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What should I pay for a mobile phone contract?

(64 Posts)
midgey Thu 06-Feb-20 17:45:01

Sim only with Giffgaff and I pay £6 a month. I don’t have a contract.

mumofmadboys Thu 06-Feb-20 17:42:04

Tesco for me too. £10 per month. Use WhatsApp to speak to children abroad and lots of data/ texts and minutes. Cannot remember exact figures for these

Buffybee Thu 06-Feb-20 17:36:36

I always buy my iPhone and have a SIM only contract of £9 with Virgin with unlimited texts, 1500 minutes and 6 Gbites of data.
I think it works out cheaper than a contract to buy, especially if you buy say a iphone 6 or 7 model as you can get them at really good prices.

SpringyChicken Thu 06-Feb-20 17:21:38

I’m with Plusnet for my mobile (sim only). £5.25 per month for 1Gbit of data, 250 minutes of calls and 500 texts. My husband pays the same but he was lucky and joined with a better deal, about double what I get.
We aren’t tied into a contract and Plusnet uses EE network.

cornergran Thu 06-Feb-20 17:14:03

SIM only contract with Three gives me 8gb data (that’s a lot), unlimited calls and texts for £9 a month. I found Compare the Market had access to good deals and also cinema and food deals for a year. If you’re worried about data use because of the overseas calls via your data allowance then search for unlimited data. Unless a lot of your monthly charge is for your phone you’re definitely paying much too much. It’s easy to change provider, go for it.

Chestnut Thu 06-Feb-20 17:12:06

With Smarty you have to put some cash into your phone and pay for calls abroad. It's 10p a minute for Australia for instance. There are better ways of calling abroad. Will get back to you.....

Maggiemaybe Thu 06-Feb-20 17:12:00

2Gb and more texts and calls than I'll ever need for £7.50 (Tesco). That's SIM only though. I'm assuming you have a phone included for £50 a month, Grammaretto?

Pittcity Thu 06-Feb-20 17:07:47

Do you WhatsApp from home? If you use your home broadband it doesn't eat into your mobile allowance at all.
If you WhatsApp when out you may need a larger data allowance. Even then you shouldn't be paying more than around £15 a month.
I suspect a large chunk of your payment was to pay for the phone. EE don't lower your bill once it's paid for.
Check out Money saving expert for advice.

Chestnut Thu 06-Feb-20 17:04:41

Just £5 a month for unlimited phone calls and texts with Smarty.
Just the best!
It goes up to £7 if you use the internet outside your home!
Smarty

Grammaretto Thu 06-Feb-20 16:58:08

I must get onto a different tariff/server/ something urgently. I am being ripped off.
I do like being able to see and speak to my DC and DGC the other side of the world though. I couldn't do that could I on the £8 a month contract.

rafichagran Thu 06-Feb-20 16:51:00

£8.00 per month and rarely go over.

Eglantine21 Thu 06-Feb-20 16:48:51

months.

Eglantine21 Thu 06-Feb-20 16:48:29

Gosh. I pay 7.99 a month with Tesco. About 5000 texts, loads of minutes or something. More than I ever use anyway.

I did up the data when I was homeless for six minutes nth sand didn’t have a landline. Then it was 10.00. I never went over.

Grammaretto Thu 06-Feb-20 16:43:18

I have been with EE for years but today I had a letter to say the cost was going up again by 2.2% (in line with inflation?)
The amount I pay already is extortionate and I would rather pay a lot less. When I first had a phone contract it was around £15 a month. It's now about £50. What am I getting for that? I use WhatsApp to call my long distance family. I take photos and I text a bit and phone sometimes.
I also pay for a landline from BT.
I feel like a dripping roast. Apart from the money going out there is no contact with EE. There is a helpline but should I seek a money saving expert?