Tesco mobile are now doing family perks. So if you have at least two SIMS on your account (I have mine and my wifes) you can choose a top up for free.
I've got for £12.50, 500mins, 5000 txt and 500Mb so can chose a perk of an extra 150 mins, 250Mb or 500 mobile mins.
I'll prob go for the data, but the wife will prob go for the mobile mins. It's a one month contract and they use O2.
Not sure if you get bigger perks if you are on a more expensive contract.
As an aside. The customer services and setup has so far being really good.
You can also register a clubcard and get points every month depending how much your bill is. So i'll get points on at least £25 per month.
PLEASE DO NOT EXPIRE. THIS IS STILL A VALID DEAL.
All comments (63)
jeeves
21 Jun 12#1
can this be done online?
Pembs
21 Jun 12#2
Heat added , Tesco are doing some real good deals lately
r1mmm3r
21 Jun 12#3
Yep. I did it this morning. Just log in to your account and click the family perk link. You'll need to set a perk for each SIM on the account.
*sweetpea
21 Jun 12#4
Brilliant thankyou. Just logged onto my tesco mobile and discovered I had 2 family perks to choose. 150 minutes extra on both phones-would never have known as dont go to my account much!
EXZAMS
21 Jun 12#5
great now got 650 mins instead of 500 min
jeeves
21 Jun 12#6
Great find . Voted hot
JJMPSP
21 Jun 12#7
Is it possible to merge accounts? We have 2 different accounts, although both are using the same debit card for payment.
r1mmm3r
21 Jun 12#8
As far as I know the only thing that matters is the payment. If the same person (card) is paying for both accounts then they should be able to merge them. I'm not sure though so you'll have to ring them.
If they say no you could always cancel your contracts and set them up again as joint ones. Sounds like a hassle but the perks might make it worth it.
tesco75
21 Jun 12#9
We have to accounts with them, both are in my wifes name but I am paying for my bill and she is for hers. When I tried to do it online it does not gives option to add perks. Is it worth ringing them up. We both are on SIM only contracts. I am on SIM only 30 days while my wife have a SIM only 12 months contract as she was getting more minutes by siging for 12 month. Will it be possibe to add perks on our accounts?
r1mmm3r
21 Jun 12#10
I guess they
I guess they only assume you are family if both SIMs are on the same account. It might be worth ringing them and asking them to merge accounts but i'd imagine that the same person has to pay for both SIMs.
Bully
21 Jun 12#11
Does not apply to my tariff (£7.50),message in my account confirms this, have just cancelled it anyway,trying to find out what sim only tariffs it applies to,will email CS.
Heat.Sink
21 Jun 12#12
good find, heat!
Bully
21 Jun 12#13
OP is the extra 150 mins, 250Mb or 500 mobile mins you mention shared between both sims on the account?
waitingformyfirmware
21 Jun 12#14
nawww I was going to post this xDDD
Great deal though. Freeeeeeeeeeeeee. :sunglasses:
goldennugget1
21 Jun 12#15
Nice one. HOT, Thanks, just added 3 perks.
citibadger
21 Jun 12#16
Tesco mobile are very good.you get o2 coverage but at a fraction of the costs.their customer service isn't bad either.have been with them a while now and very happy.heat from me!
1iam5mith
22 Jun 12#17
Thanks!
mindthegap
22 Jun 12#18
Works on my £10/month 500mins/unlimited texts/500Mb tarriff. Thanks!
mcbamo
22 Jun 12#19
Great find... and great deal. I have been with them for a while now and have always found that their customer services are excellent.
flashharry
22 Jun 12#20
well I just tried to do it and although I have the option to add family perks it actually shows new allowance the same as the old allowance? seems there's a ceiling on this :disappointed:
r1mmm3r
22 Jun 12#21
Each SIM can have it's own perk. So I've gone for an extra 250Mb of data on my SIM and my wife has gone for extra mins on hers. I won't be able to use any of my wifes extra mins though. And she won't get any of my extra data.
Hope that answers your question.
a1
22 Jun 12#22
Thanks just added 150 to both of mine, cheers mate!
technocarb
22 Jun 12#23
I pay them £15 for 750 mins 5000 texts and 1gb of data, originally with an N8 but now a lumia 800. Pay £20 for the same with mrs and a lumia 800.....now added the extra 250gb on both of our accounts. nice spot OP. It pays to watch their special offers.
They have been great with us and i've been with tesco for 2 years now.
diwaliben
22 Jun 12#24
Thanks so much OP. I've added both 150 mins each to mine and my wife's a/c
Bully
22 Jun 12#25
Looks like £10 is the cheapest tariff it will work on,Are you on a 12 month deal?
r1mmm3r
22 Jun 12#26
I think the £10 500mins/unlimited texts/500Mb tarriff is 12 months. I've got the same on a 1 month deal but pay £12.50.
I might switch to the 12 month deal soon but just wanted to be sure that I got a decent signal first.
raymcm
22 Jun 12#27
have you actually added anything by selecting it :stuck_out_tongue:
jpoolfitz
23 Jun 12#28
really appreciate this op!
CharleneUK
18 Dec 12#29
This offer is back again! :smile:
weepats
18 Dec 12#30
Just a heads up if anyone is in the North Lanarkshire area, Tesco Wishaw now have a phone shop if anyone is looking to get this deal.
bigdaf1
18 Dec 12#31
Yep, I got my son his first sim only deal to go with mine. I got him a £7.50 one month deal 250 mins and 5000 texts. Added on 250 mb family perk to both his and mine. Used the deal to keep the contract as short as possible 30 day contract both. You never know a better deal might be available soon, easy to switch!
r1mmm3r
18 Dec 12#32
I'm on the monthly contract too. But to be honest Tesco have been that good, price, customer service, signal and account management, that I might go onto a 12 month deal to save even more cash. I'm dead happy with them so it'd have to be a really good deal to get me to move.
subhuman
18 Dec 12#33
Thanks for posting. Tesco seem to be ramping up on their mobile deals and have found the 'sweet spot' price wise for me and the missus' needs...
bigdaf1
18 Dec 12#34
I second that on the Customer Service and price,I did look elsewhere after the second service outage this year, but decided to stay based on Customer service. TBH, I do not use half of my minutes or a 10th of my texts on a monthly basis. Will keep looking, but peace of mind is not worth forgoing for a £2.50 or so saving a month
Rabb
18 Dec 12#35
was thinking of adding 2nd sim for wife, if take another deal, any 1 know if i can get a micro sim?
weepats
18 Dec 12#36
Yes, they do sim only contracts with micro sims.
Rabb
18 Dec 12#37
cheers :smile:
eaglepete
18 Dec 12#38
Hi All. Just bought 3 contracts with TM - 3 nokia lumia 800 's £15 pm 500mins/5000 texts/500mb of data- rang CS when data allowance wasn't shown on order - was offered upgrade to 750mins :-) plus perks - now changed from mins to data :-) no quibbles !!!
radiohead999
18 Dec 12#39
I have just signed up for a monthly rolling contract giving 500 mins/5000texts/1Gig data for £10/month. I now just have to wait for Orange to unlock my Iphone via Apple. I have bought a £5 phone from Tesco as I believe I may be waiting some time...
ivcrsht
21 Dec 12#40
Tesco-mobile It's a Big Fraud. Spent hours talking to them while ordering two contracts and nothing received after three weeks waiting. AVOID AVOID AVOID TESCO SHOP, TESCO MOBILE, TESCO ETC.FUJ
MR+T
5 Jan 13#41
You can also cap your tariff so ideal for children, no other network offers this facility
r1mmm3r
4 Mar 13#42
Would it be possible to unexpire this deal please as it is still valid and live. Thanks.
r1mmm3r
4 Mar 13#43
This is a great deal for those people with tesco or for those want more than one phone in the same family.
r1mmm3r
4 Mar 13#44
I suppose unexpiring the thread and getting it back on the hot list gives it good exposure but there has got to be a better way. Like not expiring it in the first place maybe?
Nothing
4 Mar 13#45
Works on mine as well £10/Month 500 mins / unlimited texts / 1 gb internet 1 month contract
jan81
4 Mar 13#46
For those who collect Tesco points, it's triple points on mobile phones (until 2014 anyway). tesco.com/clu…asp
heraferi
4 Mar 13#47
i am using this for my 2 new contracts i got this month. really pleased with tesco so far. their coverage is far better than 3. and their customer service is not bad too
r1mmm3r
4 Mar 13#48
Couldn't agree more. Before I settled on Tesco I tried virgin, T-mobile and O2 and whilst Tesco opperate on the O2 network they still seem to have a better signal. and customer service is better than anyone I've ever been with for mobile phones. Although Orange were OK.
dan909
4 Mar 13#49
My mate has been without his phone for two weeks now as he's sent it back to Tesco for repair.
When he queried it with them on Twitter, they replied with this:
Axeman
4 Mar 13#50
This isn't a new deal really - We have been using it for about 6 months or more, and I believe it was around for some time before that. But I suppose a good heads up for those who didn't know about it anyway. And for the person who asked about the allowance being spread between the two numbers, its not - you can each select a different 'Perk' and the full allowance is given to that number.
DannyOff
4 Mar 13#51
Sending back to Tesco for repair...Tesco won't repair it...they'll send it on to the manufacturer....or a representative of them....so it'll cross borders...and take ages...but that's true for any phone network.
tarrara
4 Mar 13#52
We got 3 new phones 2 months ago,with one person paying the bill.ours were £7.50 each per month we each had a free perk.one had 100 extra any network minutes,one had extra 250 mb internet and one had extra 250 tesco minutes
WonderWoman
4 Mar 13#53
This deal has been around for a while now - I remember hearing about it last August. I wonder why Tesco haven't extended the excellent Customer Service that many have mentioned here though to their instore CS. Heat added btw as it is a good deal and worth the post for the people who were unaware.
EDIT - ha ha! Just noticed that this deal was posted over 8 months ago!!!!! This site cracks me up sometimes.
sb1970
4 Mar 13#54
It might well be, but it has reminded me that Tesco do this which I had forgotten about. So I for one am thankful to the person that resurrected an 8 month old thread.
upset.brown.pant
4 Mar 13#55
congrats m8, well done. btw i get 100 million billion of everything and i only pay 1p per year
r1mmm3r
4 Mar 13#56
It's still a valid deal though is it not? The site would be worse if the deal was reposted as a new deal would it not?
It shouldn't have been expired in the first place. It would have remained on the site for people to find using the search (many people don't included expired deals) and thus continue to be useful for people.
r1mmm3r
4 Mar 13#57
Bit harsh?
upset.brown.pant
4 Mar 13#58
no, i'm just saying what i get.
Pepper_ty
4 Mar 13#59
I only spotted this today (3rd March 2013) so am very pleased as I didnt realise both my daughters accounts could have a 'family perk' I use Tesco specifically because its one of teh few companies that allow both accounts to be capped, otherwise my teens would run me up a bill beyond the £15 set sim only 250 minutes, 5000 textx 500mb internet. Its not the cheapest deal, but for me - its the safest!
r1mmm3r
5 Mar 13#60
Would it be possible to unexpire this deal please as it is still valid and live. I think it makes more sense to unexpire this deal than post it again.
I've added 'PLEASE DO NOT EXPIRE. THIS IS STILL A VALID DEAL.' to the description. hopefully people will read it and not expire the deal until Tesco stop offering it.
Thanks.
Gambler
23 May 13#61
I'm looking to order two new phones. Do I have to place an order for 2 phones or can I do it separately?
I'm just thinking about topcashback. Does anybody know if I order 2 phones will I get cashback for both contracts?
Thanks
r1mmm3r
24 May 13#62
You can do it separately. The only rules I know of is that both have to be purchased by the same person using the same card (but it might not even matter if the card is different).
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Opening post
I've got for £12.50, 500mins, 5000 txt and 500Mb so can chose a perk of an extra 150 mins, 250Mb or 500 mobile mins.
I'll prob go for the data, but the wife will prob go for the mobile mins.
It's a one month contract and they use O2.
Not sure if you get bigger perks if you are on a more expensive contract.
As an aside. The customer services and setup has so far being really good.
You can also register a clubcard and get points every month depending how much your bill is. So i'll get points on at least £25 per month.
PLEASE DO NOT EXPIRE. THIS IS STILL A VALID DEAL.
All comments (63)
You'll need to set a perk for each SIM on the account.
If the same person (card) is paying for both accounts then they should be able to merge them. I'm not sure though so you'll have to ring them.
If they say no you could always cancel your contracts and set them up again as joint ones. Sounds like a hassle but the perks might make it worth it.
I guess they
I guess they only assume you are family if both SIMs are on the same account.
It might be worth ringing them and asking them to merge accounts but i'd imagine that the same person has to pay for both SIMs.
Great deal though. Freeeeeeeeeeeeee. :sunglasses:
I won't be able to use any of my wifes extra mins though. And she won't get any of my extra data.
Hope that answers your question.
They have been great with us and i've been with tesco for 2 years now.
I've added both 150 mins each to mine and my wife's a/c
I've got the same on a 1 month deal but pay £12.50.
I might switch to the 12 month deal soon but just wanted to be sure that I got a decent signal first.
Just bought 3 contracts with TM - 3 nokia lumia 800 's £15 pm 500mins/5000 texts/500mb of data- rang CS when data allowance wasn't shown on order - was offered upgrade to 750mins :-) plus perks - now changed from mins to data :-) no quibbles !!!
Thanks.
tesco.com/clu…asp
When he queried it with them on Twitter, they replied with this:
EDIT - ha ha! Just noticed that this deal was posted over 8 months ago!!!!! This site cracks me up sometimes.
The site would be worse if the deal was reposted as a new deal would it not?
It shouldn't have been expired in the first place. It would have remained on the site for people to find using the search (many people don't included expired deals) and thus continue to be useful for people.
I think it makes more sense to unexpire this deal than post it again.
I've added 'PLEASE DO NOT EXPIRE. THIS IS STILL A VALID DEAL.' to the description. hopefully people will read it and not expire the deal until Tesco stop offering it.
Thanks.
I'm just thinking about topcashback. Does anybody know if I order 2 phones will I get cashback for both contracts?
Thanks