Tarrifs..

[Guest funkmaster]

Im telling you im getting screwed with my bill.. it works out at like 40ish for the line rental (inc orange care & spv promo). Add my many many calls and txts (Planus might help reduce this tho :-p). However every time i get the bill i think to myself.. thats it, im calling orange.. but everytime i ask to change tarrif, i get persuaded into getting a more expensive tarrif, however it "will save me money in the long term" - its driving me nuts, ive just paid out £123.42 and its is really gettin to me, so im askin you guys what tarrifs you use.. i need xnet mins and txt msgs -

help! :twisted:

[Guest James]

i use a orange price matched tariff for the old one 2 one precept 200 tariff. twenty five for the line rental wit everything else comes to about 50-60 A month. and i think that is too expensive!

[Guest Monolithix [MVP]]

OVP O2 Leasure Plus.

£20/month: 100 free sms/500 landline mins/50xnet mins (all off peak)

Look up the tarrif you want on www.orange.co.uk and ask specifically for that tarrif. I've done that twice with no problems...

[Guest bdmoore]

Orange OVP O2 100 - 100 xnet anytime mins and 100 texts for £25 per month (plus GPRS and Orange Care)

That combined with Planus for extra texts is perfect for me! ;)

[Guest capt_janeway]

Everyday 50 for me! 50 mins a day off peak and all weekend for £15 per month!

[Guest funkmaster]

Orange OVP O2 100 - 100 xnet anytime mins and 100 texts for £25 per month (plus GPRS and Orange Care)

im on the o2 100 OVP and its just costing me too much..

Monolithix - your tarrif doesnt sound too shabby.. i think ill look into it..

ive spoken to orange tonight, and i have now tried that make your own plan, got persuaded into payin 44 for 120 mins xnet, 120 sms, orange care, spv promo... i dont know how they do it! hehe

thanks for your help guys.. ;)

[Guest superkingdave]

yeah im on the same as wyou apart from less text(sixty) and im getting my gprs refunded at the mo. worked out at thirty six cos i used another fifty texts

[Guest Gorskar]

I wouldn't bother with text bundles - its cheaper to use planus (hopefully their billing system will be perfected soon)

[Guest Big Ron - No Longer a Mem]

If your phone's unlocked, then there are some amazing tariffs available on the web as "SIM only" deals. I've been commending Scancom.co.uk as if I own shares in the company.... but that's simply because they were the first ones I discovered who had these deals, and so tried them out myself. I switched from Orange PAYG to an O2 contract. My usage pattern is "low use, and mostly during the day", so I was restricted in my choice - I bought two SIMs for £10. Each gives me 30 free "anytime" minutes a month, and the running cost (if I stay within the 30 minutes per card) is £1.77 a month. That's it. "Line rental" is zero. The ONLY cost is the £1.77 for "itemised billing". You can also get off-peak deals which provide a LOT more time (and free texts) Although the SIMS are more expensive - around £20 each. As far as I can see, there is NO catch. If someone came to me NOW and said "I don't own a mobile phone, but want to buy one, what should I buy, and what contract?" My unequivocal answer would be "get a refurbished, SIM-free phone (they start as cheap as £25) and a SIM-only deal with O2 or T-Mobile" Under some conditions (heavy usage in the evenings and weekends, off-peak) it would actually work out CHEAPER over a year's use than the "Liberate" tariff Orange offer their own staff - and THAT includes a free phone, and a flat 1p a minute rate. Say £35 for the phone, plus £20 for the SIM, gets you 750 "free" off-peak minutes a month and 50 SMS's... for £1.77 a month. Use a "SIM doubler" and one "Anytime" SIM plus one "off Peak" SIM, and (as long as you remember to switch over at the appropriate tariff "peak/off-peak"switching point!) total cost for the year is around £107.50. That's roughly £9 a month for 30 minutes of peak calls, 750 minutes off peak, and 50 SMS's. Not a bad price!