Asda Mobile PAYG have reduced their £15 bundle Tariff to £10 till April. 1000 mins, unlimited texts and 2gb data. Thought this was quite a good deal as no contract and they piggy back off EE. The bundle last for 30 days.
Utter rubbish! There isn't a better 3G bundle available. Plenty of people have no need for 4G and there must be millions of 3G handsets still in use. If you would rather live in a more advanced part of the planet then just go.
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JonBetts2004
25 Dec 152#1
I presume this is 3g only? If not, I'll be all over it!
bargainhunter139 to JonBetts2004
25 Dec 151#2
It will be 3G
Schwarzenegger
25 Dec 15#3
Does this also include the actual £10 top up or is this a bundle costing £10?
Do you have experience of this company - reviews since the takeover don't seem to inspire confidence.:confused:
sterlingdeal to itsadeal
13 Jan 16#44
Got Life deal few weeks ago very happy with it. They also have a £6 deal for 1500 mins and 1gb data.
madmax666 to itsadeal
13 Jan 16#53
what network is this on
rasdonny to itsadeal
23 Mar 16#69
cant find the 3000mins 3gb data you talk about?
weeclare
25 Dec 156#7
0800 numbers are all free on mobiles now.
eserim
25 Dec 153#8
Not really payg, just a monthly contact.
"There is no roll over with our bundles. Any minutes, texts or data left after 30 days will expire."
Very few do real payg, where you pay money and a set amount of service is bought regardless of time taken to consume the service. All these are, are monthly contracts.
Jonsam08 to eserim
25 Dec 154#9
How is it not? There is no binding contract? There's is no minimum commitment, no credit check? You can't run up a bill, u pay and literally use it, if you don't pay you can't use it?!? If you do not want a bundle it's 8p per min 4p per text if you prefer a set amount to use whenever you want?
eserim
25 Dec 153#10
In my mind it is a monthly deal, you need to pay a set amount each month to get the service, failure to pay the minimum amount means you lose the service despite what you have already paid
I'm on a annual contact. I get so much stuff per month, which also doesn't roll over.
If the minimum top up is £5 a month and it doesn't provide any service for more than 30 days it is a £5 a month package.
True payg, like 3 have is where you buy stuff up front and can use it over whatever period you want. The crucial difference is the lack of a time element in the contact/ terms and conditions.
Anon32 to eserim
26 Dec 15#13
You do not lose the service if you fail to pay! If you fail to top up do you lose the service on traditional pay as you go?
These bundles were created to be like a contract but they are not contract they are pay as you go. If you don't like them then use the 8p min and 4p text which is good value
kingosticks to eserim
26 Dec 15#15
the key point is there is no ongoing direct debit and no credit check. For some this is a huge difference.
trueno2k
26 Dec 15#11
Link broken!..
GeoThermal
26 Dec 151#12
If you get the deal now does it revert to £15 a month in April or does it mean the offer ends in April for new customers?
Did that make sense?
Jonsam08 to GeoThermal
26 Dec 151#18
Goes back to the normal price
soled74
26 Dec 151#14
if outside bundle i think three is the cheapest with 3p calls 2p text
jakka
26 Dec 151#17
I've recently switched to Life Mobile after a horrendous experience with Talkmobile. They answer the phone very quickly and are English speakers based in the UK. I was very impressed and you can't normally say that about mobile companies. One thing they piggyback EE and if your current provider is EE or runs on EE it takes 7 working days to port your number.
zebrum
27 Dec 15#19
If this is 3G only its cold, very cold. UK is really lagging behind the rest of the world now.
Jonsam08 to zebrum
28 Dec 15#21
Why would it be cold on 3G? What better tariffs have you seen ?
bensbargains to zebrum
10 Jan 164#28
Utter rubbish! There isn't a better 3G bundle available. Plenty of people have no need for 4G and there must be millions of 3G handsets still in use. If you would rather live in a more advanced part of the planet then just go.
sylv to zebrum
10 Jan 16#32
Please post the PAYG bundle deal you found that's so good it makes this one look cold, very cold. It's not in the spirit of HUKD to keep it to yourself.
OP, might I suggest an edit to the title? "£10.00 till April" made me think if I buy the bundle the allowances will last until April, but as you rightly say in the post itself it only lasts 30 days. "£10.00 for 30 days -- offer expires in April" would be clearer.
InsaneNutter to zebrum
13 Jan 162#48
When the deal is for 2gb of data what does it matter if it's only 3g? I could still eat through 2gb of data in less than 30 mins if I really wanted to on 3g.
lyca do 1000 mins unlimited sms and 2gb for 12 quid with 4g
rimz790
10 Jan 16#23
Got my dad the life mobile deal where it's £6 per month (30 days contract), 1500 minutes, 1gb data and unlimited texts through uswitch a few weeks ago, also doesn't require any credit checks so it seems like a payg...got his old number ported over within 48 hours no problems, everything went smoothly!
Virgin mobile allows 0845 free on there 30 day rolling £10 plan. 2500 mins, unlimited tx, only 1gb though.
Fullerene
10 Jan 16#27
I looked around and concluded that Asda were one of the best deals and this post seems to be a good opportunity to join. You can though just take out the traditional payg deal with calls at 8p per minute and texts 4p each (data is 5p per MB and only 3G so not good for heavy use). The £7 a month deal https://mobile.asda.com/bundles has 300 minutes unlimited texts and 500 MB of 3g data. I have also found dealing with them on the phone good a real person answers quickly and very helpfully.
davnav
10 Jan 16#29
Will take a look at this,as post office is going down to 1 gb for £10 which is bad thanks
micpwelsh
10 Jan 16#30
Take that giffgaff
rimz790
10 Jan 16#31
I thought giffgaff are meant to be a good alternative?
davnav
10 Jan 16#33
Giffgaff were good,post office were better,
Greed kicks in and they lower the data.But looks like this will do me for now.2gb for a tenna should be the norm in this day and age.
seaniboy
10 Jan 16#34
Nonsense, Virgin allow all 084 and 087 on plans over 1 month sims £10 or over.
Til they switch off your data cos you've used 'too much' of your unlimited data.
I had the audacity to watch a handful of music videos on YouTube :confused:
Looks a great deal, but the reviews of this network iD are not very good, as it using Three, it says that the 4G only covers just over 50 percent of the county and it has the slowest 4G out of all providers averaging just over 8mb. Pity, I would have considered this.
universe1992
13 Jan 161#39
Ive been with Asda Mobile for about 6 months now and had no problems , great service and good value bundles, the current deal £15 bundle for the price of £10 is great.
latics
13 Jan 16#40
Im trying to get the whole family on 1 network, I need to tether for work and need 3gb data the rest of the family would be happy with 500mb. Is there anything better than what Giffgaff offer? Thanks in advance
nihcaj to latics
13 Jan 161#41
2 tin cans and a bit of string is better than Gifgaf!
haggisheid
13 Jan 16#42
With this deal, If you get it now and start paying £10 every 30 days, will it automatically go up to £15 in April, or do you still stay on the original £10 deal?
blitzmmccv
13 Jan 16#43
ASDA's signal is **** im on them atm and its always losing connection. Its like EE give them all the dreggs of their network.
FMCHAOS
13 Jan 16#45
ID mobile is a waste of time, steer well clear people!
carltonbp
13 Jan 16#46
Not when it's just 3g.
halsallms
13 Jan 16#47
I'm not really enthused by a 3G deal but monthly cost is good. I looked at ID mobile but the reviews are not very encouraging..if mobile companies 'piggyback' off a network, why would signal and coverage be worse?
TwentyTwo
13 Jan 162#49
Totally agree, people don't seem to realise 3G is faster then the average speed of home broadband, you can easily stream HD from it.
Give me 2gb of 3G over 1gb of 4G anyday.
wakkaday
13 Jan 16#50
is this 4g?
Valeti
13 Jan 16#52
Everyone is enquiring 3g or 4g, please add this in deal description
goldenstarnice
13 Jan 161#55
ShockProof TR12.5-IC878-1
500 minutes
5000 texts
6GB data
12 months Double Data already included! - Data allowance shown includes promo double data offer for the first 12 months on this 30 day plan.
£12.50 per month
1 month contract
iD Pay Monthly SIM, better for data user
kev1986
13 Jan 16#56
What's this HUKD Pick? Is it for companies paying this site to block cashback links?
then goes to £15, says it in the title? plus its payg so you can stop using it as no contract
Solly92
14 Jan 161#59
I really don't understand who buys these bundles. Who knows in advance they are going make a lot of calls/data in the next 30 days then won't make enough calls/data to justify buying a bundle for a while?
I could understand if they were cheap but even with 33% off there are much better monthly contracts available.
wenttoabetterplace to Solly92
22 Mar 16#62
I actually sorted a guy out with one of these sims. He doesn't have access to normal financial services....and almost certainly has a v.v.poor credit profile. So this deal is great for him. He can top up his £10 each month when he visits Asda, and doesn't have to worry about being overcharged.
I think it's great value for money - and the data is tetherable too.
Oh, & much better customer service than ID mobile
DrRollo
22 Mar 16#61
This, I've got an iPhone 6, don't bother even switching 4G on, why do I need Internet faster than I can get at home on my mobile?
NumptyNomad
22 Mar 16#63
It cannot possibly be PAYG because the £10 and the data/calls/texts that it buys only lasts for 30 days. At the end of that 30 days, if you want to continue using the phone you need to pay another £10, therefore it's a £10/month contract. True PAYG is where you pay an amount (say £10) and you just use the phone until that runs out. A £10 topup used to last me almost 6 months because I didn't use the phone much.
says 600 mins, 2gb data (4g) and unlimited text for £6.99 a month, any one had experience with the company?
jazzuk777
22 Mar 16#66
An I missing something, the offer reverts next week to the normal deal which isn't that great!
Solly92
22 Mar 16#67
When this deal was posted Life Mobile were offering 3000 minutes, unlimited texts, and 3G of data for £10/month on 1 month contract with overspend cap as low as £1. No credit check required. So I guess expensive bundles like this are for unfortunate people without bank accounts.
This ASDA bundle is going up to £15 in a couple of weeks. Life will still do 1500/5000/2 for £9.95 a month.
davnav
22 Mar 16#68
Im on this deal but the signal is a proper joke 3g ,but when searching for asda 3g all you get is 4g ,
my work phone is ee 3g and if i have my own phone along side it ,work phone always has signal but my own phone on asda doesn't,so package offered depends on signal
rasdonny
23 Mar 16#70
Think this is better -
EE Micro SIM Web Exclusive = £3.00
(Per month / 12 months)
Standard cost £14.99 p/m.
Save over £144 Cashback by redemption
for 1000 mins, 1GB data, Unlimited texts
or further down the page on the link below:
EE 4G iPhone £17.99 2GB SIM Only = £4.50
(Per month/ 12 Months )
Standard cost £17.99 p/m
Save over £162 Cashback by redemption
for Unlimited mins, Unlimited texts, 2GB data
Why go to all the hassle for the sake of a couple of quid a month?
crgritchie
23 Mar 161#71
I'm sure this one could run and run, but I cannot see how this isn't PAYG. There is no ongoing commitment beyond the top-up you have already put on your phone, you pay as you go literally. It's just that instead of choosing to go one text at a time, one call at a time, you can instead go 1 bundle at a time. If you use the bundle up you are back onto standard PAYG terms for the remainder of the 30 days period. People generally have an idea in advance of their usage and can buy bundles to save money accordingly. I use ASDA mobile, if I worked in the UK then as I no longer have a landline that includes calls I'd prob go for either the 500min or the 1000min option (clearly 100min at the mo given the offer), but whilst I spend a lot of time out of the country I know 300mins is plenty. Other times I don't get a bundle at all as I expect I'll be using too few calls to do son. My son is on ASDA mobile too (I do his top-ups) and only has a phone for emergencies so he just gets credit and no bundle.
Solly92
23 Mar 16#72
His post is 2 months old that deal is no longer available.
Solly92
23 Mar 16#73
All cashback by redemption deals suck and being part of the carphone warehouse/dixon group that one stinks of failure, incompetence and appalling customer service.
ahigham01
30 Mar 16#75
I received my sim and needed to call them up ( if this work in a blackberry Q5 ) they advised they have some new PAYG deals coming out on the 1st April - was not allowed to confirm the new details but did say they will be better packages
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https://lifemobile.co.uk/Basket/SimChoice/90?awc=6535_1451068871_bf38be12c9a26780ac6d2dad246d8dbd
"There is no roll over with our bundles. Any minutes, texts or data left after 30 days will expire."
Very few do real payg, where you pay money and a set amount of service is bought regardless of time taken to consume the service. All these are, are monthly contracts.
I'm on a annual contact. I get so much stuff per month, which also doesn't roll over.
If the minimum top up is £5 a month and it doesn't provide any service for more than 30 days it is a £5 a month package.
True payg, like 3 have is where you buy stuff up front and can use it over whatever period you want. The crucial difference is the lack of a time element in the contact/ terms and conditions.
These bundles were created to be like a contract but they are not contract they are pay as you go. If you don't like them then use the 8p min and 4p text which is good value
Did that make sense?
OP, might I suggest an edit to the title? "£10.00 till April" made me think if I buy the bundle the allowances will last until April, but as you rightly say in the post itself it only lasts 30 days. "£10.00 for 30 days -- offer expires in April" would be clearer.
A 3g (HSPA+) Speedtest i've just done on Three: http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/1674370490
http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/sim_only_deal/0d5d547682db0a32d14a0c8b0d8e2a7619dd85af?page=%2Fmobiles%2Fnetworks%2Flife-mobile%2Fsim_only_deals%2F&position=4
Greed kicks in and they lower the data.But looks like this will do me for now.2gb for a tenna should be the norm in this day and age.
http://store.virginmedia.com/virgin-media-mobile/sim-only/pay-monthly-sim.html
I had the audacity to watch a handful of music videos on YouTube :confused:
http://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/compare/sim_only_deals/
Makes this deal look pretty crap IMO.
Give me 2gb of 3G over 1gb of 4G anyday.
500 minutes
5000 texts
6GB data
12 months Double Data already included! - Data allowance shown includes promo double data offer for the first 12 months on this 30 day plan.
£12.50 per month
1 month contract
iD Pay Monthly SIM, better for data user
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/uswitch-exclusive-10-00-per-month-500-minutes-5000-texts-4gb-data-2373792
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sim-only-deal-6gb-data-4g-plan-500-minutes-5000-texts-12-50-per-month-from-id-mobile-2373823
because till April - then probably be £20
Done the same mistake with TPO :/
I could understand if they were cheap but even with 33% off there are much better monthly contracts available.
I think it's great value for money - and the data is tetherable too.
Oh, & much better customer service than ID mobile
says 600 mins, 2gb data (4g) and unlimited text for £6.99 a month, any one had experience with the company?
This ASDA bundle is going up to £15 in a couple of weeks. Life will still do 1500/5000/2 for £9.95 a month.
my work phone is ee 3g and if i have my own phone along side it ,work phone always has signal but my own phone on asda doesn't,so package offered depends on signal
EE Micro SIM Web Exclusive = £3.00
(Per month / 12 months)
Standard cost £14.99 p/m.
Save over £144 Cashback by redemption
for 1000 mins, 1GB data, Unlimited texts
or further down the page on the link below:
EE 4G iPhone £17.99 2GB SIM Only = £4.50
(Per month/ 12 Months )
Standard cost £17.99 p/m
Save over £162 Cashback by redemption
for Unlimited mins, Unlimited texts, 2GB data
here =
http://www.mobiles.co.uk/ee-pay-monthly-micro-sim-card-on-ee.html?tid=JPC2MJAN16&gid=DPLR1458007
Why go to all the hassle for the sake of a couple of quid a month?