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Are there any Direct Debit Pay-as-you-go deals like Virgin's still?
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tin...@isbd.co.uk
May 21, 2012, 4:41:31 AM5/21/12
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We still have two phones on Virgin's Pay-as-you-go paid for by Direct
Debit. For one of the phones it's still almost perfect, a few pence a
month for most of the year then a few tens of pounds for one or two
months.
However with Virgin's price increases it's not such a good deal for
the other phone. Are there any other providers offering similar
deals?
--
Chris Green
Debit. For one of the phones it's still almost perfect, a few pence a
month for most of the year then a few tens of pounds for one or two
months.
However with Virgin's price increases it's not such a good deal for
the other phone. Are there any other providers offering similar
deals?
--
Chris Green
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tin...@isbd.co.uk
May 21, 2012, 4:16:50 PM5/21/12
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Kam Ho <no...@kam-ho.co.uk> wrote:
> Not quite, but Vectone have a SIM Only Pay Monthly deal for just £1 a
> month including 30 minutes, 30 texts, and 30mb. Pretty cheap
> International calls too. I found some old bad reviews of them, but my
> wife transferred to them 3 months ago and all has been fine. They use
> the Everything Everywhere network (Orange and T-Mobile combined).
They have some quite attractive deals, thank you.
--
Chris Green
> month including 30 minutes, 30 texts, and 30mb. Pretty cheap
> International calls too. I found some old bad reviews of them, but my
> wife transferred to them 3 months ago and all has been fine. They use
> the Everything Everywhere network (Orange and T-Mobile combined).
They have some quite attractive deals, thank you.
--
Chris Green
Roy Brown
May 22, 2012, 7:06:45 AM5/22/12
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In message <rmbp89-...@chris.zbmc.eu>, tin...@isbd.co.uk writing at
09:41:31 in his/her local time opines:-
A nice lady from Virgin rang me the other day, to see how I liked their
service.
I pronounced myself deliriously happy with everything, except the recent
price increases on the DD service, and the fact that Virgin had stopped
offering it.
(Actually, the price increases didn't affect me much; I use my phone
very little, comparatively, but it's nice knowing that wherever I am in
the world, I won't run out of credit, and have to go calling home for a
top-up).
The nice lady informed me, FWIW, that even though DD isn't on the Virgin
website any more, you can still get it if you ring up and ask for it.
So, yes, it's a bit pricey; but it suits me down to the ground,
especially as no-one else seems to offer it.
--
Roy Brown 'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
Kelmscott Ltd useful, or believe to be beautiful' William Morris
09:41:31 in his/her local time opines:-
service.
I pronounced myself deliriously happy with everything, except the recent
price increases on the DD service, and the fact that Virgin had stopped
offering it.
(Actually, the price increases didn't affect me much; I use my phone
very little, comparatively, but it's nice knowing that wherever I am in
the world, I won't run out of credit, and have to go calling home for a
top-up).
The nice lady informed me, FWIW, that even though DD isn't on the Virgin
website any more, you can still get it if you ring up and ask for it.
So, yes, it's a bit pricey; but it suits me down to the ground,
especially as no-one else seems to offer it.
--
Roy Brown 'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
Kelmscott Ltd useful, or believe to be beautiful' William Morris
tin...@isbd.co.uk
May 22, 2012, 12:04:04 PM5/22/12
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Roy Brown <Roy_now_fre...@acanthus.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <rmbp89-...@chris.zbmc.eu>, tin...@isbd.co.uk writing at
> 09:41:31 in his/her local time opines:-
> >We still have two phones on Virgin's Pay-as-you-go paid for by Direct
> >Debit. For one of the phones it's still almost perfect, a few pence a
> >month for most of the year then a few tens of pounds for one or two
> >months.
>
> >However with Virgin's price increases it's not such a good deal for
> >the other phone. Are there any other providers offering similar
> >deals?
>
> A nice lady from Virgin rang me the other day, to see how I liked their
> service.
>
> I pronounced myself deliriously happy with everything, except the recent
> price increases on the DD service, and the fact that Virgin had stopped
> offering it.
>
> (Actually, the price increases didn't affect me much; I use my phone
> very little, comparatively, but it's nice knowing that wherever I am in
> the world, I won't run out of credit, and have to go calling home for a
> top-up).
>
> The nice lady informed me, FWIW, that even though DD isn't on the Virgin
> website any more, you can still get it if you ring up and ask for it.
>
> So, yes, it's a bit pricey; but it suits me down to the ground,
> especially as no-one else seems to offer it.
>
Exactly! That's why we're still on our Pay-as-you-go by DD. It's
> In message <rmbp89-...@chris.zbmc.eu>, tin...@isbd.co.uk writing at
> 09:41:31 in his/her local time opines:-
> >We still have two phones on Virgin's Pay-as-you-go paid for by Direct
> >Debit. For one of the phones it's still almost perfect, a few pence a
> >month for most of the year then a few tens of pounds for one or two
> >months.
>
> >However with Virgin's price increases it's not such a good deal for
> >the other phone. Are there any other providers offering similar
> >deals?
>
> A nice lady from Virgin rang me the other day, to see how I liked their
> service.
>
> I pronounced myself deliriously happy with everything, except the recent
> price increases on the DD service, and the fact that Virgin had stopped
> offering it.
>
> (Actually, the price increases didn't affect me much; I use my phone
> very little, comparatively, but it's nice knowing that wherever I am in
> the world, I won't run out of credit, and have to go calling home for a
> top-up).
>
> The nice lady informed me, FWIW, that even though DD isn't on the Virgin
> website any more, you can still get it if you ring up and ask for it.
>
> So, yes, it's a bit pricey; but it suits me down to the ground,
> especially as no-one else seems to offer it.
>
just so absolutely painless, just use the phone and pay for how much
you use it, what a concept! :-)
--
Chris Green
Steve Terry
May 22, 2012, 1:29:30 PM5/22/12
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and of course if you can find one for transfer an Orange OVP Virgin
Steve Terry
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Gareth
May 23, 2012, 3:45:16 PM5/23/12
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"Roy Brown" wrote in message news:AUqUVjJFN3uPFwm9@x.x...
http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=pay.as.you.go.howdoi.sm378#set
up a direct debit
>
>In message <rmbp89-...@chris.zbmc.eu>, tin...@isbd.co.uk writing at
>09:41:31 in his/her local time opines:-
>>We still have two phones on Virgin's Pay-as-you-go paid for by Direct
>>Debit. For one of the phones it's still almost perfect, a few pence a
>>month for most of the year then a few tens of pounds for one or two
>>months.
>
>>However with Virgin's price increases it's not such a good deal for
>>the other phone. Are there any other providers offering similar
>>deals?
>
>A nice lady from Virgin rang me the other day, to see how I liked their
>service.
>
>I pronounced myself deliriously happy with everything, except the recent
>price increases on the DD service, and the fact that Virgin had stopped
>offering it.
>
>(Actually, the price increases didn't affect me much; I use my phone very
>little, comparatively, but it's nice knowing that wherever I am in the
>world, I won't run out of credit, and have to go calling home for a
>top-up).
>
>The nice lady informed me, FWIW, that even though DD isn't on the Virgin
>website any more, you can still get it if you ring up and ask for it.
Not on their website? Really?:
>In message <rmbp89-...@chris.zbmc.eu>, tin...@isbd.co.uk writing at
>09:41:31 in his/her local time opines:-
>>We still have two phones on Virgin's Pay-as-you-go paid for by Direct
>>Debit. For one of the phones it's still almost perfect, a few pence a
>>month for most of the year then a few tens of pounds for one or two
>>months.
>
>>However with Virgin's price increases it's not such a good deal for
>>the other phone. Are there any other providers offering similar
>>deals?
>
>A nice lady from Virgin rang me the other day, to see how I liked their
>service.
>
>I pronounced myself deliriously happy with everything, except the recent
>price increases on the DD service, and the fact that Virgin had stopped
>offering it.
>
>(Actually, the price increases didn't affect me much; I use my phone very
>little, comparatively, but it's nice knowing that wherever I am in the
>world, I won't run out of credit, and have to go calling home for a
>top-up).
>
>The nice lady informed me, FWIW, that even though DD isn't on the Virgin
>website any more, you can still get it if you ring up and ask for it.
http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=pay.as.you.go.howdoi.sm378#set
up a direct debit
J B
May 23, 2012, 3:54:51 PM5/23/12
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On 22/05/2012 18:29, Steve Terry wrote:
> Three Zero might still be available, depends who you ask?
Who can we ask in October for this? ;)
> Three Zero might still be available, depends who you ask?
Daughter is leaving the county for a while as part of uni course and
wants to keep her number without spending.
--
J B
Roy Brown
May 23, 2012, 7:03:48 PM5/23/12
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In message <4fbd3e4c$0$7322$5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk>, Gareth
<hotmail.com@dgareth_remove.com> writing at 20:45:16 in his/her local
Ah, true, so it is there still.
But the quoted page says: "If you're on our Original Pay As You Go
tariff, you can choose to pay by Direct Debit"
i.e. it's apparently only available as a switch for anyone on that
tariff, and not any other tariff, even legacy ones.
The page for new PAYG customers is:-
<http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=payasyougo.ta
riff.howdoi.sm286>
where it lists only the Addict tariff as generally available, though
Virgin Media customers can get the Simply 8p tariff by calling a number
shown there. But no DD option, nor any way of getting onto the Original
PAYG tariff, thence to make the switch, it would seem.
In the light of what you have found, I'll rephrase what I said to;
"not available to new PAYG customers and to any legacy PAYG tariff
users, save those on Original PAYG, via the Virgin Mobile website".
But I hope you'll agree that the gist of what I said (or meant) still
stands?
<hotmail.com@dgareth_remove.com> writing at 20:45:16 in his/her local
But the quoted page says: "If you're on our Original Pay As You Go
tariff, you can choose to pay by Direct Debit"
i.e. it's apparently only available as a switch for anyone on that
tariff, and not any other tariff, even legacy ones.
The page for new PAYG customers is:-
<http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=payasyougo.ta
riff.howdoi.sm286>
where it lists only the Addict tariff as generally available, though
Virgin Media customers can get the Simply 8p tariff by calling a number
shown there. But no DD option, nor any way of getting onto the Original
PAYG tariff, thence to make the switch, it would seem.
In the light of what you have found, I'll rephrase what I said to;
"not available to new PAYG customers and to any legacy PAYG tariff
users, save those on Original PAYG, via the Virgin Mobile website".
But I hope you'll agree that the gist of what I said (or meant) still
stands?
Steve Terry
May 24, 2012, 12:05:23 AM5/24/12
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find someone who both knows about it and says you can have it.
Theo Markettos
May 24, 2012, 6:40:11 PM5/24/12
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J B <j...@invalid.com> wrote:
> Who can we ask in October for this? ;)
>
> Daughter is leaving the county for a while as part of uni course and
> wants to keep her number without spending.
I'd be tempted to nab it now if you can... it may have gone completely by
> Who can we ask in October for this? ;)
>
> Daughter is leaving the county for a while as part of uni course and
> wants to keep her number without spending.
October. I think you can still port numbers into Three mid-contract (which
is what one of these SIMs is) - only Voda insist you can only transfer when
you sign up.
Theo
Roland Perry
May 25, 2012, 3:05:40 AM5/25/12
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In message <jpjfad$2dt$1...@dont-email.me>, at 20:54:51 on Wed, 23 May
2012, J B <j...@invalid.com> remarked:
whatever) still works if the phone is roaming.
--
Roland Perry
2012, J B <j...@invalid.com> remarked:
>> Three Zero might still be available, depends who you ask?
>
>Who can we ask in October for this? ;)
>
>Daughter is leaving the county for a while as part of uni course and
>wants to keep her number without spending.
Perhaps the "keep alive" feature of one call every 180 days (or
>
>Who can we ask in October for this? ;)
>
>Daughter is leaving the county for a while as part of uni course and
>wants to keep her number without spending.
whatever) still works if the phone is roaming.
--
Roland Perry
S Viemeister
May 25, 2012, 8:19:55 AM5/25/12
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AnthonyL
May 27, 2012, 6:24:04 AM5/27/12
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On Thu, 24 May 2012 00:03:48 +0100, Roy Brown
<Roy_now_fre...@acanthus.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>The page for new PAYG customers is:-
>
><http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=payasyougo.ta
>riff.howdoi.sm286>
>
Why on earth should receiving calls calls when overseas on a DD or Pay
<Roy_now_fre...@acanthus.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>The page for new PAYG customers is:-
>
><http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/genericContent.do?contentId=payasyougo.ta
>riff.howdoi.sm286>
>
monthly be so much more expensive than PAYG?
http://www.virginmobile.com/vm/callCostsSpecial.do?isoCountryCode=id&x=15&y=10&paymentPlan=payMonthly
--
AnthonyL
Ria Elaine Jones
May 27, 2012, 12:22:07 PM5/27/12
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On 22/05/12 17:04, tin...@isbd.co.uk wrote:
phone is 10p/min & 5p/SMS.
Ria xx
> Roy Brown<Roy_now_fre...@acanthus.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>> So, yes, it's a bit pricey; but it suits me down to the ground,
>> especially as no-one else seems to offer it.
>>
> Exactly! That's why we're still on our Pay-as-you-go by DD. It's
> just so absolutely painless, just use the phone and pay for how much
> you use it, what a concept! :-)
Except that I baulk at 40p/min and 15p for an SMS, whereas my Asda PAYG
>> So, yes, it's a bit pricey; but it suits me down to the ground,
>> especially as no-one else seems to offer it.
>>
> Exactly! That's why we're still on our Pay-as-you-go by DD. It's
> just so absolutely painless, just use the phone and pay for how much
> you use it, what a concept! :-)
phone is 10p/min & 5p/SMS.
Ria xx
Steve Terry
May 27, 2012, 9:26:26 PM5/27/12
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also it can be disconnected for disuse.
Myself i keep an Orange OVP Virgin for roaming, it's great to
be able to select any foreign network manually (that Orange has a
roaming agreement with) and not be stuck with whatever limited
choices a UK PAYG has when roaming.
If you can find someone with an OVP Virgin willing to part with it,
Orange will still allow transfer to a new owner (after passing a minimal
credit check)
tin...@isbd.co.uk
May 28, 2012, 6:01:50 AM5/28/12
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Steve Terry <gfou...@tesco.net> wrote:
> Ria Elaine Jones wrote:
> > On 22/05/12 17:04, tin...@isbd.co.uk wrote:
> >> Roy Brown<Roy_now_fre...@acanthus.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>> So, yes, it's a bit pricey; but it suits me down to the ground,
> >>> especially as no-one else seems to offer it.
> >>>
> >> Exactly! That's why we're still on our Pay-as-you-go by DD. It's
> >> just so absolutely painless, just use the phone and pay for how much
> >> you use it, what a concept! :-)
> >
> > Except that I baulk at 40p/min and 15p for an SMS, whereas my Asda
> > PAYG phone is 10p/min & 5p/SMS.
> > Ria xx
> >
> But that's not a zero per month contract so doesn't have full roaming,
> also it can be disconnected for disuse.
>
> Myself i keep an Orange OVP Virgin for roaming, it's great to
> be able to select any foreign network manually (that Orange has a
> roaming agreement with) and not be stuck with whatever limited
> choices a UK PAYG has when roaming.
>
> If you can find someone with an OVP Virgin willing to part with it,
> Orange will still allow transfer to a new owner (after passing a minimal
> credit check)
>
Can you clarify that last papragraph please.
> Ria Elaine Jones wrote:
> > On 22/05/12 17:04, tin...@isbd.co.uk wrote:
> >> Roy Brown<Roy_now_fre...@acanthus.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>> So, yes, it's a bit pricey; but it suits me down to the ground,
> >>> especially as no-one else seems to offer it.
> >>>
> >> Exactly! That's why we're still on our Pay-as-you-go by DD. It's
> >> just so absolutely painless, just use the phone and pay for how much
> >> you use it, what a concept! :-)
> >
> > Except that I baulk at 40p/min and 15p for an SMS, whereas my Asda
> > PAYG phone is 10p/min & 5p/SMS.
> > Ria xx
> >
> But that's not a zero per month contract so doesn't have full roaming,
> also it can be disconnected for disuse.
>
> Myself i keep an Orange OVP Virgin for roaming, it's great to
> be able to select any foreign network manually (that Orange has a
> roaming agreement with) and not be stuck with whatever limited
> choices a UK PAYG has when roaming.
>
> If you can find someone with an OVP Virgin willing to part with it,
> Orange will still allow transfer to a new owner (after passing a minimal
> credit check)
>
We have two Virgin 'pay as you go on direct debit' phones, is there
some sort of Orange deal we can move to?
--
Chris Green
J B
May 28, 2012, 4:31:09 PM5/28/12
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On 28/05/2012 11:01, tin...@isbd.co.uk wrote:
>
> We have two Virgin 'pay as you go on direct debit' phones, is there
> some sort of Orange deal we can move to?
No, you can't!
>
> We have two Virgin 'pay as you go on direct debit' phones, is there
> some sort of Orange deal we can move to?
The initials OVP = Orange Value Promise, which sadly no longer exists.
They basically used to do a 'price match', but no longer do!
--
J B
tin...@isbd.co.uk
May 28, 2012, 4:41:41 PM5/28/12
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--
Chris Green
Steve Terry
May 31, 2012, 8:43:55 AM5/31/12
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So you can transfer an existing one
J B
Jun 2, 2012, 9:39:01 AM6/2/12
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On 31/05/2012 13:43, Steve Terry wrote:
> J B wrote:
>> On 28/05/2012 11:01, tin...@isbd.co.uk wrote:
>>>
>>> We have two Virgin 'pay as you go on direct debit' phones, is there
>>> some sort of Orange deal we can move to?
>>
>> No, you can't!
>> The initials OVP = Orange Value Promise, which sadly no longer exists.
>> They basically used to do a 'price match', but no longer do!
>>
> They do indeed exist, only ringfenced for new customers.
> So you can transfer an existing one
Sorry, I know you are right (we have four)
> J B wrote:
>> On 28/05/2012 11:01, tin...@isbd.co.uk wrote:
>>>
>>> We have two Virgin 'pay as you go on direct debit' phones, is there
>>> some sort of Orange deal we can move to?
>>
>> No, you can't!
>> The initials OVP = Orange Value Promise, which sadly no longer exists.
>> They basically used to do a 'price match', but no longer do!
>>
> They do indeed exist, only ringfenced for new customers.
> So you can transfer an existing one
What I meant to say was they Orange no longer offer this service to new
connections.
Does that sound better?
--
J B
Gareth
Jun 3, 2012, 2:39:58 PM6/3/12
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"Roy Brown" wrote in message news:7yHrI+RUzWvPFw6H@x.x...
Interesting. I'm sure when I posted the link the exclusion wasn't there. I
probably just didn't spot it but I am sure I didn't see it.
Yes, what you are saying is then more or less absolutely correct.
The only similar service I can think of is Ikea's automatic top up.
Don't know why Virgin ended this. Come up with a good idea and then replace
it with a crap one. It's an odd business model but then Virgin is,
basically, a crap company which has just become consistently crap over the
years.
probably just didn't spot it but I am sure I didn't see it.
Yes, what you are saying is then more or less absolutely correct.
The only similar service I can think of is Ikea's automatic top up.
Don't know why Virgin ended this. Come up with a good idea and then replace
it with a crap one. It's an odd business model but then Virgin is,
basically, a crap company which has just become consistently crap over the
years.
Gareth
Jun 3, 2012, 2:41:42 PM6/3/12
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"Theo Markettos" wrote in message
news:76v*Y4...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk...
They haven't insisted on that for a long time.
news:76v*Y4...@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk...
JoRob64
Jun 9, 2012, 10:06:12 AM6/9/12
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"Gareth" <hotmail.com@dgareth_remove.com> wrote in message
news:4fcbaf8d$0$7316$5b6a...@news.zen.co.uk...
>
> The only similar service I can think of is Ikea's automatic top up.
Lycamobile do an automatic top-up.
> The only similar service I can think of is Ikea's automatic top up.
> Don't know why Virgin ended this. Come up with a good idea and then
> replace it with a crap one. It's an odd business model but then Virgin is,
> basically, a crap company which has just become consistently crap over the
> years.
excellent. They even appeared to enjoy helping you. A year or so ago I
'phoned them to ask advice about their dongle for my computer. As a VM
customer I thought I might get a better deal but the person I spoke to
didn't seem to have any idea what I was talking about. When the customer
believes he knows more about a company's products that their customer
support you can physically feel the confidence ebbing away! I bought a
dongle from Three in the end.
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