Mobile - contract or PAYG & whom with? - Page 2

Neil · 18-09-2006, 10:30

How much do you spend of a phone Mel. If its £60 thats £5 a month you can add onto your current £20 making equivalent of £25 per month you spend. You should find a decent contact with that. I currently get 120 mins a month for £15 with orange. They don't do that anymore so I am stuck on my contract for now.

accymel · 18-09-2006, 10:33

Yeh found a great deal but it wants to do credit check altho i haven't any ccj's just the fact of not being registered on electoral roll cos of harrasment & keeping safe as you will of found why i aint registered on finding someones addy thread means that i will fail credit check altho its legitimate reasons

AccyJay · 18-09-2006, 12:48

Why don't you look at getting an o2 genie card (PAYG)? Top up with £10 per month & you get 300 text messages free. Unfortunately though, the texts don't roll over to the following month. You'll have to change your number, but, just text the new number to everyone.

Look for them on ebay, or, pop into the o2 shop in Accy centre & ask to speak to Wayne. He's a good friend & will never rip people off because he would rather have you refer him to other people. My girlfried was with T-Mobile & her monthly bills averaged about £125 p/m. Wayne spent 4 hours sorting things out for her, now her bill averages £40 p/m including insurance. Great deal.

It won't do any harm to have a chat with him.

accymel · 18-09-2006, 15:12

Not having a good day on this one seems im too poor to get a decent one

so one will be leaving her blue peter sticky back plastic faulty nokia at home in a drawer preferably - good job i've no mobile mates hehehe

mickmc · 18-09-2006, 17:27

Hiya Mel

Why don't you change your internet back to Wanadoo/Orange (yea I know you were with them!! ) and get phone & broadband combined package

But for the Racoon option plan at £35/ month you would get 550 mins anytime plus unlimited text - when you also take into account you'll get yr broadband free - thus saving £17.99 - that means you are only paying £17 per month for your phone - and you'll get a new one every 18 months

accymel · 18-09-2006, 17:31

Cant do still contracted with bt which is better than wanadoo/orange, altho seems they are all at it these days virgin are offering free broadband with contract as well, but the case of a credit check despite direct debit means i cant cos i cant be registered, so im in a catch 22 situation shame cos i found a great deal with virgin online till it said credit check online req

Sparkologist · 18-09-2006, 17:39

I have an O2 Genie SIM in my moby. It works for me.
Like Accyjay said, 300 free texts a month plus 10 quid of credit, which can be used either on calls or another 100 text messages if you've already exceeded your free monthly allowance. It is possible to carry your old mobile number across to the O2 Genie SIM, a few of my workmates took advantage of this facility.

The only downside of pay-as-you-go SIMs is that fact that if you have been blessed with an extra X-chromosone, and you have a prediliction for yacking whilst on your moby, they can prove rather expensive.

Did I say that?

Oh yes.

Lettie's gonna get me!

accymel · 18-09-2006, 20:58

UPDATE!

Finally sorted with new phone altho payg but a good deal nevertheless for £40 brand new including £30 airtime with my reward points from my service provider, so basically new phone cost a tenner - cant beat that can ya

Sorted & skint now, hopefully will get it within 48hrs.

junetta · 18-09-2006, 23:59

Well done Mel. I'm having the same problems here. My mobile is now over three years old and the battery is useless. I can make one call when it's at full charge and then it dies.

You don't get free phones in Tenerife, even with a contract so I've been looking at sim free on Amazon and Ebay. Unfortunately, it's all a little bit too expensive so my dream of a Nokia 6680 will have to stay a dream!!