Virgin Mobile

[The Great Wallsendo]

Opinions welcome - are they any good? network coverage an issue in some places?

with times being hard n'all some of their sim only deals seem too good to be true

[KeithB]

I just signed up with Tesco Mobile - £10 per month (30 day contract) gets you 500mins, unlimited texts & data, offer ends this month.

Not sure what coverage will be like but they use the o2 network.

[The Great Wallsendo]

is that not one of the "rolling" monthly contracts?

IE instead of signing up for 12-18 months you just pay month by month as normal but with no minimum term tie-ins

[tonynufc]

i'm with 02 on pay as you go, £15 a month and i get 500 texts and unlimited internet... as for coverage, spot on, i very rarely lose signal. the only places i lose signal is when im fishing up north on the more remote marks.

[The Great Wallsendo]

I'm confused with these PAYG plans that require a minimum spend...can you pay by DD on these? if so it's a contract more or less isn't it?

[tonynufc]

I'm confused with these PAYG plans that require a minimum spend...can you pay by DD on these? if so it's a contract more or less isn't it?

im not sure on the DD, i just top up at the nearest paypoint.

[KeithB]

is that not one of the "rolling" monthly contracts?

IE instead of signing up for 12-18 months you just pay month by month as normal but with no minimum term tie-ins

That's the one, you are tied for one month at a time.

It says unlimited data but it's actually 500MB per month.

[sage]

for a good PAYG deal try an asda sim card... 4p a text and 8 p a minute to any network...
cheers
Paul

[BLUEJASPER]

virgin paye as you go

i;ve had virgin for over 2 years now you only pay for what you use no max or
minimum useage good coverage across uk and up to 5 miles offshore

[big sid]

Cant beat two empty baked bean tins and a length of string. If only making local calls the string can be shortened, if on the other hand you make a lot of long distance calls. Guess what? A longer piece of string will be required.
Your only tied to the obstacles the string gets snagged on.

[rich666]

Virgin is Okay - coverage can be a bit ropey at tmies but no more than other networks - I pay £25 monthly - 18 month contract - brand new phone every 18 months - usually top of the heap, currently using an N86 8mp camera phone from Nokia (should have cost £300 according to Amazon). I get 500 mins anytime/any network, unlimited texts and unlimited internet access, access to free updates from Nokia Ovi store and Virgin, Virgin Bites and news info and a load of bundled gear with the phone (handsfree kit, USB cable, software and vouchers etc.).

But they are just as average as every other network out there - take your pick and go with what you fancy.

[The Great Wallsendo]

checked my contract and it's not due for renewal until october 2011

...can't remember signing up for that long but I must have I s'pose

yeah plenty of very similar deals out there at the moment - will see where the market is next year and what phones as well - no doubt the perennial iPhone question will pop up...but I will resist/must resist

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

OK then I'll say it ,Three and I phone 4 .

Great package and I negotiated the handset free .