Orange: Free PAYG SIM Card with 1000 texts, Facebook, Cinema
May 28th, 2008
photo: kalleboo
In the past I’ve always recommended O2 as the best pay as you go network in the UK. O2 Online tariffs offer you tons of free minutes and texts when you top up and I’ve found it even better value for money than being on a contract. I currently send about 200-250 texts a month and use my mobile to check my email occasionally for no more than a fiver a month.
However, I think the new package from Orange is even better value for money.
On the pay as you go Dolphin package, when you top up £10 you get the following for a month for free:
- 300 free texts
- 20 minutes daily Facebook access
- Orange Wednesdays (2 for 1 at the cinema)
Orange is currently offering a free SIM card worth £10 which also includes 1,000 free texts (worth £100, apparently).
It does cost 20p a minute to make a call on the Dolphin package so if you call a lot, it’s something to consider.
O2 Text Anytime is also worth considering - you get the 300 free texts or 500 minutes to O2 phones and landlines when you top up £10. You used to get 1MB data for free too but it looks like this isn’t available to new subscribers. If you’re already on O2, customer services can switch you to this tariff for free. Otherwise, if you’re a one of those people who use their mobile a fair bit but a contract wouldn’t be price effective, check out the Orange tariff!
Hope this saves somebody some money!
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