If you are on a pay as you go phone I bet you have never really considered how much you are being charged for this? Generally Orange, Vodaphone, O2 and TMobile all charge similar prices, currently around 25p per minute for calls, 12p for texts and a small fortune for Internet. This pricing is obscene.
Take a look at giffgaff in comparison:-
UK tariffs
| Calls, texts, call forwarding and video calls to giffgaff | Free |
| Calls to other UK mobiles, landlines (starting 01, 02, 03) | 10p per minute |
| Texts to other UK mobiles and landlines | 6p per text |
| Voice mail | 8p per call |
| Mobile Internet (up to 20MB) | 20p per day |
| Picture messages (MMS) to giffgaff and other mobiles (max 300KB) | 16p per MMS |
| Video calls to other mobiles | 50p per minute |
| Call forwarding to other mobiles and landlines | 10p per minute |
| Free phone numbers (starting 0800, 0808 & 0500) | Free |
£10 goodybag rates
| Calls, texts, call forwarding and video calls to giffgaff | Free |
| Calls to other UK mobiles, landlines and call forwarding (per minute) | 10p after the inclusive minutes in goodybag (250) |
| Texts to other UK mobiles and landlines | Unlimited |
| Voice mail (per call) | 8p after the inclusive minutes in goodybag |
| Mobile Internet | 1 GB |
| Free phone numbers (starting 080 & 0500) | Free |
Whats the catch?
There is no catch, however you may need to pay your handset provider to unlock your phone. The backbone is O2 so the network is as reliable as they are and the web based account handling is excellent.
I will disclose that there IS a perk in this for me. Anyone that activates a sim ordered via my LINK will credit my account with £5.... and theirs. Essentially you are being given £5 for joining.
Take a look at least, what is there to lose. Essentially my mobile is now as good as a contract phone at a third of the cost!
