GIFF GAFF payg no longer competitive ?

jpaul · 29 Dec 2017 at 18:27

Had been using GiffGaff payg for a long while, in tarif check over christmas (vs relatives) realised they are no longer ahead of the pack - so time to abandon ship ?

giffgaff Our pay as you go rates
Calls to other UK mobiles, landlines and calls forwarding 15p per minute
Texts to other UK mobiles and landlines 5p per text

Call charges:
Unless otherwise stated, call prices include VAT, are quoted by the minute and are charged in one second increment after the first minute.

O2 direct

Classic Pay As You Go
Top Up 4444 Free
Tariffs and Bolt Ons 2202 Free
Landlines 5p/min
O2 mobiles 5p/min
Other network mobiles 5p/min
Text message 5p per message
All calls will be charged by the minute and will be rounded up to the nearest minute;

tesco payg

Calls to any standard UK & Home From Home numbers 8p/min
Texts to any standard UK & Home From Home numbers 4p/message
*Access Charge [where applicable] is 25p/min - 1 minute minimum then charged by the second

( 3g quality is poor where I live on all providers, and voip payg via localphone @1.8p/0.5p min for mob/land rounded to min is best/only possibility there )

lltfdaniel · 29 Dec 2017 at 18:36

From http://www.three.co.uk/Store/Pay_As_You_Go_Price_Plans

If three is rubbish in your area you can jump ship whenever you like since it is pay as you go.

Three in my area has been satisfactory.

Randomface74 · 29 Dec 2017 at 18:44

Yeah Three payg is the cheapest afaik. As above.

I just switched from Three to GiffGaff but have a monthly package - that still is competitive.

lltfdaniel · 29 Dec 2017 at 19:14

Well Smarty seems competitive as well here look > https://smarty.co.uk/?utm_campaign=...m=CA-O&utm_source=FB&utm_content=wave3a_value

PapaLazaru · 29 Dec 2017 at 20:07

lltfdaniel said:
Well Smarty seems competitive as well here look > https://smarty.co.uk/?utm_campaign=...m=CA-O&utm_source=FB&utm_content=wave3a_value

They are basically Three which is a strange concept as Smarty's direct competitor, is Three.

As above, if the signal where you are is fine then go for it but their network is the worst in the UK at the moment.

jsmoke · 29 Dec 2017 at 22:44

Do you not buy a bundle though and just get a set amount of minutes texts and data on payg regardless of £/m?

jpaul · 29 Dec 2017 at 23:49

lltfdaniel said:
If three is rubbish in your area you can jump ship whenever you like since it is pay as you go.

Thanks, unfortunately, from neighbours, with various phones, I believe 3 is equally poor in my area;
(I need a dual sim with voip, or floating contract, which I believe foreign visitors can get.)

jsmoke said:
Do you not buy a bundle though and just get a set amount of minutes texts and data on payg regardless of £/m?

I don't really need much data since have wifi at work+home, and a smallish distance commute,
and, also make most voice calls from home, with voip at 1.5p/min, so a bundle has always seemed unnecessary.

jsmoke · 30 Dec 2017 at 00:04

jpaul said:
Thanks, unfortunately, from neighbours, with various phones, I believe 3 is equally poor in my area;
(I need a dual sim with voip, or floating contract, which I believe foreign visitors can get.)

I don't really need much data since have wifi at work+home, and a smallish distance commute,
and, also make most voice calls from home, with voip at 1.5p/min, so a bundle has always seemed unnecessary.

But you can get a bundle of just minutes.