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PostPosted: 10:47 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Best PAYG deals? Reply with quote

I'm currently on giffgaff and have been for a couple of years now at least. It has been fine but I am sick of how terrible the 3G speeds are. It's so bad I can rarely even stream a tune from YouTube or anything like that, and if I'm on a train or bus it's hopeless. But it IS cheap... I pay 12 quid a month for unlimited data, 250 min and unlimited texts which is more than I need really.
I'm just wondering if there's anything better out there for a similar price without a contract. I can't sign a contract because I have literally no idea what I'll be doing in 2 years time and I might not even be in the country..
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PostPosted: 14:14 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am on Giffgaff and have no issue with speed so may be your location.
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PostPosted: 14:36 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

after checking out the prices of some of the others, especially data, you'll stay with giffgaff.
If you do change, you'll be wanting to avoid 02 since that is the network giffgaff use.
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PostPosted: 15:39 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tried 321 on 3
https://www.three.co.uk/Store/Pay_As_You_Go_Price_Plans
which seems quite good but they don't allow data when it jumps over to EE outside of 3 coverage which is very poor round here.
It is irksome that a lot of them on PAYG charge you £1 per day or whatever even if you only use far less than that day's limit, so the 1p/mb flat rate seemed interesting.

I'm a very light user as we don't have any signal locally so in practice there will only be a few days a month it even could be used.
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PostPosted: 16:11 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's a little bit more than what your paying but I'm on 3, pay £18 a month on a rolling contract, get 5000 texts, 2000 minutes and unlimited Internet with tethering. Have my tablet linked up and my xbox 360 with no problems. Also 4G. Rarely drops out of signal either.
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PostPosted: 16:25 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

GetawayDj wrote:
It's a little bit more than what your paying but I'm on 3, pay £18 a month on a rolling contract, get 5000 texts, 2000 minutes and unlimited Internet with tethering. Have my tablet linked up and my xbox 360 with no problems. Also 4G. Rarely drops out of signal either.


I get that for £15 a month on 3. Are you a recent customer?
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PostPosted: 17:11 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Go contract with Virgin, £12 a month, unlimited calls/texts and a 1gb of data.
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PostPosted: 22:36 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nexus Icon wrote:
GetawayDj wrote:
It's a little bit more than what your paying but I'm on 3, pay £18 a month on a rolling contract, get 5000 texts, 2000 minutes and unlimited Internet with tethering. Have my tablet linked up and my xbox 360 with no problems. Also 4G. Rarely drops out of signal either.


I get that for £15 a month on 3. Are you a recent customer?


Nope, been with them since about September, because Im on a rolling contract its £18 a month, if I would have signed a 12 month contract it would be £15. Just didnt want to be tied to a contract as never sure if I'm gonna be sticking around.

Just seen that its gone to £23 rolling and £20 on contract
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PostPosted: 22:48 - 26 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, the tariffs took a massive leap in March. They also did away with unlimited tethering. As a bonus they have offered free calls to 0800 numbers to anyone who changes to the new contracts. Sod that.
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PostPosted: 05:44 - 27 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Didnt know about the tethering Shocked

Just googled it and it says 'Only existing One Plan SIM-only users retain unlimited tethering'.....phew Very Happy thought I was going to get a nasty shock then, only used 5.3Gb of tethering this month
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PostPosted: 18:00 - 27 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm on T-Mobile PAYG, so i don't call much, but for £20 every six months i get unlimited internet.
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PostPosted: 18:34 - 27 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nexus Icon wrote:
As a bonus they have offered free calls to 0800 numbers to anyone who changes to the new contracts.


Not really a bonus though...apparently all networks will have to do this shortly.

I can't help with any decent tariffs though - I use giffgaff too and I know what you mean about the data speeds. Providing I get an 'H' signal then everything's fine. Anything less (E or G) then it's slower than dial up. :/
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PostPosted: 18:57 - 27 Apr 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote

andy_uk wrote:
Nexus Icon wrote:
As a bonus they have offered free calls to 0800 numbers to anyone who changes to the new contracts.


Not really a bonus though...apparently all networks will have to do this shortly.

I can't help with any decent tariffs though - I use giffgaff too and I know what you mean about the data speeds. Providing I get an 'H' signal then everything's fine. Anything less (E or G) then it's slower than dial up. :/

It's not a bonus at all. They've started doing it early to try and get people to sign new contracts, with that feature, so they lose their unlimited tethering. It'll work on some people too.
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