Three PAYG price hike on calls, texts, and data. Alternative punting PAYG SIM?

[LLPunting]

LLPunting get you facts right sim was not second hand....I also found and ordered some unused O2 PAYG classic sim cards.

Spoke to 02 before i purchased they advised it was ok.

Your lack of stated fact matched my presumptiousness that Ebay is more about second-hand than brand new.

Haven't had cause to buy a new SIM in over a year so wasn't aware of the developments re: SIM-only PAYG offerings from M(V)NOs were becoming more limited.  Have just been looking at the market via various vendor and review sites to see what is still possible, other than purchasing surplus/liquidation stock off Ebay (and the like).  So far apart from 1pmobile it seems the next best thing might be ALDI, still need to review a bunch more MVNOs incl Lebara.  Seems that Three's network is getting more ropey, O2 and Vodafone may have the better network performance so trying to identify which operators are using them.

[Steve2]

EE   Major players: ASDA Mobile (1), BT Mobile*, Plusnet Mobile*, Utility Warehouse
Smaller firms: 1pMobile, The Phone Coop

O2   Major players: Giffgaff*, Tesco Mobile*, Sky Mobile*. Smaller firm: LycaMobile

Three   Major players: iD Mobile*, Smarty*. Smaller firm: FreedomPop

Vodafone   Major players: Voxi*, Virgin Mobile*. Smaller firms: Lebara Mobile*, Talkmobile*

[LLPunting]

EE   Major players: ASDA Mobile (1), BT Mobile*, Plusnet Mobile*, Utility Warehouse
Smaller firms: 1pMobile, The Phone Coop

O2   Major players: Giffgaff*, Tesco Mobile*, Sky Mobile*. Smaller firm: LycaMobile

Three   Major players: iD Mobile*, Smarty*. Smaller firm: FreedomPop

Vodafone   Major players: Voxi*, Virgin Mobile*. Smaller firms: Lebara Mobile*, Talkmobile*

Thanks Steve, sadly many of those operators are guilty of altering their offerings recently to be less "PAYG without commitment".

Aldi is supposedly moving/has moved to Vodafone network.

Beware bundling offers as many bundles only valid for the month they're activated without rollover.

I tried looking at the IDmobile website but it wouldn't show, seems they're so virtual they only exist on other vendor sites.   

[Steve2]

Apologies LL

I thought you just wanted a list of who piggybacked to the main 4 networks, not who offered the best deal

[Buttons]

Maybe it’s just me, but the new Three prices don’t seem that bad for a punting phone. Makes me wonder how long some of you chaps are on the phone to these girls. Use WiFi whilst at home and your real mobile as a WiFi hotspot when out and about, so you are covered for data for WhatsApp etc. Then for £10 a month you get 100 mins and 200 sms. That’s not a bad deal, even if it is way over what the old prices were.

Look at it this way, it’s £10 for an unregistered phone.

[Watts.E.Dunn]

Wounld'nt give a Three  phone house room!, Shite coverage in the Cambridge area.

Vooddfone mucho better:)

[LLPunting]

Maybe it’s just me, but the new Three prices don’t seem that bad for a punting phone. Makes me wonder how long some of you chaps are on the phone to these girls. Use WiFi whilst at home and your real mobile as a WiFi hotspot when out and about, so you are covered for data for WhatsApp etc. Then for £10 a month you get 100 mins and 200 sms. That’s not a bad deal, even if it is way over what the old prices were.

Look at it this way, it’s £10 for an unregistered phone.

Wise man a walkin'! 
Sadly this pearl doesn't shine for those who go proper secret agent when out punting.

Touch wood (the real stuff) I've had no mishaps with my main phone being with me during punts along with my punting one, then again I don't usually roam into areas where I'd be concerned about muggings.  I have had my punting phone snatched on the street in Whitechapel, oh the irony...

[CoolTiger]

Maybe it’s just me, but the new Three prices don’t seem that bad for a punting phone. Makes me wonder how long some of you chaps are on the phone to these girls. Use WiFi whilst at home and your real mobile as a WiFi hotspot when out and about, so you are covered for data for WhatsApp etc. Then for £10 a month you get 100 mins and 200 sms. That’s not a bad deal, even if it is way over what the old prices were.

Look at it this way, it’s £10 for an unregistered phone.

£5 per month is VFM Tariif, unlimited calls and texts. But there is NO Data Allowance included.

It's great to use if you have access to WiFi or can piggyback WiFi from your normal mobile.

With O2, this is down to £5 per month, nlimited texts, unlimited minutes BUT no data. Like you say, if you use home (or even work Wifi), piggyback on your normal when out and about then this tirriff is great VFM. Also, you can use in places where you get free O2 WiFi, like McDonalds, Tescos, etc. Minimum top-up is still £10, so you end up topping up every 2 months.

[mazda40]

Aldi is supposedly moving/has moved to Vodafone network.

Do you mean asda or am I missing something?

[LLPunting]

Do you mean asda or am I missing something?

Sorry, my bad 

Yes, ASDA

[JayEZ2K]

Maybe it’s just me, but the new Three prices don’t seem that bad for a punting phone... Look at it this way, it’s £10 for an unregistered phone.

Three instituted a ridiculous 5-fold price hike, for nothing. I hate paying more than necessary, and my entire strategy is to shave all expenses down as much as possible so that I have more funds to put towards punting. It might not be that much, but it's £120 per year for the fixed plan, when it was previously only around £30 or so. That's a decent punt per year, that now goes to enriching their CEO. (Their PAYG rate is so high, that I estimate is would cost around the same per hear as the fixed plan.) Another reason to not support Three, is to not encourage greed.

I got a Lebara sim, which gives me 1000 texts, 1000 minutes, and 2GB data; far more than I need at a price of £5/month (£60/year). So I just cut my phone expense by 50% by choosing a better carrier. Unfortunately this needs to be renewed monthly, but at least I can purchase their top-up voucher anonymously using cash.

Thanks to a tip from Escortman, I also bought a couple new O2 PAYG classic sim cards off Ebay. They were 99p and arrived brand new. The only issue is that O2 will only honour their PAYG classic plan as a legacy agreement, and could discontinue it at any time.

[Buttons]

Wise man a walkin'! 
Sadly this pearl doesn't shine for those who go proper secret agent when out punting.

Touch wood (the real stuff) I've had no mishaps with my main phone being with me during punts along with my punting one, then again I don't usually roam into areas where I'd be concerned about muggings.  I have had my punting phone snatched on the street in Whitechapel, oh the irony...

Ha ha. Not sure I’ve been called wise before but 

I think I will stick with my unregistered Three PAYG sim, swallow the extra costs which in real money terms ain’t that big, and top up by a £10 as and when I need to. I think I’ve had my current number maybe 3 years and in that time I’ve spent £40 on it.

What is maybe more of a concern, is if networks do away with the burner model and every sim has to be registered. But even then, I’m not sure it’s that much of a problem. I’m more concerned about crossing the streams on WhatsApp App, social media and notifications from ladies on my real phone than anything else. So if I have to register a punting sim at some time in the future, I’m ok with it. I’ll continue to top up as and when needed. So unless the networks force everyone to sign up to monthly contracts with a regular commitment, which they won’t - just consider how many people don’t have bank accounts\decent credit ratings etc\, I see no issue unless you are engaging in behaviours you know would be of interest to the Police.

[Steve2]

Three instituted a ridiculous 5-fold price hike, for nothing. I hate paying more than necessary, and my entire strategy is to shave all expenses down as much as possible so that I have more funds to put towards punting. It might not be that much, but it's £120 per year for the fixed plan, when it was previously only around £30 or so. That's a decent punt per year, that now goes to enriching their CEO. (Their PAYG rate is so high, that I estimate is would cost around the same per hear as the fixed plan.) Another reason to not support Three, is to not encourage greed.

I got a Lebara sim, which gives me 1000 texts, 1000 minutes, and 2GB data; far more than I need at a price of £5/month (£60/year). So I just cut my phone expense by 50% by choosing a better carrier. Unfortunately this needs to be renewed monthly, but at least I can purchase their top-up voucher anonymously using cash.

Thanks to a tip from Escortman, I also bought a couple new O2 PAYG classic sim cards off Ebay. They were 99p and arrived brand new. The only issue is that O2 will only honour their PAYG classic plan as a legacy agreement, and could discontinue it at any time.

So not anonymous unfortunately   

[tynetunnel]

I’m on Three, bought the sim anonymously and topped up in cash in a sweet shop, so truly anonymous. Thoroughly pissed at this rip off price rise, but in reality I only make an occasional call or text. My current £10 must have been on the sim for a year and still not topped up yet thanks to lockdowns!

[CoolTiger]

I can't understand why the need to buy O2 SIM cards from Ebay.

you can pick these up FOR FREE from the typical one man band small-operated shops dotted all over the country.

Worse case scenario, pick them up for 99p from Major supermarkets like the Co-Op.

It does NOT matter what plan is shown on them. Before topping them up call O2 and get the SIM CHANGED to the tarriff that you require, then top it up. And No, O2 won't ask for any personal details, other than to send an SMS text confirmation to that mobile, thus proving to them that you have the mobile and SIM in your hands. If asked to provide your details, politely say that you will get this done later. 

[JayEZ2K]

So not anonymous unfortunately   

Doh! Err, I mean I bought them cash from a guy who said he got them somewhere. In any case, the cards were sealed, and I doubt anyone would go through the trouble to link the number to whoever might have bought them from wherever. I mean, in theory they could ID me from the security cam footage when I paid cash for my Lebara sim, but it's not worth the effort. But if register my sim and sign up for monthly renewals with my name and debit card, then it's pretty clear.

It does NOT matter what plan is shown on them. Before topping them up call O2 and get the SIM CHANGED to the tarriff that you require, then top it up.

Brilliant! That makes sense, because when I added credits to my Lebara, they were credited as PAYG. I had to call and have them changed to the £5 tariff. So sims seem to be programmable to any tariff.

[Jimmy83]

Am I missing something obvious here?

I usually top up £10 and that's enough to last at least 10 WGs.

Get the SIM from a shop, activate it, top it up using a voucher, done.

If you're the kind of person that worries about how much your spending on a punting phone then you probably shouldn't be punting in the first place.

[snaitram99]

Yes everything with Vodafone is geared to pushing you towards bundles now, renewing for £10 for 30 days, which I don't need or want on my punting phone (basic text and calls only). I am still on the old PAYG tariff which I think is called "Simply" and is 20p per text. Not cheap but service usually good. I haven't had any text notifying changes so assume it continues for the moment. PAYG 1 will now charge you £1 as soon as you use it for a text, I believe.
 Phone was bought second hand and is unregistered so anonymous as long as I top up with a voucher for cash in a shop, unless I commit a serious crime such as murder and they check CCTV. The only thing is they seem to be making this top-up method more difficult too, with endless circular menus.

Just updating this to say I have at long last used enough to need to top up and was still able to buy a voucher for cash at a small shop. Used the code from the voucher to top up on the p-phone. Yes menu a bit of a pain but seemed less circular than last time.

[The_Don]

The problem with all of these MONTHLY CONTRACT ones is that they take away your anonymity which defeats the object of a punting phone

+1

[Dave_funtimes]

1pmobile.com does what it says on the tin.  Plus you have about 4 months to use the credit.

I’m seriously considering going with this sim but do they send you a text to remind you to top up before the 120 day limit? I run hot an cold with punting so would rather be reminded than go to use it and find out I’ve been disconnected

Cheers

[Blackpool Rock]

I’m seriously considering going with this sim but do they send you a text to remind you to top up before the 120 day limit? I run hot an cold with punting so would rather be reminded than go to use it and find out I’ve been disconnected

Cheers

I've got mine set to auto top up £10 every 4 months so it does it every 120 days unless your balance drops below £2 in which case it top up then, you can deactivate auto top up in which case not sure what happens or you can opt to top up £15 every 180 days; £20 every 240 days or £30 every 360 days.
I get an e-mail the day before the top up then another one telling me when it's done, their website actually works unlike the 3 website which is total shite 

[george r]

just got another o2 classic payg off ebay 3p a min to talk 2p a text , a tenner lasts ages..

[The_Don]

I’m seriously considering going with this sim but do they send you a text to remind you to top up before the 120 day limit? I run hot an cold with punting so would rather be reminded than go to use it and find out I’ve been disconnected

Cheers

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The thing is an account needs to be set up, names, address cards, etc. Which may effect anonymity

[dynatron]

i have been using tesco payg for many years -quality in my area is fine-they use o2s airtime anyway so no issues there and at 4p a text its ok value

[The_Don]

So not anonymous unfortunately

I found it easier to pop in to a small shop (not all have CCTV), buy a sim card and credit, with cash (no cards) and start using.

Three use to offer 3-2-1 deal and this suited me. As I run a number of different phones/sim cards at the same time. These would often last over 180 days + and once the credit is done. Or I no longer wanted that number or the card (and some times old phones), External Link/Members Only.   

[ISTS2005]

Asda mobile seems the best bet if you're not going to use it that often. Texts are 4p but there is no requirement to top up every X months to keep your credit.

Thats what I was using, bought it cash, topped up in cash, not registered to me etc. Obviously there are still ways to connect it to me but they are higher end stuff. But they change the system tomorrow I think, hence I am on the prowl looking for new options.

[ISTS2005]

The thing is an account needs to be set up, names, address cards, etc. Which may effect anonymity

What about one of these virtual cards? I have a MOnzo account and I pay extra to get the virtual cards amongst other bits. External Link/Members Only   Reckon this could link back to me if I topped up using this and then deleted the virtual card?

[advent2016]

What about one of these virtual cards? I have a MOnzo account and I pay extra to get the virtual cards amongst other bits. External Link/Members Only   Reckon this could link back to me if I topped up using this and then deleted the virtual card?

If you're only concerned about being anonymous to family, work, friends etc then it will be fine, BUT if you're important enough and are being targeted by SA (state actors), OC (Organised Crime), MI (Military Intelligence) they will be able to join all the dots and have your address and favourite teddy bear in no time at all though you'll probably never find out.

Personally I hope SIS can read (should they want to) every item I post here and listen to every SP I call if they're doing their job properly if it avoids even a single minor terrorist act or worse another 911

[geostorm1]

Are there any virtual sim cards?

My newest phone doesn't have dual sim anymore, but saw something in my phone about "virtual sim" or "e-sim", is that a thing here in the UK?

I can't really be bothered to hide a burner phone somewhere, I already use Samsung Secure Folder to segregate stuff, although the contacts sync doesn't seem to work properly.. if you sync contacts then they all end up in your main phone contacts but if you turn off the sync, they stay there in your contacts!

[tynetunnel]

I have a virtual e-sim as my ‘normal’ sim, and then a disposable payg sim as my punting device.

E-sim is currently supported in the UK by EE, O2, Truphone and Ubigi (whoever the last two are)

[advent2016]

Are there any virtual sim cards?

My newest phone doesn't have dual sim anymore, but saw something in my phone about "virtual sim" or "e-sim", is that a thing here in the UK?

I can't really be bothered to hide a burner phone somewhere, I already use Samsung Secure Folder to segregate stuff, although the contacts sync doesn't seem to work properly.. if you sync contacts then they all end up in your main phone contacts but if you turn off the sync, they stay there in your contacts!

Iphone 13 supports two e-sims.

I haven't seen any other mainstream phones supporting e-sim that is supported by the carrier. It would also be near impossible for mortals to get an e-sim without sharing a lot of personal information. i.e. there are no payg e-sims

[nuckingfuts]

Iphone 13 supports two e-sims.

I haven't seen any other mainstream phones supporting e-sim that is supported by the carrier. It would also be near impossible for mortals to get an e-sim without sharing a lot of personal information. i.e. there are no payg e-sims

Correct.

Since it's a pay monthly only offering, it would require the minimum of ID verification, Direct Debit and billing email address.

WhatsApp business needs a second number for initial verification but can be used as an independent app from the main consumer app.

The best way to keep things truly separate would be another phone, but otherwise a cheap android smartphone on ID Mobile/Asda/Tesco/Lyca does the job. Or at least one of those virtual number apps.

Law enforcement need a valid warrant, and reasonable suspicion to obtain details and aren't really interested in the punters unless one of them has done something heinous given a good portion of the activity is legal.

The cheapest smartphone with data capability is approx £50 from Currys (Alcatel 1)

NF

[summernirvana]

Tescos PAYG sims

I'm doing a bit of research on this:

Rocket Pack Tariff - monthly top up for x min x data

Triple Pack Tariff - monthly top up for x min x data

Lite Tariff - the one most here would want - simple tariff with a flat rate of 8p/min, 4p/ texts

You need to call 282 to switch to it.

However I read this on Tescos' website:

"Only existing customers can switch to the Lite tariff"

Does that mean you can't switch to the Lite tariff if you buy a sim from them now?

[Blackpool Rock]

Tescos PAYG sims

I'm doing a bit of research on this:

Rocket Pack Tariff - monthly top up for x min x data

Triple Pack Tariff - monthly top up for x min x data

Lite Tariff - the one most here would want - simple tariff with a flat rate of 8p/min, 4p/ texts

You need to call 282 to switch to it.

However I read this on Tescos' website:

"Only existing customers can switch to the Lite tariff"

Does that mean you can't switch to the Lite tariff if you buy a sim from them now?

Bit of a mystery this one 

[Buttons]

Probably means they know this is the tariff most burner phone users will want to be on. They will swap you, but only if you give them your details so they can register the number against you.

I had this year ago. I don't recall which network. But I'd set up a new AW account and at the same time got a new punting phone. Just a bog standard dumb PAYG mobile. Cheap ass Nokia thing. Bought the phone and the top up from the supermarket, charged up, sim in and tried to apply the credit. Wouldn't work. Bought another £10 credit and tried to add that. Same thing, wouldn't work. Phone the free number from the phone and spoke to someone at the network. They got me up and running with all the credit I'd bought, but wouldn't do anything until I'd given them some details. Used my real details and had many years use out of the phone before ditching it when I took a break from screwing SP's for a while.

For the tin foil hat brigade. I never got tracked, followed home, pulled over by the police or had my door knocked on because what I was using the phone for is legal in the UK 

[summernirvana]

What I'm thinking it could be is Tesco are going the O2 route (with their classic payg sim) whereby you get their simple PAYG sim tariff if you're grandfathered in, meaning you've already had your sim for years before they changed policy.

Looking on their mobile website it's blatantly obvious they are pushing for their 2 renewable monthly tariffs as the simple, Lite one is buried on their page.

I found another post from 2015 on another - unrelated message board - where a customer bought a tesco sim, switched it to the Lite plan and yet Tesco automatically switched it back to their monthly rolling tariff and he had to ring them up and switch it back to the Lite tariff again.

If I find a tesco sim, I'll pick one up and try switch it to Lite via ringing that 282 number, let's see if they ask any questions.

It's either that, or somehow bump into a 02 classic sim from a street vendor (not Ebay), or go Three and their now expensive PAYG option.

[boardyhell]

still got an old three 321 sim that I put a tenner on years ago

[Waterhouse]

still got an old three 321 sim that I put a tenner on years ago

I have the same, but noted this week that texts were now being charged at 10p a pop. 

Will drain the credit and then switch back to an old O2 one I have that’s still 3,2,1.

[george r]

I have the same, but noted this week that texts were now being charged at 10p a pop. 

Will drain the credit and then switch back to an old O2 one I have that’s still 3,2,1.

Mine is still 2p a text ..

[Blackpool Rock]

I previously posted about 1p mobile which only needs a £10 top up every 4 months (120 days) and the credit rolled over.
They have changed this now and the minimum monthly spend is £2.50 so it works out the same overall however you can't now build a credit balance for later use as anything under the £2.50 spend gets taken off your balance.

It has pissed me off a bit and apparently people on social media were going ape shit when it was announced however I still recon it's the cheapest way of doing it

[The_Don]

Three mobile 123 used offer a very good deal, IMO.

Walk in to a corner shop get a sim, pop in to another top up £10, all with cash and way you go. No card or other personal details needed.

Once again things have changed, punters need to look at what offers the best option for them.  Some form of anonymity may cost a little more, when it comes to mobile tariff cost. Which isn't that high per minute compared to the price of a punt per minute (IMO).

 

 

I previously posted about 1p mobile which only needs a £10 top up every 4 months (120 days) and the credit rolled over.
They have changed this now and the minimum monthly spend is £2.50 so it works out the same overall however you can't now build a credit balance for later use as anything under the £2.50 spend gets taken off your balance.

It has pissed me off a bit and apparently people on social media were going ape shit when it was announced however I still recon it's the cheapest way of doing it

Does depend on when a customer signed up, how much they spend and or top up, is my understanding. Doesn't mean they won't change it again 

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Thousands of 1pMobile users who signed up to the pay-as-you-go provider before 1 January 2021 will need to spend at least £2.50 worth of credit on calls, texts, data or other services every 30 days from today. Fail to meet this spending limit, and you'll have a fee of up to £2.50 deducted from your credit.

Of 1pMobile's 120,000 users, around 50,000 joined before 1 January 2021, although 1pMobile says it expects around 8,000 to be disadvantaged by the shake-up. It says it's making the change to prevent users from building up large amounts of credit.

If you're now thinking of switching to a new pay-as-you-go (PAYG) provider, check out our guide to the Best PAYG deals.
Joined before 1 January 2021? You'll now need to spend a minimum of £2.50 every 30 days

Here's what's happening from today (1 October 2021) for those who signed up before 1 January 2021:

    You must use at least £2.50 in credit every 30 days. If you don't, 1pMobile will take up to £2.50 from your credit as a fee. For example, if you only use £1 credit within 30 days, 1pMobile will deduct an additional £1.50 to take you up to the £2.50 minimum.

    If you do not have at least £2.50 in credit when the £2.50 is due to be used by, 1pMobile will notify you and you will have 10 days to top up. If you do not top up, 1pMobile will deem the account as not needed and will disconnect your number. There's no penalty for cancellation in this scenario, though any unused credit will be lost. The minimum top-up you have to make will continue to be at least £10 every 120 days.

You must also continue to always have at least 1p worth of credit on your account. If your balance reaches zero at any point during the 30 days, 1pMobile will immediately notify you and you will again have 10 days to top up. If you do not top up after the 10 days, 1pMobile will disconnect your phone and close your account. There's no penalty for cancellation in this scenario.
Joined on or after 1 January 2021? You can continue to top up £10 every 120 days

Those who signed up on or after 1 January 2021 won't need to spend at least £2.50 in credit every 30 days and will continue to need to top up a minimum of £10 every 120 days. If they fail to do so, 1pMobile will notify customers and will give them 10 days to top up. If they fail to do this, they will also have their account closed and their number disconnected, and any unused credit will be lost.

These customers will also need to continue to ensure they have at least 1p topped up on their accounts at all times.
If you're unhappy, you can switch penalty-free

As 1pMobile is a PAYG service, it means you're not tied in to a contract and you can simply stop using it. If you have credit though, you will not be refunded.

Of course, make sure you can get a better deal elsewhere before you switch. 1pMobile currently charges 1p for texts, 1p/minute per call and 1p/MB for data. It is our top pick for those who simply want a spare, cheap Sim for emergency or occasional use. Currently, the next best buy is Asda at 4p for texts, 4p/min and 4p/MB. See more info in our PAYG mobile guide.
What does 1pMobile say?

Clifford Wetherall, managing director of 1pMobile, said: "We appreciate that this may not be welcome news to some of those customers affected by the change, but we are dealing with those enquiries as they come through to us. Our T&Cs for new and all other customers remain unchanged. For a majority of the customers who have been notified, they have accrued large credit balances on their services."

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[summernirvana]

I can't understand why the need to buy O2 SIM cards from Ebay.

you can pick these up FOR FREE from the typical one man band small-operated shops dotted all over the country.

Worse case scenario, pick them up for 99p from Major supermarkets like the Co-Op.

It does NOT matter what plan is shown on them. Before topping them up call O2 and get the SIM CHANGED to the tarriff that you require, then top it up. And No, O2 won't ask for any personal details, other than to send an SMS text confirmation to that mobile, thus proving to them that you have the mobile and SIM in your hands. If asked to provide your details, politely say that you will get this done later.

Pardon my cluelessness, can this still be done today? Now that nearly every provider is pushing towards bundles and monthly top-ups on PAYG sims.

Has anyone got a regular PAYG O2 sim recently and successfully changed it to the classic tariff? (without getting it from ebay)

Thanks.

[Blackpool Rock]

Three mobile 123 used offer a very good deal, IMO.

Walk in to a corner shop get a sim, pop in to another top up £10, all with cash and way you go. No card or other personal details needed.

Once again things have changed, punters need to look at what offers the best option for them.  Some form of anonymity may cost a little more, when it comes to mobile tariff cost. Which isn't that high per minute compared to the price of a punt per minute (IMO).

 

 

Does depend on when a customer signed up, how much they spend and or top up, is my understanding. Doesn't mean they won't change it again 

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The 1p mobile thing has pissed me off even more now as it applies to me due to me signing up a few years back and staying with them whereas a new customer doesn't get penalised 

[The_Don]

The 1p mobile thing has pissed me off even more now as it applies to me due to me signing up a few years back and staying with them whereas a new customer doesn't get penalised 

Yes looks like they are forcing loyal customers into a minimum spend £2.50 a month.

New customer to top up £10 every 120 days or get disconnected and lose any funds on that account/number.

£30 each way for a year (360 days).

 

[JayEZ2K]

I had Lebara nearly a year and they've been decent. At £5 I get enough texts, calls, and 1 GB of data. The data was more useful than expected since I can now use maps and WhatsAp as needed to arrange punts.

Looks like there's black Friday sales going on now. Lebara has a 50% off deal for 6 months... since I already have them, would they notice if I got a new sim and tried this? Otherwise, I could try swapping companies if they have a better deal.
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[summernirvana]

I feel this is thread bump worthy:

I have just seen that Asda have lowered that PAYG rates:

10p text
15p min
10p mb data

They had - since September or October - hiked up their rates to 35p a text, 40p a min, 35p mb data...if I remember correctly.

It's not what it was before that (6p text, 10p min, etc) but it's decent.

So, for anyone looking for a anonymous pay-as-you-go sim. Asda is decent again. I've just topped mine up today, no monthly fees, no credit card involved.

[robsmith149]

Anyone tried RWG?  5P/min  5P/text 1p/mb

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[Blackpool Rock]

I feel this is thread bump worthy:

I have just seen that Asda have lowered that PAYG rates:

10p text
15p min
10p mb data

They had - since September or October - hiked up their rates to 35p a text, 40p a min, 35p mb data...if I remember correctly.

It's not what it was before that (6p text, 10p min, etc) but it's decent.

So, for anyone looking for a anonymous pay-as-you-go sim. Asda is decent again. I've just topped mine up today, no monthly fees, no credit card involved.

I don't call those rates decent 

As I previously posted i'm with 1p mobile who use the EE network so decent coverage
1p text
1p / min
1p / mb

[summernirvana]

I don't call those rates decent 

As I previously posted i'm with 1p mobile who use the EE network so decent coverage
1p text
1p / min
1p / mb

Those are indeed great rates but what happens if does not top up £10 every 120 days? Would I lose whatever amount of credit I have left?

With the Asda payg sim, as long as you send one text or make a call every six months, your number stays active and you don't lose your balance/credit.


P.s. I'll now re-read the entire thread to refresh my memory and since it's probably already been answered.

And yep,  £10 every 4 months just seen it.

Can you top up in shops with cash with 1p mobile? I'm clueless.

[Blackpool Rock]

Those are indeed great rates but what happens if does not top up £10 every 120 days? Would I lose whatever amount of credit I have left?

With the Asda payg sim, as long as you send one text or make a call every six months, your number stays active and you don't lose your balance/credit.


P.s. I'll now re-read the entire thread to refresh my memory and since it's probably already been answered.

And yep,  £10 every 4 months just seen it.

Can you top up in shops with cash with 1p mobile? I'm clueless.

In all honesty I don't know as i've had it 5 or 6 years, think top up is linked to my credit card and they do need to link to a credit or debit card, not sure about topping up in shops but credit rolls over