3 or Virgin on PAYG?

northernlights

Hi

My 3 contract runs out next week (I have given notice) and think for what I spend per month I will give PAYG a try before commiting to another contract - unless of course a miracle happens and 3 phones with an amazing not to be missed deal! :rolleyes:

I have checked out PAYG and am down to deciding between 3 and Virgin, so just wondering which provider others prefer and why?

Grateful for any advice - thanks.

northernlights

Any advice?

diamonds

whats your usage

northernlights

Hi

Usage - hardly anything some months. Usually around 30 mins and 20/30 texts per month. One month I had only used 4 texts and 5 mins! :rolleyes:

~daisy~_2

are you with virgin media ? they do a great £10 a month deal for exsisting media customers

northernlights

Sadly not with Virgin Media.

will-in-estoril

northernlights wrote: »

Hi

Usage - hardly anything some months. Usually around 30 mins and 20/30 texts per month. One month I had only used 4 texts and 5 mins! :rolleyes:

Your best bet might just be the Talk Mobile offer from Carphone Warehouse, which gives you 50 texts plus 50 mins of calls per month for £6. It also uses the Vodafone network, so that your coverage would improve dramatically.

This is a SIM only offer, so check that your 3 Handset can be used on other networks (once unlocked).

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?ARTICLE=MAIN.UK.INTERNET.STATIC.TALKMOBILE.HOME

fonesaver

will-in-estoril wrote: »

Your best bet might just be the Talk Mobile offer from Carphone Warehouse, which gives you 50 texts plus 50 mins of calls per month for £6. It also uses the Vodafone network, so that your coverage would improve dramatically.

This is a SIM only offer, so check that your 3 Handset can be used on other networks (once unlocked).

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/commerce/servlet/gben-server-PageServer?ARTICLE=MAIN.UK.INTERNET.STATIC.TALKMOBILE.HOME

I don't agree that your coverage would improve dramatically! Don't forget when you are outside 3's coverage then you will roam onto Orange. I know quite a few places where that combination will beat Vodafone's coverage!

will-in-estoril

fonesaver wrote: »

I don't agree that your coverage would improve dramatically! Don't forget when you are outside 3's coverage then you will roam onto Orange. I know quite a few places where that combination will beat Vodafone's coverage!

Come to Cheshire and try! The GSM900 frequency (used by Vodafone and O2) knocks spots off the GSM1800 frequency (used by Orange and T-Mobile.) I know there are exceptions, but there are whole towns around here where you struggle to get an Orange or T-Mobile signal.

northernlights

I was under the impression 3 piggybacked on O2 rather than Orange? I've never had a problem with 3 coverage, yet where I live Orange has hardly any coverage at all.

fonesaver

northernlights wrote: »

I was under the impression 3 piggybacked on O2 rather than Orange? I've never had a problem with 3 coverage, yet where I live Orange has hardly any coverage at all.

3's original roaming partner was indeed O2 but the contract was re-awarded to Orange some time ago. I haven't checked recently but a few months ago I was still able to roam onto O2 as well as Orange as there was an overlap period for existing customers.