Comparing  Mobile Phone Tariffs To Meet Your Needs

By: aung_qu

Never before and never again! you’ve come to the right place!  If you are  looking for a better deal. Have you ever wondered whether you’re actually getting the best value for your money?, with many of us using our mobile phones to call or text every single day. Knowing which deal is the most suited to your own personal needs can be a tad tricky, with so many different tariffs on the market. I’m going to run through some of the best deals around to suit everyone needs, to give you a helping hand.

Cheap and cheerful

Pay-as you-go is usually your best option, If you don’t use your mobile too often and simply want something cheap and cheerful. Asda offering the best  pay-as you-go deal on the market, where each text will only cost 4p, while calls will cost just 8p per minute. Another  great deal to consider is with Tesco. You’ll also be given either double or triple your top-up, if you sign up to receive a free SIM card. So if you top-up by £10, you’ll be given another £10, if you top-up by £15, you’ll receive an extra £30, and if you top-up by £20, you’ll receive an extra £40!. Calls cost 20p per minute, while texts cost 10p each, but for your five favorite UK numbers the price will be halved to 10p per minute and 5p respectively.

Mobile Phone Tariff

Mobile Phone Tariff

If  you’d prefer to sign up to a monthly plan. The fabulous Orange 5 only costs £4.89 a month and includes 50 anytime minutes as well as 50 texts. You can get a free phone thrown into the bargain, and you still don’t have to pay through the nose. You will get a free phone, as well as a replacement after 18 months. The only drawback is that you’ll have to sign up for 36 months. You could also consider the  Orange 10 plan  which costs £9.79 a month, that  includes 300 texts and 100 minutes. Moreover, because you’ve signed up to Orange you can make the most of two for one cinema tickets every Wednesday and two for one at Pizza Express*! Bonus!

Medium users

If  only prepared to pay around £15 to £20 a month, you can  pick up some great deals . Furthermore many providers give  a basic phone for free, or a slightly better model if you pay a bit extra.

Here’s e top providers are currently offering for around £20 a month:

Network

Tariff

Cost per month

Minutes

Texts

Length of contract
3

Mix & Match 700

£21

350

350

18 months

O2

Online 20

£19.58

75

250

18 months**

Orange

Dolphin 25

£19.57

200

Unlimited

18 months

T-Mobile

Combi 20

£20

200

400

18 months

Virgin

Virgin £22

£22

250

Unlimited

18 months

Vodafone

Talk plan

£20

100

500

24 months

* * Or 200 minutes and 400 texts if sign up to 24 month contract.

With its Mix and Match plans , one minute equals one text, 3 offers great value for money. So you can use any combination of the two to make up your total allowance of 700.

But, if you’re a true textaholic and need  unlimited texts message , the Virgin £22  and the Orange Dolphin 25  are definitely worth considering.

There is another way

Over the past year, many providers have introduced SIM only deals these offer great value for money. you’ll get many more minutes/texts for your money. But You won’t get a new phone.

Furthermore , you don’t have to get tied into an 18 or 24 month contract. Instead, you can choose to be on a 30-day rolling contract. So you can switch at the  month’s notice if something better comes along.

Here’s  the big networks are offering for £15 a month:

Network

Tariff

Cost per month

Minutes

Texts

Extras

3

SIM £15

£15

300

Unlimited

Unlimited 3 to 3 calls and free Skype to Skype

O2

Online Simplicity 15

£14.69

300

Unlimited

Unlimited O2 to O2 calls

Orange

Dolphin 15 SIM

£14.68

200

Unlimited

2 for 1 cinema tickets with Orange Wednesdays

T-Mobile

Solo 15

£15

350

Unlimited

Virgin

Virgin £15

£15

300

Unlimited

Vodafone

SIM only

£15

300

Unlimited

If you’re a keen texter, all of these deals come with unlimited texts, this could be the perfect solution!. However if you also like to chat fairly often, T-Mobile’s Solo 15 deal should be right up your street, offering 350 call-time minutes. This could be the best choice for you.

Maybe you need to checking out what network your friends are on before deciding.  Because  O2 is offering unlimited O2 to O2 calls while 3 is offering free Skype to Skype as well as unlimited 3 to 3 calls as part of the deal

The whole hog

Finally, here are some of the best deals for heavier users, if you rarely spend any time away from your phone:

Network

Tariff

Cost per month

Minutes

Texts

Length of contract

O2

Online 45

£44.05

1200*

1000

18 months

Orange

Dolphin 45

£39.14

1200

Unlimited

18 months

T-Mobile

Combi  40

£40

1000

Unlimited

18 months

Virgin

Virgin £35

£35

800

Unlimited

18 months

Vodafone

Talk plan

£40

1200

Unlimited

24 months

* Unlimited O2 to O2 calls.

I think Orange comes up trumps, offering 1,200 minutes as well as unlimited texts for just under £40 a month on an 18 month contract.

Offering 1,200 minutes as well as unlimited texts for just under £40 a month on an 18 month contract. Make Orange comes up trumps.

Tesco’s £30 a month plan  might be right up your street , if you’d prefer to maximize your calls or text limits and are happy to keep your current phone, offering you unlimited texts, calls and internet! (Up to a fair usage limit of £300).

I hope  that information can help you to choose the best mobile phone tariffs to meet your needs.