I have been looking at the various PAYG tariffs. I ended up concluding
that my cheapest option would probably be to have *two* mobiles: one
containing a Tesco PAYG ('Extra' tarrif) SIM and the other containing
an o2 PAYG SIM. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving tips?
In message <mgbd535ue6p0jtubgl606ktlhvhmcidg89@4ax.com>, Jim B
<Jim@B.?.com.invalid> writes
>
>. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
>phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
>
How would you know when you were calling a o2 phone unless you
specifically kept a note of the service provider of everyone in the
address book. AFAIK number porting means that one can no longer guess
who is with which service provider. It all sounds far to complex to me,
I would just go for a cash back deal and make sure I stuck to the terms
when claiming.
--
Paul Harris
On Fri, 25 May 2007 11:10:21 +0100, Paul Harris <nospam@127.0.0.1>
wrote:
>>. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
>>phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
>>
>How would you know when you were calling a o2 phone unless you
>specifically kept a note of the service provider of everyone in the
>address book.
In my case, all my long call go to one specific o2 phone. As for land
lines are easy to identify by the dialling code. If in doubt about the
network I'm calling, I would use the Tesco phone, as all calls are
charged at 10p or 15p, regardless of whether to a landline or any
mobile network.
The other option I considering (instead of using two phones) would be
to keep switching the sim cards and use the same phone. But would this
have the effect of wiping the phone's stored data each time (phone
book, etc)?
i use three got orange but soon cancelling it got o2 which cause i
just upgraded it and change to all time traffic will now replace my
orange line 1+2 contract and got vodafone where i pay £5 a month and
all calls to my wife and my parents are free no matter who make the
call which is great for us you can also go to voipdiscount create
account and make calls to there landline number which might make calls
cheaper. i an on a mobile so excuse the next bit. there was a
person asking about a contract to call simplyfone number ranges. just
througgt for that person two ways to call internationally on a
mobile. first one is three new addon where you pay 15 a month and
calls to overseas are free to certain countries other option is to use
pre-dial o2 number then call the overseas number lastly he can do the
voipdiscount way i just told you
"Jim B" <Jim B@toffoluxxx.com> wrote in message
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>
> I have been looking at the various PAYG tariffs. I ended up concluding
> that my cheapest option would probably be to have *two* mobiles: one
> containing a Tesco PAYG ('Extra' tarrif) SIM and the other containing
> an o2 PAYG SIM. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
> phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
>
> Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving tips?
You could use Tesco peak and Vodafone off-peak. It's probably easier thinking about
the time of day than about what network the person you're calling is on.
"Jim B" <Jim B@toffoluxxx.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 May 2007 11:10:21 +0100, Paul Harris <nospam@127.0.0.1>
> wrote:
>
> >>. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
> >>phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
> >>
> >How would you know when you were calling a o2 phone unless you
> >specifically kept a note of the service provider of everyone in the
> >address book.
>
> In my case, all my long call go to one specific o2 phone. As for land
> lines are easy to identify by the dialling code. If in doubt about the
> network I'm calling, I would use the Tesco phone, as all calls are
> charged at 10p or 15p, regardless of whether to a landline or any
> mobile network.
>
> The other option I considering (instead of using two phones) would be
> to keep switching the sim cards and use the same phone. But would this
> have the effect of wiping the phone's stored data each time (phone
> book, etc)?
The phone should have an option to store contacts on either the SIM or in the phone,
or both. So if you store them in the phone, you won't lose them if you swap SIM's.
> The other option I considering (instead of using two phones) would be
> to keep switching the sim cards and use the same phone. But would this
> have the effect of wiping the phone's stored data each time (phone
> book, etc)?
Changing the SIM card in a phone does not wipe anything (you obviously need
to have an unlocked phone for this work). Of course, if you're going to do
that, store all your contacts on the phone rather than on the SIM card so
that they stay there when you swap the SIMs. If you're going to swap SIMs,
choose a phone that makes it easy to remove the battery cover, battery and
SIM (my Motorola L6 is a real pain in the arse for that). In any case,
you'll probably get quickly fed up having to constantly swap your SIM and
wait for the phone to boot up again unless you're looking at hundred of
pounds of savings or haven't anything else to do than swapping SIMs.
There are accessories out there that allow you to have 2 SIMs in a single
phone. You usually have to cut your SIMs to make them fit in the thing. You
can them swap SIMs by simply rebooting the phone. Never tried them but they
look quite dodgy.
Jim B wrote:
> I have been looking at the various PAYG tariffs. I ended up concluding
> that my cheapest option would probably be to have *two* mobiles: one
> containing a Tesco PAYG ('Extra' tarrif) SIM and the other containing
> an o2 PAYG SIM. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
> phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
>
> Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving tips?
Perhaps Dialstation is an option.
We do not yet have UK origination, but the service can be used in the UK
by either SMS or Callback triggering.
New, lower prices, to be announced by next month.
If you want to try the service, you get 2 euros free automatically in
your account this month (this will go down next month).
http://www.dialstation.com
- International calling from your mobile phone.
- Requires no special software to use, just your phone.
- First call free, no sign up, just call!
On Fri, 25 May 2007 12:44:32 +0100, "Andy Pandy"
<spam8times@wonderful.spam.invalid> wrote:
>> The other option I considering (instead of using two phones) would be
>> to keep switching the sim cards and use the same phone. But would this
>> have the effect of wiping the phone's stored data each time (phone
>> book, etc)?
>
>The phone should have an option to store contacts on either the SIM or in the phone,
>or both. So if you store them in the phone, you won't lose them if you swap SIM's.
On Fri, 25 May 2007 12:42:49 +0100, "Andy Pandy"
<spam8times@wonderful.spam.invalid> wrote:
>> Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving tips?
>
>You could use Tesco peak and Vodafone off-peak. It's probably easier thinking about
>the time of day than about what network the person you're calling is on.
Thanks again, Andy. I hadn't thought of that idea. Sounds worth
looking into.
I have opted for T-mobile rather than Tesco for phoning everything
other than o2 phones and landlines. I'm a low-volume user, so
T-mobile's 12p per call works out a better deal than Tesco's 15p per
call. If I was a slightly higher-voilume user, I'd go for Tesco's
"Extra" PAYG account which is only 10p a minute (all calls) as long as
you top up with £15+ per month. But if you fail to top up with £15,
you get charged at their regular PAYG rate which is 20p per minute.
On Fri, 25 May 2007 12:44:33 +0100, Mehdi <vioccc@REMOVEME.gmail.com>
wrote:
>Changing the SIM card in a phone does not wipe anything (you obviously need
>to have an unlocked phone for this work). Of course, if you're going to do
>that, store all your contacts on the phone rather than on the SIM card so
>that they stay there when you swap the SIMs. If you're going to swap SIMs,
>choose a phone that makes it easy to remove the battery cover, battery and
>SIM (my Motorola L6 is a real pain in the arse for that). In any case,
>you'll probably get quickly fed up having to constantly swap your SIM and
>wait for the phone to boot up again unless you're looking at hundred of
>pounds of savings or haven't anything else to do than swapping SIMs.
Hi Mehdi, Yes I see what you mean. I note that on some phones, you
have to take the battery out in order to change the sim, and I imagine
that taking the battery out will wipe the phone's memory, won't it?
>
>There are accessories out there that allow you to have 2 SIMs in a single
>phone. You usually have to cut your SIMs to make them fit in the thing. You
>can them swap SIMs by simply rebooting the phone. Never tried them but they
>look quite dodgy.
> On Fri, 25 May 2007 12:42:49 +0100, "Andy Pandy"
> <spam8times@wonderful.spam.invalid> wrote:
>
> >> Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving
> tips?
> >
> > You could use Tesco peak and Vodafone off-peak. It's probably
> > easier thinking about the time of day than about what network the
> > person you're calling is on.
>
> Thanks again, Andy. I hadn't thought of that idea. Sounds worth
> looking into.
>
> I have opted for T-mobile rather than Tesco for phoning everything
> other than o2 phones and landlines. I'm a low-volume user, so
> T-mobile's 12p per call works out a better deal than Tesco's 15p per
> call. If I was a slightly higher-voilume user, I'd go for Tesco's
> "Extra" PAYG account which is only 10p a minute (all calls) as long as
> you top up with £15+ per month. But if you fail to top up with £15,
> you get charged at their regular PAYG rate which is 20p per minute.
>
> Jim
T-Mobile calls are going down to 10p per minute on 2nd July. Had text
from T-Mobile last month about it.
> I have been looking at the various PAYG tariffs. I ended up concluding
> that my cheapest option would probably be to have *two* mobiles: one
> containing a Tesco PAYG ('Extra' tarrif) SIM and the other containing
> an o2 PAYG SIM. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
> phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
> Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving tips?
> Thank you,
> Jim B
I have one PAYG phone on Orange Call Abroad, which I use to call any
friends & family in Israel and one on an ancient Orange tariff which has
a 5p minimum charge, which is great for very quick calls.
On Fri, 25 May 2007 10:50:55 +0100, Jim B <Jim B@toffoluxxx.com>
wrote:
>
>I have been looking at the various PAYG tariffs. I ended up concluding
>that my cheapest option would probably be to have *two* mobiles: one
>containing a Tesco PAYG ('Extra' tarrif) SIM and the other containing
>an o2 PAYG SIM. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
>phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
>
>Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving tips?
>
seriously, can you really afford a phone ?
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> On Fri, 25 May 2007 10:50:55 +0100, Jim B <Jim B@toffoluxxx.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >I have been looking at the various PAYG tariffs. I ended up concluding
> >that my cheapest option would probably be to have *two* mobiles: one
> >containing a Tesco PAYG ('Extra' tarrif) SIM and the other containing
> >an o2 PAYG SIM. I'd use the o2 phone for all calls to landlines and o2
> >phones - and the Tesco phone for all other calls.
> >
> >Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving tips?
> >
> seriously, can you really afford a phone ?
Seriously, can anyone NOT somehow scrape together £10 for a phone?
"Jim B" <Jim B@toffoluxxx.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 25 May 2007 12:42:49 +0100, "Andy Pandy"
> <spam8times@wonderful.spam.invalid> wrote:
>
> >> Anyone else doing something similar, or have other money-saving tips?
> >
> >You could use Tesco peak and Vodafone off-peak. It's probably easier thinking
about
> >the time of day than about what network the person you're calling is on.
>
> Thanks again, Andy. I hadn't thought of that idea. Sounds worth
> looking into.
>
> I have opted for T-mobile rather than Tesco for phoning everything
> other than o2 phones and landlines. I'm a low-volume user, so
> T-mobile's 12p per call works out a better deal than Tesco's 15p per
> call. If I was a slightly higher-voilume user, I'd go for Tesco's
> "Extra" PAYG account which is only 10p a minute (all calls) as long as
> you top up with £15+ per month. But if you fail to top up with £15,
> you get charged at their regular PAYG rate which is 20p per minute.
I mentioned Vodafone for off-peak use cos they charge 10p/min to any network *capped
at 30p per call* up to an hour (you need to sign up to Stop The Clock - it's free).
So eg a 30 min call to any mobile or landline with cost 30p! I don't think anything
can beat that.
Anyone use two mobiles to save money? 
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