly better anyway.

ilikepoints

You have to opt in to get the better tariff by sending them a text. Takes up to 48 hours to switch to the new tariff.