Pay and Go

[Anonymous]

Why do Pay & Go phones have a monthly tariff? I thought PAYG meant that you could pay for just what you used. Paying a minimum amount every month seems to defeat the whole point of having a PAYG phone. If I don't top up one month will my phone not work or will I be automatically charged at premium rates? Am I misunderstanding this?

[jonsie]

Your phone will still work, you just won't get a monthly allowance. If you have to top up every month you can change tariff to suit your needs but a 30 day sim only 'contract' will give better allowances.

If you want to top up when you like and just use your credit then call customer service and ask to be put on the Basic tariff or you can change to Big Talker where you keep the credit.

[MI5]

or look at giffgaff who are owned by o2 but give the straight option of just using credit as and when you wish.

[gindygoo]

Be aware that giffgaff's data is extremely slow though. So if it's calls n texts then they're great, but if u want mobile data at O2 speeds then giffgaff isn't the one.

No disrespect to @MI5 like I said calls n texts on gg are great.

[MI5]

It depends on your area tho....

[Anonymous]

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@MI5 wrote:
It depends on your area tho....

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A bit like every provider then

[MI5]

The bandwidth that gg have is quite limited compared to O2 (even though it's the same network) so esp densely populated areas will see slower data speeds.