Which Tariff Cheapest? Won't be Using iPhone But Wish To Keep Active

[Anonymous]

My current pay monthly tariff has now ended (my own iPhone) but I'm working overseas for the next year and want a tariff just to keep the phone active 'til I get back home. Overseas I'll be using the Company's phone.

Is Pay & Go best for this?  Do I have to keep adding £10 a month though or can I just Top Up every now and then (say £10 a quarter) for cheapest option?  

Many thanks for any help!

[viridis]

Keep the phone "active"?
It stays active

[Anonymous]

Sorry if I have to explain this in exact detail.

Active as in if friends/colleagues want to contact me via that phone they are able to do so and I do not lose my current phone number which I'm loathe to do after 10 years.

Hope that's clear.

Looks like o2 basic is the best option?

[jonsie · Accepted solution]

Havee your number transferred to P&G and you just need to make a chargeable call every six months to keep your number active.

[viridis]

Got ya,
I'd go with payg or the cheapest simo plan and port your number to it
Me personally, I would go Sim only on lowest tariff and use Tugo to avoid roaming charges.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the useful Reply

[jonsie]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Looks like o2 basic is the best option?

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Yes the best option for you but you may to ask for that particular tariff. You don't need to top up every month.

[viridis]

Or yeah^^^
What jonsie said

[MI5]

If you decide on payg you need to make a chargeable call once every 6 months to keep sim active. If you go for the basic sim only tariff you just pay every month and it will remain online automatically.

[Cleoriff]

I have an old phone on PAYG....I keep that active and actually take it to Spain with me just in case my lovely Note 3 (on sim only contract) has a hissy fit and stops working. Never happened yet but I like to be prepared