Orange Mobile Savings

Before I visited this website I thought I had done well in saving money on my ORANGE and landline phone bills as follows:

1. Ditched the landline!
2. Used an overrider (First Telecom) to make all my calls.
3. Used the Open Access Pack (£4/month) for unlimited Internet access with no usage charge!
4. Used BT WAP site for free directory enquiry services.
5. I changed tariffs (for one month) when contract was due for renewal in order to get Internet-enabled SPV E200 for free - an the Orange shop paid me £30 for old phone!
6. Used my Orange OVP (virgin) to access voicemail on any other Orange contract phone number for free!



However, I have now made further savings after reading Martin's articles and postings by others on the Telephone Forum as follows:

1. Switched my overrider to 18866 (about 1/4 of the price of First Telecom)
2. Signed up for One-Tel (for free) and so get their free Directory Enquiry service (118111) on both landline and mobile. They even sent a free routing box (that I don't use).
3. Switched to the ORANGE data-only package (just £10/month) instead of otherwise cheapest contract of £15/month.



IN SUMMARY:

1. I now pay ORANGE £10/month for rental, £4/month for unlimited Internet access and nothing for calls!
2. I pay nothing to One-Tel and get a 118 Directory Enquiry service for free!
3. I pay 18866 for all my calls as they are the cheapest on the market I think!
4. All my voice mail retrieval is free!
5. I have no landline so pay no landline rental!

Can anyone beat that?