Tesco Launch New Mobile Tariff.

lympus48

You can make calls from UK to other countries & you can receive calls from other countries to the UK. But you cannot take your Tesco Value Sim abroad and make/receive calls. Hope that's clear.

student100

jon_r wrote:

yes it should do as it is "piggy backed" on to o2,(fresh,virgin,t-mobile & easy mobile sims all work in the same way,formerly the old one-one network).

To be pedantic... the network that Virgin, Fresh & easyMobile use is the T-mobile network. It's owned by T-mobile and Virgin et al pay T-mobile to use it.

Similarly Tesco mobile use the o2 network.

MikeT_3

So as my daughter has a locked to O2 phone are we sure that the Tesco value sim with work in it? Has anyone here actually tried a Tesco sim in an O2 phone?

I was about to go spend £10/month on the O2 300freetext tarrif but this might suit better if it will work ok.

Thanks in advance for any confirmation

Jazzking

Would calls from an O2 contract sim to this Tesco sim be classed as 'same network' for inclusive minutes purposes?

pricefighter

MikeT wrote:

So as my daughter has a locked to O2 phone are we sure that the Tesco value sim with work in it? Has anyone here actually tried a Tesco sim in an O2 phone?

I was about to go spend £10/month on the O2 300freetext tarrif but this might suit better if it will work ok.

Thanks in advance for any confirmation

Their is no guarantee it will work,it might need unlocking.What sort of phone has she got?

pricefighter

Jazzking wrote:

Would calls from an O2 contract sim to this Tesco sim be classed as 'same network' for inclusive minutes purposes?

O2 x-net inclusive minutes allow you to call any UK mobile operator.If you have O2 own network inclusive minutes you would be charged to phone Tesco Mobile as it is a virtual network in its own right,even though it piggy backs on to O2.

reddwarf2002

PriceFighter:

I am currently on O2 Leisure Time Plus and all my calls to Tesco Mobile numbers come out of my free minutes (classed as same net). I don't know if this is the same for all the O2 tariffs though. However, I have a feeling that calling from a Tesco mobile to an O2 number might be classed as cross net call by Tesco Mobile...

T-mobile work in a similar fashion whereby if you call a Virgin mobile number from a T-mobile sim then it is classed as same network call, but if you ring from Virgin to T-mobile then it is classed as cross network.

jem16

MikeT wrote:

So as my daughter has a locked to O2 phone are we sure that the Tesco value sim with work in it? Has anyone here actually tried a Tesco sim in an O2 phone?

I was about to go spend £10/month on the O2 300freetext tarrif but this might suit better if it will work ok.

Thanks in advance for any confirmation

I have tried my aunt's locked O2 PAYG phone with a Tesco mobile sim, although not their value sim. It worked perfectly.

MikeT_3

pricefighter wrote:

Their is no guarantee it will work,it might need unlocking.What sort of phone has she got?

Its a Sagem MYX7 one of the wollies cheapies I ordered a sim anyway, its hardly going to be earth shattering if it doesnt work in her O2 phone I will just use up the airtime in another unlocked phone I have.
Must remember to drop back here and report if it does or not though.

Cheers.

MikeT_3

I'm pleased to say the Tesco value sim arrived and works fine in my daughters locked to O2 phone