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Where I am, my company phone has a very bad signal so often I cant be
gotten hold of by family. I want to get a second phone that I can use just
for people to call in, so basically looking for some sort of PAYG deal where
I dont need to spend a certain amount of money on topups per month etc.
Anyone have any pointers? Prefarably with a low cost handset, but im sure I
can find one elsewhere if thats asking too much!

Thanks

On Thu, 22 May 2008 10:07:55 +0100, JamesB
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In message , JamesB
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Most providers only ask that you make one outgoing call every 3 months
or so to keep the number alive. That being so, and as the cost of
making calls is not an issue for you, just pick the one with the best
coverage where you need it.

I have a caravan on a remote farm in Devon, only Vodafone reaches it but
my work O2 phone is OK as soon as I leave the valley. I had an ancient
Nokia 6210, so I put a Voda payg sim in and about Ł20 top up. I make
one short call on every visit, so my credit goes down by about Ł0.30 a
month and I then have an incoming phone and a few quid to use if I ever
really need to (i.e its raining too hard to walk up the hill to get an
O2 signal).

I doubt I am Vodafones best customer, though they do make a profit from
anyone who calls me as they charge the originating network. If you have
BT at home, put your new mobile number on your friends and family list
so at least you get a bit of a discount.

Lots of people do cheap PAYG phones - Voda website has them from Ł18.

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JamesB wrote in message
news:48353783$0$2494$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
Well to start with what network is your company phone on,
so we can discount that network?
Steve Terry

JamesB wrote in message
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Virgin. 1 call every 6 months, lowest cost of all PAYG.

Rob wrote in message
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Thanks for all the pointers - I went for a cheapy Virgin one in the end -
the signal where I live is fine and the wife is now happy.. :)

(Im on Vodafone with work btw - should have mentioned that in the original
post!)

In news:g14hfd$r4$1@news.albasani.net,
Rob typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:
: JamesB wrote in message
: news:48353783$0$2494$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk...
: > Where I am, my company phone has a very bad signal so often I cant
: > be gotten hold of by family. I want to get a second phone that I
: > can use just for people to call in, so basically looking for some
: > sort of PAYG deal where I dont need to spend a certain amount of
: > money on topups per month etc.
: > Anyone have any pointers? Prefarably with a low cost handset, but
: > im sure I can find one elsewhere if thats asking too much!
: >
: > Thanks
: Virgin. 1 call every 6 months, lowest cost of all PAYG.

They sting you for cross network calls though so only cheapest if all your
friends are on it as well. Overriding advantage is free voicemail
retrieval, so IMHO Tesco is the best value for occasional use if you dont
expect many incoming calls.

Ivor

JamesB wrote in message
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Woolworths have Nokia 1208 on Orange PAYT for Ł19.99
with 10quid of credit included.

or Carphonewarehouse Nokia 2310
http://shop.carphonewarehouse.com/pay-as-you-go/nokia/2310-red/

18.95 on virgin
Good chance itll be unlocked GSM stock and youll be able to put any 2G sim
in it

Steve Terry