PYG Phones
Prompted by some posts on another thread, just wondering what folks pay average per month if they use a PYG phone. My sister used a PYG sim, in a relic of a Nokia, up to Xmas. She seldom if ever phoned me, it was always me who had to phone her.
I gave her my old iPhone 5s, all checked out and reset, and convinced her to take out a sim only contract. It’s for 12 months, gives her free calls to same network, 1500 minutes to other networks and land lines, unlimited texts and a whopping 6G of data, which she can tether her iPad to if there’s no WiFi. Unused allowances roll over to next month. This is all for £9 per month. I thought it a good deal. Is it?🤔
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Depends entirely on the user. I have used £27 in the last 12 months using an ASDA PAYG sim. For me better than £108 only use for calls and texts. For internet I use available wifi or small mobile router with Tablet.
If at home always use landline as calls to other land lines and to mobiles are included in my phone and broadband at £26 a month.
So without knowing usage it is hard to say. Somebody said they had a £6 contract.
I bet OH hasn't spent a fiver in 12 months!
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Yes, that sounds like a good deal to me, TDA, especially with the roll over.👍🏻
My sim only contract gives me unlimited calls and texts to any network/landline and a humungous data allowance of 10gb p/m. However, I pay nearly twice as much as your sister but it suits me.
It also means I don’t need to bother struggling with the vagaries of site wifi as I tether my Pad which I couldn’t on PYG.😄
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Yep, horses for courses. I enjoy the freedom of not having to worry whether I’ve enough allowance to last or about any costs I may incur.
There is, too, depending on the network supplier, a difference between contract and PYG for using mobiles in Europe, both in countries covered and costs/terms, which could affect some folk.
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I enjoy the freedom of not having to worry whether I’ve enough allowance to last or about any costs I may incur.
Me too TW. No additional costs and when my 12 month 24gb card runs out I have another ready to slot into router
As far as the PAYG phone goes buying for a set amount of minutes each month would not really suit my usage patterns which is a consideration. For 8 months of the year I am based at home so will use landline with included calls and so little mobile phone usage. Main phone usage is during 4 months of holidays.
I pay 8p a minute for calls and 5p per text. For somebody making daily 15 minute calls it would be expensive. My most common call on holiday is 'Fliss where are you?'
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That’s a great package, One.👍🏻
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If you catch them right, Virgin have some very good offers. We use our smart phones as Sat Navs, ebook readers and have watched films and listened to radio/talking books, so for us a cheap contract works well. Use them for tethering on no WiFi Sites as well.
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I am with Virgin and have a monthly contract rather than PAYG. It costs £12.39 a month and includes calls and text and 4gb of data, any unused rolls over to the next month. I could reduce those costs if I decided to have less data but its handy when we are away in the van and the wifi is not so good.
David
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EE £10pm rolling SIM. Every third month I can add a free boost of either 500M data or 30 minutes. I've currently got unlimited texts, 300 mins and, from memory, 5Gb data. Rollover of previous months unused data as well.
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We are both on fixed monthly contracts, as we get our phones via Virgin as well, and we are happy with things. Great coverage, and we get extra deals as we do BB with them as well. I’m just happier now my Sis has a smart phone, as she’s takes Mum out and about a lot, so Sat Nav is useful.
Thanks for comments, we all have different requirements, and I appreciate others do what suits them best.
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Oh yes OP. It pays to push hard with Virgin.
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We both use a SIM only contract with EE at £18 inc VAT/ month. That’s quite a lot more than others are quoting here. But we don’t have a home phone connected, so all calls come out of our EE unlimited calls allowance. Ditto texts. We each have a 12Gb data allowance which covers pretty well all needs when away from home, including tethering an iPad or computer, streaming, navigation.
The package means that we don’t have to restrict or ration usage. There’s a small saving made because we don’t have to pay for landline calls, and a big convenience boost through using what is effectively a personal phone number for life. It’s not an ideal package for the thrifty, but a lot less than many people who are buying their phone through a contract, pay. We tend to replace our phones every three years, selling the old one on EBay or similar. Fortunately I’m not tempted by Apple’s top end models at over £1000 and I’m prepared to wait until new features like face recognition security has joined the ranks of mainstream models.
As has been posted previously, it pays to check contract prices/ offers regularly, threatening to switch companies if they can’t be applied to existing customers - most can be with a little persuasion.
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